Canadian Press Team of the Year Award explained

The Canadian Press Team of the Year Award is an annual award given to Canada's team of the year. The sports writers of the Canadian Press (CP) conduct a poll to determine the nation's top team of either gender.

Winners

YearWinnerSportCoach/ManagerCaptainLeague/Event<--Win #Achievement-->
1966Montreal CanadiensIce hockeyToe BlakeJean BeliveauNHL
1967Toronto Maple LeafsIce hockeyPunch ImlachGeorge ArmstrongNHL
1968Canadian Olympic Equestrian TeamEquestrian--1968 Summer Olympics
1969Ottawa Rough Riders[1] Canadian footballFrank Clair-CFL
1970Montreal AlouettesCanadian footballSam Etcheverry-CFL
1971Montreal Canadiens[2] Ice hockeyAl MacNeilJean BeliveauNHL
19721972 Summit Series Canadian national team[3] Ice hockeyHarry Sinden-1972 Summit Series
1973Montreal ExposBaseballGene Mauch-1973 MLB
1974Montreal AlouettesCanadian footballMarv Levy-CFL
1975Edmonton EskimosCanadian footballRay Jauch-CFL
19761976 Canada Cup Canadian national teamIce hockeyScotty BowmanBobby Clarke1976 Canada Cup
1977Montreal CanadiensIce hockeyScotty BowmanYvan CournoyerNHL
1978Montreal CanadiensIce hockeyScotty BowmanYvan CournoyerNHL
1979Montreal ExposBaseballDick Williams-1979 MLB
1980Montreal ExposBaseballDick Williams-1980 MLB
1981Montreal ExposBaseballDick Williams-1981 MLB
1982Edmonton EskimosCanadian footballHugh Campbell-CFL
1983Toronto Blue JaysBaseballBobby Cox-1983 MLB
1984Edmonton OilersIce hockeyGlen SatherWayne GretzkyNHL
1985Toronto Blue JaysBaseballBobby Cox-1985 MLB
1986Montreal CanadiensIce HockeyJean PerronBob GaineyNHL
19871987 Canada Cup Canadian national teamIce hockeyMike KeenanWayne Gretzky1987 Canada Cup
1989Calgary FlamesIce hockeyTerry CrispLanny McDonald and Jim PeplinskiNHL
1990Edmonton OilersIce hockeyJohn MucklerMark MessierNHL
19911991 Canada Cup Canadian national teamIce hockeyMike KeenanWayne Gretzky1991 Canada Cup
1992Toronto Blue JaysBaseballCito Gaston-1992 MLB
1993Toronto Blue JaysBaseballCito Gaston-1993 MLB
1994Montreal ExposBaseballFelipe Alou-1994 MLB
19951995 Canadian men's national junior hockey teamIce hockeyDon HayTodd Harvey1995 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
1996Canadian 4 × 100 m relay teamAthletics--1996 Summer Olympics
19971997 Canadian men's national junior hockey teamIce hockeyMike BabcockBrad Larsen1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
1998Sandra Schmirler curling rinkCurling-Sandra Schmirler1998 Winter Olympics
19991972 Summit Series Canadian national team
Team of the Century		Ice hockeyHarry Sinden-1972 Summit Series
2000Daniel Nestor and Sébastien LareauTennis--2000 Summer Olympics
2001Jamie Salé and David PelletierFigure skating--
20022002 Olympic men's ice hockey teamIce hockeyPat QuinnMario Lemieux2002 Winter Olympics
20032003 Canadian men's national hockey teamIce hockeyAndy MurrayRyan Smyth2003 World Ice Hockey Championships
2004Calgary FlamesIce hockeyDarryl SutterJarome IginlaNHL
20052005 Canadian men's national junior hockey teamIce hockeyBrent SutterMike Richards2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
2006Brad Gushue curling rinkCurling-Brad Gushue2006 Winter Olympics
2007Saskatchewan RoughridersCanadian footballKent Austin-CFL
20082008 Canadian men's national junior hockey teamIce hockeyCraig HartsburgKarl Alzner2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
20092009 Canadian men's national junior hockey teamIce hockeyPat QuinnThomas Hickey2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
20102010 Olympic men's ice hockey teamIce hockeyMike BabcockScott Niedermayer2010 Winter Olympics
2011B.C. LionsCanadian footballWally Buono-CFL
20122012 Canadian women's national soccer team[4] SoccerJohn HerdmanChristine Sinclair2012 Summer Olympics, FIFA
2013Saskatchewan RoughridersCanadian footballCorey Chamblin-CFL[5]
20142014 Olympic men's ice hockey teamIce hockeyMike BabcockSidney Crosby2014 Winter Olympics
2015Toronto Blue JaysBaseballJohn Gibbons-2015 MLB
2016Women's swimming teamSwimming--2016 Summer Olympics
20172017 Canada men's national under-19 basketball team[6] BasketballRoy RanaLindell Wigginton2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
2018Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir[7] Figure skating--2018 Winter Olympics
2019Toronto Raptors[8] BasketballNick Nurse-2019 NBA Finals
20202020 Canadian men's national junior hockey teamIce hockeyDale HunterBarrett Hayton2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
20212021 Canadian women's national soccer teamSoccerBev PriestmanChristine Sinclair2020 Summer Olympics
20222022 Canadian men's national soccer teamSoccerJohn HerdmanAtiba HutchinsonFIFA World Cup Qualifiers & 2022 FIFA World Cup
20232023 Canadian men's basketball teamBasketballJordi Fernández-2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rough Riders beat out Habs. Levett, Bruce. Ottawa Citizen. 1969-12-24. 2011-12-30.
  2. News: Canadiens well in front in team of year voting. Ottawa Citizen. Levett, Bruce. 1972-01-03. 2011-12-30.
  3. Web site: Team Canada: Team of the Year. The Montreal Gazette. 1972-12-23. 2011-12-30. The Canadian Press.
  4. Web site: Canadian women's soccer team named CP Team of the Year. The Sports Network. 2012-12-29. 2012-12-29. The Canadian Press.
  5. News: Saskatchewan Roughriders named Canadian Press team of the year - The Globe and Mail. The Globe and Mail. 28 December 2013. Ralph. Dan.
  6. News: U19 FIBA basketball champions voted Canadian Press team of year. Ewing. Lori. December 28, 2017. The Globe and Mail. December 29, 2017.
  7. Web site: Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir named CP team of the year CBC Sports.
  8. Web site: Toronto Raptors named the Canadian Press team of the year. 28 December 2019.

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