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The American national men's hockey team is the national Ice Hockey team for the United States . The team is controlled by USA Hockey . As of 2005 the American team was ranked 6th in the IIHF World Ranking s. The United States won the silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics , and won the 1996 World Cup Of Hockey . Their only recent medal at the World Championships came in 2004 with a bronze. At the 2004 World Cup Of Hockey the Americans were unable to defend their 1996 title, losing to Finland in the semi-finals. The United States has a total of 485,017 registered players. Their current Head Coach is Peter Laviolette . Team USA's greatest success was the " Miracle On Ice " at the 1980 Winter Olympics , when they defeated the heavily favored Soviet Union on the way to a gold medal. Though hockey is not a universally popular sport in the United States, the "Miracle" is often listed as the greatest achievement in the history of American sports. American hockey peaked in talent in the 1990s with top NHL stars like Brett Hull , Jeremy Roenick , Brian Leetch , and Mike Modano and the Americans won the 1996 World Cup and earned a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics . But by 2006 , many of these All-Stars had retired or lost their skill with age. Though the young and inexperienced 2006 Olympic Team finished a disappointing 8th place, it was more of a transitional team, featuring young NHL prospects like Rick DiPietro and John-Michael Liles , and other young talents like Bobby Ryan , Phil Kessel , and Ryan Miller already have hockey analysts listing the United States as a strong medal contender for 2010 . 2006 OLYMPIC TEAM Goaltenders
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