B) 1972 – 8th place (2nd in Group B) 1973 – 8th place (2nd in Group B) 1974 – 7th place (1st in Group B, promoted to Group A) 1975 – 6th place 1976 – 4th place 1977 – 6th place 1978 – 6th place 1979 – 7th place 1981 – 5th place 1982 – 8th place (relegated to Group B) 1983 – 9th place (1st in Group B, promoted to Group A) 1985 – 4th place 1986 – 6th place 1987 – 7th place 1989 – 6th place 1990 – 5th place 1991 – 4th place 1992 – 7th place 1993 – 6th place 1994 – 4th place 1995 – 6th place 1996 – 1997 – 6th place 1998 – 12th place 1999 – 6th place 2000 – 5th place 2001 – 4th place 2002 – 7th place 2003 – 13th place 2004 – 2005 – 6th place 2006 – 7th place 2007 – 5th place 2008 – 6th place 2009 – 4th place 2010 – 13th place 2011 – 8th place 2012 – 7th place 2013 – 2014 – 6th place 2015 – 2016 – 4th place 2017 – 5th place 2018 – 2019 – 7th place 2021 – 2022 – 4th place Canada Cup / World Cup of Hockey Results by "Big Six" opponent Team Current roster Roster for the 2022 IIHF World Championship. Head coach: David Quinn IIHF World Championship directorate awards The IIHF has given awards for each year's championship tournament to the top goalie, defenseman, and forward (all since 1954), and most valuable player (since 2004). The following American team members have won awards. 1955 – Don Rigazio (goalie) 1956 – Willard Ikola (goalie) 1959 – Bill Cleary (forward) 1960 – Jack McCartan (goalie) 1962 – John Mayasich (defenseman) 1967 – Carl Wetzel (goalie) 2004 – Ty Conklin (goalie) 2014 – Seth Jones (defenseman) 2018 – Patrick Kane (MVP) 2021 – Cal Petersen (goalie) Uniform evolution See also List of United States national ice hockey team rosters References External links IIHF profile National Teams of Ice Hockey Senior National ice hockey teams in the Americas