United States National Team (1967)

4th Place - World Championships - Vienna, Austria

Front Row L to R: Rod Blackburn, Don Ross, Marty Howe, Bill Masterton, Murray Williamson, Coach/GM, Bob Currie, Herb Brooks, Carl Wetzel
Middle Row L to R: Don Niederkorn, Doctor Geo Nagobods, Doc Rose, Lou Nanne, Ron Naslund, Craig Falkman, Dave Metzen, Marsh Tschida
Middle Row L to R: John Rendall, Terry Casey, Tom Hurley, John Cunniff, Art Miller, Len Lilyholm, Jerry Melnychuk, Doug Woog

Scoring Record

The assembly of the 1967 US National Team was the first ever attempt to build a National team at the start of the year and train with a full and very competitive schedule as preparation for the World Championships in Vienna Austria.

The teams schedule included a limited schedule in the USHL, International tournaments in Colorado Springs and Winnipeg, major college teams and International exhibition games. John Mariucci was the coach until Christmas when he was replaced by Murray Williamson. An act of Congress was initiated to get college stars Lou Nanne, George Konik and Bill Masterton citizenship to be eligible but the Act did not pass in time for the Championships in Vienna.

The 35 game schedule led to the Championships and first game upset over highly favored Swedish team. The team finished fourth in the tournament which was the best finish in World Competition on since 1960. This was the first real exposure to the modern day Russians who dominated the Games. Goaltender Carl Wetzel from Detroit was the team's most valuable player.

The US finished 3rd in 1962 but neither Russia or Czechoslovakia participated.