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.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, 8 Winter Olympics (the most of any participating hockey nation), including the
2002 Winter Olympics and
2010 Winter Olympics, four consecutive
IIHF World Championships, including eighteen total, and the
2004 World Cup of Hockey.
The current coach is
Ken Hitchcock. Canada is currently ranked 4th with 3595 points in the
IIHF World Ranking.
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...
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