Canada men's national para ice hockey team

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.

Canada
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Team Canada
(Équipe Canada)
AssociationHockey Canada
Head coachRuss Herrington
AssistantsGreg Westlake
Mike Fountain
Gregory Ireland
Team colours     
Paralympics
Appearances8 (first in 1994)
Medals Gold: 1 – 2006

Silver: 3 – 1998, 2018, 2022

Bronze: 2 – 1994, 2014
World Para Ice Hockey Championships
Appearances13 (first in 1996)
Best result Gold: 5 – 2000, 2008, 2013, 2017, 2024

Silver: 4 – 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023

Bronze: 3 – 1996, 2009, 2012
Para Hockey Cup
Appearances15 (first in 2007)
Best result 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
International Para Hockey Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2022)
Best result Gold: 0
Silver: 2 - 2022, 2023
Bronze: 0

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

Competition achievements

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Paralympic Games

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Canada vs Sweden, Vancouver 2010
Year Host GP W L T GF GA Coach Manager/GM Captain Finish Ref.
1994   Lillehammer, Norway 5 3 1 1 8 2 Bronze
1998   Nagano, Japan 5 2 2 1 7 7 Silver
2002   Salt Lake City, USA 6 1 3 2 9 14 4th
2006   Torino, Italy 5 4 1 0 30 4 Gold
2010   Vancouver, Canada 5 3 2 0 21 6 4th
2014   Sochi, Russia 5 4 1 0 18 4 Bronze
2018   Pyeongchang, South Korea 5 4 1 0 43 2 Ken Babey (H),
Danny Lynch (A), Luke Pierce (A)
Silver
2022   Beijing, China 4 2 2 0 17 10 Silver

World Para Ice Hockey Championships

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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.

Year Host Finish
1996   Nynäshamn, Sweden Bronze
2000   West Valley City, USA Gold
2004   Örnsköldsvik, Sweden 4th
2008   Marlborough, USA Gold
2009   Ostrava, Czech Republic Bronze
2012   Hamar, Norway Bronze
2013   Goyang, South Korea Gold
2015   Buffalo, USA Silver
2017   Gangneung, South Korea Gold
2019   Ostrava, Czech Republic Silver
2021   Ostrava, Czech Republic Silver
2023   Moose Jaw, Canada Silver
2024   Calgary, Canada[4] Gold

Para Hockey Cup

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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.

Edition Host Finish
2007   Kelowna, British Columbia Gold
2008   Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Gold
2009   Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Silver
2011 April   London, Ontario Gold
2011 November   Calgary, Alberta Gold
2012   Calgary, Alberta Silver
2013   Toronto, Ontario Gold
2015   Leduc, Alberta Silver
2016 January   Bridgewater, Nova Scotia Silver
2016 December   Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Silver
2017   Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Silver
2018   London, Ontario Silver
2019   Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador Silver
2022   Bridgewater, Nova Scotia 'Silver
2023   Quispamsis, New Brunswick Silver

International Para Hockey Cup

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

Year Host GP W L GF GA Finish Ref.
2021   Ostrava Withdrew due to COVID-19 pandemic [5]
2022   Ostrava 5 3 2 14 15 Silver [6]
2023   Ostrava 5 2 3 13 19 Silver [7]

2023–24 roster

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

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Hometown
33 G Mitchell Garrett 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 183 lb (83 kg) 4 October 1994 Surrey, BC
54 G Adam Kingsmill 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 129 lb (59 kg) 3 March 2000 Smithers, BC
5 D Tyrone Henry 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 157 lb (71 kg) 21 October 1993 Ottawa, ON
7 D Zach Lavin 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 176 lb (80 kg) 31 January 1997 Essex, ON
17 D Shawn Burnett 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 133 lb (60 kg) 2 May 2003 McMasterville, QC
20 D Jacob LeBlanc 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) 124 lb (56 kg) 31 July 2002 Moncton, NB
61 D Rob Armstrong 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 155 lb (70 kg) 12 September 1996 Erin, ON
92 D Auren Halbert 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 161 lb (73 kg) 2 February 2003 Calgary, AB
2 F Rod Crane 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 160 lb (73 kg) 6 September 1991 Clarksburg, ON
4 F James Dunn 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 149 lb (68 kg) 12 November 2000 Wallacetown, ON
8 F Tyler McGregor 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 168 lb (76 kg) 11 March 1994 Forest, ON
9 F Corbyn Smith 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) 136 lb (62 kg) 5 August 1998 Monkton, ON
11 F Adam Dixon 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 196 lb (89 kg) 13 August 1989 Midland, ON
15 F Jonathan Daigle 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 132 lb (60 kg) 28 March 2008 Boucherville, QC
19 F Dominic Cozzolino 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 169 lb (77 kg) 23 August 1994 Mississauga, ON
23 F Liam Hickey 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 152 lb (69 kg) 25 March 1998 St. John's, NL
24 F Sam Swafford 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) 150 lb (68 kg) 6 August 2000 Ottawa, ON
25 F Saoud Messaoudi 5 ft 1 in (155 cm) 128 lb (58 kg) 5 November 2001 Saint-Hubert, QC
26 F Anton Jacobs-Webb 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 164 lb (74 kg) 18 September 2000 Gatineau, QC
29 F Micah Kovacevich 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) 135 lb (61 kg) 2 October 1997 Edmonton, AB

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Canada Sledge Team, Hockey Canada
  2. ^ Kelly, Lauren. "How Christina Picton is leading the way for women's para ice hockey". Sportsnet. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  3. ^ SLEDHEAD Archived 2011-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, sledheadmovie.com
  4. ^ "2024 World Para Ice Hockey Championship". USA Hockey. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  5. ^ "IPH Cup 2021". ParaHockey.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024. Para hokejové reprezentace Kanady a USA se rozhodly na poslední chvíli neodcestovat do Evropy, a to s ohledem na špatnou epidemiologickou situaci.
  6. ^ "IPH Cup 2022". ParaHockey.cz. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  7. ^ "IPH Cup 2023". ParaHockey.cz. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
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