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{{Infobox national hockey team | {{Infobox national hockey team | ||
| Name = Canada | | Name = Canada | ||
| Badge = | | Badge = Maple Leaf (Pantone).png | ||
| Badge_size = | | Badge_size = 200px | ||
| Association = [[Hockey Canada]] | | Association = [[Hockey Canada]] | ||
| Nickname = ''Team Canada French: (Équipe Canada)'' | | Nickname = ''Team Canada French: (Équipe Canada)'' | ||
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| Most points = Cliff Ronning (156) | | Most points = Cliff Ronning (156) | ||
| IIHF code = CAN | | IIHF code = CAN | ||
| IIHF Rank = 1 | | IIHF Rank = 1 | ||
| IIHF max = 1 | | IIHF max = 1 | ||
| IIHF max date = first in 2003 | | IIHF max date = first in 2003 | ||
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| Largest win = {{ih|CAN|1921}} [[1949_World_Ice_Hockey_Championships#Group_A|47–0]] {{ih-rt|DEN}}<br />{{small|([[Stockholm]], Sweden; February 12, 1949)}} | | Largest win = {{ih|CAN|1921}} [[1949_World_Ice_Hockey_Championships#Group_A|47–0]] {{ih-rt|DEN}}<br />{{small|([[Stockholm]], Sweden; February 12, 1949)}} | ||
| Largest loss = {{ih|URS}} [[1977_World_Ice_Hockey_Championships#First_round|11–1]] {{ih-rt|CAN}}<br />{{small|([[Vienna]], Austria; April 24, 1977)}} | | Largest loss = {{ih|URS}} [[1977_World_Ice_Hockey_Championships#First_round|11–1]] {{ih-rt|CAN}}<br />{{small|([[Vienna]], Austria; April 24, 1977)}} | ||
| World champ apps = | | World champ apps = 77 | ||
| World champ first = 1920 | | World champ first = 1920 | ||
| World champ best = [[File:Gold medal icon.png|16px]] '' | | World champ best = [[File:Gold medal icon.png|16px]] Gold: '''28''' ([[1920 Summer Olympics|1920]], [[1924 Winter Olympics|1924]], [[1928 Winter Olympics|1928]], [[1930 World Ice Hockey Championships|1930]], [[1931 World Ice Hockey Championships|1931]], [[1932 Winter Olympics|1932]], [[1934 World Ice Hockey Championships|1934]], [[1935 World Ice Hockey Championships|1935]], [[1937 World Ice Hockey Championships|1937]], [[1938 World Ice Hockey Championships|1938]], [[1939 World Ice Hockey Championships|1939]], [[1948 Winter Olympics|1948]], [[1950 World Ice Hockey Championships|1950]], [[1951 World Ice Hockey Championships|1951]], [[1952 Winter Olympics|1952]], [[1955 World Ice Hockey Championships|1955]], [[1958 World Ice Hockey Championships|1958]], [[1959 World Ice Hockey Championships|1959]], [[1961 World Ice Hockey Championships|1961]], [[1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1994]], [[1997 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1997]], [[2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2003]], [[2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2004]], [[2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2007]], [[2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2015]], [[2016 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2016]], [[2021 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2021]], [[2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2023]]) | ||
| Olympic apps = | | Olympic apps = 23 | ||
| Olympic first = [[1920 Summer Olympics|1920]] | | Olympic first = [[1920 Summer Olympics|1920]] | ||
| Olympic medals = [[File:Gold medal icon.png|16px]] ''Gold'': 9 (1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1948, 1952, 2002, 2010, 2014)<br /> | | Olympic medals = [[File:Gold medal icon.png|16px]] ''Gold'': 9 (1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1948, 1952, 2002, 2010, 2014)<br /> | ||
[[File:Silver medal icon.png|16px]] ''Silver'': 4 (1936, 1960, 1992, 1994)<br /> | [[File:Silver medal icon.png|16px]] ''Silver'': 4 (1936, 1960, 1992, 1994)<br /> | ||
[[File:Bronze medal icon.png|16px]] ''Bronze'': | [[File:Bronze medal icon.png|16px]] ''Bronze'': 3 (1956, 1968, 2018) | ||
| Record = | | Record = 1237–425–132 | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{MedalBox|medals= | {{MedalBox|medals= | ||
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{{Medal|Bronze|[[1956 Winter Olympics|1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo]]|Team}} | {{Medal|Bronze|[[1956 Winter Olympics|1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo]]|Team}} | ||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1968 Winter Olympics|1968 Grenoble]]|Team}} | {{Medal|Bronze|[[1968 Winter Olympics|1968 Grenoble]]|Team}} | ||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2018 Winter Olympics|2018 Pyeongchang]]|Team}} | |||
{{Medal|Comp|[[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championships]]}} | {{Medal|Comp|[[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championships]]}} | ||
{{Medal|Gold|[[1920 Summer Olympics|1920 Antwerp]]|Team}} | {{Medal|Gold|[[1920 Summer Olympics|1920 Antwerp]]|Team}} | ||
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{{Medal|Gold|[[2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2007 Russia]]|Team}} | {{Medal|Gold|[[2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2007 Russia]]|Team}} | ||
{{Medal|Gold|[[2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2015 Czech Republic]]|Team}} | {{Medal|Gold|[[2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2015 Czech Republic]]|Team}} | ||
{{Medal|Silver|[[1933 | {{Medal|Gold|[[2016 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2016 Russia]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Silver|[[1936 Winter Olympics|1936 | {{Medal|Gold|[[2021 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2021 Latvia]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Silver|[[1949 | {{Medal|Gold|[[2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2023 Finland/Latvia]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Silver|[[1954 | {{Medal|Silver|[[1933 Ice Hockey World Championships|1933 Czechoslovakia]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Silver|[[1960 Winter Olympics|1960 | {{Medal|Silver|[[1936 Winter Olympics|1936 Germany]]|[[Ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics|Team]]}} | ||
{{Medal|Silver|[[1962 | {{Medal|Silver|[[1949 Ice Hockey World Championships|1949 Sweden]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Silver|[[1985 | {{Medal|Silver|[[1954 Ice Hockey World Championships|1954 Sweden]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Silver|[[1989 | {{Medal|Silver|[[1960 Winter Olympics|1960 United States]]|[[Ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics|Team]]}} | ||
{{Medal|Silver|[[1991 Men's | {{Medal|Silver|[[1962 Ice Hockey World Championships|1962 United States]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Silver|[[1996 Men's | {{Medal|Silver|[[1985 Ice Hockey World Championships|1985 Czechoslovakia]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Silver|[[2005 Men's | {{Medal|Silver|[[1989 Ice Hockey World Championships|1989 Sweden]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Silver|[[2008 Men's | {{Medal|Silver|[[1991 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1991 Finland]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Silver|[[2009 Men's | {{Medal|Silver|[[1996 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1996 Austria]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1956 Winter Olympics|1956 | {{Medal|Silver|[[2005 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2005 Austria]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1966 | {{Medal|Silver|[[2008 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2008 Canada]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1967 | {{Medal|Silver|[[2009 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2009 Switzerland]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1978 | {{Medal|Silver|[[2017 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2017 Germany/France]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1982 | {{Medal|Silver|[[2019 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2019 Slovakia]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1983 | {{Medal|Silver|[[2022 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2022 Finland]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1986 | {{Medal|Bronze|[[1956 Winter Olympics|1956 Italy]]|[[Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics|Team]]}} | ||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1995 Men's | {{Medal|Bronze|[[1966 Ice Hockey World Championships|1966 Yugoslavia]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1967 Ice Hockey World Championships|1967 Austria]]|}} | |||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1968 Winter Olympics|1968 France]]|[[Ice hockey at the 1968 Winter Olympics|Team]]}} | |||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1978 Ice Hockey World Championships|1978 Czechoslovakia]]|}} | |||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1982 Ice Hockey World Championships|1982 Finland]]|}} | |||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1983 Ice Hockey World Championships|1983 West Germany]]|}} | |||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1986 Ice Hockey World Championships|1986 Soviet Union]]|}} | |||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1995 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1995 Sweden]]|}} | |||
{{Medal|Comp|[[Canada Cup]] / [[World Cup of Hockey|World Cup]]}} | |||
{{Medal|Gold|[[1976 Canada Cup|1976 Montreal]]|}} | |||
{{Medal|Gold|[[1984 Canada Cup|1984 Edmonton]]|}} | |||
{{Medal|Gold|[[1987 Canada Cup|1987 Hamilton]]|}} | |||
{{Medal|Gold|[[1991 Canada Cup|1991 Hamilton]]|}} | |||
{{Medal|Gold|[[2004 World Cup of Hockey|2004 Toronto]]|}} | |||
{{Medal|Gold|[[2016 World Cup of Hockey|2016 Toronto]]|}} | |||
{{Medal|Silver|[[1981 Canada Cup|1981 Montreal]]|}} | |||
{{Medal|Silver|[[1996 World Cup of Hockey|1996 Montreal]]|}} | |||
{{Medal|Comp|[[Winter Universiade]]}} | |||
{{Medal|Gold|[[1981 Winter Universiade|1981 Jaca]]|Team}} | |||
{{Medal|Gold|[[1991 Winter Universiade|1991 Sapporo]]|Team}} | |||
{{Medal|Gold|[[2007 Winter Universiade|2007 Turin]]|Team}} | |||
{{Medal|Gold|[[2013 Winter Universiade|2013 Trentino]]|Team}} | |||
{{Medal|Gold|[[2023 Winter Universiade|2023 Lake Placid]]|Team}} | |||
{{Medal|Silver|[[1972 Winter Universiade|1972 Lake Placid]]|Team}} | |||
{{Medal|Silver|[[2001 Winter Universiade|2001 Zakopane]]|Team}} | |||
{{Medal|Silver|[[2009 Winter Universiade|2009 Harbin]]|Team}} | |||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1968 Winter Universiade|1968 Innsbruck]]|Team}} | |||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1987 Winter Universiade|1987 Štrbské Pleso]]|Team}} | |||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1997 Winter Universiade|1997 Muju-Jeonju]]|Team}} | |||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1999 Winter Universiade|1999 Poprad-Tatry]]|Team}} | |||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2003 Winter Universiade|2003 Tarvisio]]|Team}} | |||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2011 Winter Universiade|2011 Erzurum]]|Team}} | |||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2015 Winter Universiade|2015 Granada-Štrbské Pleso]]|Team}} | |||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2017 Winter Universiade|2017 Almaty]]|Team}} | |||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2019 Winter Universiade|2019 Krasnoyarsk]]|Team}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
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.<ref>[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/3/9/7/5/index1.shtml Hockey Canada]</ref> | 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.<ref>[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/3/9/7/5/index1.shtml Hockey Canada]</ref> | ||
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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.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://espn.go.com/olympics/hockey/story/_/id/12903940/canada-routs-defending-champ-russia-win-hockey-worlds|title=Canada wins first hockey worlds gold since 2007|work=ESPN|accessdate=19 May 2015}}</ref> | 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.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://espn.go.com/olympics/hockey/story/_/id/12903940/canada-routs-defending-champ-russia-win-hockey-worlds|title=Canada wins first hockey worlds gold since 2007|work=ESPN|accessdate=19 May 2015}}</ref> | ||
At the 2021 IIHF World Championship, following a cancelled 2020 tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada returned to the competition with a roster weaker than most years, featuring rare inclusions of draft prospects and other non-NHL prospects. The team lost three games in regulation to start the tournament, the first Canadian team in Worlds history to do so, and needed 10 points over the final four round robin games to make the playoff round. Winning the tiebreaker over Kazakhstan, Canada qualified for the playoff round as the lowest seed and managed wins over Russia and the United States before playing Finland for a rematch of the 2019 final in the gold medal game. Nick Paul's goal won the game for Canada in overtime, despite the Finns having either led or been tied the entire game, capping off a most unlikely Canadian IIHF men's gold. | |||
===List of teams representing Canada from 1912 to 1963=== | ===List of teams representing Canada from 1912 to 1963=== | ||
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===World Championships=== | ===World Championships=== | ||
All Olympic ice hockey tournaments between 1920 and 1968 also counted as World Championships.<ref name=hockeycanada/> The [[1920 Summer Olympics|1920 Olympics]] were the first world championship. IIHF World Championships were not held during the Winter Olympic years of 1980, 1984 or 1988.<ref name=hockeycanada/> | All Olympic ice hockey tournaments between 1920 and 1968 also counted as World Championships.<ref name=hockeycanada/> The [[1920 Summer Olympics|1920 Olympics]] were the first world championship. IIHF World Championships were not held during the Winter Olympic years of 1980, 1984 or 1988.<ref name=hockeycanada/> The 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||
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| [[2015 IIHF World Championship|2015]] || [[Prague]] / [[Ostrava]], Czech Republic ||bgcolor=gold| '''Gold''' | | [[2015 IIHF World Championship|2015]] || [[Prague]] / [[Ostrava]], Czech Republic ||bgcolor=gold| '''Gold''' | ||
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| [[2016 IIHF World Championship|2016]] || [[Moscow]] / [[Saint Petersburg]], Russia ||bgcolor=gold| '''Gold''' | |||
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| [[2017 IIHF World Championship|2017]] || [[Cologne]], Germany / [[Paris]], France || style="background:silver;"| '''Silver''' | |||
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| [[2018 IIHF World Championship|2018]] || [[Copenhagen]] / [[Herning]], Denmark || style="background:#9acdff;"| 4th place | |||
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| [[2019 IIHF World Championship|2019]] || [[Bratislava]] / [[Košice]], Slovakia || style="background:silver;"| '''Silver''' | |||
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| [[2021 IIHF World Championship|2021]] || [[Riga]], Latvia ||bgcolor=gold| '''Gold''' | |||
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| [[2022 IIHF World Championship|2022]] || [[Tampere]] / [[Helsinki]], Finland || style="background:silver;"| '''Silver''' | |||
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| [[2023 IIHF World Championship|2023]] || [[Tampere]], Finland / [[Riga]], Latvia ||bgcolor=gold| '''Gold''' | |||
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| [[2024 IIHF World Championship|2024]] || [[Prague]] / [[Ostrava]], Czech Republic || style="background:#9acdff;"| 4th place | |||
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* [[1996 World Cup of Hockey|1996]] – Runners-up | * [[1996 World Cup of Hockey|1996]] – Runners-up | ||
* [[2004 World Cup of Hockey|2004]] – '''Champions''' | * [[2004 World Cup of Hockey|2004]] – '''Champions''' | ||
* [[2016 World Cup of Hockey|2016]] – '''Champions''' | |||
===Spengler Cup=== | ===Spengler Cup=== | ||
In the [[Spengler Cup]], Team Canada competes against European club teams such as [[HC Davos]] who host the tournament every year in [[ | In the [[Spengler Cup]], Team Canada competes against European club teams, such as [[HC Davos]] who host the tournament every year in [[Eisstadion Davos]]. Canada used to be represented by the standing national team at this event, but is now usually made up of Canadians playing in European leagues or the [[American Hockey League]]. In [[2019 Spengler Cup|2019]], Team Canada won its 16th Spengler Cup, passing the host team HC Davos (last win in [[2011 Spengler Cup|2011]]) for the most titles. | ||
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! Results !! Years | ! Results !! Years | ||
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| style="background:gold;"| ''' | | style="background:gold;"| '''Winners'''||1984, 1986, 1987, [[1992 Spengler Cup|1992]], [[1995 Spengler Cup|1995]], [[1996 Spengler Cup|1996]], [[1997 Spengler Cup|1997]], [[1998 Spengler Cup|1998]], [[2002 Spengler Cup|2002]], [[2003 Spengler Cup|2003]], [[2007 Spengler Cup|2007]], [[2012 Spengler Cup|2012]], [[2015 Spengler Cup|2015]], [[2016 Spengler Cup|2016]], [[2017 Spengler Cup|2017]], [[2019 Spengler Cup|2019]] | ||
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| style="background:silver;"| '''Runners-up'''||1985, 1988, [[1990 Spengler Cup|1990]], [[2000 Spengler Cup|2000]], [[2001 Spengler Cup|2001]], [[2005 Spengler Cup|2005]], [[2006 Spengler Cup|2006]], [[2008 Spengler Cup|2008]], [[2010 Spengler Cup|2010]], [[2018 Spengler Cup|2018]] | |||
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| style="background: | | style="background:#c96;"| '''Third place'''||1989, [[1991 Spengler Cup|1991]], [[1994 Spengler Cup|1994]], [[1999 Spengler Cup|1999]], [[2004 Spengler Cup|2004]], [[2009 Spengler Cup|2009]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:03, 5 August 2024
Nickname(s) | Team Canada French: (Équipe Canada) |
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Association | Hockey Canada |
Most games | Brad Schlegel (304) |
Top scorer | Brad Schlegel |
Most points | Cliff Ronning (156) |
IIHF code | CAN |
IIHF ranking | 1 |
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) | |
Biggest win | |
Canada 47–0 Denmark (Stockholm, Sweden; February 12, 1949) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Soviet Union 11–1 Canada (Vienna, Austria; April 24, 1977) | |
IIHF World Championships | |
Appearances | 77 (first in 1920) |
Best result | Gold: 28 (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, 2016, 2021, 2023) |
Olympics | |
Appearances | 23 (first in 1920) |
Medals |
Gold: 9 (1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1948, 1952, 2002, 2010, 2014) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
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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]
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.
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.
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.[5]
At the 2021 IIHF World Championship, following a cancelled 2020 tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada returned to the competition with a roster weaker than most years, featuring rare inclusions of draft prospects and other non-NHL prospects. The team lost three games in regulation to start the tournament, the first Canadian team in Worlds history to do so, and needed 10 points over the final four round robin games to make the playoff round. Winning the tiebreaker over Kazakhstan, Canada qualified for the playoff round as the lowest seed and managed wins over Russia and the United States before playing Finland for a rematch of the 2019 final in the gold medal game. Nick Paul's goal won the game for Canada in overtime, despite the Finns having either led or been tied the entire game, capping off a most unlikely Canadian IIHF men's gold.
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.[6]
World Championships
All Olympic ice hockey tournaments between 1920 and 1968 also counted as World Championships.[6] The 1920 Olympics were the first world championship. IIHF World Championships were not held during the Winter Olympic years of 1980, 1984 or 1988.[6] The 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Year | Location | Result |
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1912 | Brussels, Belgium | Silver (Oxford Canadians) |
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 |
Canada did not participate in IIHF events from 1970–1976. | ||
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 |
2016 | Moscow / Saint Petersburg, Russia | Gold |
2017 | Cologne, Germany / Paris, France | Silver |
2018 | Copenhagen / Herning, Denmark | 4th place |
2019 | Bratislava / Košice, Slovakia | Silver |
2021 | Riga, Latvia | Gold |
2022 | Tampere / Helsinki, Finland | Silver |
2023 | Tampere, Finland / Riga, Latvia | Gold |
2024 | Prague / Ostrava, Czech Republic | 4th place |
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 Eisstadion Davos. Canada used to be represented by the standing national team at this event, but is now usually made up of Canadians playing in European leagues or the American Hockey League. In 2019, Team Canada won its 16th Spengler Cup, passing the host team HC Davos (last win in 2011) for the most titles.
Results | Years |
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Winners | 1984, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 |
Runners-up | 1985, 1988, 1990, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2018 |
Third place | 1989, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009 |
References
- ↑ Hockey Canada
- ↑ "NHL announces World Cup of Hockey for 2016". The Canadian Press. 2015-01-24. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-announces-world-cup-of-hockey-for-2016-1.2930670/. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
- ↑ Monsebraaten, Laurie. "Players in NHL are now eligible in the Olympics", Toronto Star, October 15, 1986.
- ↑ "Canada win thrilling final gold of Winter Olympics", BBC Sport, February 28, 2010. Retrieved on March 1, 2010.
- ↑ "Canada wins first hockey worlds gold since 2007". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/olympics/hockey/story/_/id/12903940/canada-routs-defending-champ-russia-win-hockey-worlds. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Hockey Canada-IIHF World Men's championship
- ↑ Podnieks 1997, pp. 1–10
- ↑ Podnieks 1997, pp. 11–22
- ↑ Podnieks 1997, pp. 23–32
- ↑ Podnieks 1997, pp. 33–40
- ↑ Podnieks 1997, pp. 41–52
- ↑ Podnieks 1997, pp. 53–66
- ↑ Podnieks 1997, pp. 67–78
- ↑ Podnieks 1997, pp. 79–88
- ↑ Podnieks 1997, pp. 89–100
- ↑ Podnieks 1997, pp. 101–112
- ↑ Podnieks 1997, pp. 113–124
- ↑ Podnieks 1997, pp. 137–146
- ↑ Podnieks 1997, pp. 147–158
- ↑ Podnieks 1997, pp. 159–172
- ↑ Podnieks 1997, pp. 173–182
- ↑ Podnieks 1997, pp. 183–194
- ↑ Wallechinsky 2002, p. 31
- ↑ Elliott, Helene. "Canada defeats U.S., 3–2, to win gold medal in men's hockey", Los Angeles Times, February 28, 2010. Retrieved on March 1, 2010.
- Podnieks, Andrew (1997). Canada's Olympic Hockey Teams: The Complete History, 1920–1998. Toronto: Doubleday Canada. ISBN 0-385-25688-4.
- Wallechinsky, David (2002). The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics, 2002, New York: The Overlook Press. ISBN 1-58567-185-1.
- Meltzer, Bill NHL.com article on 2007 IIHF World Championship gold medal. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
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