Canada men's national ice hockey team
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Team Jersey |
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Association |
Hockey Canada |
Current Olympic/World Cup coach |
Pat Quinn, 2002- |
Current national team coach |
Marc Habscheid 2004- |
Most Games* |
Wayne Gretzky: 45 |
Most Points* |
Wayne Gretzky:68 |
First Game** |
Canada 15 - 0 Czechoslovakia (Antwerp, Belgium; April 24, 1920) |
Largest win** |
Canada 47 - 0 Denmark (Stockholm, Sweden; February 12, 1949) |
Largest defeat** |
Canada 1 - 11 Soviet Union (Vienna, Austria; April 24, 1977) |
World Cup and Canada Cup |
Winners: 5- 1976, 1984, 1987, 1991, 2004 |
Olympics |
Gold medalists: 7- 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1948, 1952, 2002 |
World Championships |
Gold medalists: 17- 1930, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1994, 1997, 2003, 2004 |
* Includes Professional ice hockey world championships and the 1998 and 2002 Olympics only ** Includes Olympics, World Championships, World Cups, Canada Cups, and Summit Series' |
The Canadian national (ice) hockey team is controlled by Hockey Canada. Canada has been the most dominant hockey team in international play, winning the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union, four of five Canada Cups dating back to 1976, winning the 2002 Winter Olympics, two recent IIHF World Championships, as well as the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. However, Canada was able to win only four World Championships and no Winter Olympic Gold medals between 1954 and 1991 when the Soviet, Czechoslovakian, and Swedish teams dominated. This was because Canada's best professional players were unable to attend these events as they had commitments with their respective National Hockey League teams. Prior to 1977, professionals were not allowed to play in these events. Before the emergence of the Soviet Union, Canada dominated hockey, winning six out of seven golds at the olympics before 1954 and 13 world championship gold medals before 1961. Canada has a total of 574,125 players. Their current coach is Pat Quinn.
2006 Olympic Roster
Goaltenders
Defencemen
- Rob Blake
- Adam Foote
- Bryan McCabe
- Chris Pronger
- Saskatchewan Wade Redden
- Saskatchewan Robyn Regehr
- Alberta Jay Bouwmeester
Forwards
- Todd Bertuzzi
- Alberta Shane Doan
- Kris Draper
- Simon Gagné
- Alberta Dany Heatley
- Alberta Jarome Iginla
- Vincent Lecavalier
- Rick Nash
- PEI Brad Richards
- British Columbia Joe Sakic - C
- Alberta Ryan Smyth
- Martin St. Louis
- Joe Thornton
Taxi Squad
Former rosters
Coaching history
Olympics
- Gordon Sigurjonson, 1920
- Frank Rankin, 1924
- Conn Smythe, 1928
- Jack Hughes, 1932
- Al Pudas, 1936
- Sgt. Frank Boucher, 1948
- Lou 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
Canada/World Cups
- Harry Sinden, 1972 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
World Championships since 1977
- 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
- Joel Quenneville, 2004
- Marc Habscheid, 2005
Olympic record
- 1920 - Gold medal winner - exhibition (Winnipeg Falcons)
- 1924 - Gold medal winner (Toronto Granites)
- 1928 - Gold medal winner (University of Toronto)
- 1932 - Gold medal winner (The Winnipegs)
- 1936 - Silver medal winner (Port Arthur Bearcats)
- 1948 - Gold medal winner (RCAF Flyers)
- 1952 - Gold medal winner (Edmonton Mercurys)
- 1956 - Bronze medal winner (Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen)
- 1960 - Silver medal winner (Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen)
- 1964 - Finished in 4th place*
- 1968 - Bronze medal winner
- 1972 - Did not participate
- 1976 - Did not participate
- 1980 - Finished in 6th place
- 1984 - Finished in 4th place
- 1988 - Finished in 4th place
- 1992 - Silver medal winner
- 1994 - Silver medal winner
- 1998 - Finished in 4th place
- 2002 - Gold medal winner
* Disputed see ice hockey at the 1964 Winter Olympics.
Summit Series record
Canada Cup record
- 1976 - Won championships
- 1981 - Finished in 2nd place
- 1984 - Won championships
- 1987 - Won championships
- 1991 - Won championships
World Cup of Hockey record
World Championships record
- 1930 - Gold medal winner (Toronto CCM)
- 1931 - Gold medal winner (Manitoba Grads)
- 1933 - Silver medal winner (Toronto Sea Fleas)
- 1934 - Gold medal winner (Saskatoon Qakers)
- 1935 - Gold medal winner (Winnipeg Monarchs)
- 1937 - Gold medal winner (Kimberly Dynamiters)
- 1938 - Gold medal winner (Sudbury Wolves)
- 1939 - Gold medal winner (Trail Smoke Eaters)
- 1947 - Did not participate
- 1949 - Silver medal winner (Sudbury Wolves)
- 1950 - Gold medal winner (Edmonton Mercurys)
- 1951 - Gold medal winner (Lethbridge Maple Leafs)
- 1953 - Did not participate
- 1954 - Silver medal winner (East York Lyndhursts)
- 1955 - Gold medal winner (Penticton Vees)
- 1957 - Did not participate
- 1958 - Gold medal winner (Whitby Dunlops)
- 1959 - Gold medal winner (Belleville McFarlands)
- 1961 - Gold medal winner (Trail Smoke Eaters)
- 1962 - Silver medal winner (Galt Terriers)
- 1963 - Finished in 4th place (Trail Smoke Eaters)
- 1965 - Finished in 4th place
- 1966 - Bronze medal winner
- 1967 - Bronze medal winner
- 1969 - Finished in 4th place
- 1970 - Did not participate
- 1971 - Did not participate
- 1972 - Did not participate
- 1973 - Did not participate
- 1974 - Did not participate
- 1975 - Did not participate
- 1976 - Did not participate
- 1977 - Finished in 4th place
- 1978 - Bronze medal winner
- 1979 - Finished in 4th place
- 1981 - Finished in 4th place
- 1982 - Bronze medal winner
- 1983 - Bronze medal winner
- 1985 - Silver medal winner
- 1986 - Bronze medal winner
- 1987 - Finished in 4th place
- 1989 - Silver medal winner
- 1990 - Finished in 4th place
- 1991 - Silver medal winner
- 1992 - Finished in 7th place
- 1993 - Finished in 4th place
- 1994 - Gold medal winner
- 1995 - Bronze medal winner
- 1996 - Silver medal winner
- 1997 - Gold medal winner
- 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 - Gold medal winner
- 2004 - Gold medal winner
- 2005 - Silver medal winner
Spengler Cup victories for Team Canada have occurred in 1984, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2003.