| Nickname(s) | Team USA, Ice Yanks |
|---|---|
| Association | USA Hockey |
| Most games | Angela Ruggiero (257) |
| Top scorer | Natalie Darwitz (114) |
| Most points | Natalie Darwitz (237) |
| IIHF code | USA |
| IIHF ranking | 1 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 1 (first in 2009) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 3 (2007) |
| Team colors | |
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| First international | |
 Canada 2–1 United States  (Ontario, Canada; April 21, 1987) | |
| Biggest win | |
 United States 20–0 Netherlands  (Ontario, Canada; April 23, 1987) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
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Canada 8–0 United States (Tampere, Finland; April 26, 1992) | |
| IIHF World Women's Championships | |
| Appearances | 16 (first in 1990) |
| Best result |
 (2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1998) |
| Medals |
Gold (1998) Silver (2002, 2010, 2014) Bronze (2006) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 228–72–4 | |
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The United States women's national ice hockey team is controlled by USA Hockey. The United States has been one of the most dominant women's hockey teams in international play – second only to Canada – having won gold or silver in every major tournament with the exception of the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they captured bronze. The U.S. had 61,612 female players in 2011.[1]
In 1998, the Women's Olympic Hockey Team was named the USOC Team of the Year. In 2015, the Women's National Ice Hockey Team was named the USOC Team of the Month, in April.[2]
Facilities[]
The team's training and development program was located in Blaine, Minnesota, at the Schwan Super Rink, the largest ice facility in the world for the 2010 Winter Olympics. For the 2014 Winter Olympics, the team's training was located in the Greater Boston region at the The Edge Sports Center in Bedford, Massachusetts and for off-ice fitness at the Mike Boyle Strength & Conditioning Center in Woburn, Massachusetts. [3]
Tournament record[]
Olympic Games[]
- 1998 – Won gold medal
- 2002 – Won silver medal
- 2006 – Won bronze medal
- 2010 – Won silver medal
- 2014 – Won silver medal
World Championship[]
- 1990 – Won silver medal
- 1992 – Won silver medal
- 1994 – Won silver medal
- 1997 – Won silver medal
- 1999 – Won silver medal
- 2000 – Won silver medal
- 2001 – Won silver medal
- 2004 – Won silver medal
- 2005 – Won gold medal
- 2007 – Won silver medal
- 2008 – Won gold medal
- 2009 – Won gold medal
- 2011 – Won gold medal
- 2012 – Won silver medal
- 2013 – Won gold medal
- 2015 – Won gold medal
- 2016 – Won gold medal
3/4 Nations Cup[]
- Note: The event was the 3 Nations Cup from 1996 to 1999, and 2001. It was the 4 Nations Cup in 2000, and from 2002 to present.
- 1996 – Won silver medal
- 1997 – Won gold medal
- 1998 – Won silver medal
- 1999 – Won silver medal
- 2000 – Won silver medal
- 2002 – Won silver medal
- 2003 – Won gold medal
- 2004 – Won silver medal
- 2005 – Won silver medal
- 2006 – Won silver medal
- 2007 – Won silver medal
- 2008 – Won gold medal
- 2009 – Won silver medal
- 2010 – Won silver medal
- 2011 – Won gold medal
- 2012 – Won gold medal
- 2013 – Won bronze medal
- 2014 – Won silver medal
- 2015 – Won gold medal
Pacific Rim Championship[]
- 1995 – Won silver medal
- 1996 – Won silver medal
2011 IIHF 12 Nations Tournament[]
U18 Team[]
| Nickname(s) | Team USA |
|---|---|
| Association | USA Hockey |
| Most games | Several players (15) |
| Top scorer | Kendall Coyne (22) |
| Most points | Kendall Coyne (33) |
| IIHF code | USA |
| First international | |
United States 11 – 0 Russia  (Calgary, Alberta, Canada; January 7, 2008) | |
| Biggest win | |
United States 18 – 0 Czech Republic  (Füssen, Germany; January 9, 2009) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
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Canada 5 – 1 United States (Budapest, Hungary; March 30, 2014) | |
| IIHF World Women's U18 Championships | |
| Appearances | 9 (first in 2008) |
| Best result |
(2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 41–4–0 | |
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| IIHF World Women's U18 Championships | ||
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2008 Canada | |
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2009 Germany | |
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2011 Sweden | |
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2015 USA | |
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2016 Canada | |
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2010 USA | |
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2012 Czech Republic | |
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2013 Finland | |
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2014 Hungary | |
The American women's national under 18 ice hockey team is the national under-18 ice hockey team in the United States. The team represents the United States at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's U18 Championships.
World Women's U18 Championship record[]
| Year | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 15 | Won gold medal |
| 2009 | 5 | 5^ | 0 | 0 | 58 | 4 | 14 | Won gold medal |
| 2010 | 5 | 4 | 1* | 0 | 40 | 6 | 13 | Won silver medal |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 4 | 15 | Won gold medal |
| 2012 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 12 | Won silver medal |
| 2013 | 5 | 4 | 1* | 0 | 26 | 2 | 13 | Won silver medal |
| 2014 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 12 | Won silver medal |
| 2015 | 5 | 5^^ | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 13 | Won gold medal |
| 2016 | 5 | 5^ | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 14 | Won gold medal |
^Includes one win in extra time (in the playoff round)
*Includes one loss in extra time (in the playoff round)
^^Includes two wins in extra time (in the preliminary and playoff round)
References[]
- ↑ "United States". Iihf.com. http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/united-states.html. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
- ↑ . http://www.teamusa.org/News/2015/May/08/USOC-Announces-Best-Of-April-Honors-For-Team-USA-Awards-Presented-By-Dow. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
- ↑ . http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2014/02/10/women-hockey-team-training-emphasized-lower-body-strength/ITm48sRoMkSY80W3aNcPAM/story.html. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
External links[]
| Women's National teams | |
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