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Canada
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Team Canada
(Équipe Canada)
AssociationHockey Canada
Head coachAndré Tourigny
AssistantsDean Evason
Steve Ott
Jay Woodcroft
CaptainColton Parayko
Most gamesBrad Schlegel (304)
Top scorerBrad Schlegel
Most pointsCliff Ronning (156)
Team coloursRed, black, white[1]
     
IIHF codeCAN
Ranking
Current IIHF1 Steady (27 May 2024)[2]
Highest IIHF1 (2003–05, 2008, 2010, 2015–21, since 2023)
Lowest IIHF5 (2012–13)
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)
Olympics
Appearances23 (first in 1920)
Medals Gold: 9 (1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1948, 1952, 2002, 2010, 2014)
Silver: 4 (1936, 1960, 1992, 1994)
Bronze: 3 (1956, 1968, 2018)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances77 (first in 1920)
Best resultGold 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)
Canada Cup / World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1976)
Best result Winner: 6 (1976, 1984, 1987, 1991, 2004, 2016)
International record (W–L–T)
1237–425–132
Canada men's national ice hockey team
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1920 Antwerp Team
Gold medal – first place 1924 Chamonix Team
Gold medal – first place 1928 St. Moritz Team
Gold medal – first place 1932 Lake Placid Team
Gold medal – first place 1948 St. Moritz Team
Gold medal – first place 1952 Oslo Team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi Team
Silver medal – second place 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Team
Silver medal – second place 1960 Squaw Valley Team
Silver medal – second place 1992 Albertville Team
Silver medal – second place 1994 Lillehammer Team
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Team
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Grenoble Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1920 Belgium Team
Gold medal – first place 1924 France Team
Gold medal – first place 1928 Switzerland Team
Gold medal – first place 1930 Austria/France/Germany
Gold medal – first place 1931 Poland
Gold medal – first place 1932 United States Team
Gold medal – first place 1934 Italy
Gold medal – first place 1935 Switzerland
Gold medal – first place 1937 Great Britain
Gold medal – first place 1938 Czechoslovakia
Gold medal – first place 1939 Switzerland
Gold medal – first place 1948 Switzerland Team
Gold medal – first place 1950 Great Britain
Gold medal – first place 1951 France
Gold medal – first place 1952 Norway Team
Gold medal – first place 1955 West Germany
Gold medal – first place 1958 Norway
Gold medal – first place 1959 Czechoslovakia
Gold medal – first place 1961 Switzerland
Gold medal – first place 1994 Italy
Gold medal – first place 1997 Finland
Gold medal – first place 2003 Finland
Gold medal – first place 2004 Czech Republic
Gold medal – first place 2007 Russia
Gold medal – first place 2015 Czech Republic
Gold medal – first place 2016 Russia
Gold medal – first place 2021 Latvia
Gold medal – first place 2023 Finland/Latvia
Silver medal – second place 1933 Czechoslovakia
Silver medal – second place 1936 Germany Team
Silver medal – second place 1949 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 1954 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 1960 United States Team
Silver medal – second place 1962 United States
Silver medal – second place 1985 Czechoslovakia
Silver medal – second place 1989 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 1991 Finland
Silver medal – second place 1996 Austria
Silver medal – second place 2005 Austria
Silver medal – second place 2008 Canada
Silver medal – second place 2009 Switzerland
Silver medal – second place 2017 Germany/France
Silver medal – second place 2019 Slovakia
Silver medal – second place 2022 Finland
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Italy Team
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Yugoslavia
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Austria
Bronze medal – third place 1968 France Team
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Czechoslovakia
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Finland
Bronze medal – third place 1983 West Germany
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Soviet Union
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Sweden
Canada Cup / World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal
Gold medal – first place 1984 Edmonton
Gold medal – first place 1987 Hamilton
Gold medal – first place 1991 Hamilton
Gold medal – first place 2004 Toronto
Gold medal – first place 2016 Toronto
Silver medal – second place 1981 Montreal
Silver medal – second place 1996 Montreal
Winter Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1981 Jaca Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Sapporo Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Turin Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Trentino Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Lake Placid Team
Silver medal – second place 1972 Lake Placid Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Zakopane Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Harbin Team
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Innsbruck Team
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Štrbské Pleso Team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Muju-Jeonju Team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Poprad-Tatry Team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Tarvisio Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Erzurum Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Granada-Štrbské Pleso Team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Almaty Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Krasnoyarsk Team

The Canada men's national ice hockey team (popularly known as Team Canada; French: Équipe 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.[3] The nickname "Team Canada" was first used for the 1972 Summit Series and has been frequently used to refer to both the Canadian national men's and women's teams ever since.

Canada is the leading national ice hockey team in international play, having won the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union, a record four Canada Cups dating back to 1976, a record two World Cups of Hockey, a record nine Olympic gold medals, and a record 28 World Championship titles.

Canada is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world and a member of the so-called "Big Six", the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with Russia, the United States, Sweden, Finland, and the Czech Republic.[4]

History

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Hockey is Canada's national winter sport,[5] and Canadians are extremely passionate about the game. Canada was first represented internationally at the 1910 European Championships by the Oxford Canadians, a team of Canadians from the University of Oxford. They represented Canada again at the 1912 World Championships.

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. The responsibility of choosing which team represented Canada belonged to Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) secretary-manager; George Dudley from 1947 to 1960, and Gordon Juckes from 1960 to 1963.[6]

Following the 1963 World Championships, Father David Bauer founded the national team as a permanent institution. The new permanent national team first competed in ice hockey at the 1964 Winter Olympics. His philosophy was to simply win the games against the weaker countries instead of running up the score.[7] Canada, Czechoslovakia and Sweden finished with identical records of five wins and two losses. Canada thought they had won the bronze medal based on the goal differential in the three games among the tied countries. When they attended the presentation of the Olympic medals, they were disappointed to learn they had finished in fourth place based on goal differential of all seven games played. The players and CAHA president Art Potter accused that International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) president Bunny Ahearne, made a last-minute decision to change the rules and take away a medal from Canada.[8] Marshall Johnston summarized the team's feeling that, "The shepherd and his flock had been fleeced".[7][9]

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, did not 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 was awarded hosting duties of the 1970 Ice Hockey World Championships with the limited use of former professionals. The IIHF later reversed the permission after International Olympic Committee president Avery Brundage objected to professionals at an amateur event. CAHA president Earl Dawson withdrew the national team from international competitions against European hockey teams until Canada was allowed to use its best players.[10]

While boycotting the IIHF, other international competitions were held such as the 1972 Canada–USSR Summit Series and in 1976 the inaugural Canada Cup invitational. 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 which was 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.[11] 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, 2015, 2016, 2021 and 2023. 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.[12] 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, the first to finish the tournament undefeated since 1984 and the first to do both with a full NHL participation. Their relentless offensive pressure and stifling defence has earned the 2014 squad praise as perhaps the best, most complete Team Canada ever assembled.[13] 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.[14]

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 winning all 10 of their games in regulation, Hockey Canada was awarded a 1 million Swiss franc bonus prize in the first year of its existence.[15] 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.[16]

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,[17] 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 1920 to 1963

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Event Team Hometown
1920 Summer Olympics Winnipeg Falcons Winnipeg, Manitoba
1924 Winter Olympics Toronto Granites Toronto, Ontario
1928 Winter Olympics University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario
1930 World Championships Toronto CCMs Toronto, Ontario
1931 World Championships University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
1932 Winter Olympics Winnipeg Hockey Club 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 to 1946 due to World War II.
1947 World Championships did not participate
1948 Winter Olympics Ottawa RCAF Flyers CFB 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

Competition achievements

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Olympic Games

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See also: List of Olympic men's ice hockey players for Canada

All Olympic ice hockey tournaments between 1920 and 1968 also counted as World Championships.[18]

Games Representative GP W L T GF GA Coach Manager/GM Captain Finish Ref.
1920 Antwerp Winnipeg Falcons 3 3 0 0 21 1 Gordon Sigurjonsson H. A. Axford Frank Fredrickson  Gold [19]
1924 Chamonix Toronto Granites 5 5 0 0 110 3 Frank Rankin William Hewitt Dunc Munro  Gold [20]
1928 St. Moritz University of Toronto Grads 3 3 0 0 38 0 Conn Smythe William Hewitt John Porter  Gold [21]
1932 Lake Placid Winnipeg Hockey Club 6 5 0 1 32 4 Jack Hughes Lou Marsh William Cockburn  Gold [22]
1936 Garmisch-
Partenkirchen 		Port Arthur Bearcats 8 7 1 0 54 7 Al Pudas Malcolm Cochrane Herman Murray  Silver [23]
1948 St. Moritz Ottawa RCAF Flyers 8 7 0 1 69 5 Frank Boucher Sandy Watson George Mara  Gold [24]
1952 Oslo Edmonton Mercurys 8 7 0 1 71 14 Lou Holmes Jim Christianson Billy Dawe  Gold [25]
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen 8 6 2 0 53 12 Bobby Bauer Ernie Goman Jack McKenzie  Bronze [26]
1960 Squaw Valley Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen 7 6 1 0 55 15 Bobby Bauer Ernie Goman Harry Sinden  Silver [27]
1964 Innsbruck National team program 7 5 2 0 32 17 David Bauer Bob Hindmarch Hank Akervall 4th [28]
1968 Grenoble National team program 7 5 2 0 28 15 Jackie McLeod David Bauer Marshall Johnston  Bronze [29]
1972 Sapporo did not participate
1976 Innsbruck
1980 Lake Placid National team program 6 3 3 0 29 18 Clare Drake Rick Noonan Randy Gregg 6th [30]
1984 Sarajevo National team program 7 4 3 0 24 16 Dave King Dave King Dave Tippett 4th [31]
1988 Calgary National team program 8 5 2 1 31 21 Dave King Dave King Trent Yawney 4th [32]
1992 Albertville National team program 8 6 2 0 37 17 Dave King Dave King Brad Schlegel  Silver [33]
1994 Lillehammer National team program 8 5 2 1 27 19 Tom Renney George Kingston Fabian Joseph  Silver [34]
1998 Nagano   6 4 2 0 19 8 Marc Crawford Bobby Clarke Eric Lindros[35] 4th [36]
2002 Salt Lake City   6 4 1 1 22 14 Pat Quinn Wayne Gretzky Mario Lemieux  Gold
2006 Turin   6 3 3 0 15 11 Pat Quinn Wayne Gretzky Joe Sakic 7th
2010 Vancouver   7 6 1 — 32 14 Mike Babcock Steve Yzerman Scott Niedermayer  Gold [37]
2014 Sochi   6 6 0 — 17 3 Mike Babcock Steve Yzerman Sidney Crosby  Gold
2018 Pyeongchang National team program 6 4 2 — 21 12 Willie Desjardins Sean Burke Chris Kelly  Bronze
2022 Beijing National team program 5 3 2 — 19 9 Claude Julien Shane Doan Eric Staal 6th
2026 Milan and Cortina qualified

World Championships

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See also: List of Men's World Ice Hockey Championship players for Canada (1977–present)

All Olympic ice hockey tournaments between 1920 and 1968 also counted as World Championships.[18] World Championships were not held from 1940 to 1946 during World War II and during the Winter Olympic years of 1980, 1984 or 1988.[18] The 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[38]

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, United States Gold
1933 Prague, Czechoslovakia Silver
1934 Milan, Italy Gold
1935 Davos, Switzerland Gold
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Silver
1937 London, United Kingdom Gold
1938 Prague, Czechoslovakia Gold
1939 Zürich / Basel, Switzerland Gold
World Championships not held from 1940 to 1946 due to World War II.
Canada did not participate in 1947.
1948 St. Moritz, Switzerland Gold
1949 Stockholm, Sweden Silver
1950 London, United Kingdom Gold
1951 Paris, France Gold
1952 Oslo, Norway Gold
Canada did not participate in 1953.
1954 Stockholm, Sweden Silver
1955 Krefeld / Dortmund / Cologne, West Germany Gold
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Bronze
Canada did not participate in 1957.
1958 Oslo, Norway Gold
1959 Prague / Bratislava, Czechoslovakia Gold
1960 Squaw Valley, California, United States Silver
1961 Geneva / Lausanne, Switzerland Gold
1962 Colorado Springs / Denver, Colorado, United States 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 to 1976.
1977 Vienna, Austria 4th place
1978 Prague, Czechoslovakia Bronze
1979 Moscow, Russian SFSR, 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, Russian SFSR, 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, Quebec, 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

Canada Cup / World Cup of Hockey

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  • 1976 – Champions
  • 1981 – Runners-up
  • 1984 – Champions
  • 1987 – Champions
  • 1991 – Champions
  • 1996 – Runners-up
  • 2004 – Champions
  • 2016 – Champions

NHL 4 Nations Face-Off

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Summit Series

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On the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series, the IIHF Milestone Award was given to the Canadian and Russian teams for the event which had a "decisive influence on the development of the game".[39] Reuters wrote that Canada was expected to win the series easily, but when they came from behind to win in the eighth and final game, it marked "the beginning of the modern hockey era".[39]

Spengler Cup

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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
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

Team

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Main article: List of Canadian national ice hockey team rosters

Current roster

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Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship.[40][41]

Head coach: André Tourigny

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
3 D Olen Zellweger 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 83 kg (182 lb) (2003-09-10) September 10, 2003 (age 21) United States Anaheim Ducks
4 D Bowen Byram 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (2001-06-13) June 13, 2001 (age 23) United States Buffalo Sabres
8 F Michael Bunting 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (1995-09-17) September 17, 1995 (age 29) United States Pittsburgh Penguins
13 F Brandon Tanev 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (189 lb) (1991-12-31) December 31, 1991 (age 32) United States Seattle Kraken
14 F Dylan Guenther 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 79 kg (175 lb) (2003-04-10) April 10, 2003 (age 21) United States Utah
17 F Jack McBain 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb) (2000-01-06) January 6, 2000 (age 24) United States Utah
18 F Dawson Mercer 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (180 lb) (2001-10-27) October 27, 2001 (age 23) United States New Jersey Devils
19 F Jared McCann 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 87 kg (191 lb) (1996-05-31) May 31, 1996 (age 28) United States Seattle Kraken
20 F Nick Paul 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 102 kg (225 lb) (1995-03-20) March 20, 1995 (age 29) United States Tampa Bay Lightning
21 D Kaiden Guhle 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb) (2002-01-18) January 18, 2002 (age 22) Canada Montreal Canadiens
22 F Dylan Cozens 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (195 lb) (2001-02-09) February 9, 2001 (age 23) United States Buffalo Sabres
24 D Jamie Oleksiak 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 117 kg (257 lb) (1992-12-21) December 21, 1992 (age 31) United States Seattle Kraken
25 D Owen Power 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (221 lb) (2002-11-22) November 22, 2002 (age 21) United States Buffalo Sabres
30 G Joel Hofer 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 81 kg (179 lb) (2000-07-30) July 30, 2000 (age 24) United States St. Louis Blues
35 G Nico Daws 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (2000-12-22) December 22, 2000 (age 23) United States New Jersey Devils
38 F Brandon Hagel 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 79 kg (174 lb) (1998-08-27) August 27, 1998 (age 26) United States Tampa Bay Lightning
50 G Jordan Binnington 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 78 kg (172 lb) (1993-07-11) July 11, 1993 (age 31) United States St. Louis Blues
55 D Colton Parayko – A 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 103 kg (228 lb) (1993-05-12) May 12, 1993 (age 31) United States St. Louis Blues
71 F Ridly Greig 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (184 lb) (2002-08-08) August 8, 2002 (age 22) Canada Ottawa Senators
78 D Damon Severson – A 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 92 kg (202 lb) (1994-08-07) August 7, 1994 (age 30) United States Columbus Blue Jackets
80 F Pierre-Luc Dubois 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1998-06-24) June 24, 1998 (age 26) United States Los Angeles Kings
88 F Andrew Mangiapane – A 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 83 kg (184 lb) (1996-04-04) April 4, 1996 (age 28) Canada Calgary Flames
91 F John Tavares – C 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 96 kg (211 lb) (1990-09-20) September 20, 1990 (age 34) Canada Toronto Maple Leafs
98 F Connor Bedard 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (2005-07-17) July 17, 2005 (age 19) United States Chicago Blackhawks

Select team roster

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Roster for the 2023 Spengler Cup.[42]

Head coach: Bruce Boudreau

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1 G Thomas Milic 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb) (2003-04-14) April 14, 2003 (age 21) United States Norfolk Admirals
3 D Dillon Heatherington 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 98 kg (216 lb) (1995-05-09) May 9, 1995 (age 29) Canada Belleville Senators
4 F Jonathan Hazen 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1990-06-18) June 18, 1990 (age 34) Switzerland HC Ajoie
8 D Jordie Benn – C 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 89 kg (196 lb) (1987-07-26) July 26, 1987 (age 37) Sweden Brynäs IF
9 F Michael Joly 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) 79 kg (174 lb) (1995-05-05) May 5, 1995 (age 29) Switzerland HC Lugano
13 F Massimo Rizzo 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) 79 kg (174 lb) (2001-06-13) June 13, 2001 (age 23) United States University of Denver
16 D Joey LaLeggia 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1992-06-24) June 24, 1992 (age 32) Switzerland HC Lugano
19 F Corban Knight 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1990-09-10) September 10, 1990 (age 34) Switzerland SC Bern
21 F Jonathan Ang 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (1998-01-31) January 31, 1998 (age 26) Switzerland EHC Kloten
24 D Ty Smith 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) 81 kg (179 lb) (2000-03-24) March 24, 2000 (age 24) United States Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
26 D Thomas Schemitsch 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1996-10-26) October 26, 1996 (age 28) Unattached
27 F Derek Grant – A 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1990-04-20) April 20, 1990 (age 34) Switzerland ZSC Lions
28 D Nathan Beaulieu – A 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 91 kg (201 lb) (1992-12-05) December 5, 1992 (age 31) Switzerland EHC Kloten
30 G Aaron Dell 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 91 kg (201 lb) (1989-05-04) May 4, 1989 (age 35) Unattached
34 G Tyler Beskorowany 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 96 kg (212 lb) (1990-04-28) April 28, 1990 (age 34) United Kingdom Belfast Giants
37 D Zac Leslie 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) 77 kg (170 lb) (1994-01-31) January 31, 1994 (age 30) Switzerland SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
38 F Guillaume Asselin 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1992-09-09) September 9, 1992 (age 32) Switzerland HC Ajoie
71 F John Quenneville 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1996-04-16) April 16, 1996 (age 28) Switzerland HC Lugano
74 D Nicolas Beaudin 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) 76 kg (168 lb) (1999-10-07) October 7, 1999 (age 25) Canada Laval Rocket
77 F Colton Sceviour 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1989-04-20) April 20, 1989 (age 35) Switzerland SC Bern
85 D Éric Gélinas 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1991-05-08) May 8, 1991 (age 33) Switzerland HC Ajoie
86 F Josh Jooris – A 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 89 kg (196 lb) (1990-07-14) July 14, 1990 (age 34) Switzerland Genève-Servette HC
88 F Chris DiDomenico – A 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (1989-02-20) February 20, 1989 (age 35) Switzerland HC Fribourg-Gottéron
91 F Tyler Morley 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 81 kg (179 lb) (1991-12-19) December 19, 1991 (age 32) Switzerland EHC Kloten
96 F Daniel Audette 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (1996-05-06) May 6, 1996 (age 28) Switzerland HC Ajoie

Coaches

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List of coaches of the Canada men's national ice hockey team.

Olympics
  1. Gordon Sigurjonsson, 1920
  2. Frank Rankin, 1924
  3. Conn Smythe, 1928
  4. Jack Hughes, 1932
  5. Al Pudas, 1936
  6. Sgt. Frank Boucher, 1948
  7. Louis Holmes, 1952
  8. Bobby Bauer, 1956, 1960
  9. Father David Bauer, 1964
  10. Jackie McLeod, 1968
  11. Clare Drake, 1980
  12. Dave King, 1984, 1988, 1992
  13. Tom Renney, 1994
  14. Marc Crawford, 1998
  15. Pat Quinn, 2002, 2006
  16. Mike Babcock, 2010, 2014
  17. Willie Desjardins, 2018
  18. Claude Julien, 2022
Summit Series, Canada Cup, World Cup
  1. Harry Sinden, 1972 Summit Series
  2. Bill Harris, 1974 Summit Series
  3. Scotty Bowman, 1976, 1981 Canada Cups
  4. Glen Sather, 1984 Canada Cup, 1996 World Cup
  5. Mike Keenan, 1987, 1991 Canada Cups
  6. Pat Quinn, 2004 World Cup
  7. Mike Babcock, 2016 World Cup
World Championships
  1. Les Allen, 1930
  2. Blake Wilson, 1931
  3. Harold Ballard, 1933
  4. Johnny Walker, 1934
  5. Scotty Oliver, 1935
  6. John Achtzener, 1937
  7. Max Silverman, 1938, 1949
  8. Elmer Piper, 1939
  9. Jimmy Graham, 1950
  10. Dick Gray, 1951
  11. Greg Currie, 1954
  12. Grant Warwick, 1955
  13. Sid Smith, 1958
  14. Ike Hildebrand, 1959
  15. Bobby Kromm, 1961, 1963
  16. Lloyd Roubell, 1962
  17. Gord Simpson, 1965
  18. Jackie McLeod, 1966, 1967, 1969
  19. Johnny Wilson, 1977
  20. Harry Howell, 1978
  21. Marshall Johnston, 1979
  22. Don Cherry, 1981
  23. Red Berenson, 1982
  24. Dave King, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
  25. Doug Carpenter, 1985
  26. Pat Quinn, 1986
  27. Mike Keenan, 1993
  28. George Kingston, 1994
  29. Tom Renney, 1995, 1996, 2000
  30. Andy Murray, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2007
  31. Mike Johnston, 1999
  32. Wayne Fleming, 2001, 2002
  33. Mike Babcock, 2004
  34. Marc Habscheid, 2005, 2006
  35. Ken Hitchcock, 2008, 2011
  36. Lindy Ruff, 2009, 2013
  37. Craig MacTavish, 2010
  38. Brent Sutter, 2012
  39. Dave Tippett, 2014
  40. Todd McLellan, 2015
  41. Bill Peters, 2016, 2018
  42. Jon Cooper, 2017
  43. Alain Vigneault, 2019
  44. Gerard Gallant, 2021
  45. Claude Julien, 2022
  46. André Tourigny, 2023

Uniform evolution

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  • National team jerseys
  • 1984, 1988 Olympic jerseys
    1984, 1988 Olympic jerseys
  • 1992 Olympic jerseys
    1992 Olympic jerseys
  • 1994 Olympic jerseys
    1994 Olympic jerseys
  • 1998 Olympic jerseys
    1998 Olympic jerseys
  • 1998 IIHF jerseys
    1998 IIHF jerseys
  • 1999–2001 IIHF jerseys
    1999–2001 IIHF jerseys
  • 2008–2014, 2016 IIHF jerseys
    2008–2014, 2016 IIHF jerseys
  • 2014 Olympic jerseys
    2014 Olympic jerseys
  • IIHF jerseys 2014, 2016
    IIHF jerseys 2014, 2016
  • Centennial IIHF jerseys 2015
    Centennial IIHF jerseys 2015
  • 2016 WCH jerseys
    2016 WCH jerseys
  • 2017–present (with modifications) IIHF jerseys
    2017–present (with modifications) IIHF jerseys
  • 2018 Olympic jerseys
    2018 Olympic jerseys
  • IIHF jerseys 2018
    IIHF jerseys 2018
  • IIHF jerseys 2021
    IIHF jerseys 2021
  • 2022 Olympic jerseys
    2022 Olympic jerseys
  • IIHF jerseys 2022–present
    IIHF jerseys 2022–present
  • Alternate IIHF jerseys 2023–present
    Alternate IIHF jerseys 2023–present

Notable jerseys

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  • Team Canada
  • 1928 Olympic jerseys
    1928 Olympic jerseys
  • 1936 Olympic jerseys
    1936 Olympic jerseys
  • 1964–1969 Olympic and IIHF jerseys
    1964–1969 Olympic and IIHF jerseys
  • 1980 Olympic jerseys
    1980 Olympic jerseys
  • 2002–2006 Olympic alternate jerseys
    2002–2006 Olympic alternate jerseys
  • 2007 IIHF jerseys
    2007 IIHF jerseys
  • 2010 IIHF alternate jerseys
    2010 IIHF alternate jerseys

See also

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References

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