# Canada men's national handball team

The Canada men's national handball team is controlled by the Canadian Team Handball Federation. The Canadian Men's Team has historically consisted mainly of players from Alberta and Quebec, but has featured players from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Ontario.
The team participated in the 2005 World Men's Handball Championship as well as the 2011 Men's Junior World Handball Championship

## Tournament records

Olympics Games :
| Year | Round | Rank | GM | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1972 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1976 | Group stage | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 122 | -47 |
| from 1980 to 2024 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Total | 1/14 | 0/1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 122 | -47 |
World Championship :
| Year | Round | Rank | GM | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1938 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| from 1954 to 1964 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1967 | 1st round | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 92 | -74 |
| 1970 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1974 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1978 | 1st round | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 73 | -42 |
| from 1982 to 2003 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2005 | 1st round | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 103 | 201 | -98 |
| from 2007 to 2025 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Total | 3/28 | 0/3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 152 | 366 | -214 |
Pan American Championship :
| Year | Round | Rank | GM | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1980 | Single round | | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 98 | 90 | +8 |
| 1981 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1983 | Single round | | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 98 | +15 |
| 1985 | Single round | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 86 | 126 | -40 |
| 1989 | Single round | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 133 | 111 | +22 |
| 1994 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1996 | 1st round | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 98 | +27 |
| 1998 | Quarter-final | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 160 | 177 | -17 |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2002 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2004 | Semi-final | | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 117 | +3 |
| 2006 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2008 | 1st round | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 79 | 97 | -18 |
| 2010 | 1st round | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 135 | 167 | -32 |
| 2012 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2014 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2016 | 1st round | 10 - 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 101 | 182 | -81 |
| 2018 | 1st round | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 191 | 214 | -23 |
| Total | 11/18 | 0/11 | 58 | 23 | 3 | 32 | 1341 | 1477 | -136 |
Pan American Games :
| Year | Round | Rank | GM | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1987 | 3rd place final | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 109 | 131 | -22 |
| 1991 | 3rd place final | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 103 | 132 | -29 |
| 1995 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1999 | 1st round | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 111 | +4 |
| 2003 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2007 | 1st round | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 113 | 153 | -40 |
| 2011 | 1st round | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 161 | -39 |
| 2015 | 1st round | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 112 | 137 | -25 |
| 2019 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2023 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Total | 6/10 | 0/6 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 674 | 825 | -151 |
North American and Caribbean Championship :
| Year | Round | Rank | GM | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2014 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2018 | Single group | | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 136 | 132 | +4 |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic |
| 2022 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2024 | 5th place final | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 152 | 181 | -29 |
| Total | 2/4 | 0/2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 288 | 313 | -25 |

## Current squad

| Name | Position | Club |
| Gregory Allard | Center Back | Levis |
| Nektarios Antoniadis | Left Wing | AESH Pylaia |
| Theodoros Antoniadis | Left Wing | AESH Pylaia |
| Daniel Arguillas Alvarez | Goalkeeper | Bada Huesca |
| Jamal Bayade | Pivot | Rosemont |
| Nathan Belanger | Center Back | Champlain |
| Naël Bisou | Goalkeeper | Levis |
| Pierre-Alexandre Coin | Right Wing | Melantois |
| Justin Danulet | Goalkeeper | AESH Pylaia |
| Antoine Desbiens | Right Back | Champlain |
| Eric Duppré | Left Wing | Celtique de Montréal |
| Kevin Emeu | Pivot | Celtique de Montréal |
| Mitchel Fodor | Left Back | Calgary |
| Cazy de Dudley Gaspard | Right Back | Celtique de Montréal |
| Rhys Kleinmann | Left Back | Edmonton |
| Colton Kuypers | Left Back | Elitesport Vendsyssel |
| Simon Lefebvre-Gagnon | Center Back | Objat |
| Andréas Louis | Center Back | Celtique de Montréal |
| Axel Mesurolle | Right Wing | Rezé |
| Jason Miller | Pivot | Toronto |
| Jacob O'Shea | Right Wing | HEI Skaering |

## Key players

Alexis Bertrand : player
Justin Larouche : player