The United States men's national junior ice hockey team represents the United States at the IIHF World Junior Championship.
The team has won the World Junior Championships seven times. (2004, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2024, 2025). Many NHL prospects, including John Carlson, Jack Eichel, Auston Matthews, Patrick Kane, Zach Parise, Adam Fox and Matthew Tkachuk, played on the national junior team.
Competitive record IIHF World Junior Championship Record book data: Note: 1974, 1975 and 1976 tournaments are considered unofficial. They are not included in the IIHF records.
Year Result Rank 1974 Round-robin 5th place 5 1 0 0 4 10 32 2 / 1975 Round-robin 6th place 5 0 0 0 5 9 28 0 1976 Did not participate 1977 Round-robin 7th place 7One game for Drawn 1 0 0 5 25 45 3 1978 Preliminary round 5th place 6 4 0 0 2 41 30 8 1979 Preliminary round 6th place 5 2 0 0 3 21 23 4 1980 Preliminary round 7th place 5 1 0 0 3 21 26 3 1981 Preliminary round 6th place 5 2 0 0 3 19 27 4 / 1982 Round-robin 6th place 7 2 0 0 5 28 34 4 1983 Round-robin 5th place 7 3 0 0 4 28 29 6 1984 Round-robin 6th place 7 2 0 0 5 32 38 4 1985 Round-robin 6th place 7 2 0 0 5 23 37 4 1986 Third place 7 4 0 0 3 35 26 8 1987 Semifinals 4th place 7 4 0 0 3 42 30 8 1988 Round-robin 6th place 7 1 0 0 6 28 46 2 1989 Round-robin 5th place 7 3 0 0 3 41 25 7 1990 Round-robin 7th place 7 1 0 0 6 22 37 2 1991 Semifinals 4th place 7 4 0 0 2 45 19 9 1992 Third place 7 5 0 0 2 30 22 10 1993 Round-robin 4th place 7 4 0 0 3 32 23 8 1994 Round-robin 6th place 7 1 0 0 5 20 33 3 1995 Round-robin 5th place 7 3 0 0 4 28 33 6 1996 Quarterfinals 5th place 6 3 0 0 3 21 27 6 1997 Runner-up 6 4 0 0 1 23 9 9 1998 Quarterfinals 5th place 7 4 0 0 3 25 19 8 1999 Preliminary round 8th place 7 3 0 0 4 28 29 6 2000 Semifinals 4th place 7Two game for Drawn 2 0 1 2 14 12 6 2001 Quarterfinals 5th place 7 5 0 0 2 29 12 10 2002 Quarterfinals 5th place 7 3 1 0 1 22 20 10 2003 Semifinals 4th place 7 4 0 0 3 23 17 8 2004 Champions 6 6 0 0 0 27 8 12 2005 Semifinals 4th place 7 3 0 1 3 27 28 6 2006 Semifinals 4th place 7 3 0 0 3 26 22 7 2007 Third place 7 3 1 2 1 22 17 13 2008 Semifinals 4th place 6 4 0 0 2 20 16 12 2009 Quarterfinals 5th place 5 3 0 0 2 31 17 9 2010 Champions 7 5 1 1 0 43 18 18 2011 Third place 6 4 1 0 1 20 10 14 2012 Preliminary round 7th place 6 3 0 0 3 30 18 9 2013 Champions 7 5 0 0 2 34 9 15 2014 Quarterfinals 5th place 5 3 0 0 2 24 12 9 2015 Quarterfinals 5th place 5 2 1 0 2 16 9 8 2016 Third place 7 5 0 0 2 34 10 15 2017 Champions 7 5 2 0 0 29 15 19 2018 Third place 7 4 1 0 2 35 19 14 2019 Runner-up 7 5 0 1 1 25 14 16 2020 Quarterfinals 6th place 5 2 1 0 2 17 14 8 2021 Champions 7 6 0 0 1 36 10 18 2022 Quarterfinals 5th place 5 4 0 0 1 24 8 12 2023 Third place 7 4 1 0 2 40 25 14 2024 Champions 7 6 1 0 0 45 15 20 2025 Champions 7 5 1 1 0 37 16 18 2026 Quarterfinals 5th place 5 3 0 1 1 20 19 10 Total 7 Titles 52/53 33511 game for Drawn 171 12 8 133 1427 1137 464
Team Roster for the 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Head coach: Bob Motzko
Pos. No. Name Height Weight Birthdate Hometown 2024–25 Team NHL rights, if anyD2Luke Osburn6 ft 1 in189 lbSeptember 9, 2006 Plymouth, Michigan University of Wisconsin (Big Ten)Buffalo SabresF4Teddy Stiga — A5 ft 11 in178 lbApril 5, 2006 Sudbury, Massachusetts Boston College (HEA)Nashville PredatorsD5Logan Hensler6 ft 2 in198 lbOctober 14, 2006 Woodbury, Minnesota University of Wisconsin (Big Ten)Ottawa SenatorsD6Adam Kleber6 ft 5 in210 lbMarch 24, 2006 Chaska, Minnesota University of Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)Buffalo SabresD7Dakoda Rheaume-Mullen6 ft 1 in188 lbDecember 18, 2006 Northville, Michigan University of Michigan (Big Ten)UndraftedF8A. J. Spellacy6 ft 3 in205 lbFebruary 24, 2006 Westlake, Ohio Windsor Spitfires (OHL)Chicago BlackhawksF10James Hagens — A5 ft 11 in193 lbNovember 3, 2006 Hauppauge, New York Boston College (HEA)Boston BruinsF11Cole McKinney6 ft 1 in198 lbMarch 16, 2007 Lake Forest, Illinois University of Michigan (Big Ten)San Jose SharksF12Will Zellers6 ft 0 in180 lbApril 4, 2006 Maple Grove, Minnesota University of North Dakota (NCHC)Boston BruinsD14Asher Barnett6 ft 1 in197 lbMay 16, 2007 Wilmette, Illinois University of Michigan (Big Ten)Edmonton OilersD16E. J. Emery6 ft 3 in185 lbMarch 30, 2006 Compton, California University of North Dakota (NCHC)New York RangersF17Ryker Lee6 ft 1 in185 lbNovember 8, 2006 Wilmette, Illinois Michigan State University (Big Ten)Nashville PredatorsF18L. J. Mooney5 ft 8 in165 lbMarch 2, 2007 West Mifflin, Pennsylvania University of Minnesota (Big Ten)Montreal CanadiensF22Brendan McMorrow5 ft 11 in180 lbMarch 27, 2006 Lakeville, Minnesota University of Denver (NCHC)Los Angeles KingsF23Shane Vansaghi6 ft 2 in215 lbOctober 11, 2006 St. Louis, Missouri Michigan State University (Big Ten)Philadelphia FlyersF24Will Horcoff6 ft 5 in201 lbJanuary 23, 2007 Birmingham, Michigan University of Michigan (Big Ten)Pittsburgh PenguinsD25Chase Reid6 ft 2 in185 lbDecember 30, 2007 Chesterfield Michigan Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)2026 NHL DraftF26Max Plante — A5 ft 11 in180 lbFebruary 20, 2006 Hermantown, Minnesota University of Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)Detroit Red WingsG30Caleb Heil6 ft 2 in196 lbJune 19, 2006 Victoria, Minnesota Madison Capitols (USHL)Tampa Bay LightningG31Nicholas Kempf6 ft 2 in196 lbMarch 1, 2006 Morton Grove, Illinois University of Notre Dame (Big Ten)Washington CapitalsF34Cole Eiserman6 ft 0 in189 lbAugust 29, 2006 Newburyport, Massachusetts Boston University (HEA)New York IslandersG35Brady Knowling6 ft 5 in203 lbMarch 9, 2008 Chicago, Illinois USA Hockey NTDP (USHL)2026 NHL DraftF38Kamil Bednarik6 ft 1 in185 lbMay 26, 2006 Elmhurst, Illinois Boston University (HEA)New York IslandersD44Cole Hutson — A5 ft 11 in171 lbJune 28, 2006 North Barrington, Illinois Boston University (HEA)Washington CapitalsF74Brodie Ziemer — C5 ft 11 in195 lbFebruary 22, 2006 Hutchinson, Minnesota University of Minnesota (Big Ten)Buffalo Sabres
References
External links Team USA U20 all-time scoring leaders - QuantHockey