Canada men's national ice hockey team

The **Canadian National Men's Ice Hockey Team** (also known as **Team Canada**) is the ice hockey team for Canada. The team is run by Hockey Canada, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. From 1920 until 1963 Canada did not have one national hockey team. Instead, several senior amateur club teams played for Canada . Canada's national men's team was created in 1963 by Father David Bauer as a part of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. This team played out of the University of British Columbia. During the 1972 Summit Series, the name "Team Canada" was first used.

Team Canada has been one of the leading national ice hockey teams playing around the world. They won the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union, four of five Canada Cups since 1976, nine Olympic gold medals (the most of any hockey nation); 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.

## Infobox (national hockey team)

- **name**: Canada
- **association**: Hockey Canada
- **nickname**: _Team Canada _
- **general manager**: Jim Nill
- **coach**: Todd McLellan
- **asst coach**: Peter Bill Peters
Jay Woodcroft
- **captain**: Sidney Crosby
- **most games**: Brad Schlegel (304)
- **alternative captains**: Jonathan Towes
 Shea Weber
- **most points**: Cliff Ronning (156)
- **iihf code**: CAN
- **iihf rank**: 1 3 <small>(May 2015)</small>
- **iihf max**: 1
- **iihf max date**: 2003–2005, 2008, February 2010
- **iihf min**: 5
- **iihf min date**: 2012–2013
- **jerseys**:
- **first game**: 8–1

- **largest win**: 47–0

- **largest loss**: 11–1

- **world champ apps**: 67
- **world champ first**: 1920
- **world champ best**:  _Gold_: 26 – Ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics, 1920, Ice hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics, 1924, Ice hockey at the 1928 Winter Olympics, 1928, 1930 World Ice Hockey Championships, 1930, 1931 World Ice Hockey Championships, 1931, Ice hockey at the 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, Ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics, 1948, 1950 World Ice Hockey Championships, 1950, 1951 World Ice Hockey Championships, 1951, Ice hockey at the 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 World Ice Hockey Championships, 2016
- **olympic apps**: 21
- **olympic first**: Ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics, 1920
- **olympic medals**:  _Gold_: 9 – Ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics, 1920, Ice hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics, 1924, Ice hockey at the 1928 Winter Olympics, 1928, Ice hockey at the 1932 Winter Olympics, 1932, Ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics, 1948, Ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics, 1952, Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics, 2002, Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics, 2010, Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics, 2014

_Silver_: 4 – Ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics, 1936, Ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics, 1960, Ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics, 1992, Ice hockey at the 1994 Winter Olympics, 1994

_Bronze_: 2 – Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics, 1956, Ice hockey at the 1968 Winter Olympics, 1968
- **[[canada cup (ice hockey)|canada]] / [[world cup of hockey|world cups]]**: Champion: 1976, 1984, 1987, 1991, 2002
- **runner-up**: 1981, 1996
- **record**: 918–424–132