United States men's national junior ice hockey team
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The U-20 ice hockey team of the United States represents the Hockey Association of the USA in hockey in the U20 Junior - level performance in international competitions. It was 2004, 2010 and 2013 world champion in their age class.
History
The U.S. U-20 ice hockey team was founded in 1974 on the occasion of the first unofficial host a World Youth Championship. Up to and including 1998, the U20 national team covered the entire range from juniors at the World Championships. Since the introduction of the U18 World Cup 1999 U-20 national team of the United States represents only the power stage of the U20 Junior World Championships.
The U.S. U-20 national team is among the strongest in the world and is in the time medals table after the U20 World Cup in 2014 to fourth place with three world titles, one silver and four bronze medals. First, however, the Americans have won only places in midfield. The first bronze medal in 1986 and the first runner-up title even won in 1997. At their 30th World Cup appearance (1976 U.S. Boys dropped the tournament in Finland) finally came in 2004, he first title, the more successes in 2010 and 2013 followed.
World Cup rankings
- 2002 - 5th place
- 2003 - 4th place
- 2004 - Gold Medal
- 2005 - 4th place
- 2006 - 4th place
- 2007 - Bronze Medal
- 2008 - 4th place
- 2009 - 5th place
- 2010 - Gold Medal
- 2011 - Bronze Medal
- 2012 - 7th place
- 2013 - Gold Medal
- 2014 - 5th place