American Junior National Team

The United States men's national junior ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in the United States. The team represents the United States at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World U20 Championship.

World Junior Championship record
† Includes one win in extra time (in the preliminary round)

^ Includes one loss in extra time (in the preliminary round)

* Includes one win in extra time (in the playoff round)

+ Includes one loss in extra time (in the playoff round)

U18 Team
The National Team Development Program (NTDP) was started in 1996 by USA Hockey as a way to identify elite ice hockey players in the country under the age of 18, and centralize their training. There are two teams in the program, an Under-17 squad and an Under-18 squad. The teams are both based in Plymouth, Michigan. The stated goal of the NTDP is "to prepare student-athletes under the age of 18 for participation on U.S. National Teams and success in their future hockey careers. Its efforts focus not only on high-caliber participation on the ice, but creating well-rounded individuals off the ice." While enrolled in the NTDP, players stay with billet families.

After the 2014–15 season, the program left Ann Arbor for the USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan.

The Under-17 and Under-18 teams play games domestically against opponents in the United States Hockey League (Under-17 and Under-18 teams) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Under-18 team), as well as three international tournaments for each team. The NTDP teams have also competed in the North American Hockey League in the past.

The U18 team also participates in the IIHF World U18 Championships. The US has won a total of nine gold medals at the tournaments.