UNITED STATES (USA) Men’s National Ice Hockey Team
previous flags – (1920-59),
(1959-60)
61 wins, 29 reigns, 69 games with IHLC – ranked 6th
IHLC last held September 10, 2016
One of the original contenders for the IHLC, the United States has provided some of the most shocking upsets and wildest games in IHLC history, including the 1996 World Cup of Hockey, the 1960 Olympic “Forgotten Miracle,” and of course, the legendary 1980 Miracle On Ice. Team USA has been a rare consistent IHLC force in the 100+ years of the title, regularly putting forth competitive teams, and holding nearly thirty IHLC titles to show for it since their first win in 1933. However, the Americans have failed to win a major tournament since the 1996 World Cup, and have struggled in recent years to finish back on top of the hockey world.
IHLC GAMES
Total IHLC Games Played: 187
First IHLC Game: 2-0 loss vs. CAN, Apr. 25, 1920
First IHLC Win: 2-1 win vs. CAN, Feb. 26, 1933
Latest IHLC Game: 4-2 loss vs. CAN, Sep. 20, 2016
Latest IHLC Win: 4-2 win vs. CAN, Sep. 9, 2016
Largest IHLC Victory: 9-1 win vs. AUT, Feb. 20, 1949
Largest IHLC Defeat: 16-2 loss (2 times, latest vs. TCH, Feb. 6, 1963)
Longest IHLC Undefeated Streak: 7 games (Feb. 5 – 19, 1992)
Longest IHLC Winless Streak: 15 games (Feb. 3, 1961 – Dec. 30, 1967)
IHLC HOSTING
IHLC Games Hosted: 58
First Game Hosted: CAN 2-1 USA
, Feb. 4, 1932 (Lake Placid)
Latest Game Hosted: CAN 3-2 RUS
(OT), Sep. 14, 2016 (Pittsburgh)
Major Tournaments Hosted: Olympic Games (4: 1932, 1960, 1980, 2002), World Championships (1: 1962), Canada Cup (4: 1976 cohost, 1984 cohost, 1987 cohost, 1991 cohost), World Cup (2: 1996 cohost, 2004 cohost)
MAJOR TOURNAMENT RECORDS
Best IIHF World Championship Result: (2: 1933, 1960)
Best Olympic Games Result: (2: 1960, 1980)
Best Canada/World Cup Result: (1: 1996)
COMPETITIVE IHLC RECORDS
AUSTRIA: 3 wins, 0 losses, 0 ties
BELARUS: 1 win, 0 losses, 0 ties
CANADA: 10 wins, 40 losses, 3 ties
CZECHIA / CZECHOSLOVAKIA: 6 wins, 13 losses, 0 ties
EAST GERMANY: 0 wins, 1 loss, 1 tie
FINLAND: 5 wins, 7 losses, 2 ties
FRANCE: 2 wins, 0 losses, 0 ties
GERMANY / WEST GERMANY: 7 wins, 3 losses, 1 tie
GREAT BRITAIN: 1 win, 1 loss, 1 tie
ITALY: 1 win, 0 losses, 0 ties
LATVIA: 1 win, 0 losses, 0 ties
NORWAY: 1 win, 0 losses, 0 ties
POLAND: 3 wins, 0 losses, 0 ties
RUSSIA /
SOVIET UNION: 6 wins, 30 losses, 1 tie
SLOVAKIA: 2 wins, 2 losses, 2 ties
SLOVENIA: 1 win, 0 losses, 0 ties
SWEDEN: 10 wins, 10 losses, 3 ties
SWITZERLAND: 1 win, 4 losses, 0 ties
UKRAINE: 0 wins, 0 losses, 1 tie
COMPLETE IHLC HISTORY
01. CAN 2-0 USA
– 04/25/1920 – OG – Antwerp
02. CAN 6-1 USA
– 02/03/1924 – OG – Chamonix
03. CAN 2-0 USA
– 02/08/1931 – WC – Krynica-Zdrój
04. CAN 2-1 USA
(OT) – 02/04/1932 – OG – Lake Placid
05. CAN 2-2 USA
– 02/13/1932 – OG – Lake Placid
06. USA 2-1 CAN
(OT) – 02/26/1933 – WC – Prague
07. USA 2-1 AUT
– 03/03/1933 – EX – Vienna
08. USA 3-0 SWE
– 03/11/1933 – EX – Berlin
09. USA 3-2 CAN
– 03/25/1933 – EX – Paris
10. USA 4-2 FRA
(OT) – 04/01/1933 – EX – Paris
11. SUI 3-0 USA
– 01/28/1934 – EX – Zürich
12. CAN 2-1 USA
(OT) – 02/11/1934 – WC – Milan
13. CAN 3-0 USA
– 02/23/1934 – EX – Prague
14. CAN 6-1 USA
– 02/28/1934 – EX – Garmisch-Partenkirchen
15. CAN 4-0 USA
– 03/01/1934 – EX – Munich
16. GBR 0-0 USA
– 02/15/1936 – OG – Garmisch-Partenkirchen
17. CAN 4-0 USA
– 02/12/1939 – WC – Basel
18. CAN 2-1 USA
– 02/24/1939 – EX – Tilburg
19. SUI 5-4 USA
– 01/30/1948 – OG – St. Moritz
20. TCH 4-3 USA
– 02/08/1948 – OG – St. Moritz
21. USA 6-3 SWE
– 02/18/1949 – WC – Stockholm
22. USA 2-0 TCH
– 02/19/1949 – WC – Stockholm
23. USA 9-1 AUT
– 02/20/1949 – WC – Stockholm
24. SWE 3-2 USA
– 03/04/1949 – EX – Stockholm
25. USA 2-0 SWE
– 03/06/1949 – EX – Stockholm
26. GBR 4-0 USA
– 02/14/1950 – EX – London
27. USA 3-2 GBR
– 03/20/1950 – WC – London
28. USA 10-5 SUI
– 03/21/1950 – WC – London
29. USA 12-6 NOR
– 03/22/1950 – WC – London
30. FIN 7-2 USA
– 02/05/1951 – EX – Tampere
31. CAN 16-2 USA
– 03/15/1951 – WC – Paris
32. CAN 6-3 USA
– 01/26/1952 – JPC – Paris
33. CAN 3-3 USA
– 02/24/1952 – OG – Oslo
34. CAN 7-1 USA
– 02/28/1952 – AC – Stockholm
35. URS 3-0 USA
– 03/02/1955 – WC – Krefeld
36. USA 4-1 CAN
– 01/31/1956 – OG – Cortina d’Ampezzo
37. USA 6-1 SWE
– 02/01/1956 – OG – Cortina d’Ampezzo
38. URS 4-0 USA
– 02/03/1956 – OG – Cortina d’Ampezzo
39. URS 4-1 USA
– 03/07/1958 – WC – Oslo
40. CAN 4-1 USA
– 03/14/1959 – WC – Prague
41. USA 3-2 URS
– 02/27/1960 – OG – Squaw Valley
42. USA 9-4 TCH
– 02/28/1960 – OG – Squaw Valley
43. USA 2-2 FRG
– 02/01/1961 – EX – Bad Tölz
44. FRG 4-1 USA
– 02/03/1961 – EX – Garmisch-Partenkirchen
45. CAN 7-4 USA
– 03/05/1961 – WC – Geneva
46. TCH 16-2 USA
– 02/06/1963 – EX – Prague
47. TCH 10-1 USA
– 03/09/1963 – WC – Stockholm
48. URS 9-0 USA
– 03/15/1963 – WC – Stockholm
49. URS 11-2 USA
– 01/19/1964 – EX – Moscow
50. URS 5-1 USA
– 01/29/1964 – OG – Innsbruck
51. URS 9-2 USA
– 03/11/1965 – WC – Tampere
52. URS 11-0 USA
– 03/05/1966 – WC – Ljubljana
53. CAN 7-1 USA
– 01/03/1967 – CT – Winnipeg
54. URS 7-2 USA
– 03/19/1967 – WC – Vienna
55. URS 5-3 USA
– 12/17/1967 – EX – Duluth
56. URS 3-2 USA
– 12/19/1967 – EX – Minneapolis
57. URS 8-1 USA
– 12/29/1967 – WBM – Colorado Springs
58. URS 11-3 USA
– 12/30/1967 – WBM – Colorado Springs
59. USA 6-1 SWE
– 01/07/1968 – EX – Duluth
60. USA 5-5 CAN
– 01/21/1968 – EX – Winnipeg
61. USA 3-1 FRG
– 01/28/1968 – EX – Bad Tölz
62. FRG 2-0 USA
– 01/30/1968 – EX – Garmisch-Partenkirchen
63. SWE 4-3 USA
– 02/07/1968 – OG – Grenoble
64. TCH 11-0 USA
– 03/11/1969 – EX – Prague
65. TCH 8-3 USA
– 03/16/1969 – WC – Stockholm
66. SWE 10-2 USA
– 03/21/1975 – EX – Gävle
67. URS 10-5 USA
– 04/03/1975 – WC – Munich
68. URS 13-1 USA
– 04/12/1975 – WC – Düsseldorf
69. FIN 9-3 USA
– 01/28/1976 – EX – Pori
70. FIN 9-2 USA
– 01/29/1976 – EX – Helsinki
71. TCH 5-0 USA
– 02/08/1976 – OG – Innsbruck
72. USA 7-2 POL
– 02/12/1976 – OG – Innsbruck
73. FRG 4-1 USA
– 02/14/1976 – OG – Innsbruck
74. USA 2-0 SWE
– 04/10/1976 – WC – Katowice
75. GDR 2-1 USA
– 04/12/1976 – WC – Katowice
76. TCH 5-1 USA
– 04/21/1976 – WC – Katowice
77. CAN 4-2 USA
– 09/05/1976 – CC – Montréal
78. TCH 7-1 USA
– 04/14/1977 – EX – Prague
79. URS 8-3 USA
– 04/30/1977 – WC – Vienna
80. TCH 8-3 USA
– 05/02/1978 – WC – Prague
81. URS 10-3 USA
– 02/09/1980 – EX – New York
82. USA 4-3 URS
– 02/22/1980 – OG – Lake Placid
83. USA 4-2 FIN
– 02/24/1980 – OG – Lake Placid
84. USA 3-3 FIN
– 04/08/1981 – EX – Kuopio
85. USA 5-0 FIN
– 04/09/1981 – EX – Helsinki
86. TCH 11-2 USA
– 04/12/1981 – WC – Gothenburg
87. CAN 8-3 USA
– 09/03/1981 – CC – Edmonton
88. CAN 4-1 USA
– 09/11/1981 – CC – Montréal
89. URS 8-4 USA
– 04/21/1982 – WC – Helsinki
90. URS 2-1 USA
– 09/08/1984 – CC – Edmonton
91. USA 3-1 TCH
– 04/21/1985 – WC – Prague
92. USA 4-3 FRG
– 04/23/1985 – WC – Prague
93. USA 5-5 GDR
– 04/24/1985 – WC – Prague
94. FIN 8-3 USA
– 04/26/1985 – WC – Prague
95. USA 7-2 POL
– 04/13/1986 – WC – Moscow
96. USA 9-2 FRG
– 04/15/1986 – WC – Moscow
97. SWE 5-2 USA
– 04/16/1986 – WC – Moscow
98. URS 10-1 USA
– 12/30/1986 – CGC – Calgary
99. SWE 6-2 USA
– 04/18/1987 – WC – Vienna
100. USA 5-2 SWE
– 08/31/1987 – CC – Hamilton
101. CAN 3-2 USA
– 09/02/1987 – CC – Hamilton
102. URS 4-2 USA
– 04/15/1989 – WC – Stockholm
103. SWE 6-1 USA
– 04/20/1990 – WC – Bern
104. USA 3-1 URS
– 07/21/1990 – EX – Oakland
105. URS 5-3 USA
– 07/22/1990 – EX – Portland
106. URS 10-1 USA
– 07/30/1990 – GG – Kennewick
107. URS 4-3 USA
(SO) – 08/05/1990 – GG – Tacoma
108. URS 12-2 USA
– 04/23/1991 – WC – Helsinki
109. URS 6-4 USA
– 04/30/1991 – WC – Turku
110. USA 2-1 URS
– 09/07/1991 – CC – Chicago
111. USA 4-3 FIN
– 09/09/1991 – CC – Chicago
112. USA 7-3 FIN
– 09/11/1991 – CC – Hamilton
113. CAN 4-1 USA
– 09/14/1991 – CC – Montréal
114. CAN 4-2 USA
– 09/16/1991 – CC – Hamilton
115. USA 3-2 SWE
– 02/05/1992 – EX – Chamonix
116. USA 6-3 ITA
– 02/09/1992 – OG – Méribel
117. USA 2-0 GER
– 02/11/1992 – OG – Méribel
118. USA 4-1 FIN
– 02/13/1992 – OG – Méribel
119. USA 3-0 POL
– 02/15/1992 – OG – Méribel
120. USA 3-3 SWE
– 02/17/1992 – OG – Méribel
121. USA 4-1 FRA
– 02/19/1992 – OG – Méribel
122. EUN 5-2 USA
– 02/21/1992 – OG – Méribel
123. SVK 5-5 USA
– 11/21/1993 – THC – Lillehammer
124. SVK 3-3 USA
– 02/15/1994 – OG – Gjøvik
125. USA 5-3 CZE
– 04/28/1994 – WC – Canazei
126. SWE 6-2 USA
– 04/30/1994 – WC – Canazei
127. USA 4-2 CZE
– 04/27/1995 – WC – Stockholm
128. USA 2-2 SWE
– 04/28/1995 – WC – Stockholm
129. USA 4-4 FIN
– 04/30/1995 – WC – Stockholm
130. CAN 4-1 USA
– 05/03/1995 – WC – Stockholm
131. CZE 5-0 USA
– 05/03/1996 – WC – Vienna
132. RUS 6-4 USA
– 08/23/1996 – EX – Detroit
133. USA 5-3 CAN
– 08/31/1996 – WCH – Philadelphia
134. USA 5-2 RUS
– 09/02/1996 – WCH – New York
135. USA 9-3 SVK
– 09/03/1996 – WCH – New York
136. USA 5-2 RUS
– 09/08/1996 – WCH – Ottawa
137. CAN 4-3 USA
(OT) – 09/10/1996 – WCH – Philadelphia
138. USA 5-2 CAN
– 09/12/1996 – WCH – Montréal
139. USA 5-2 CAN
– 09/14/1996 – WCH – Montréal
140. CAN 4-2 USA
– 04/19/1997 – EX – Winnipeg
141. CAN 5-1 USA
– 04/20/1997 – EX – Winnipeg
142. SWE 3-1 USA
– 05/03/1997 – WC – Turku
143. RUS 1-1 USA
– 05/06/1997 – WC – Helsinki
144. SWE 6-1 USA
– 05/06/1998 – WC – Zürich
145. SWE 2-2 USA
– 05/02/2001 – WC – Cologne
146. FIN 3-1 USA
– 05/12/2001 – WC – Hanover
147. CAN 5-2 USA
– 02/24/2002 – OG – West Valley City
148. CAN 2-1 USA
– 04/30/2002 – WC – Karlstad
149. FIN 4-2 USA
– 04/23/2003 – EX – Turku
150. USA 3-2 CZE
(SO) – 05/05/2004 – WC – Prague
151. SWE 3-2 USA
– 05/08/2004 – WC – Prague
152. USA 3-1 CAN
– 08/23/2004 – EX – Columbus
153. CAN 3-1 USA
– 08/25/2004 – EX – Ottawa
154. CAN 2-1 USA
– 08/31/2004 – WCH – Montréal
155. CAN 5-2 USA
– 11/11/2004 – DC – Hanover
156. USA 4-0 SVK
– 11/14/2004 – DC – Hanover
157. CAN 3-1 USA
– 04/20/2005 – EX – Halifax
158. USA 5-4 CAN
– 04/22/2005 – EX – Québec
159. USA 3-2 GER
– 04/26/2005 – EX – Munich
160. USA 3-1 GER
– 04/28/2005 – EX – Rosenheim
161. USA 7-0 SLO
– 05/01/2005 – WC – Innsbruck
162. USA 3-1 LAT
– 05/03/2005 – WC – Innsbruck
163. CAN 3-1 USA
– 05/05/2005 – WC – Innsbruck
164. USA 5-1 SWE
– 05/08/2005 – WC – Innsbruck
165. USA 1-1 UKR
– 05/09/2005 – WC – Innsbruck
166. CZE 3-2 USA
(SO) – 05/12/2005 – WC – Vienna
167. SVK 2-1 USA
– 02/18/2006 – OG – Turin
168. FIN 4-0 USA
– 05/12/2006 – WC – Rīga
169. USA 5-3 SWE
– 04/25/2007 – EX – Stockholm
170. USA 6-2 AUT
– 04/27/2007 – WC – Mytischi
171. USA 5-1 BLR
– 04/29/2007 – WC – Mytischi
172. CZE 4-3 USA
– 05/01/2007 – WC – Mytischi
173. USA 3-0 GER
– 05/05/2007 – WC – Mytischi
174. CAN 6-3 USA
– 05/07/2007 – WC – Mytischi
175. SUI 5-2 USA
– 04/21/2009 – EX – Kloten
176. RUS 4-1 USA
– 05/02/2009 – WC – Bern
177. RUS 3-2 USA
– 05/08/2009 – WC – Bern
178. CAN 3-2 USA
(OT) – 02/28/2010 – OG – Vancouver
179. CAN 4-3 USA
(SO) – 05/06/2011 – WC – Košice
180. USA 5-4 CAN
(OT) – 05/05/2012 – WC – Helsinki
181. SVK 4-2 USA
– 05/07/2012 – WC – Helsinki
182. SUI 3-0 USA
– 05/18/2013 – WC – Stockholm
183. CAN 1-0 USA
– 02/21/2014 – OG – Sochi
184. CAN 5-1 USA
– 05/06/2016 – WC – Saint Petersburg
185. USA 4-2 CAN
– 09/09/2016 – EX – Columbus
186. CAN 5-2 USA
– 09/10/2016 – EX – Ottawa
187. CAN 4-2 USA
– 09/20/2016 – WCH – Toronto
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