Canada
Nickname(s)
Team Canada (Équipe Canada) Association
Hockey Canada GM
Mark Messier Head coach
Craig MacTavish Assistants
Peter DeBoer Billy Moores Captain
Ray Whitney Most games
Sean Burke (156) Most points
Cliff Ronning (156) IIHF code
CAN IIHF ranking
2 Highest IIHF ranking
1 (first in 2009) Lowest IIHF ranking
3 (2006) Team colours
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
67 (first in 1920 ) Best result
Gold : 18 - 1930 , 1931 , 1934 , 1935 , 1937 , 1938 , 1939 , 1950 , 1951 , 1955 , 1958 , 1959 , 1961 , 1994 , 1997 , 2003 , 2004 , 2007 Olympics Appearances
20 (first in 1920 ) Medals
Gold : 8 – 1920 , 1924 , 1928 , 1932 , 1948 , 1952 , 2002 , 2010
Silver : 4 – 1936 , 1960 , 1992 , 1994
Bronze : 2 – 1956 , 1968 International record (W-L-T) 887–418–127
The Canadian national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Canada . The team is overseen by Hockey Canada , a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation , and participates in international competitions. 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 christened 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, winning the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union , four of five Canada Cups dating back to 1976, 8 Winter Olympics (the most of any participating hockey nation), including the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics , four consecutive IIHF World Championships , including eighteen total, and the 2004 World Cup of Hockey .
The current coach is Craig MacTavish . Canada is currently ranked second in the IIHF World Ranking .
From 1920 until 1963, the senior amateur club teams representing Canada, were usually the most recent Allan Cup champions. The last senior team 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 . Since 1964, the national team has two Olympic gold medals, and five world championship wins.
Before the emergence of the Soviet Union, Canada dominated hockey, winning six out of seven golds at the Olympics before 1956 and 13 world championship gold medals before 1961. From 1954 to 1991, Canada was able to win only four World Championships and no Winter Olympic Gold medals when the Soviet , Czechoslovak , and Swedish teams dominated. This was in part because Canada's best professional players were unable to attend these events as they had commitments with their respective 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 of America . Canadians and Americans were allowed to enhance their world championship teams with professional players; and the world championships were scheduled as late as possible to ensure more players would be 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 "Programme 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, veteran pros with NHL experience and, in a few cases, current NHLers who were holding out in contract disputes. This programme 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 finally won the World Championship in 1994 in Italy . Since that time, they have won in 1997, 2003, 2004, and 2007.
At the 2010 Olympics , Canada won the gold medal with a 3-2 win against the USA in the final. Sidney Crosby 's overtime goal secured Canada the final gold medal of the Games. [2]
Retired numbers Edit
Patrick Roy
Mario Lemieux
Wayne Gretzky
List of teams representing Canada from 1920 to 1963 Edit
Event Team Hometown
1920 Summer Olympics Winnipeg Falcons Winnipeg , Manitoba
1924 Winter Olympics Toronto Granites Toronto , Ontario
1928 Winter Olympics Toronto Varsity Grads Toronto , Ontario
1930 World Championships Toronto Canadas Toronto , Ontario
1931 World Championships Manitoba Grads Winnipeg , Manitoba
1932 Winter Olympics Winnipeg Winnipegs Winnipeg , Manitoba
1933 World Championships Toronto National Sea Fleas Toronto , Ontario
1934 World Championships Saskatoon Quakers Saskatoon , Saskatchewan
1935 World Championships Winnipeg Monarchs Winnipeg , Manitoba
1936 Winter Olympics Port Arthur Bearcats Port Arthur, Ontario
1937 World Championships Kimberley Dynamiters Kimberley, British Columbia
1938 World Championships Sudbury Wolves Sudbury, Ontario
1939 World Championships Trail Smoke Eaters Trail, British Columbia
World Championships not held from 1940–1946 during World War II .
1947 World Championships Did not participate
1948 Winter Olympics Ottawa RCAF Flyers Ottawa , Ontario
1949 World Championships Sudbury Wolves Sudbury, Ontario
1950 World Championships Edmonton Mercurys Edmonton , Alberta
1951 World Championships Lethbridge Maple Leafs Lethbridge , Alberta
1952 Winter Olympics Edmonton Mercurys Edmonton , Alberta
1953 World Championships Did not participate
1954 World Championships East York Lyndhursts East York, Ontario
1955 World Championships Penticton Vees Penticton , British Columbia
1956 Winter Olympics Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen Kitchener –Waterloo , Ontario
1957 World Championships Did not participate
1958 World Championships Whitby Dunlops Whitby, Ontario
1959 World Championships Belleville McFarlands Belleville, Ontario
1960 Winter Olympics Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen Kitchener –Waterloo , Ontario
1961 World Championships Trail Smoke Eaters Trail, British Columbia
1962 World Championships Galt Terriers Galt, Ontario
1963 World Championships Trail Smoke Eaters Trail, British Columbia
List of coaches of the Canada men's national ice hockey team.
Olympics
Gordon Sigurjonson , 1920
Frank Rankin , 1924
Conn Smythe , 1928
Jack Hughes , 1932
Al Pudas , 1936
Sgt. Frank Boucher , 1948
Louis Holmes , 1952
Bobby Bauer , 1956, 1960
Father David Bauer , 1964
Jackie McLeod , 1968
Lorne Davis , Clare Drake , Tom Watt (co-coaches), 1980
Dave King , 1984, 1988, 1992
Tom Renney , 1994
Marc Crawford , 1998
Pat Quinn , 2002, 2006
Mike Babcock , 2010
Canada/World Cups
Harry Sinden , 1972 Summit Series
Bill Harris , 1974 Summit Series
Scotty Bowman , 1976, 1981 Canada Cups
Glen Sather , 1984 Canada Cup
Mike Keenan , 1987 and 1991 Canada Cups
Glen Sather, 1996 World Cup
Pat Quinn , 2004 World Cup
World Championships
Les Allen , 1930
Blake Wilson , 1931
Harold Ballard , 1933
Johnny Walker , 1934
Scotty Oliver , 1935
John Achtzener , 1937
Max Silverman , 1938
Elmer Piper , 1939
Max Silverman, 1949
Jimmy Graham , 1950
Dick Gray , 1951
Greg Currie , 1954
Grant Warwick , 1955
Sid Smith , 1958
Ike Hildebrand , 1959
Lloyd Roubell , 1961, 1962
Bobby Kromm , 1963
Gordon Simpson , 1965
Jackie McLeod, 1966, 1967, 1969
Johnny Wilson , 1977
Harry Howell , 1978
Marshall Johnston , 1979
Don Cherry , 1981
Red Berenson , 1982
Dave King, 1983
Doug Carpenter , 1985
Pat Quinn, 1986
Dave King, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
Mike Keenan, 1993
George Kingston , 1994
Tom Renney, 1995, 1996
Andy Murray , 1997, 1998
Mike Johnston , 1999
Tom Renney, 2000
Wayne Fleming , 2001, 2002
Andy Murray, 2003
Mike Babcock, 2004
Marc Habscheid , 2005, 2006
Andy Murray, 2007
Ken Hitchcock , 2008
Lindy Ruff , 2009
Craig MacTavish , 2010
Competition achievements Edit
Olympic Games Edit
All Olympic ice hockey tournaments between 1920 and 1968 also counted as World Championships They have won a total of 14 Olympic medals.[3]
Games
Representative
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
Coach
Manager/GM
Captain
Finish
Ref.
1920 Antwerp
Winnipeg Falcons
3
3
0
0
21
1
Sigurjohnson, Gordon Gordon Sigurjohnson
Axford, H. A. H. A. Axford
Fredrickson, Frank Frank Fredrickson
1 Gold
[4]
1924 Chamonix
Toronto Granites
5
5
0
0
110
3
Rankin, Frank Frank Rankin
Hewitt, William William Hewitt
Munro, Dunc Dunc Munro
1 Gold
[5]
1928 St. Moritz
University of Toronto Grads
3
3
0
0
38
0
Smythe, Conn Conn Smythe
Hewitt, William William Hewitt
Porter, John John Porter
1 Gold
[6]
1932 Lake Placid
Winnipeg Hockey Club
6
5
0
1
32
4
Hughes, Jack Jack Hughes
Marsh, Lou Lou Marsh
Cockburn, William William Cockburn
1 Gold
[7]
1936 Garmisch- Partenkirchen
Port Arthur Bearcats
8
7
1
0
54
7
Pudas, Al Al Pudas
Cochrane, Malcolm Malcolm Cochrane
Murray, Herman Herman Murray
2 Silver
[8]
1948 St. Moritz
Ottawa RCAF Flyers
8
7
0
1
69
5
Boucher, Frank Frank Boucher
Watson, Sandy Sandy Watson
Mara, George George Mara
1 Gold
[9]
1952 Oslo
Edmonton Mercurys
8
7
0
1
71
14
Holmes, Lou Lou Holmes
Christianson, Jim Jim Christianson
Dawe, Billy Billy Dawe
1 Gold
[10]
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo
Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
8
6
2
0
53
12
Bauer, Bobby Bobby Bauer
Gorman, Ernie Ernie Gorman
McKenzie, Jack Jack McKenzie
3 Bronze
[11]
1960 Squaw Valley
Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
7
6
1
0
55
15
Bauer, Bobby Bobby Bauer
Gorman, Ernie Ernie Gorman
Sinden, Harry Harry Sinden
2 Silver
[12]
1964 Innsbruck
—
7
5
2
0
32
17
Bauer, David David Bauer
Hindmarch, Bob Bob Hindmarch
Akervall, Hank Hank Akervall
4th
[13]
1968 Grenoble
—
7
5
2
0
28
15
McLeod, Jackie Jackie McLeod
Bauer, David David Bauer
Johnston, Marshall Marshall Johnston
3 Bronze
[14]
1980 Lake Placid
—
6
3
3
0
29
18
Davis, Lorne Lorne Davis
Drake, Clare Clare Drake
Watt, Tom Tom Watt
Noonan, Rick Rick Noonan
Gregg, Randy Randy Gregg
6th
[15]
1984 Sarajevo
—
7
4
3
0
24
16
King, Dave Dave King
King, Dave Dave King
Tippett, Dave Dave Tippett
4th
[16]
1988 Calgary
—
8
5
2
1
31
21
King, Dave Dave King
King, Dave Dave King
Yawney, Trent Trent Yawney
4th
[17]
1992 Albertville
—
8
6
2
0
37
17
King, Dave Dave King
King, Dave Dave King
Schlegel, Brad Brad Schlegel
2 Silver
[18]
1994 Lillehammer
—
8
5
2
1
27
19
Renney, Tom Tom Renney
Kingston, George George Kingston
Joseph, Fabian Fabian Joseph
2 Silver
[19]
1998 Nagano
—
6
4
2
0
19
8
Crawford, Marc Marc Crawford
Clarke, Bobby Bobby Clarke
Lindros, Eric Eric Lindros
[20]
4th
[21]
2002 Salt Lake City
—
6
4
1
1
22
14
Quinn, Pat Pat Quinn
Gretzky, Wayne Wayne Gretzky
Lemieux, Mario Mario Lemieux
1 Gold
2006 Turin
—
6
3
3
0
15
11
Quinn, Pat Pat Quinn
Gretzky, Wayne Wayne Gretzky
Sakic, Joe Joe Sakic
7th
2010 Vancouver
—
6
5
1
—
32
14
Babcock, Mike Mike Babcock
Yzerman, Steve Steve Yzerman
Niedermayer, Scott Scott Niedermayer
1 Gold
[22]
Summit Series Edit
Canada Cup Edit
1976 - Won championship
1981 - Lost Final
1984 - Won championship
1987 - Won championship
1991 - Won championship
World Cup of Hockey Edit
1996 - Lost Final
2004 - Won the World Cup
World Championships Edit
All Olympic ice hockey tournaments between 1920 and 1968 also counted as World Championships.[3] The 1920 Olympics were the first world championship. IIHF World Championships were not held during the Winter Olympic years of 1980, 1984 or 1988.[3]
Year Location Result
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, New York 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 .
1947 Did not participate
1948 St. Moritz , Switzerland Gold
1949 Stockholm , Sweden Silver
1950 London , Great Britain Gold
1951 Paris , France Gold
1952 Oslo , Norway Gold
1953 Did not participate
1954 Stockholm , Sweden Silver
1955 Krefeld / Dortmund / Cologne , West Germany Gold
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo , Italy Bronze
1957 Did not participate
1958 Oslo , Norway Gold
1959 Prague / Bratislava , Czechoslovakia Gold
1960 Squaw Valley , California Silver
1961 Geneva / Lausanne , Switzerland Gold
1962 Colorado Springs / Denver , Colorado 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 7th place
1993 Dortmund / Munich , Germany 4th place
1994 Bolzano / Canazei / Milano , 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 7th place
Spengler Cup Edit
Spengler Cup victories for Team Canada have occurred in 1984, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003 and 2007. In this tournament, Canada competes against European club teams, not against national teams. These opposing teams often have Canadians on their rosters. Canada used to be represented by the standing national team at this event, but since its dissolution is usually made up of Canadians playing in European leagues.
2010 Olympics roster Edit
The following is the Canadian roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
No.
Pos.
Name
Birthdate
Birthplace
2009–10 team
30 G Brodeur, Martin Martin Brodeur
01972-05-06 6 May 1972 Montreal, QC New Jersey Devils (NHL )
29 G Fleury, Marc-Andre Marc-André Fleury
01984-11-28 28 November 1984 Sorel, QC Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL )
1 G Luongo, Roberto Roberto Luongo
01979-04-04 4 April 1979 Montreal, QC Vancouver Canucks (NHL )
22 D Boyle, Dan Dan Boyle
01976-07-12 12 July 1976 Ottawa, ON San Jose Sharks (NHL )
8 D Doughty, Drew Drew Doughty
01989-12-08 8 December 1989 London, ON Los Angeles Kings (NHL )
2 D Keith, Duncan Duncan Keith
01983-07-16 16 July 1983 Winnipeg, MB Chicago Blackhawks (NHL )
27 D Niedermayer, Scott Scott Niedermayer
01973-08-31 31 August 1973 Cranbrook, BC Anaheim Ducks (NHL )
20 D Pronger, Chris Chris Pronger
01974-10-10 10 October 1974 Dryden, ON Philadelphia Flyers (NHL )
7 D Seabrook, Brent Brent Seabrook
01985-04-20 20 April 1985 Richmond, BC Chicago Blackhawks (NHL )
6 D Weber, Shea Shea Weber
01985-08-14 14 August 1985 Sicamous, BC Nashville Predators (NHL )
37 F Bergeron, Patrice Patrice Bergeron
01985-07-24 24 July 1985 L'Ancienne-Lorette, QC Boston Bruins (NHL )
87 F Crosby, Sidney Sidney Crosby
01987-08-07 7 August 1987 Cole Harbour, NS Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL )
51 F Getzlaf, Ryan Ryan Getzlaf
01985-05-10 10 May 1985 Regina, SK Anaheim Ducks (NHL )
15 F Heatley, Dany Dany Heatley
01981-01-21 21 January 1981 Freiburg im Breisgau , West Germany San Jose Sharks (NHL )
12 F Iginla, Jarome Jarome Iginla
01977-07-01 1 July 1977 Edmonton, AB Calgary Flames (NHL )
11 F Marleau, Patrick Patrick Marleau
01979-09-15 15 September 1979 Swift Current, SK San Jose Sharks (NHL )
10 F Morrow, Brenden Brenden Morrow
01979-01-16 16 January 1979 Carlyle, SK Dallas Stars (NHL )
61 F Nash, Rick Rick Nash
01984-06-16 16 June 1984 Brampton, ON Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL )
18 F Richards, Mike Mike Richards
01985-02-11 11 February 1985 Kenora, ON Philadelphia Flyers (NHL )
24 F Perry, Corey Corey Perry
01985-05-16 16 May 1985 Peterborough, ON Anaheim Ducks (NHL )
21 F Staal, Eric Eric Staal
01984-10-29 29 October 1984 Thunder Bay, ON Carolina Hurricanes (NHL )
19 F Thornton, Joe Joe Thornton
01979-07-02 2 July 1979 London, ON San Jose Sharks (NHL )
16 F Toews, Jonathan Jonathan Toews
01988-04-29 29 April 1988 Winnipeg, MB Chicago Blackhawks (NHL )
The captain was
Scott Niedermayer .
(C)
The alternate captains were Jarome Iginla , Chris Pronger and Sidney Crosby . (A)
2010 World Championship roster Edit
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↑ Hockey Canada
↑ "Canada win thrilling final gold of Winter Olympics ", BBC Sport , 2010-02-28. Retrieved on 2010-03-01.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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
↑ Lapointe, Joe. "NAGANO '98; Wearing C, for Canada ", The New York Times , 1998-02-01. Retrieved on 2009-03-30.
↑ Wallechinsky 2002 , p. 31
↑ Elliott, Helene. "Canada defeats U.S., 3-2, to win gold medal in men's hockey ", Los Angeles Times , 2010-02-28. Retrieved on 2010-03-01.
↑ http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM2300CAN_33_1_0.pdf
References Edit
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 ed.), New York: The Overlook Press, ISBN 1-58567-185-1
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