page_title: List of IIHF World Under-20 Championship players for Canada
section_title: Goaltenders
hierarchical_section_title: List of IIHF World Under-20 Championship players for Canada / Goaltenders
caption_attribution_description: Canada goaltender Roberto Luongo watches the action against Russia during the 2010 Winter Olympics.
context_page_description: Canada has participated in all 39 World Under-20 Championships, an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The first World Under-20 Championship was held in 1974, although the IIHF considers the first three years to be unofficial invitational tournaments. In 1977, the Ice Hockey World Championships became an "open competition" which allowed all players, professional and amateur, to participate. With National Hockey League players participating in the tournament, IIHF officials began to fear that true amateurs and young players were losing their places. As a result, full world championship status was given to the World Under-20 Championship. Colloquially known as the World Junior Hockey Championship, the event was structured after the World Championships, but limited to players under the age of 20. During the first years of the tournament, Canada did not have a national team, instead choosing to send a club team, typically the Memorial Cup winner. In 1978, an all-star team was sent. The first national junior team participated in the 1982 tournament, and became the first Canadian team to win a gold medal.
caption: Roberto Luongo played in 1998 and won a gold medal and was named Best Goaltender in 1999.
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