Canada men's national ice hockey team
Nickname(s) | Team Canada (Équipe Canada) |
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Association | Hockey Canada |
General Manager | Jim Nill |
Head coach | Todd McLellan |
Assistants | Peter Bill Peters Jay Woodcroft |
Captain | Sidney Crosby |
Most games | Brad Schlegel (304) |
Most points | Cliff Ronning (156) |
IIHF code | CAN |
IIHF ranking | 1 3 |
Highest IIHF ranking | 1 (first in 2003) |
Lowest IIHF ranking | 5 (first in 2012) |
Team colors | |
First international | |
Canada 8–1 Switzerland (Les Avants, Switzerland; January 10, 1910) |
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Biggest win | |
Canada 47–0 Denmark (Stockholm, Sweden; February 12, 1949) |
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Biggest defeat | |
Soviet Union 11–1 Canada (Vienna, Austria; April 24, 1977) |
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IIHF World Championships | |
Appearances | 67 (first in 1920) |
Best result | Gold (1920, 1924, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1994, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2015) |
Olympics | |
Appearances | 21 (first in 1920) |
Medals | Gold: 9 (1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1948, 1952, 2002, 2010, 2014) Silver: 4 (1936, 1960, 1992, 1994) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
928–424–132 |
The Canadian national men's ice hockey team (popularly known as Team Canada) is the ice hockey team representing Canada internationally. The team is overseen by Hockey Canada, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. From 1920 until 1963, Canada's international representation was by senior amateur club teams. Canada's national men's team was founded in 1963 by Father David Bauer as a part of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, playing out of the University of British Columbia.[1] The nickname "Team Canada" was first used for the 1972 Summit Series and has been frequently used to refer to the Canadian national team ever since.
Canada has been one of the leading national ice hockey teams in international play, winners of the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union, four of five Canada Cups dating back to 1976, nine Olympic gold medals (the most in the world), including three of the last four: Salt Lake City 2002, Vancouver 2010, and Sochi 2014. They are 25-time IIHF World Champions and winner of the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. Canada is a member of the so-called "Big Six", the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Sweden and the United States.[2]
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History
From 1920 until 1963, the senior amateur club teams representing Canada, were usually the most recent Allan Cup champions. The last amateur club team from Canada to win a gold medal at the World Championship was the Trail Smoke Eaters in 1961. Following the 1963 World Championships, Father David Bauer founded the national team as a permanent institution. The new permanent national team first competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics.
Before the Soviet Union began international competition in 1954, Canada dominated international hockey, winning six out of seven golds at the Olympics and 10 World Championship gold medals. Canada then went 50 years without winning the Winter Olympic Gold medal and from 1962 to 1993, didn't win any World Championships. This was in part because Canada's best professional players were unable to attend these events as they had commitments with their National Hockey League teams.
Canada withdrew from official IIHF events in 1970 and the National Team programme was suspended after they were refused permission to use semi-professional players at the World Championship. Canada returned to the IIHF in 1977 after a series of negotiations between IIHF President Dr. Sabetzki and top officials of professional ice hockey in Canada and the United States. As a result, professionals are allowed to compete at the World Championship and the tournament is scheduled later in the year to ensure more players are available from among the NHL teams eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs. In return, a competition for the "Canada Cup" was to be played every four years on North American territory with the participation of Canada, the United States, and the four strongest European national teams, including professionals.[citation needed]
In 1983, Hockey Canada began the "Program of Excellence", whose purpose was to prepare a team for the Winter Olympics every four years. This new National Team played a full season together all over the world against both national and club teams, and often attracted top NHL prospects. In 1986, the International Olympic Committee voted to allow professional athletes to compete in Olympic Games, starting in 1988.[3] Veteran pros with NHL experience and, in a few cases, current NHLers who were holding out in contract disputes joined the team. This program was discontinued in 1998, when the NHL began shutting down to allow its players to compete.
After not winning a gold medal for 33 years, Canada won the 1994 World Championship in Italy. Since that time, they have won in 1997, 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2015. Canada captured its first Olympic gold medal in 50 years at Salt Lake City 2002. At Vancouver 2010, Canada won the gold medal with a 3–2 win against the United States in the final. Sidney Crosby's overtime goal secured Canada the final gold medal awarded at the Games.[4] At the 2012 World Championship in Finland and Sweden, Ryan Murray became the first draft eligible prospect to represent Canada at the Ice Hockey World Championship.
Canada successfully defended gold at Sochi 2014, becoming the first men's team to do so since the Soviet Union in 1988 and the first to finish the tournament undefeated since 1984. Their relentless offensive pressure and stifling defence has earned the 2014 squad praise as perhaps the best, most complete Team Canada ever assembled.[5] Drew Doughty and Shea Weber led the team in scoring, while Jonathan Toews scored the gold medal-winning goal in the first period of a 3–0 win over Sweden in the final. The architect behind the 2010 and 2014 teams, Steve Yzerman, immediately stepped down as general manager following the win.[6]
Led by general manager Jim Nill, head coach Todd McLellan, and the late addition of captain Sidney Crosby, Canada won the 2015 IIHF World Championship in dominating fashion over Russia, their first win at the worlds since 2007. By going undefeated, their hockey federation captured a 1 million Swiss franc bonus prize in the first year of its existence. Canada scored 66 goals in their 10 games and had the top three scorers of the tournament: Jason Spezza, Jordan Eberle and Taylor Hall. Tyler Seguin also led the championship with nine goals. The win secured Canada’s return to number one on the IIHF world rankings for the first time since 2010.[7]
List of teams representing Canada from 1912 to 1963
Competition achievements
Olympic Games
All Olympic ice hockey tournaments between 1920 and 1968 also counted as World Championships. They have won a total of 15 Olympic medals.[8]
World Championships
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All Olympic ice hockey tournaments between 1920 and 1968 also counted as World Championships.[8] The 1920 Olympics were the first world championship. IIHF World Championships were not held during the Winter Olympic years of 1980, 1984 or 1988.[8]
Year | Location | Result |
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1912 | Brussels, Belgium | Silver |
1920 | Antwerp, Belgium | Gold |
1924 | Chamonix, France | Gold |
1928 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | Gold |
1930 | Chamonix, France; Berlin, Germany; Vienna, Austria | Gold |
1931 | Krynica, Poland | Gold |
1932 | Lake Placid, US | Gold |
1933 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Silver |
1934 | Milan, Italy | Gold |
1935 | Davos, Switzerland | Gold |
1936 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Silver |
1937 | London, Great Britain | Gold |
1938 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Gold |
1939 | Zürich / Basel, Switzerland | Gold |
World Championships not held from 1940–1946 during World War II. | ||
1948 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | Gold |
1949 | Stockholm, Sweden | Silver |
1950 | London, Great Britain | Gold |
1951 | Paris, France | Gold |
1952 | Oslo, Norway | Gold |
1954 | Stockholm, Sweden | Silver |
1955 | Krefeld / Dortmund / Cologne, West Germany | Gold |
1956 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Bronze |
1958 | Oslo, Norway | Gold |
1959 | Prague / Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | Gold |
1960 | Squaw Valley, US | Silver |
1961 | Geneva / Lausanne, Switzerland | Gold |
1962 | Colorado Springs / Denver, US | Silver |
1963 | Stockholm, Sweden | 4th place |
1964 | Innsbruck, Austria | 4th place |
1965 | Tampere, Finland | 4th place |
1966 | Ljubljana, Yugoslavia | Bronze |
1967 | Vienna, Austria | Bronze |
1968 | Grenoble, France | Bronze |
1969 | Stockholm, Sweden | 4th place |
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1977 | Vienna, Austria | 4th place |
1978 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Bronze |
1979 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 4th place |
1981 | Gothenburg / Stockholm, Sweden | 4th place |
1982 | Helsinki / Tampere, Finland | Bronze |
1983 | Düsseldorf / Dortmund / Munich, West Germany | Bronze |
1985 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Silver |
1986 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Bronze |
1987 | Vienna, Austria | 4th place |
1989 | Stockholm / Södertälje, Sweden | Silver |
1990 | Bern / Fribourg, Switzerland | 4th place |
1991 | Turku / Helsinki / Tampere, Finland | Silver |
1992 | Prague / Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | 8th place |
1993 | Dortmund / Munich, Germany | 4th place |
1994 | Bolzano / Canazei / Milan, Italy | Gold |
1995 | Stockholm / Gävle, Sweden | Bronze |
1996 | Vienna, Austria | Silver |
1997 | Helsinki / Turku / Tampere, Finland | Gold |
1998 | Zürich / Basel, Switzerland | 6th place |
1999 | Oslo / Lillehammer / Hamar, Norway | 4th place |
2000 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | 4th place |
2001 | Cologne / Hanover / Nuremberg, Germany | 5th place |
2002 | Gothenburg / Karlstad / Jönköping, Sweden | 6th place |
2003 | Helsinki / Tampere / Turku, Finland | Gold |
2004 | Prague / Ostrava, Czech Republic | Gold |
2005 | Innsbruck / Vienna, Austria | Silver |
2006 | Riga, Latvia | 4th place |
2007 | Moscow / Mytishchi, Russia | Gold |
2008 | Quebec City / Halifax, Canada | Silver |
2009 | Bern / Kloten, Switzerland | Silver |
2010 | Cologne / Mannheim / Gelsenkirchen, Germany | 7th place |
2011 | Bratislava / Košice, Slovakia | 5th place |
2012 | Helsinki, Finland / Stockholm, Sweden | 5th place |
2013 | Stockholm, Sweden / Helsinki, Finland | 5th place |
2014 | Minsk, Belarus | 5th place |
2015 | Prague / Ostrava, Czech Republic | Gold |
Summit Series
Canada Cup
World Cup of Hockey
Spengler Cup
In the Spengler Cup, Team Canada competes against European club teams such as HC Davos who host the tournament every year in Vaillant Arena. Canada was initially represented by the standing national team at this event, but subsequently is usually made up of Canadians playing in European leagues or the AHL. Team Canada has won a total of 13 Spengler Cups, which is the second-most behind host team HC Davos, who has the tournament 15 times.
Results | Years |
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Winner | 1984, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2012, 2015 |
Runners-up | 1985, 1988, 1990, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 |
Team
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Last roster
Roster for the 2015 IIHF World Championship.[28]
Teams are based on the time of the Championship.
Head coach: Todd McLellan
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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2 | D | Dan Hamhuis – A | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | December 13, 1982 | Vancouver Canucks |
4 | F | Taylor Hall | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | November 14, 1991 | Edmonton Oilers |
5 | D | Aaron Ekblad | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | February 7, 1996 | Florida Panthers |
6 | D | Jake Muzzin | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | February 21, 1989 | Los Angeles Kings |
7 | F | Sean Couturier | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | December 7, 1992 | Philadelphia Flyers |
9 | F | Matt Duchene | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | January 16, 1991 | Colorado Avalanche |
10 | F | Brayden Schenn | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | August 22, 1991 | Philadelphia Flyers |
14 | F | Jordan Eberle | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | May 15, 1990 | Edmonton Oilers |
20 | F | Cody Eakin | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | May 24, 1991 | Dallas Stars |
22 | D | Tyson Barrie | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | July 26, 1991 | Colorado Avalanche |
28 | F | Claude Giroux | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | January 12, 1988 | Philadelphia Flyers |
29 | F | Nathan MacKinnon | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | September 1, 1995 | Colorado Avalanche |
31 | G | Martin Jones | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | January 10, 1990 | San Jose Sharks |
41 | G | Mike Smith | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | March 22, 1982 | Arizona Coyotes |
46 | D | Patrick Wiercioch | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | September 12, 1990 | Ottawa Senators |
58 | D | David Savard | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | October 22, 1990 | Columbus Blue Jackets |
63 | F | Tyler Ennis | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | October 6, 1989 | Buffalo Sabres |
73 | F | Tyler Toffoli | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | April 24, 1992 | Los Angeles Kings |
79 | F | Ryan O'Reilly | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | February 7, 1991 | Buffalo Sabres |
87 | F | Sidney Crosby – C | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | August 7, 1987 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
88 | D | Brent Burns | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 105 kg (231 lb) | March 9, 1985 | San Jose Sharks |
90 | F | Jason Spezza – A | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | June 13, 1983 | Dallas Stars |
91 | F | Tyler Seguin | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | January 31, 1992 | Dallas Stars |
Coaches
List of coaches of the Canada men's national ice hockey team.
- Olympics
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- Summit Series, Canada Cup, World Cup
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- World Championships
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See also
- Canada men's national junior ice hockey team
- Canada men's national ice sledge hockey team
- List of Canadian national ice hockey team rosters
- Canada men's national field hockey team
- List of IIHF World Under-20 Championship players for Canada
References
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