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{{Infobox national hockey team
| Name               = Canada
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| Most games         =
| Top scorer         = Jordan Eberle (14)
| Most points        = Eric Lindros (31)
| Home Stadium       =
| IIHF code          = CAN
| IIHF Rank          =
| IIHF max           =
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| Team_Colors        = {{Color box|red}} {{Color box|white}} {{Color box|black}}
| Jerseys            =
| First game         = {{ihj|CAN}} 5 – 4 {{ihj-rt|USA}} <br /> <small>([[Leningrad]], [[Soviet Union]]; December 27, 1973)</small>
| Largest win        = {{ihj|CAN}} 18 – 2 {{ihj-rt|FRG}}<br /><small>(Kitchener, Ontario, [[Canada]]; December 27, 1985)</small> <br />{{ihj|CAN}} 16 – 0 {{ihj-rt|LAT}} <br /> <small>(Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, [[Canada]]; December 26, 2009)</small>
| Largest loss       = {{ihj|SWE}} 17 – 1 {{ihj-rt|CAN}} <br /> <small>([[Tampere]], [[Finland]]; December 26, 1975)</small>
| World champ2 name  = [[IIHF World U20 Championship]]
| World champ2 apps  = 43
| World champ2 first = 1974
| World champ2 best  = [[File:Gold medal icon.png|16px]] ''Gold'': 16 – ([[1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1982]], [[1985 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1985]], [[1988 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1988]], [[1990 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1990]], [[1991 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1991]], [[1993 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1993]], [[1994 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1994]], [[1995 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1995]], [[1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1996]], [[1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1997]], [[2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2005]], [[2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2006]], [[2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2007]], [[2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2008]], [[2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2009]], [[2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2015]])
| Record             = 202–55–23
}}
{{MedalBox|medals=
{{Medal|Sport|[[IIHF World U20 Championship|World Junior Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze  |[[1974 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1974 Soviet Union]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Silver  |[[1975 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1975 Canada/USA]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Silver  |[[1976 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1976 Finland]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Silver  |[[1977 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1977 Czechoslovakia]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Bronze  |[[1978 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1978 Canada]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold    |[[1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1982 USA]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Bronze  |[[1983 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1983 Soviet Union]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold    |[[1985 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1985 Finland]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Silver  |[[1986 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1986 Canada]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold    |[[1988 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1988 Soviet Union]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold    |[[1990 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1990 Finland]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold    |[[1991 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1991 Canada]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold    |[[1993 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1993 Sweden]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold    |[[1994 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1994 Czech Republic]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold    |[[1995 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1995 Canada]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold    |[[1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1996 USA]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold    |[[1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1997 Switzerland]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Silver  |[[1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1999 Canada]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Bronze  |[[2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2000 Sweden]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Bronze  |[[2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2001 Russia]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Silver  |[[2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2002 Czech Republic]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Silver  |[[2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2003 Canada]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Silver  |[[2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2004 Finland]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold    |[[2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2005 USA]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold    |[[2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2006 Canada]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold    |[[2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2007 Sweden]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold    |[[2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2008 Czech Republic]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold    |[[2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2009 Canada]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Silver  |[[2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2010 Canada]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Silver  |[[2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2011 USA]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Bronze  |[[2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2012 Canada]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold    |[[2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2015 Canada]]|Canada}}
}}

The '''Canadian men's national under-20 ice hockey team''' is the [[ice hockey]] team representing [[Canada]] internationally in under-20 competition. Their primary participation in this age group comes at the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]'s [[IIHF World U20 Championship|World Junior Championship]], held annually every December and January. The team also participates in various exhibition matches and occasional exhibition series, such as the [[2007 Super Series]] against their [[Russia]]n counterparts, an eight-game exhibition series commemorating the 35th anniversary of the 1972 [[Summit Series]] .

The national junior team is extremely popular in Canada, even more so than the [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|men's senior team]] which plays at the World Championships. World Junior events in Canada are often sold out, television ratings are extremely high, and even events in Europe are well attended by a contingent of Canadian fans.

The Canadian junior team is one of the most successful in the world, having medalled in 29 of 39 events held since 1977, winning a record 16 gold medals. Its success can be traced back to the formation of the Program of Excellence in 1982 by the [[Hockey Canada|Canadian Amateur Hockey Association]], which created the first true national junior team. Since that time, Canada has won 16 of 34 World Junior championships – including five in a row on two occasions, 1993–1997 and 2005–2009 – and medalled in all but seven tournaments.

==History==

===Early tournaments (1974–1981)===
The [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] (IIHF) created an invitation-only junior tournament for the top ice hockey nations in the world to be held in late December 1973 and early January 1974 in [[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]], [[Soviet Union]]. It featured six teams: the [[Soviet Union]], [[Czechoslovakia]], [[Sweden]], [[Finland]], the [[United States]] and Canada. The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) hoped to send the defending [[Memorial Cup]] champion Toronto Marlboros to represent Canada, but after they declined, the Peterborough Petes, runner up to Toronto in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) standings, was sent.<ref>{{Harvnb|Podnieks|1998|p=10}}</ref> The Petes finished third, despite being the only club team in the tournament<ref>{{Harvnb|Podnieks|1998|pp=11–12}}</ref>

A second tournament was held in [[1975 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1975]], primarily in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The CAHA sent an all-star team made up of players representing the Western Canada Hockey League WCHL as Canada's representative. The team finished in second place with a 4–1 record, their lone loss at the hands of the champion Soviet Union.<ref>{{Harvnb|Podnieks|1998|pp=14–15}}</ref> As the OHA and WCHL had each sent a representative already, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) sent Canada's entry in the form of the Sherbrooke Beavers for the [[1976 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1976 tournament]]. The team finished second despite scoring only 12 goals and giving up 27 in four games<ref>{{Harvnb|Podnieks|1998|pp=17–19}}</ref>

The growing popularity of international competition begun by the 1972 [[Summit Series]] and continued with the [[Canada Cup]] led the IIHF to formalize the tournament in [[1977 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1977]] as the [[IIHF World U20 Championship]] (colloquially the World Junior Hockey Championship).<ref>{{Harvnb|Podnieks|1998|p=7}}</ref> The defending Memorial Cup champion St. Catharines Fincups of the OHA represented Canada at this first official tournament, winning the silver medal, while Dale McCourt was named the tournament's best forward.<ref>{{Harvnb|Podnieks|1998|p=20}}</ref> The [[1978 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1978 tournament]] was held in Montreal.<ref name="TSN1977–1981">{{citation |url=http://www.tsn.ca/World_jrs/feature/?fid=3224 |title=1977–1981 |publisher=The Sports Network |accessdate=2012-01-09}}</ref> It was the first major international tournament for Wayne Gretzky, a 16-year-old phenom whom the Montreal crowd cheered wildly.<ref name="Podnieks1998-39">{{Harvnb|Podnieks|1998|pp=39–40}}</ref> Though he led the tournament in scoring with 17 points,<ref name="TSN1977–1981" /> Canada managed only a bronze medal after losing the final round-robin game to Sweden, 6–5, in which they needed only a tie for silver.<ref name="Podnieks1998-39" />

The following three years yielded poor results.  The [[1979 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1979]] team was represented primarily by the WHL's New Westminster Bruins and finished in fifth place.<ref>{{Harvnb|Podnieks|1998|pp=51–52}}</ref> The CAHA nearly chose not to send a team in [[1980 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1980]] due to travel costs, but donations from the three major junior leagues ensured Canada's participation.  The Peterborough Petes formed the primary core of the team, supplemented by players from other OHA squads.  The result, however, was another fifth-place finish.<ref>{{Harvnb|Podnieks|1998|pp=63–64}}</ref> The [[1981 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1981 tournament]] was even worse, as the Cornwall Royals, with some additions from other QMJHL teams, finished in seventh place out of eight teams.<ref>{{Harvnb|Podnieks|1998|p=76}}</ref>

===Program of Excellence===
The CAHA had long hoped to send a true national team to the tournament, but were limited by costs.  To assemble such a team in 1981 would have cost four times the amount it spent to send the Cornwall Royals. The CAHA lacked the resources for such a program and preferred not to send a team at all if it couldn't send its best. However, it was in a dispute at the time with [[Hockey Canada]] and feared that if it did not send a team, the IIHF would turn to the rival governing body instead.<ref>{{Harvnb|Podnieks|1998|p=78}}</ref>  Though the CAHA typically sent the defending Memorial Cup champion, those teams were typically weakened by the loss of graduating players and were often only a shadow of the team which won their championships.<ref>{{harvnb|Joyce|2011|p=1}}</ref> Disappointed by frequent complaints from European teams that the Canadian juniors were just "slugs" who couldn't play the game at an elite level, CAHA president Murray Costello finally set out to build a true national team program.<ref>{{citation |last=Hornby |first=Lance |url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/News/2005/11/08/1297737-sun.html |title=Costello rebuilt national pride |work=Toronto Sun |date=2005-11-08 |accessdate=2012-01-09}}</ref>

Known as the "Program of Excellence", Costello and the CAHA proposed a multifaceted approach that would see Canada send its top eligible juniors from across the nation.  It included the creation of U-17 and U-18 programs to develop younger players and a summer training camp to evaluate potential players for the junior team.  The three major-junior leagues were initially reluctant to support the proposal, as it would have required them to surrender their top players for a longer period for the tournament, as well as their younger players for regional development tournaments.  The CAHA ultimately gained the support of each league,<ref>{{harvnb|Joyce|2011|p=3}}</ref> but not before having to also convince them to allow the organization to also invite eligible players from outside major junior hockey.<ref>{{Harvnb|Podnieks|1998|p=92}}</ref>

The team that was sent to the [[1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1982 Tournament]] in Rochester, Minnesota was the first true national junior team sent.  It was composed of ten players from the WHL, four from the OHL, three from the QMJHL, two playing United States college and one playing professionally in the [[SM-liiga|Finnish league]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Podnieks|1998|p=103}}</ref> The team lacked star players, but relied on a balanced offence and strong defence to post a 6–0–1 record in the round robin tournament. Canada defeated the Soviet Union 7–0 in the second-to-last game, the worst defeat the Soviets suffered in the tournament's history.<ref name="TSN1982">{{citation |url=http://www.tsn.ca/world_jrs/feature/?fid=985 |title=1982 – Minnesota, USA |publisher=The Sports Network |accessdate=2012-01-09}}</ref>  The game was played at the Winnipeg Arena before a rabid crowd, which amazed the players.<ref name="Joyce2011-10">{{harvnb|Joyce|2011|p=10}}</ref>  The Canadians entered the final game, against Czechoslovakia, guaranteed a silver medal, and needed only a tie to win gold.  Played at a half-full arena in Rochester, the Czechs entered the third period leading 2–1, and would have had a larger lead if not for goaltender Mike Moffat.  Two third-period goals gave Canada the lead before the Czechs tied it.  They held on despite a frenzied attack in the final minutes to end with a 3–3 tie, and win Canada's first gold medal in the tournament's history.<ref name="Joyce2011-10" />

The arena either did not have a copy of the Canadian anthem, or had technical difficulty with it, so was unable to follow the IIHF tradition of playing the winning team's anthem following the game.  The players themselves chose to sing the anthem, badly off-key, an image that has since become an iconic moment in the junior program's history.<ref>{{harvnb|Joyce|2011|p=11}}</ref>  The gold medal marked the first international amateur championship for Canada in 20 years,<ref>{{citation |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2FsxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7KQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2970,1115859 |title=Canadian juniors win 'miracle' gold |work=Montreal Gazette |date=1982-01-04 |accessdate=2012-01-09 |page=28}}</ref> and established the value of the Program of Excellence.<ref>{{Harvnb|Podnieks|1998|p=107}}</ref>

===Rivalry with the Soviet Union (1983–1991)===
Attempting to repeat as champions in [[1983 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1983]], Canada endured numerous incidents and mind games perpetrated by the host Soviet Union.  The Soviets initially refused to grant a sufficient number of visas for the Canadian delegation, then when the team landed in [[Leningrad]], had their clothing and equipment seized immediately by government officials. It was returned three hours later, but only after the team threatened to withdraw from the tournament.<ref>{{Harvnb|Podnieks|1998|pp=109–110}}</ref> Canada's first three games, all wins, were played in a small, empty arena. The fourth game was against the hosts in a larger rink at full capacity, which the team was denied the ability to practice in beforehand.  The players struggled to adapt to the new playing conditions, losing 7–3, and even surrendered a goal when they mistook a whistle from somewhere in the crowd for the referees whistle and stopped playing. The Canadians finished with the bronze medal.<ref>{{harvnb|Joyce|2011|pp=15–17}}</ref>  The game against the Soviets was a much closer affair in the following year, ending in a 3–3 tie. However, Canada needed a win in the game to retain a chance for gold.  Left with bronze as the best possibility, the disheartened Canadians lost to Czechoslovakia in the final game of the tournament and finished in fourth place.<ref>{{harvnb|Joyce|2011|p=20}}</ref>

Canada and Czechoslovakia entered their contest on the final day of the [[1985 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1985 tournament]] in [[Sweden]] with identical 5–0–1 records. Playing for the gold medal, the game was dominated by the goaltenders: Craig Billington and Dominik Hašek. It ended in a 2–2 draw and Canada claimed gold in the round-robin tournament as a result of a better goal differential. It was the nation's first World Championship won on European ice in 24 years.<ref>{{harvnb|Joyce|2011|pp=22–25}}</ref> With 5–0 records, Canada and the Soviet Union again faced off for the gold medal in their match-up at the [[1986 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1986]] in Hamilton. The Soviets emerged 4–1 victors and won the gold, while Canada finished as silver medalists.<ref>{{Harvnb|Podnieks|1998|pp=152–153}}</ref>

Believing that the Canada-Soviet match-up would again determine who won gold, the Czechoslovak hosts scheduled the two teams to be the final game of the [[1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1987 tournament]]. It did not turn out that way, as the Soviets struggled and were eliminated from contention. Canada, however, could win silver with a victory, or gold with a victory of more than four goals.<ref>{{harvnb|Joyce|2006|p=116}}</ref> Norwegian referee Hans Rønning, assigned based on his neutrality despite his inexperience officiating at the international level,<ref name="NYTBurns">{{citation |first=John F. |last=Burns |title=Diplomacy takes hard check |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE7D61E39F931A25752C0A961948260 |work=New York Times |date=1987-01-12 |accessdate=2012-01-11}}</ref> quickly lost control as both teams frequently hacked and slashed each other.  Midway through the second period, with Canada leading 4–2, a line brawl broke out that ultimately involved nearly every player for both teams after the Soviets left their bench, closely followed by the Canadians.  The melee lasted 20 minutes, ending only when the players were too exhausted to continue fighting.<ref>{{harvnb|Joyce|2011|pp=41–42}}</ref>  The brawl, which became known as the [[Punch-up in Piestany]], resulted in the disqualification of Canada and the Soviet Union.<ref name="NYTBurns" />

Players who were on the 1987 team entered the [[1988 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1988 tournament]] in Moscow seeking redemption.<ref>{{harvnb|Joyce|2011|p=50}}</ref>  They won the gold medal, finishing the tournament at 6–0–1. The 3–2 victory over the Soviet Union was the difference maker, dropping the tournament hosts to the silver medal.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.tsn.ca/world_jrs/feature/?fid=987 |title=1988 – Moscow, Russia |publisher=The Sports Network |accessdate=2012-01-11}}</ref> Canada would achieve the same feat at the [[1990 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1990]] and [[1991 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1991]] tournaments, capturing back-to-back gold medals for the first time, hinging on crucial wins over the Soviet Union. This ultimately broke the tie in points at the top of the standings each time, leaving the Soviets with silver.

===Golden years (1993–1997)===
From 1993 through to 1997, Canada won a record five-straight gold medals. The streak started under difficult circumstances beginning at the [[1993 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]] in Sweden, one of the most competitive engagements in tournament history.<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.tsn.ca/world_jrs/feature/?fid=990 | title = 1993 – Gavle, Sweden |work=TSN | date = | accessdate =December 10, 2013}}</ref> The host Swedes, led by Peter Forsberg, Markus Naslund, and Niklas Sundstrom, broke scoring records. In [[1995 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1995]] the host Canadians benefited from a squad bolstered by the 1994-95 NHL lockout, resulting in a perfect record on their way to gold.<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.tsn.ca/world_jrs/feature/?fid=1045 | title = 1995 – Red Deer, Canada |work=TSN | date = | accessdate =December 10, 2013}}</ref> The streak culminated at the [[1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1997]] tournament in [[Switzerland]], with excellent defence and goaltending covering for an offence that struggled early in the competition.<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.tsn.ca/world_jrs/feature/?fid=1186 | title = 1997 – Geneva and Morges, Switzerland |work=TSN | date = | accessdate =December 10, 2013}}</ref> The run of dominance ended in [[1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1998]], when the team buckled under enormous media pressure and lost interest once gold was no longer a possibility, suffering an embarrassing eighth place exit.

===Medal streak (1999–2012)===
At the [[1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]], Canada won silver as hosts in Winnipeg, dropping a 3–2 final in overtime to a powerful, deep Russian team. The tournament set records for attendance.<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.tsn.ca/world_jrs/feature/?fid=3905 | title = 1999 – Winnipeg, Canada |work=TSN | date = | accessdate =December 10, 2013}}</ref> This would also be the start of another unrivaled display of junior hockey by Canada, claiming 14-straight medals from 1999–[[2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2012]], including their second run of five-straight gold medals from [[2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2005]] through to [[2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2009]]. At the 2009 tournament in Ottawa where Team Canada last captured gold, Canada faced defeat against Russia in the final seconds of their semi-final before Jordan Eberle scored the equalizing goal with 5.4 seconds remaining in the game, forcing overtime. Canada would win in a shootout and go on to rout Sweden 5–1 in the final. John Tavares, the future first overall selection at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, was named most valuable player of the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.tsn.ca/world_jrs/feature/?fid=11943 | title = 2009 – Ottawa, Canada |work=TSN | date = | accessdate =December 10, 2013}}</ref>

==World Junior Championship record==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=40| Year
!width=40| {{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40| {{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40| {{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40| {{Tooltip|T|Ties}}
!width=40| {{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40| {{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40| {{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
!width=40| Rank
|- style="background:#ffdab9;"
| ''[[1974 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1974]]'' || 5 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 17 || 23 || 6 || {{Bronze03}}
|- style="background:#dce5e5;"
| ''[[1975 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1975]]'' || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 27 || 10 || 8 || {{Silver02}}
|- style="background:#dce5e5;"
| ''[[1976 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1976]]'' || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 12 || 27 || 4 || {{Silver02}}
|- style="background:#dce5e5;"
| [[1977 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1977]] || 7 || 5 || 1 || 1 || 50 || 20 || 11 || {{Silver02}}
|- style="background:#ffdab9;"
| [[1978 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1978]] || 6 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 36 || 18 || 8 || {{Bronze03}}
|-
| [[1979 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1979]] || 5 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 23 || 10 || 6 || 5th
|-
| [[1980 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1980]] || 5 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 25 || 18 || 6 || 5th
|-
| [[1981 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1981]] || 5 || 1 || 3 || 1 || 26 || 25 || 3 || 7th
|- style="background:#f7f6a8;"
| [[1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1982]] || 7 || 6 || 0 || 1 || 45 || 14 || 13 || {{Gold01}}
|- style="background:#ffdab9;"
| [[1983 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1983]] || 7 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 39 || 24 || 9 || {{Bronze03}}
|-
| [[1984 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1984]] || 7 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 39 || 17 || 9 || 4th
|- style="background:#f7f6a8;"
| [[1985 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1985]] || 7 || 5 || 0 || 2 || 44 || 14 || 12 || {{Gold01}}
|- style="background:#dce5e5;"
| [[1986 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1986]] || 7 || 5 || 2 || 0 || 54 || 21 || 10 || {{Silver02}}
|- style="background:#ff9999;"
| [[1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1987]] || 6 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 41 || 23 || 9 || ''[[Punch-up in Piestany|DSQ]]''
|- style="background:#f7f6a8;"
| [[1988 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1988]] || 7 || 6 || 0 || 1 || 37 || 16 || 13 || {{Gold01}}
|-
| [[1989 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1989]] || 7 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 31 || 23 || 9 || 4th
|- style="background:#f7f6a8;"
| [[1990 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1990]] || 7 || 5 || 1 || 1 || 36 || 18 || 11 || {{Gold01}}
|- style="background:#f7f6a8;"
| [[1991 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1991]] || 7 || 5 || 1 || 1 || 40 || 18 || 11 || {{Gold01}}
|-
| [[1992 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1992]] || 7 || 2 || 3 || 2 || 21 || 30 || 6 || 6th
|- style="background:#f7f6a8;"
| [[1993 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1993]] || 7 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 37 || 17 || 12 || {{Gold01}}
|- style="background:#f7f6a8;"
| [[1994 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1994]] || 7 || 6 || 0 || 1 || 39 || 20 || 13 || {{Gold01}}
|- style="background:#f7f6a8;"
| [[1995 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1995]] || 7 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 49 || 22 || 14 || {{Gold01}}
|- style="background:#f7f6a8;"
| [[1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1996]] || 6 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 27 || 8 || 12 || {{Gold01}}
|- style="background:#f7f6a8;"
| [[1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1997]] || 7 || 5 || 0 || 2 || 27 || 13 || 12 || {{Gold01}}
|-
| [[1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1998]] || 7 || 2 || 5+ || 0 || 13 || 18 || 4 || 8th
|- style="background:#dce5e5;"
| [[1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1999]] || 7 || 4 || 2+ || 1 || 30 || 15 || 9 || {{Silver02}}
|- style="background:#ffdab9;"
| [[2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2000]] || 7 || 4 || 1 || 2 || 23 || 14 || 10 || {{Bronze03}}
|- style="background:#ffdab9;"
| [[2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2001]] || 7 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 26 || 16 || 9 || {{Bronze03}}
|- style="background:#dce5e5;"
| [[2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2002]] || 7 || 5 || 2 || 0 || 40 || 14 || 10 || {{Silver02}}
|- style="background:#dce5e5;"
| [[2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2003]] || 6 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 26 || 11 || 10 || {{Silver02}}
|- style="background:#dce5e5;"
| [[2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2004]] || 6 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 35 || 9 || 10 || {{Silver02}}
|- style="background:#f7f6a8;"
| [[2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2005]] || 6 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 42 || 7 || 12 || {{Gold01}}
|- style="background:#f7f6a8;"
| [[2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2006]] || 6 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 25 || 6 || 12 || {{Gold01}}
|- style="background:#f7f6a8;"
| [[2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2007]] || 6 || 6* || 0 || 0 || 20 || 7 || 17 || {{Gold01}}
|- style="background:#f7f6a8;"
| [[2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2008]] || 7 || 6* || 1 || 0 || 23 || 10 || 17 || {{Gold01}}
|- style="background:#f7f6a8;"
| [[2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2009]] || 6 || 6* || 0 || 0 || 46 || 12 || 17 ||  {{Gold01}}
|- style="background:#dce5e5;"
| [[2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2010]] || 6 || 5† || 1+ || 0 || 46 || 13 || 15 || {{Silver02}}
|- style="background:#dce5e5;"
| [[2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2011]] || 7 || 5 || 2‡ || 0 || 39 || 19 || 16 || {{Silver02}}
|- style="background:#ffdab9;"
| [[2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2012]] || 6 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 35 || 11 || 15 || {{Bronze03}}
|-
| [[2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2013]] || 6 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 27 || 19 || 12 || 4th
|-
| [[2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2014]] || 7 || 4 || 3‡ || 0 || 25 || 20 || 13 || 4th
|- style="background:#f7f6a8;"
| [[2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2015]] || 7 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 39 || 9 || 12 ||  {{Gold01}}
|-
| [[2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2016]] || 5 || 2† || 3 || 0 || 18 || 18 || 5 || 6th
|}
[[File:Canada v Finland junior exhibition.png|thumb|right|The Canadians face off against the Finnish junior team at an exhibition game in Calgary.]]
The 1974, 1975 and 1976 tournaments were unofficial. The 1974 team was represented by the Peterborough Petes. Canada was ejected from the tournament in 1987 for a bench clearing brawl with the Soviet Union. In 1996, a playoff was added to the tournament (prior to this, it was just a round robin tournament.) Playoff games are included in record. Since 2007, the IIHF has awarded 3 points for a win, 2 points for an overtime win and 1 point for an overtime loss.

<nowiki>†</nowiki> Includes one win in extra time (in the preliminary round)<br />
<nowiki>‡</nowiki> Includes one loss in extra time (in the preliminary round)<br />
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Includes one win in extra time (in the playoff round)<br />
<nowiki>+</nowiki> Includes one loss in extra time (in the playoff round)

==Super Series==
In 2007, the Canadian junior team played the Russian junior team in an eight-game Super Series commemorating the 35th anniversary of the [[1972 Summit Series]]. For the 40th anniversary, the two teams competed in a [[2012 Canada–Russia Challenge|four-game series]] in August 2012. The two teams split the series, which was decided on an overtime goal by Ryan Strome after Game 4.<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.tsn.ca/world_jrs/story/?id=403114 | title = Canada takes Challenge with OT series winner |work=TSN | date = | accessdate =December 10, 2013}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! GP
! W
! L
! T
! GF
! GA
! Pts
! Rank
|-
| [[2007 Super Series|2007]] || 8 || 7 || 0 || 1 || 39 || 13 || 15 || Won Series
|-
| [[2012 Canada–Russia Challenge|2012]] || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 16 || 16 || 4 || Won Series
|}

==U18 Team==
{{ Infobox_national_hockey_team
| Name               = Canada
| Badge              = 
| Badge_size         = 
| Association        = [[Hockey Canada]]
| Nickname           =
| General Manager    = 
| Top scorer         = Jeff Friesen (9)
| Most points        = 
| IIHF code          = CAN
| Team_Colors        = {{Color box|red}} {{Color box|white}} {{Color box|black}}
| First game         = {{ih18|RUS}} 8 – 4 {{ih18-rt|CAN}}<br><small>([[Piešťany]], [[Czech Republic]]; April 11, 2002)</small>
| Largest win        = {{ih18|CAN}} 15 – 1 {{ih18-rt|DEN}}<br><small>([[České Budějovice]], [[Czech Republic]]; April 18, 2005)</small>
| Largest loss       = {{ih18|USA}} 10 – 3 {{ih18-rt|CAN}}<br><small>([[Piešťany]], [[Slovakia]]; April 18, 2002)</small>
<br>{{ih18|USA}} 10 – 3 {{ih18-rt|CAN}}<br><small>(Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States; April 24, 2016)</small>
| World champ2 name  = [[IIHF World U18 Championship]]
| World champ2 apps  = 14
| World champ2 first = 2002
| World champ2 best  = [[Image:Gold medal icon.png|16px]] ''Gold'': 3 - [[2003 IIHF World U18 Championships|2003]], [[2008 IIHF World U18 Championships|2008]], [[2013 IIHF World U18 Championships|2013]]
}}
{{MedalBox|medals=
{{Medal|Sport|[[IIHF World U18 Championship|World U18 Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold  |[[2003 IIHF World U18 Championships|2003 Russia]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold  |[[2008 IIHF World U18 Championships|2008 Russia]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold  |[[2013 IIHF World U18 Championships|2013 Russia]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2005 IIHF World U18 Championships|2005 Czech Republic]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2012 IIHF World U18 Championships|2012 Czech Republic]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2014 IIHF World U18 Championships|2014 Finland]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2015 IIHF World U18 Championships|2015 Switzerland]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Sport|[[Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament]]}}
{{Medal|Gold  |[[1992 Pacific Cup|1992 Japan]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold  |[[1994 La Copa Mexico|1994 Mexico]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold  |[[1996 Pacific Cup|1996 Canada]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold  |[[1997 Nations Cup|1997 Czech Republic]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold  |[[1998 Nations Cup|1998 Slovakia]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold  |[[1999 Nations Cup|1999 Czech Republic]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold  |[[2000 Nations Cup|2000 Slovakia]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold  |[[2001 Nations Cup|2001 Czech Republic]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold  |[[2002 Nations Cup|2002 Czech Republic/Slovakia]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold  |[[2003 U-18 Junior World Cup|2003 Czech Republic/Slovakia]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold  |[[2004 U-18 Junior World Cup|2004 Czech Republic/Slovakia]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold  |[[2005 U-18 Junior World Cup|2005 Czech Republic/Slovakia]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold  |[[2006 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament|2006 Czech Republic/Slovakia]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold  |[[2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament|2008 Czech Republic/Slovakia]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold  |[[2009 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament|2009 Czech Republic/Slovakia]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold  |[[2010 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament|2010 Czech Republic/Slovakia]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold  |[[2011 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament|2011 Czech Republic/Slovakia]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold  |[[2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament|2012 Czech Republic/Slovakia]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold  |[[2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament|2013 Czech Republic/Slovakia]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold  |[[2014 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament|2014 Czech Republic/Slovakia]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Gold  |[[2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament|2015 Czech Republic/Slovakia]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[1991 Phoenix Cup|1991 Japan]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[1995  Pacific Cup|1995 Japan]]|Canada}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1993  Pacific Cup|1993 Japan]]|Canada}}
}}
The '''Canadian men's national under 18 ice hockey team''' is the national under-18 team in Canada. This team is part of a three-stage Program of Excellence beginning with the Under-17 regional teams and ending with the National Junior Team. The primary objectives of the Under-18 program are to identify, evaluate and condition players to the rigors of international competition by giving first exposure to off-shore officiating, ice-surfaces, and travel.

The Under-18 squad traditionally competes in the month of August, during the off season, to allow players to further develop skills with their respective junior teams in the winter following a week-long camp. A 22-player roster is chosen by scouts and coaches from Hockey Canada to represent Canada on the international stage.

The first National Men’s Under-18 Team was created in 1981 with the development of the Program of Excellence and has since competed in many international competitions. For the first 10 years of the program the National Men’s Under-18 Team participated in exchange camps with the United States to provide both countries the opportunity to refine the skills of their most gifted young players against top caliber international competition. It was not until the Japanese Ice Hockey Federation introduced the Phoenix Cup, a four-nation tournament designed to improve Japan's international hockey program, in 1991 that Canada took part in an international tournament.

The Phoenix Cup (later the Pacific Cup and La Copa Mexico) was a single round robin competition between the national under-18 teams of Canada, Russia, Japan and the United States. It was competed for between 1991 and 1996, with tournaments in Japan, Mexico City and Nelson, B.C. In its six-year history, Canada took home three gold medals, two silver and one bronze.
In 1997 the National Men’s Under-18 Team competed against Slovakia and the Czech Republic in a three-nation tournament in the Czech Republic. Canada captured gold and repeated their performance the following year in Slovakia against Belarus, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic.

Since 2002, Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team has taken part in the [[IIHF World U18 Championship| IIHF World Under-18 Championship]], winning three gold medals (2003, 2008, and 2013), one silver medal (2005), and three bronze medals (2012, 2014, and 2015).<ref name=CN_feature_2007>{{cite news |url=http://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/Team-Canada/Men/Under-18.aspx|title= National Men's Under-18 Team|publisher=hockeycanada.ca|accessdate=2011-01-04}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/ Hockey Canada]
*[http://www.quanthockey.com/wjc-u20/en/teams/team-canada-players-career-wjc-u20-stats.html Canada men's U20 ice hockey team all-time scorer list] at quanthockey.com

{{Junior national teams}}
{{Wikipedia}}
[[Category:Junior national ice hockey teams]]