All 23 players on our roster are leaders on their respective club teams, said Doug Armstrong, general manager for Team Canada at World Cup of Hockey for Canadian players; to be selected from among all of that talent is a feeling I just cant really describe. eight-month span; with Ontario at the 2008 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, as an under-ager at the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championship, and at the 2008 2013 WJC 6GP 4G 11A 15P (Best Forward/All-Star Team). The Stanley In addition to the pre-tournament game and training camp, Hockey Canada has announced it will host a series of hockey The Americans were the surprise of the tournament finished second in the round robin. These players were now part of everyday life in the NHL. Canadas shutdown defensive pairing, finishing tied for third in plus/minus at +10 tops among all defencemen. Canada East and the U.S. earned semifinal successes in Cornwall. By 1996, the NHL was full of Russian superstars. They are always dangerous with their speed and their skill. great system for doing that and we know that from the number of high level players in our league, he political infighting and a corrupt development system. 2000 WJC 7GP 0G 0A 0P (bronze medal) JONATHAN TOEWS NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup and NHL Conference logos are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League. Thornton was 17 and the youngest member of Canadas National Junior Team in 1997. of hardware; Perry joins Team Canada alumnus Scott Niedermayer as the only players to earn membership to the IIHF Triple Gold Club (Olympic gold, IIHF While the final between Canada and The Soviet Union was classic, it was the last time the two old foes met in this way. Contents. scoring titles and a gold medal from the 2002 Winter Olympics. The medal round starts next week and win, lose or draw, Canadas quarter-final game is set While it was said as a joke, Duchene got the message loud and clear. All Rights Reserved. Tavares had four goals in seven games as a 17-year-old to help Canada win gold at the 2008 World Juniors, but that was nothing compared to his 2009 Then a best of three final would determine the champion. including a goal and a helper in the bronze medal game to ensure Canada won a medal on home ice, and led the Canadians in goal scoring one year later with Championship, and all but one goaltender Corey Crawford has previous international experience on their rsum. . 2004 WJC 6GP 3G 3A 6P (silver medal) gone unnoticed; national team staff can see just how seriously he approaches the game. Three defencemen Brent Burns (Barrie, Ont./San Jose, NHL), Jake Muzzin (Woodstock, Ont./Los Angeles, NHL), and Alex Pietrangelo (King City, Ont./St. Cup championship (2007, Anaheim). World Championship team that finished fourth. Below is a list of various national team ice hockey team rosters of Canada. Gretzky and Larry Murphy were in on a two on one. says: players come to camp and roles sort themselves out. Even though it was an exhibition series, the games became as heated as the most intense rivalry or playoff series. Aldwin Acosta; . The youngest player on the Team Canada roster, MacKinnon played a bottom-six role in Ufa, chipping in just a single assist in six games as the Canadians There was a lot expected from the duo and they did not disappoint. But the 23 players selected for Team North America arent without their own impressive international accomplishments; 20 played at the World Juniors, I was trying to avoid being the reason we lost instead of playing to be the reason we could win, he remembers. The Maple Leafs and mapleleafs.com are trademarks of MLSE. Ray Bourque scored a late second-period goal to make the score 4-2. Canada and the Soviet Union played in the final. Tickets will be available to the general public starting on June 9, and range from $35 to $175, with proceeds going back to supporting the development of 1987 : 4th; 1991 : 8th; 1995 . But in 2004, he set the physical tone while making his Germans, setting up Anthony Mantha for all three of his hat-trick goals. Game 2, like Game 1, was headed to overtime tied 5-5. forced Chris Pronger out and brought Bouwmeester in. In overtime, Paul Coffey gave Canadian hockey fans a great memory. Armstrong is quick to point out his Sakic It was also the debut of the Russian Five a unit that played together at the club level with CSKA Moscow and with the Soviet national team. Just over 12 minutes into the second period, Viacheslav Fetisov scored one back for the Soviets. Played in the midst of the Cold War, there was a definite sense of urgency and hatred between the teams. In another trait of the series, there was a flurry of goals very close together. Whether were talking Although the original arrangement between Hockey Canada and Soviet officials had stipulated that each side must list 30 players by July 15, Canadian officials successfully pushed for the 35-man roster. Dale Hawerchuk beat Hasek to get Canada back in the game. muscle injury, the Stars announced in July. 2005 WJC 6GP 2G 5A 7P (gold medal). end an eight-year gold medal drought, earning MVP honours and a spot on the media all-star team in the process. Vince Levacalier, Martin St. Louis, Brad Richards to name a few, about taking their game to the next level Canadian forwards, with zero penalty minutes, playing minutes in every situation for head coach Dave Cameron. performance as the Canadians made it five in a row in Ottawa. Still, the 1987 Canada Cup was the apex of international hockey and the height of the Canada-Soviet rivalry. Canada scored twice more, each time Mario Lemieux assisted by Wayne Gretzky, but the Soviets replied each time. Our Turning it up is something Duchene is confident he can do to help Canada defend its World Cup title and add one of the few missing pieces to his The three-game final between the two countries provided some of the best moments in hockey performed by some of the greatest players to ever play. The game has gotten quicker and younger since 2004, but Thornton hasnt lost a step. The winning Canadian team had 12 future Hockey Hall of Fame members on the roster. I there has not been a lot of intense games between the two parties, says defenceman Scott Niedermayer about Pl. Team Canada - International - hockey team page with roster, stats, transactions at Eliteprospects.com. round out Team Canadas World Cup of Hockey management group. The Russians came into the tournament pegged as the weak team in the North American pool but Its just take care of your body and itll take care of you. Tickets | Awards | Jobs | EP Shop | EP Rinkside Premium Features Bookmarks Player Tracker Compare Players Agent . respect for them. (As a member of HC Davos during two NHL lockouts, Thornton twice It was, in part, a driving force behind the 1972 Summit Series to see who was actually the best. His professional experience paid 2012 WJC 6GP 2G 2A 4P management team and coaching staff felt it was critical to ensure continuity between the number of left- and right-handed defencemen on our roster, and Sweden and Czechoslovakia rounded out the top four. Murray was the youngest member of a solid defensive corps in Calgary and Edmonton that outside of a wild 6-5 semifinal loss to Russia allowed just five I All numbers in bold represent that was tournament high. He was one of my good friends in 2004, so I was excited to get OReilly, 25, was one of only three players to win back-to-back IIHF World Championship gold with Canada in 2015 and 2016. and those whove won in best-on-best tournaments themselves. Just after the disallowed Soviet goal, Paul Coffey put Canada up 3-1 after the first period. Unfortunately, in 1976, it didnt work out. The finals took place in Montreal on September 11 and Hamilton, on September 13 and September 15, and were won by Team Canada . Czechoslovakia jumped out to an early 2-0 lead. There was a lot expected from the duo and they did not disappoint. 2013 WJC 7GP 5-2-0 1.36GAA .955SV% 1SO (gold medal/MVP/Best Goaltender/All-Star Team), SHAYNE GOSTISBEHERE The Soviets had other ideas, jumping out to a 3-0 lead midway through the second period. roster. The gold medal is part of an impressive collection 2016 WJC 7GP 7G 4A 11P (bronze medal/All-Star Team), J.T. For me it is right at the top with the Stanley Cups obviously, says Lemieux. representing over 15 countries. Championship (2005) and a Memorial Cup joining Team Canada alumnus Scott Niedermayer. Cup is very special and you always dream about winning a Stanley Cup but the 87 Canada Cup was special. games, adding to his international rsum before Columbus took him second overall in the NHL draft the following June. Russia winds up the round robin preliminary round life-changing fortune during the Pikes Peak Gold Rush. At the 2014 Olympics, Team Canada head coach Mike Babcock who is back behind the bench at the World Cup asked Duchene if he planned on sitting back and played against Canada at the Spengler Cup. some tough games against the United States in the last few tournaments but that all goes in cycles and But Mario Le Magnifique says the 87 Canada Cup may be the greatest single moment of his they have high standards. Team Canada to play and win the World Cup of Hockey in 2004. Jays experience with what it takes to be successful in these short tournaments cant be undervalued.. guy like (Pavel) Bure wanted to be the best attacker that he could be and he drove himself to be there, both In what would prove to be a trend in the series, there was an early goal. Paul Hendersons last-minute game-winner in Game 8 secured Team Canadas victory. By the time the World Cup For more information about how Hockey Canada handles the information we collect, please review our, 2023 Para Hockey NextGen Development Camp, Celebrating the next generation of Black Canadians who are succeeding in the hockey world thanks to their talent, dedication and love of the game, With help from the Hockey Canada Foundation Assist Fund, the 12-year-old is flourishing in his first year of U13 AA hockey in Edmonton, Inspired by hockeys racial reckoning and last years social justice awakening, Rane Carnegie is carrying on his familys legacy and working to get his trailblazing grandfather into the Hockey Hall of Fame, The Orange Jersey Project is using the power of sport to educate young players about residential schools and strengthen the path towards truth and reconciliation, As manager of athletics at Olds College and member of the LGTBQ+ community, Trina Radcliffe is working to instill the values of giving back to all Broncos athletes. The tournament was a round robin. It has been updated to reflect the full Team Canada The World Cup of Hockey, hosted by the NHL and NHLPA, runs Sept. 17 through Oct. 1, exclusively at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto and features players In Game 1, Canada erased a 41 second period deficit to send the game to overtime, only to lose on Alexander Semak's goal at 5:33 of the extra frame. really learned a lot from the month I was with them and I learned what it takes to get to the top.. Mike Bossy, Brian Trottier, Clarke Gillies and Butch Goring joined Potvin on Team Canada. For Czechoslovakia, Finland and Sweden, see 1987 Canada Cup#Rosters . He registered at least one point in Two minutes later, Vladimir Krutov scored shorthanded to tie the game at three. In addition to wearing the Maple and we want to keep getting better and get ready for the quarter-final game, says Sakic. got the chance to win it for team Canada. Louis, NHL) as general manager, with assistance from Marc Bergevin (Montreal/Montreal, NHL), Rob Blake (Simcoe, After the success of the Summit Series and Super Series, the demand for a best on best tournament was at an all-time high. The final best-of-three series of this tournament between Canada and the Soviet Union is considered by many to be the best exhibition of hockey in history. Seguin played in back-to-back pre-tournament games against Team USA, garnering one assist in Saturdays 5-2 victory for Canada. After settling for silver at the 2004 World Juniors in Helsinki, where he averaged a point a game, Getzlaf was back in red and white one year later, Post-1980s IIHF World Championship stats sourced from: IIHF Official Website and the Official Guide & Record Books of the Finnish Ice Hockey Federation.Pre-1980s stats sourced primarily from the wonderful Russian Hockey site https://ice-hockey-stat.com/ and their beautifully documented international hockey history. relentless pursuit of excellence, as we come together as a team. Of Team Canadas 23 players, 14 have combined to earn 22 Olympic gold medals, while 18 have won gold at World Juniors. Hes also won gold at the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championship, and was part of the 2006 IIHF The approach has always been the same, he Even in this new role, One year after making his NHL debut, Bergeron joined Team Canada at the 2005 World Juniors because of the NHL lockout.