United States men's national junior ice hockey team

The United States men's national junior ice hockey team represents the United States at the IIHF World U20 Championship.

United States
Nickname(s)Team USA
AssociationUSA Hockey
General managerJohn Vanbiesbrouck
Head coachNate Leaman
AssistantsTed Donato
Kris Mayotte
Steve Miller
Theresa Feaster
CaptainJake Sanderson
Top scorerJeremy Roenick (13)
Most pointsJordan Schroeder & Trevor Zegras (27)
Team colors     
IIHF codeUSA
First international
 Canada 5–4 United States 
(Leningrad, Soviet Union; December 27, 1973)
Biggest win
 United States 19–1 Norway 
(Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; January 1, 1991)
Biggest defeat
 Sweden 11–1 United States 
(Leningrad, Soviet Union; December 29, 1973)
 Soviet Union 15–5 United States 
(Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia; December 30, 1976)
 Czechoslovakia 11–1 United States 
(Moscow, Soviet Union; December 31, 1987)
IIHF World U20 Championship
Appearances45 (first in 1977)
Best result Gold: (2004, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2021)
Medal record
World U20 Championship
2004 FinlandTeam
2010 CanadaTeam
2013 RussiaTeam
2017 CanadaTeam
2021 CanadaTeam
1997 SwitzerlandTeam
2019 CanadaTeam
1986 CanadaTeam
1992 GermanyTeam
2007 SwedenTeam
2011 United StatesTeam
2016 FinlandTeam
2018 United StatesTeam

The team has won 5 world junior championships (2004, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2021). Many talented NHL prospects, such as John Carlson, Jack Eichel, Auston Matthews, Patrick Kane, Zach Parise, Adam Fox, and Matthew Tkachuk, played on this team.

World U20 Championship record

Record book data:[1]

Note: 1974, 1975 and 1976 tournaments are considered unofficial. They are not included in the IIHF records.

Team

Roster for the 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[2]

Head coach: Nate Leaman

Pos. No. Name Height Weight Birthdate Hometown 2020–21 Team NHL rights, if any
G 1 Dylan Silverstein 6 ft 0 in 179 lb February 7, 2004 Calabasas, California USA Hockey NTDP (USHL) 2022 Draft
D 2 Ian Moore 6 ft 3 in 185 lb January 4, 2002 Salt Lake City, Utah Harvard University (ECAC) Anaheim Ducks
D 3 Jack Peart 5 ft 11 in 190 lb May 15, 2003 Grand Rapids, Minnesota St. Cloud State University (NCHC) Minnesota Wild
D 5 Wyatt Kaiser 6 ft 0 in 184 lb July 31, 2002 Ham Lake, Minnesota University of Minnesota Duluth (NCHC) Chicago Blackhawks
D 8 Jake Sanderson – C 6 ft 1 in 195 lb July 8, 2002 Whitefish, Montana University of North Dakota (NCHC) Ottawa Senators
F 10 Matthew Beniers – A 6 ft 1 in 175 lb November 5, 2002 Hingham, Massachusetts University of Michigan (Big Ten) Seattle Kraken
F 11 Mackie Samoskevich 5 ft 11 in 190 lb November 15, 2002 Newtown, Connecticut University of Michigan (Big Ten) Florida Panthers
F 12 Sasha Pastujov 6 ft 0 in 183 lb July 15, 2003 Bradenton, Florida Guelph Storm (OHL) Anaheim Ducks
D 14 Brock Faber – A 6 ft 1 in 194 lb August 22, 2002 Maple Grove, Minnesota University of Minnesota (Big Ten) Los Angeles Kings
F 15 Matt Coronato 5 ft 10 in 183 lb November 14, 2002 New York, New York Harvard University (ECAC) Calgary Flames
F 16 Dominic James 5 ft 11 in 165 lb July 3, 2002 Plymouth, Michigan University of Minnesota Duluth (NCHC) Undrafted
F 18 Logan Cooley 5 ft 10 in 179 lb May 4, 2004 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA Hockey NTDP (USHL) 2022 Draft
F 19 Landon Slaggert – A 6 ft 0 in 188 lb June 25, 2002 South Bend, Indiana University of Notre Dame (Big Ten) Chicago Blackhawks
F 20 Red Savage 5 ft 11 in 181 lb May 15, 2003 Scottsdale, Arizona Miami University (NCHC) Detroit Red Wings
F 21 Brett Berard 5 ft 9 in 163 lb September 9, 2002 East Greenwich, Rhode Island Providence College (HEA) New York Rangers
D 23 Scott Morrow 6 ft 2 in 192 lb November 2, 2002 Darien, Connecticut University of Massachusetts (HEA) Carolina Hurricanes
D 25 Tyler Kleven 6 ft 4 in 208 lb January 9, 2002 Fargo, North Dakota University of North Dakota (NCHC) Ottawa Senators
F 28 Chaz Lucius 6 ft 1 in 185 lb May 2, 2003 Grant, Minnesota University of Minnesota (Big Ten) Winnipeg Jets
G 29 Drew Commesso 6 ft 2 in 181 lb July 19, 2002 Norwell, Massachusetts Boston University (HEA) Chicago Blackhawks
G 30 Kaidan Mbereko 5 ft 11 in 190 lb July 28, 2003 Aspen, Colorado Lincoln Stars (USHL) Undrafted
F 34 Carter Mazur 6 ft 0 in 180 lb March 28, 2002 Jackson, Michigan University of Denver (NCHC) Detroit Red Wings
D 43 Luke Hughes 6 ft 2 in 184 lb September 9, 2003 Canton, Michigan University of Michigan (Big Ten) New Jersey Devils
F 71 Tanner Dickinson 6 ft 0 in 170 lb March 5, 2002 Perrysburg, Ohio Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) St. Louis Blues
F 89 Matt Knies 6 ft 3 in 212 lb October 17, 2002 Phoenix, Arizona University of Minnesota (Big Ten) Toronto Maple Leafs
F 96 Ty Smilanic 6 ft 1 in 179 lb January 20, 2002 Denver, Colorado Quinnipiac University (ECAC) Florida Panthers

References
  1. "World Juniors". Team USA Hockey.
  2. "2022 WJC | U.S. Roster". Team USA Hockey.
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