Canada men's national para ice hockey team explained

Canada
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Association:Hockey Canada
Nickname:Team Canada
French: (Équipe Canada)
Coach:Russ Herrington
Asst Coach:Greg Westlake
Mike Fountain
Gregory Ireland
World Champ2 Name:World Para Ice Hockey Championships
World Champ2 Apps:13
World Champ2 First:1996
World Champ2 Best: Gold: 5 – 2000, 2008, 2013, 2017, 2024
Silver: 4 – 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023 Bronze: 3 – 1996, 2009, 2012
Paralympic Apps:8
Paralympic First:1994
Paralympic Medals: Gold: 1 – 2006
Silver: 3 – 1998, 2018, 2022
Bronze: 2 – 1994, 2014
Regional Name:Para Hockey Cup
Regional Cup First:2007
Regional Cup Apps:15
Regional Cup Best: Gold: 5 – 2007, 2008, 2011 (A), 2011 (N), 2013
Silver: 9 - 2009, 2012, 2016 (J), 2016 (D), 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
Bronze: 1 - 2015
Regional2 Name:International Para Hockey Cup
Regional2 Cup First:2022
Regional2 Cup Apps:2
Regional2 Cup Best: Gold: 0
Silver: 2 - 2022, 2023
Bronze: 0

The Canada national ice sledge hockey team is the men's team representing Canada at international competition. The team has been overseen since 2003 by Hockey Canada, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. From 1993 until 2003, the team was an associate member of Hockey Canada.[1] Since 2010 international para ice hockey has been a mixed, However there has only been one woman to ever play on the Canadian team.[2] The national team created exclusively for Canadian women is the Canada women's national ice sledge hockey team. This article deals chiefly with the national men's team.

The team is featured in the 2008 documentary "Sledhead".[3]

Competition achievements

Paralympic Games

YearHostGPWLTGFGACoachManager/GMCaptainFinishRef.
1994 Lillehammer, Norway531182Bronze
1998 Nagano, Japan522177bgcolor=SilverSilver
2002 Salt Lake City, USA61329144th
2006 Torino, Italy5410304bgcolor=GoldGold
2010 Vancouver, Canada53202164th
2014 Sochi, Russia5410184Bronze
2018 Pyeongchang, South Korea5410432Ken Babey (H),
Danny Lynch (A), Luke Pierce (A)
bgcolor=SilverSilver
Beijing, China42201710bgcolor=SilverSilver

World Para Ice Hockey Championships

The World Para Ice Hockey Championships, known before 30 November 2016 as the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships, are the world championships for para ice hockey. They are organized by the International Paralympic Committee through its World Para Ice Hockey subcommittee.

YearHostFinish
1996 Nynäshamn, SwedenBronze
2000 West Valley City, USAbgcolor=GoldGold
2004 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden4th
2008 Marlborough, USAbgcolor=GoldGold
2009 Ostrava, Czech RepublicBronze
2012 Hamar, NorwayBronze
2013 Goyang, South Koreabgcolor=GoldGold
2015 Buffalo, USAbgcolor=SilverSilver
2017 Gangneung, South Koreabgcolor=GoldGold
2019 Ostrava, Czech Republicbgcolor=SilverSilver
2021 Ostrava, Czech Republicbgcolor=SilverSilver
2023 Moose Jaw, CanadaSilver
2024 Calgary, Canada[4] bgcolor=GoldGold

Para Hockey Cup

The Para Hockey Cup, formerly the World Sledge Hockey Challenge (WSHC) is an international para ice hockey invitational tournament hosted by Canada's National Sledge Team in which three top nations are invited to compete.

EditionHostFinish
2007 Kelowna, British Columbiabgcolor=GoldGold
2008 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Islandbgcolor=GoldGold
2009 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Islandbgcolor=SilverSilver
2011 April London, Ontariobgcolor=GoldGold
2011 November Calgary, Albertabgcolor=GoldGold
2012 Calgary, Albertabgcolor=SilverSilver
2013 Toronto, Ontariobgcolor=GoldGold
2015 Leduc, Albertabgcolor=SilverSilver
2016 January Bridgewater, Nova Scotiabgcolor=SilverSilver
2016 December Charlottetown, Prince Edward Islandbgcolor=SilverSilver
2017 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Islandbgcolor=SilverSilver
2018 London, Ontariobgcolor=SilverSilver
2019 Paradise, Newfoundland and Labradorbgcolor=SilverSilver
2022 Bridgewater, Nova Scotiabgcolor=SilverSilver
2023 Quispamsis, New Brunswickbgcolor=SilverSilver

International Para Hockey Cup

The International Para Hockey Cup is a para ice hockey tournament hosted by Czechia.

YearHostGPWLGFGAFinishRef.
2021 Ostrava[5]
2022 Ostrava5321415bgcolor=SilverSilver [6]
2023 Ostrava5231319bgcolor=SilverSilver [7]

2023–24 roster

The following is the Canadian roster for the 2023–24 season.

No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateHometown
33 G 5feet 183lb Surrey, BC
54 G 5feet 129lb Smithers, BC
5 D 6feet157lbOttawa, ON
7 D 6feet176lbEssex, ON
17 D 5feet133lbMcMasterville, QC
20 D 5feet124lbMoncton, NB
61 D 5feet155lb Erin, ON
92 D 6feet161lbCalgary, AB
2 F 6feet160lbClarksburg, ON
4 F 6feet149lbWallacetown, ON
8 F 5feet168lbForest, ON
9 F 5feet136lbMonkton, ON
11 F 5feet196lbMidland, ON
15 F 5feet132lbBoucherville, QC
19 F 5feet 169lbMississauga, ON
23 F 5feet 152lbSt. John's, NL
24 F 5feet150lbOttawa, ON
25 F 5feet128lbSaint-Hubert, QC
26 F 6feet164lbGatineau, QC
29 F 5feet135lbEdmonton, AB

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/Team-Canada/Men/Sledge.aspx Canada Sledge Team
  2. News: Kelly . Lauren . How Christina Picton is leading the way for women's para ice hockey . 13 June 2021 . Sportsnet.
  3. http://www.sledheadmovie.com/Sledhead_Movie/SLEDHEAD_.html SLEDHEAD
  4. Web site: 2024 World Para Ice Hockey Championship . USA Hockey . 29 February 2024.
  5. Web site: IPH Cup 2021 . ParaHockey.cz . 29 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230605131852/https://parahockey.cz/para-akce/iph/ . 5 June 2023 . Czech . Para hokejové reprezentace Kanady a USA se rozhodly na poslední chvíli neodcestovat do Evropy, a to s ohledem na špatnou epidemiologickou situaci..
  6. Web site: IPH Cup 2022 . ParaHockey.cz . 29 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231208035836/https://parahockey.cz/en/iph-cup-2022/ . 8 December 2023.
  7. Web site: IPH Cup 2023 . ParaHockey.cz . 29 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231208033033/https://parahockey.cz/en/international-para-hockey-cup-2023/ . 8 December 2023.