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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.
The American team won a silver medal at the first ever hockey tournament played at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The Americans won a bronze medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics. The gold medal-winning 1980 team lit the Olympic flame at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. Tony Amonte played in two Olympics for the United States, winning a silver medal ...
National teams are coordinated by USA Hockey and players are chosen by the team's management staff. [2] Ten goaltenders and seventy-three skaters have played for the United States. Men's ice hockey was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics and added to the Winter Olympic Games in 1924. [ 3 ]
The American ice hockey team's greatest success was the "Miracle on Ice" at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, when American college players defeated the heavily favored seasoned professionals from the Soviet Union on the way to a gold medal. Though ice hockey is not a major sport in most areas of the United States, the "Miracle ...
Team USA released its Beijing Olympic men's hockey roster on Thursday, with players from the NCAA, Europe and AHL comprising the 25-man group.
These are the team rosters of the nations participating in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2022 Winter Olympics. Team Denmark is the oldest team in the tournament, averaging 30 years and 11 months. Team USA is the youngest, with 25 years and 5 months. [1] Age and clubs listed as of the start of the tournament, 9 February 2022.
The United States women's national ice hockey team is controlled by USA Hockey. The U.S. has been one of the most successful women's ice hockey teams in international play, having medaled in every major tournament. In 1998, the women's Olympic hockey team was named the USOC Team of the Year. In April 2015, the women's national ice hockey team ...
The team qualified for the 1972 Olympics and won silver, making it the first Pool B team to win an Olympic medal. [59] Czechoslovakia won the bronze medal in 1972. [60] In 1976, Czechoslovakia won the silver and West Germany won bronze. [61] Along with Canada, the Swedish team did not participate in the 1976 tournament joining the boycott. [62]