The 2022 IIHF Men's World Championship took place May 13-29, 2022, in Tampere & Helsinki, Finland. The U.S. Men's National Team competed in Group B alongside Austria, Czechia, Finland, Great Britain, Latvia, Norway and Sweden. All Group B preliminary round games took place at Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland, while Group A played at Helsinki Ice Hall.

The U.S. finished the preliminary round fourth in Group B to setup a matchup with top-seeded Switzerland in the quarterfinals. The U.S. earned a 3-0 win to advance to the semifinals for the second straight year. Ultimately, Team USA fell to Finland, 4-3, in the semifinals and then dropped the bronze medal game to Czechia to finish the world championship fourth of 16 teams. 

In total, the U.S. has earned 13 podium finishes, including one gold medal (1933), four silver medals (1950, 1939, 1934, 1931) and eight bronze medals (2021, 2018, 2015, 2013, 2004, 1996, 1952, 1949).