🇺🇸 UNITED STATES (USA) Men’s Junior National Ice Hockey Team (1973-)
46 wins, 17 reigns, 49 games with IHLC – ranked 5th
IHLC last held 23 December 2021

While the Americans have been part of every World Junior Championship in history, they never medaled until 1986, only winning a Silver and two Bronze before 2000. But the U.S. team has had something of a coming out in the new millennium, winning Gold five times (2004, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2021) since start of the 21st century, and showcasing some of hockey’s most elite talent at the earliest stages of their career, ushering in an unprecedented era of success for Team USA.

IHLC GAMES
Total IHLC Games Played: 101
First IHLC Game: 9-1 loss vs. 🇷🇺 URS, 04 Jan 1974
First IHLC Win: 5-2 win vs. 🇨🇿 TCH, 27 Dec 1985
Latest IHLC Game: 6-2 loss vs. 🇨🇦 CAN, 04 Jan 2023
Latest IHLC Win: 2-0 win vs. 🇨🇦 CAN, 05 Jan 2021
Largest IHLC Victory: 14-0 win vs. 🇧🇾 BLR, 20 Dec 2017
Largest IHLC Defeat: 15-5 loss vs. 🇷🇺 URS, 30 Dec 1976
Longest IHLC Undefeated Streak: 10 games (31 Dec 1998 – 28 Dec 1999)
Longest IHLC Winless Streak: 10 games (04 Jan 1974 – 25 Dec 1984)

IHLC HOSTING
IHLC Games Hosted: 72
First Game Hosted: 🇷🇺 URS 3-1 USA 🇺🇸, 31 Dec 1974 (Minneapolis)
Latest Game Hosted: 🇸🇪 SWE 6-3 FIN 🇫🇮, 03 Aug 2019 (Plymouth)
Major Tournaments Hosted: World Junior Championship (6: 1982, 1989, 1996, 2005, 2011, 2018)

MAJOR TOURNAMENT RECORDS
Best IIHF World Junior Championship Result: 🥇 (5: 2004, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2021)

COMPETITIVE IHLC RECORDS
🇧🇾 BELARUS: 2 wins, 1 loss
🇨🇦 CANADA: 9 wins, 13 losses, 1 tie
🇨🇿 CZECHIA / CZECHOSLOVAKIA: 4 wins, 2 losses, 1 tie
🇩🇰 DENMARK: 1 win, 0 losses
🇫🇮 FINLAND: 8 wins, 15 losses, 1 tie
🇩🇪 GERMANY: 4 wins, 0 losses
🇷🇺 RUSSIA / SOVIET UNION: 3 wins, 8 losses
🇸🇰 SLOVAKIA: 2 wins, 1 loss
🇸🇪 SWEDEN: 9 wins, 8 losses, 2 ties
🇨🇭 SWITZERLAND: 4 wins, 1 loss

COMPLETE IHLC HISTORY
01. 🇷🇺 URS 9-1 USA 🇺🇸 – 04 Jan 1974 – WJT – Leningrad 🇷🇺
02. 🇷🇺 URS 3-1 USA 🇺🇸 – 31 Dec 1974 – WJT – Minneapolis 🇺🇸
03. 🇷🇺 URS 15-5 USA 🇺🇸 – 30 Dec 1976 – WJC – Banská Bystrica 🇨🇿
04. 🇸🇪 SWE 5-5 USA 🇺🇸 – 28 Dec 1979 – WJC – Vantaa 🇫🇮
05. 🇫🇮 FIN 8-1 USA 🇺🇸 – 27 Dec 1980 – WJC – Landsberg am Lech 🇩🇪
06. 🇫🇮 FIN 8-4 USA 🇺🇸 – 02 Jan 1982 – WJC – Bloomington 🇺🇸
07. 🇷🇺 URS 5-3 USA 🇺🇸 – 01 Jan 1983 – WJC – Leningrad 🇷🇺
08. 🇷🇺 URS 7-4 USA 🇺🇸 – 29 Dec 1983 – WJC – Norrköping 🇸🇪
09. 🇫🇮 FIN 5-3 USA 🇺🇸 – 20 Dec 1984 – EX – Vantaa 🇫🇮
10. 🇫🇮 FIN 7-4 USA 🇺🇸 – 25 Dec 1984 – WJC – Turku 🇫🇮
11. 🇺🇸 USA 5-2 TCH 🇨🇿 – 27 Dec 1985 – WJC – Hamilton 🇨🇦
12. 🇨🇦 CAN 5-2 USA 🇺🇸 – 29 Dec 1985 – WJC – Hamilton 🇨🇦
13. 🇫🇮 FIN 7-3 USA 🇺🇸 – 22 Dec 1987 – EX – Salo 🇫🇮
14. 🇷🇺 URS 7-3 USA 🇺🇸 – 29 Dec 1987 – WJC – Moscow 🇷🇺
15. 🇷🇺 URS 7-3 USA 🇺🇸 – 30 Dec 1989 – WJC – Helsinki 🇫🇮
16. 🇺🇸 USA 6-3 FIN 🇫🇮 – 29 Dec 1990 – WJC – North Battleford 🇨🇦
17. 🇨🇿 TCH 5-1 USA 🇺🇸 – 30 Dec 1990 – WJC – Saskatoon 🇨🇦
18. 🇺🇸 USA 5-3 CAN 🇨🇦 – 01 Jan 1992 – WJC – Füssen 🇩🇪
19. 🇷🇺 RUS 5-0 USA 🇺🇸 – 02 Jan 1992 – WJC – Kaufbeuren 🇩🇪
20. 🇸🇪 SWE 6-1 USA 🇺🇸 – 02 Jan 1994 – WJC – Ostrava 🇨🇿
21. 🇨🇦 CAN 8-3 USA 🇺🇸 – 29 Dec 1994 – WJC – Red Deer 🇨🇦
22. 🇨🇦 CAN 6-1 USA 🇺🇸 – 26 Dec 1995 – WJC – Worcester 🇺🇸
23. 🇨🇦 CAN 4-4 USA 🇺🇸 – 28 Dec 1996 – WJC – Geneva 🇨🇭
24. 🇨🇦 CAN 2-0 USA 🇺🇸 – 04 Jan 1997 – WJC – Geneva 🇨🇭 🏅
25. 🇸🇪 SWE 5-4 USA 🇺🇸 – 21 Dec 1998 – EX – Ann Arbor 🇺🇸
26. 🇺🇸 USA 6-2 SWE 🇸🇪 – 23 Dec 1998 – EX – Ann Arbor 🇺🇸
27. 🇫🇮 FIN 6-3 USA 🇺🇸 – 26 Dec 1998 – WJC – Winnipeg 🇨🇦
28. 🇺🇸 USA 5-2 CAN 🇨🇦 – 31 Dec 1998 – WJC – Winnipeg 🇨🇦
29. 🇺🇸 USA 5-4 SUI 🇨🇭 – 03 Jan 1999 – WJC – Portage la Prairie 🇨🇦
30. 🇺🇸 USA 7-2 BLR 🇧🇾 – 04 Jan 1999 – WJC – Selkirk 🇨🇦 
31. 🇺🇸 USA 5-4 SUI 🇨🇭 – 09 Aug 1999 – SHC – Lake Placid 🇺🇸
32. 🇺🇸 USA 5-3 FIN 🇫🇮 – 11 Aug 1999 – SHC – Lake Placid 🇺🇸
33. 🇺🇸 USA 5-1 SUI 🇨🇭 – 13 Aug 1999 – SHC – Lake Placid 🇺🇸
34. 🇺🇸 USA 2-2 FIN 🇫🇮 – 14 Aug 1999 – SHC – Lake Placid 🇺🇸
35. 🇺🇸 USA 2-2 SWE 🇸🇪 – 22 Dec 1999 – EX – Skellefteå 🇸🇪
36. 🇺🇸 USA 2-2 CZE 🇨🇿 – 26 Dec 1999 – WJC – Skellefteå 🇸🇪
37. 🇺🇸 USA 1-0 SVK 🇸🇰 – 28 Dec 1999 – WJC – Skellefteå 🇸🇪
38. 🇫🇮 FIN 3-1 USA 🇺🇸 – 29 Dec 1999 – WJC – Skellefteå 🇸🇪
39. 🇨🇿 CZE 4-1 USA 🇺🇸 – 03 Jan 2000 – WJC – Skellefteå 🇸🇪
40. 🇨🇭 SUI 5-4 USA 🇺🇸 – 21 Dec 2001 – EX – Oberwichtrach 🇨🇭
41. 🇺🇸 USA 2-1 FIN 🇫🇮 – 03 Jan 2004 – WJC – Helsinki 🇫🇮
42. 🇺🇸 USA 4-3 CAN 🇨🇦 – 05 Jan 2004 – WJC – Helsinki 🇫🇮 🏅
43. 🇺🇸 USA 6-3 GER 🇩🇪 – 22 Dec 2004 – EX – Thief River Falls 🇺🇸
44. 🇺🇸 USA 5-4 RUS 🇷🇺 – 25 Dec 2004 – WJC – Grand Forks 🇺🇸
45. 🇺🇸 USA 6-4 SUI 🇨🇭 – 27 Dec 2004 – WJC – Grand Forks 🇺🇸
46. 🇧🇾 BLR 5-3 USA 🇺🇸 – 29 Dec 2004 – WJC – Grand Forks 🇺🇸
47. 🇨🇦 CAN 3-2 USA 🇺🇸 – 31 Dec 2005 – WJC – Vancouver 🇨🇦
48. 🇨🇦 CAN 6-3 USA 🇺🇸 – 27 Dec 2006 – WJC – Mora 🇸🇪
49. 🇨🇦 CAN 2-1 USA 🇺🇸 (SO) – 03 Jan 2007 – WJC – Leksand 🇸🇪
50. 🇨🇦 CAN 7-4 USA 🇺🇸 – 31 Dec 2008 – WJC – Ottawa 🇨🇦
51. 🇨🇦 CAN 5-4 USA 🇺🇸 (SO) – 31 Dec 2009 – WJC – Saskatoon 🇨🇦
52. 🇺🇸 USA 6-5 CAN 🇨🇦 (OT) – 05 Jan 2010 – WJC – Saskatoon 🇨🇦 🏅
53. 🇺🇸 USA 6-3 SWE 🇸🇪 – 03 Aug 2010 – SHC – Lake Placid 🇺🇸
54. 🇺🇸 USA 6-3 FIN 🇫🇮 – 04 Aug 2010 – SHC – Lake Placid 🇺🇸
55. 🇸🇪 SWE 4-1 USA 🇺🇸 – 06 Aug 2010 – SHC – Lake Placid 🇺🇸
56. 🇺🇸 USA 10-2 SWE 🇸🇪 – 09 Aug 2012 – SHC – Lake Placid 🇺🇸
57. 🇫🇮 FIN 3-2 USA 🇺🇸 (OT) – 11 Aug 2012 – SHC – Lake Placid 🇺🇸
58. 🇺🇸 USA 3-2 SWE 🇸🇪 (OT) – 20 Dec 2012 – EX – Tikkurila 🇫🇮
59. 🇫🇮 FIN 5-1 USA 🇺🇸 – 22 Dec 2012 – EX – Helsinki 🇫🇮
60. 🇺🇸 USA 7-0 CZE 🇨🇿 – 02 Jan 2013 – WJC – Ufa 🇷🇺
61. 🇺🇸 USA 5-1 CAN 🇨🇦 – 03 Jan 2013 – WJC – Ufa 🇷🇺
62. 🇺🇸 USA 3-1 SWE 🇸🇪 – 05 Jan 2013 – WJC – Ufa 🇷🇺 🏅
63. 🇸🇪 SWE 4-0 USA 🇺🇸 – 07 Aug 2013 – NJC – Lake Placid 🇺🇸
64. 🇺🇸 USA 5-1 CAN 🇨🇦 – 10 Aug 2013 – NJC – Lake Placid 🇺🇸
65. 🇸🇪 SWE 4-2 USA 🇺🇸 – 20 Dec 2013 – EX – Ängelholm 🇸🇪
66. 🇨🇦 CAN 3-2 USA 🇺🇸 – 31 Dec 2013 – WJC – Malmö 🇸🇪
67. 🇺🇸 USA 9-1 FIN 🇫🇮 – 07 Aug 2014 – NJC – Lake Placid 🇺🇸
68. 🇺🇸 USA 3-0 CZE 🇨🇿 – 09 Aug 2014 – NJC – Lake Placid 🇺🇸
69. 🇺🇸 USA 5-2 GER 🇩🇪 – 21 Dec 2014 – EX – Kingston 🇨🇦
70. 🇺🇸 USA 10-5 SWE 🇸🇪 – 23 Dec 2014 – EX – Kingston 🇨🇦
71. 🇺🇸 USA 2-1 FIN 🇫🇮 (SO) – 26 Dec 2014 – WJC – Montréal 🇨🇦
72. 🇺🇸 USA 6-0 GER 🇩🇪 – 28 Dec 2014 – WJC – Montréal 🇨🇦
73. 🇺🇸 USA 3-0 SVK 🇸🇰 – 29 Dec 2014 – WJC – Montréal 🇨🇦
74. 🇨🇦 CAN 5-3 USA 🇺🇸 – 31 Dec 2014 – WJC – Montréal 🇨🇦
75. 🇸🇪 SWE 1-0 USA 🇺🇸 – 28 Dec 2015 – WJC – Helsinki 🇫🇮
76. 🇫🇮 FIN 2-1 USA 🇺🇸 – 05 Aug 2016 – NJC – Plymouth 🇺🇸
77. 🇺🇸 USA 5-4 CAN 🇨🇦 (SO) – 05 Jan 2017 – WJC – Montréal 🇨🇦 🏅
78. 🇺🇸 USA 3-2 SWE 🇸🇪 – 02 Aug 2017 – WJS – Plymouth 🇺🇸
79. 🇺🇸 USA 4-3 FIN 🇫🇮 – 04 Aug 2017 – WJS – Plymouth 🇺🇸
80. 🇺🇸 USA 7-5 CAN 🇨🇦 – 05 Aug 2017 – WJS – Plymouth 🇺🇸
81. 🇺🇸 USA 14-0 BLR 🇧🇾 – 20 Dec 2017 – EX – Jamestown 🇺🇸
82. 🇺🇸 USA 3-1 SWE 🇸🇪 – 22 Dec 2017 – EX – Erie 🇺🇸
83. 🇺🇸 USA 9-0 DEN 🇩🇰 – 26 Dec 2017 – WJC – Buffalo 🇺🇸
84. 🇸🇰 SVK 3-2 USA 🇺🇸 – 28 Dec 2017 – WJC – Buffalo 🇺🇸
85. 🇺🇸 USA 5-4 FIN 🇫🇮 – 31 Dec 2017 – WJC – Buffalo 🇺🇸
86. 🇺🇸 USA 4-2 RUS 🇷🇺 – 02 Jan 2018 – WJC – Buffalo 🇺🇸
87. 🇸🇪 SWE 4-2 USA 🇺🇸 – 04 Jan 2018 – WJC – Buffalo 🇺🇸
88. 🇨🇦 CAN 6-5 USA 🇺🇸 – 04 Aug 2018 – WJS – Kamloops 🇨🇦
89. 🇸🇪 SWE 5-4 USA 🇺🇸 (OT) – 29 Dec 2018 – WJC – Victoria 🇨🇦
90. 🇫🇮 FIN 3-2 USA 🇺🇸 – 05 Jan 2019 – WJC – Vancouver 🇨🇦 🏅
91. 🇫🇮 FIN 6-5 USA 🇺🇸 – 02 Aug 2019 – WJS – Plymouth 🇺🇸
92. 🇺🇸 USA 6-4 SWE 🇸🇪 – 22 Dec 2019 – EX – Český Těšín 🇨🇿
93. 🇺🇸 USA 7-1 GER 🇩🇪 – 23 Dec 2019 – EX – Havířov 🇨🇿
94. 🇨🇦 CAN 6-4 USA 🇺🇸 – 26 Dec 2019 – WJC – Ostrava 🇨🇿
95. 🇺🇸 USA 3-1 RUS 🇷🇺 – 29 Dec 2019 – WJC – Ostrava 🇨🇿
96. 🇺🇸 USA 4-3 CZE 🇨🇿 (OT) – 30 Dec 2019 – WJC – Ostrava 🇨🇿
97. 🇫🇮 FIN 1-0 USA 🇺🇸 – 02 Jan 2020 – WJC – Třinec 🇨🇿
98. 🇺🇸 USA 2-0 CAN 🇨🇦 – 05 Jan 2021 – WJC – Edmonton 🇨🇦🏅
99. 🇫🇮 FIN 4-3 USA 🇺🇸 (OT) – 23 Dec 2021 – EX – Edmonton 🇨🇦
100. 🇫🇮 FIN 5-2 USA 🇺🇸 – 05 Aug 2022 – EX – Edmonton 🇨🇦
101. 🇨🇦 CAN 6-2 USA 🇺🇸 – 04 Jan 2023 – WJC – Halifax 🇨🇦

Photo Credit: 2015 World Junior Championship – IIHF – HHOF – IOC