The United States of America's men's, women's, and men's under-20 teams compete annually in the Ice Hockey World Championships, IIHF World Women's Championships, and the IIHF World Junior Championship. The men's and women's senior teams also compete quadrennially in the Olympic Games, starting from 1920 and 1998, respectively. The men's national team have also competed in other international tournaments such as the Canada Cup, World Cup of Hockey, and NHL 4 Nations Face-Off.
Abbreviations FForwardLWLeft wingCCenterRWRight wingWWingerDDefensemanGGoaltender
Men's Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
Host City: Antwerp, Belgium won silver medal
The following is the American roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Originally, the United States had planned to send the winner of a playoff series, but ultimately scrapped the idea.
Head Coach: Cornelius Fellowes
PosNameHeight (cm)Weight (kg)BirthdateBirthplaceTeamGRaymond Bonney175—April 2, 1892 Phoenix, New York Pittsburgh Athletic AssociationGCyril Weidenborner16764March 30, 1895 Saint Paul, Minnesota St. Paul Athletic ClubDEdward Fitzgerald18079August 3, 1890 Northfield, Minnesota St. Paul Athletic ClubDMoose Goheen18399February 9, 1894 White Bear Lake, Minnesota St. Paul Athletic ClubDLeon Tuck17582May 25, 1891 Melrose, Massachusetts Boston Athletic AssociationRoverHerbert Drury17075March 2, 1896 Midland, Ontario Pittsburgh Athletic AssociationFFrank Synott——December 28, 1891 Chatham, New Brunswick Boston Athletic AssociationLWAnthony Conroy17470October 19, 1895 Saint Paul, Minnesota St. Paul Athletic ClubCGeorge Geran17582August 3, 1896 Holyoke, Massachusetts Boston Athletic AssociationCLawrence McCormick165—July 12, 1890 Buckingham, Quebec Pittsburgh Athletic AssociationRWJoseph McCormick – C17567August 12, 1894 Buckingham, Quebec Pittsburgh Athletic Association
1924 Winter Olympics Host City: Chamonix, France won silver medal
The following is the American roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 1924 Winter Olympics.
Head Coach: William Haddock
No.PosNameHeight (cm)Weight (kg)BirthdateBirthplaceTeam2GAlphonse Lacroix17062October 21, 1897 Newton, Massachusetts Boston Athletic Association5GArt Langley178—June 25, 1896 Melrose, Massachusetts Melrose Athletic Club1DTaffy Abel185102May 28, 1900 Sault Ste. Marie, MichiganMichigan Soo Wildcats6DHerbert Drury17075March 2, 1896 Midland, Ontario Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets4DIrving Small – C178—July 19, 1891 Cambridge, Massachusetts Boston Athletic Association8FJohn Lyons——April 4, 1899 Arlington, Massachusetts Boston Athletic Association7FJustin McCarthy——January 25, 1899 Charlestown, Massachusetts Boston Athletic Association3FWillard Rice——April 21, 1895 Newtonville, Massachusetts Boston Athletic Association9FFrank Synott16558December 28, 1891 Chatham, New Brunswick Boston Athletic Association
1928 Winter Olympics The United States did not send a team to play ice hockey at the 1928 Winter Olympics.
1932 Winter Olympics Host City: Lake Placid, United States won silver medal
The following is the American roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 1932 Winter Olympics.
Head Coach: Alfred Winsor
Assistant Coach: Gil Gleason
No.PosNameBirthdateBirthplace1932 team6GFranklin FarrellMarch 23, 1908 New Haven, Connecticut Yale University10GEdwin FrazierJanuary 21, 1907 Stoneham, Massachusetts Dartmouth College5DOsborne AndersonOctober 15, 1908 Fredrikstad, Østfold, Norway Boston Olympics (EHL)2DDouglas EverettApril 3, 1905 Cambridge, Massachusetts Dartmouth College9DGerard HallockJune 4, 1905 Pottstown, Pennsylvania Princeton University11DRobert LivingstonNovember 3, 1908 Lawrence, New York Yale University7F/DJohnny BentAugust 5, 1908 Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania Yale University1FJohn Chase – CJune 12, 1906 Milton, Massachusetts Harvard University12FJohn CookmanSeptember 2, 1909 Englewood, New Jersey Yale University15FJoseph FitzgeraldOctober 10, 1904 Brighton, Massachusetts Boston College4F/DJohn GarrisonFebruary 13, 1909 West Newton, Massachusetts Harvard University8FFrancis NelsonJanuary 24, 1910 New York City, New York Yale University3FWinthrop PalmerDecember 5, 1906 Summit, New Jersey Yale University14FGordon SmithFebruary 14, 1908 Winchester, Massachusetts Boston Olympics (EHL)
1936 Winter Olympics
Host City: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany won bronze medal
The following is the American roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 1936 Winter Olympics.
Head Coach: Albert I. Prettyman
No.PosNameBirthdateBirthplace1935–1936 team12GTom MooneNovember 6, 1908 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Boston Olympics (EHL)5DPhilip LaBatteJuly 5, 1911 Minneapolis, MinnesotaBaltimore Orioles (EHL)8DFrank Shaughnessy Jr.June 21, 1911 Roanoke, Virginia Montreal Victorias (QAHA)11F/DJohn Garrison – CFebruary 13, 1909 West Newton, Massachusetts Harvard University9FFred KammerJune 3, 1912 Montclair, New Jersey Princeton University3FJohn LaxJuly 23, 1911 Arlington, Massachusetts Boston University4FElbridge RossAugust 2, 1909 Melrose, Massachusetts Colgate University10FPaul RoweMay 5, 1914 Somerville, Massachusetts Boston University6FGordon SmithFebruary 14, 1908 Winchester, Massachusetts Boston Olympics (EHL)1FFrank SpainFebruary 17, 1909 Quitman, Georgia Boston Olympics (EHL)14FFrank Stubbs, Jr.July 12, 1909 South Wellfleet, Massachusetts New York Athletic Club (EHL)
1948 Winter Olympics Host City: St. Moritz, Switzerland 4th place, disqualified
The following is the American roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 1948 Winter Olympics.
Head Coach: John Garrison
No.PosNameBirthdateBirthplace1947–1948 team1GGoodwin Harding – CDecember 11, 1920 Brookline, Massachusetts Harvard University2GHerb VaningenNovember 17, 1924 Greenwich, Connecticut Yale University6DJack GarrityApril 1, 1926 Woburn, Massachusetts Boston University6DJack KirraneAugust 20, 1930 Brookline, Massachusetts Boston Olympics (EHL)11DAllan OpsahlSeptember 27, 1924 Minneapolis, MinnesotaMinneapolis Bermans (AAHL)8DStan PriddyFebruary 26, 1921 Brookline, Massachusetts Dartmouth College3DJack RileyJune 15, 1922 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth College14FRobert BakerDecember 21, 1926 Thief River Falls, Minnesota Thief River Falls Thieves15FRobert BoeserJune 30, 1927 Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Bermans (AAHL)5FBruce CunliffeAugust 19, 1925 Keene, New Hampshire Dartmouth College9FDonald GearyJuly 10, 1926 Hamden, ConnecticutNew Haven All-Stars (independent)4FBruce MatherJuly 25, 1926 Belmont, Massachusetts Dartmouth College12FFred PearsonMarch 23, 1923 Beverly, Massachusetts Yale University10FRalph WarburtonFebruary 7, 1924 Cranston, Rhode Island Dartmouth College
1952 Winter Olympics Host City: Oslo, Norway won silver medal
The following is the American roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 1952 Winter Olympics.
Head Coach: John El Pleban
No.PosNameBirthdateBirthplace1951–1952 team1GRichard DesmondMarch 2, 1927 Medford, Massachusetts Dartmouth College0GDonald WhistonJune 19, 1927 Lynn, Massachusetts Brown University6GKen YackelMarch 5, 1930 Saint Paul, Minnesota University of Minnesota9DJohn NoahNovember 21, 1927 Crookston, Minnesota University of North Dakota12DJames SedinJune 25, 1930 Saint Paul, Minnesota University of Minnesota2DAllen Van – CMarch 30, 1915 Newport, Minnesota University of Minnesota8FRube BjorkmanFebruary 27, 1929 Roseau, Minnesota University of Minnesota7FLen CeglarskiJune 27, 1926 East Walpole, Massachusetts Boston College3FJoseph CzarnotaMarch 25, 1925 Wakefield, Massachusetts Boston University11FAndre GambucciNovember 12, 1928 Eveleth, Minnesota Colorado College14FClifford HarrisonOctober 30, 1927 Walpole, Massachusetts Dartmouth College5FGerald KilmartinJuly 7, 1926 Providence, Rhode Island Brown University16FJohn MulhernJuly 18, 1927 Boston, Massachusetts Boston College15FArnold OssApril 18, 1928 Minneapolis, Minnesota Dartmouth College4FRobert RompreApril 11, 1929 International Falls, Minnesota Colorado College
1956 Winter Olympics Host City: Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy won silver medal
The following is the American roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
Head Coach: John Mariucci
No.PosNameHeight (cm)Weight (kg)BirthdateBirthplace1955–1956 team1GWillard Ikola17371July 28, 1932 Eveleth, Minnesota University of Michigan1GDon Rigazio18073July 3, 1934 Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge University11DWendell Anderson18377February 1, 1933 Saint Paul, Minnesota University of Minnesota2DDan McKinnon18596April 21, 1922 Williams, Minnesota University of North Dakota15DJohn Petroske18384August 6, 1934 Hibbing, Minnesota University of Minnesota3DEd Sampson18077December 23, 1921 International Falls, MinnesotaFort Frances Hockey Club10FWellington Burtnett18385August 26, 1930 Somerville, Massachusetts Boston College12FGene Campbell – C18077August 17, 1932 Minneapolis, Minnesota University of Minnesota18FGordon Christian17575November 21, 1927 Warroad, Minnesota University of North Dakota9FBill Cleary17980August 19, 1934 Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University6FRichard Dougherty17585August 5, 1932 International Falls, Minnesota University of Minnesota4FJohn Matchefts17068June 18, 1931 Eveleth, Minnesota University of Michigan8FJohn Mayasich18382May 22, 1933 Eveleth, Minnesota University of Minnesota5FRichard Meredith17071December 22, 1932 South Bend, Indiana University of Minnesota14FWeldon Olson17873November 12, 1932 Marquette, Michigan Michigan State University7FKen Purpur17064March 1, 1932 Grand Forks, North Dakota University of North Dakota17FRichard Rodenheiser17371October 17, 1932 Malden, Massachusetts Boston University
1960 Winter Olympics Host City: Squaw Valley, United States won gold medal
The following is the American roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 1960 Winter Olympics.
Head Coach: Jack Riley
No.PosNameHeight (cm)Weight (kg)BirthdateBirthplaceClub/team2GJack McCartan18589August 5, 1935 St. Paul, Minnesota University of Minnesota1GLarry Palmer——January 7, 1938 Malden, Massachusetts West Point3DJack Kirrane, Jr. – C17877August 20, 1928 Brookline, MassachusettsNone4DJohn Mayasich18382May 22, 1933 Eveleth, Minnesota University of Minnesota5DBob Owen17880June 8, 1936 St. Louis Park, Minnesota Harvard University9DRod Paavola18386August 21, 1939 Hancock, MichiganNone15CPaul Johnson18082May 18, 1936 West St. Paul, MinnesotaRochester Mustangs (USHL)8CBob McVey19086March 14, 1936 Hartford, Connecticut Harvard University12CTom Williams17882April 17, 1940 Duluth, MinnesotaDuluth Swans6WBill Christian17680January 29, 1938 Warroad, Minnesota Warroad Lakers10WRoger Christian17568December 1, 1935 Warroad, Minnesota Warroad Lakers7WBill Cleary, Jr.17880August 19, 1934 Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University14WBob Cleary17876April 21, 1936 Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University11WGene Grazia18082July 29, 1934 West Springfield, Massachusetts Michigan State University18WRichard Meredith17068December 22, 1932 South Bend, Indiana University of Minnesota16WWeldy Olson17873November 12, 1932 Marquette, Michigan Michigan State University17WDick Rodenheiser17375October 17, 1932 Malden, Massachusetts Boston College
1964 Winter Olympics Host City: Innsbruck, Austria finished 5th
The following is the American roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 1964 Winter Olympics.
Head Coach: Edward Jeremiah