Canada national ice hockey team

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.Hockey Canada
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, 9 Winter Olympics (the most of any participating hockey nation), including the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics, six consecutive IIHF World Championships, including twenty-six total, and the 2004 and 2016 World Cup of Hockey.
The current coach is Craig MacTavish. Canada is currently ranked first in the IIHF World Ranking and has 607,951 registered players (1.62 % of its population).
==History==
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, 2007, 2015 and 2016.
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. At the 2014 Olympics, Canada also won the gold medal after a 3-0 win against Sweden.
== Retired Numbers ==
* #66 Mario Lemieux
* #99 Wayne Gretzky
===List of teams representing Canada from 1920 to 1963===
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.	World Championships not held from 1940–1946 during World War II.	World Championships not held from 1940–1946 during World War II.
1947 World Championships 	Did not participate 	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 	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 	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
==Coaches==
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, 2014
#Willie Desjardins, 2018
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
#Mike Babcock, 2016 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
#Ken Hitchcock, 2011
#Brent Sutter, 2012
#Lindy Ruff, 2013
#Dave Tippett, 2014
#Todd McLellan, 2015
#Bill Peters, 2016
#Jon Cooper, 2017
#Bill Peters, 2018
#Alain Vigneault, 2019
==Olympic Record==
* 1920 - (Winnipeg Falcons)
* 1924 - (Toronto Granites)
* 1928 - (Toronto Varsity Grads)
* 1932 - (Winnipeg Hockey Club)
* 1936 - (Port Arthur Bearcats)
* 1948 - (Ottawa RCAF Flyers)
* 1952 - (Edmonton Mercurys)
* 1956 - (Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen)
* 1960 - (Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen)
* 1964 - Finished in 4th place
* 1968 - 
* 1972-1976 - Did not participate
* 1980 - Finished in 6th place
* 1984 - Finished in 4th place
* 1988 - Finished in 4th place
* 1992 - 
* 1994 - 
* 1998 - Finished in 4th place
* 2002 - 
* 2006 - Finished in 7th place
* 2010 - 
* 2014 - 
* 2018 - 
== Summit Series Record ==
* 1972 - Won
* 1974 - Lost
== Canada Cup Record ==
* 1976 - Won championship
* 1981 - Lost Final
* 1984 - Won championship
* 1987 - Won championship
* 1991 - Won championship
== World Cup of Hockey Record ==
* 1996 - Lost Final
* 2004 - Won the World Cup
* 2016 - Won the World Cup
== World Championship Record ==
* 1920 - (Winnipeg Falcons)
* 1924 - (Toronto Granites)
* 1928 - (Toronto Varsity Grads)
* 1930 - (Toronto Canadas)
* 1931 - (University of Manitoba Grads)
* 1932 - (Winnipeg Hockey Club)
* 1933 - (Toronto National Sea Fleas)
* 1934 - (Saskatoon Quakers)
* 1935 - (Winnipeg Monarchs)
* 1936 - (Port Arthur Bearcats)
* 1937 - (Kimberley Dynamiters)
* 1938 - (Sudbury Wolves)
* 1939 - (Trail Smoke Eaters)
* 1947 - Did not participate
* 1948 - (Ottawa RCAF Flyers)
* 1949 - (Sudbury Wolves)
* 1950 - (Edmonton Mercurys)
* 1951 - (Lethbridge Maple Leafs)
* 1952 - (Edmonton Mercurys)
* 1953 - Did not participate
* 1954 - (East York Lyndhursts)
* 1955 - (Penticton V's)
* 1956 - (Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen)
* 1957 - Did not participate
* 1958 - (Whitby Dunlops)
* 1959 - (Belleville McFarlands)
* 1960 - (Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen)
* 1961 - (Trail Smoke Eaters)
* 1962 - (Galt Terriers)
* 1963 - Finished in 4th place (Trail Smoke Eaters)
* 1964 - Finished in 4th place
* 1965 - Finished in 4th place
* 1966 - 
* 1967 - 
* 1968 - 
* 1969 - Finished in 4th place
* 1970-1976 - Did not participate
* 1977 - Finished in 4th place
* 1978 - 
* 1979 - Finished in 4th place
* 1981 - Finished in 4th place
* 1982 - 
* 1983 - 
* 1985 - 
* 1986 - 
* 1987 - Finished in 4th place
* 1989 - 
* 1990 - Finished in 4th place
* 1991 - 
* 1992 - Finished in 7th place
* 1993 - Finished in 4th place
* 1994 - 
* 1995 - 
* 1996 - 
* 1997 - 
* 1998 - Finished in 6th place
* 1999 - Finished in 4th place
* 2000 - Finished in 4th place
* 2001 - Finished in 5th place
* 2002 - Finished in 6th place
* 2003 - 
* 2004 - 
* 2005 - 
* 2006 - Finished in 4th place
* 2007 - 
* 2008 - 
* 2009 - 
* 2010 - Finished in 7th place
* 2011 - Finished in 5th place
* 2012 - Finished in 5th place
* 2013 - Finished in 5th place
* 2014 - Finished in 5th place
* 2015 - 
* 2016 - 
* 2017 - 
* 2018 - Finished in 4th place
* 2019 - 
* 2020 - canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
== Spengler Cup Record ==
Spengler Cup victories for Team Canada have occurred in 1984, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019. 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.
== Actual Roster ==
Position	Number	Name 	Born 	Height 	Weight 	Shoots/Catches
G 	#1 	Brendan Burke 	March 11, 1995 	6ft 4in (193cm) 	185lb (84kg)	L
G 	#30 	Zach Fucale 	May 28, 1995 	6ft 2in (188cm) 	187lb (85kg)	L
G 	#31 	Matt Tomkins 	June 19, 1994 	6ft 3in (191cm) 	194lb (88kg)	L
D 	#4 	Paul Postma 	February 22, 1989 	6ft 3in (191cm) 	198lb (90kg)	R
D 	#5 	Ian Mitchell 	January 18, 1999 	5ft 11in (180cm)	179lb (81kg)	R
D 	#18 	Mathew Maione 	November 21, 1990 	5ft 9in (175cm) 	196lb (89kg)	L
D 	#20 	Alex Grant 	January 20, 1989 	6ft 3in (191cm) 	209lb (95kg)	R
D 	#28 	Patrick Wiercioch	September 12, 1990	6ft 4in (193cm) 	196lb (89kg)	L
D 	#47 	Andrew MacDonald 	September 7, 1986 	6ft 1in (185cm) 	190lb (86kg)	L
D 	#56 	Maxim Noreau 	May 24, 1987 	5ft 11in (180cm)	196lb (89kg)	R
D 	#81 	Nick Ross 	February 10, 1989 	6ft 1in (185cm) 	207lb (94kg)	L
F 	#9 	Adam Tambellini 	November 1, 1994 	6ft 4in (193cm) 	194lb (88kg)	L
F 	#10 	Kris Versteeg 	May 13, 1986 	5ft 11in (180cm)	176lb (80kg)	R
F 	#11 	Zach Boychuk 	October 4, 1989 	5ft 10in (178cm)	185lb (84kg)	L
F 	#15 	Dustin Jeffrey 	February 27, 1988 	6ft 1in (185cm) 	205lb (93kg)	L
F 	#16 	Eric Fehr 	September 7, 1985 	6ft 4in (193cm) 	207lb (94kg)	R
F 	#17 	Justin Danforth 	March 15, 1993 	5ft 9in (175cm) 	181lb (82kg)	R
F 	#19 	Scottie Upshall 	October 7, 1983 	6ft 0in (183cm) 	201lb (91kg)	L
F 	#21 	Dion Knelsen 	January 4, 1989 	5ft 9in (175cm) 	194lb (88kg)	L
F 	#22 	Blair Riley 	November 1, 1985 	6ft 0in (183cm) 	216lb (98kg)	R
F 	#26 	Daniel Winnik 	March 6, 1985 	6ft 2in (188cm) 	209lb (95kg)	L
F 	#27 	Éric Faille 	July 27, 1989 	6ft 0in (183cm) 	179lb (81kg)	R
F 	#32 	Kevin Clark 	December 29, 1987 	5ft 9in (175cm) 	172lb (78kg)	R
F 	#49 	Ben Maxwell 	March 30, 1988 	6ft 1in (185cm) 	183lb (83kg)	L
F 	#51 	David Desharnais 	September 14, 1986	5ft 7in (170cm) 	176lb (80kg)	L
F 	#86 	Josh Jooris 	June 14, 1990 	6ft 1in (185cm) 	196lb (89kg)	R
F 	#89 	Chris DiDomenico 	February 20, 1989 	5ft 11in (180cm)	183lb (83kg)	R
== Team Staff ==
Role 	Name 	Born
Chief Executive Officer 	Tom Renney 	March 1, 1955
President and Chief Operating Officer 	Scott Smith 	November 27, 1966
General Manager 	Sean Burke 	January 29, 1967
Management Group 	Shane Doan 	October 10, 1976
Director of Hockey Operations and Assistant Coach	Misha Donskov 	April 24, 1977
Head Coach 	Craig MacTavish	August 15, 1958
Assistant Coach 	Paul Coffey 	June 1, 1961
Video Coach 	James Emery 	June 24, 1982
Team Physician 	Dr. Jim Thorne 	
Therapist 	Jeff Thorburn 	May 14, 1974
Massage Therapist 	Andy Hüppi 	December 2, 1969
Equipment Manager 	Robin McDonald 	July 12, 1967
Manager, National Teams 	Ben Shutron 	June 14, 1988
Intern, Hockey Operations 	Kurt Keats 	August 16, 1995
== Notes ==
==References==
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==External links==
* Meltzer, Bill NHL.com article on 2007 IIHF World Championship gold medal. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
* Hockey Canada home page
* CNNSI's 2002 hockey coverage
* Canada On Ice - The World Hockey Championships, 1920-2008
*National Teams of ice Hockey
*The Hockey Almanac
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