Canada men's national ice hockey team
Also known as Team Canada
The Canada men's national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Canada internationally. The team is overseen by Hockey Canada, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. 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 David Bauer as a part of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, playing out of the University of British Columbia. The nickname "Team Canada" was first used for the 1972 Summit Series and has been frequently used to refer to both the Canadian national men's and women's teams ever since.
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Key facts
- Nickname
- Team Canada (Équipe Canada)
- Association
- Hockey Canada
- General manager
- Kyle Dubas , Jason Spezza , Brad Treliving
- Head coach
- Misha Donskov
- Assistants
- Spencer Carbery Ryan Huska D. J. Smith
- Captain
- Macklin Celebrini
- Most games
- Brad Schlegel (304)
- Top scorer
- Brad Schlegel
- Most points
- Cliff Ronning (156)
- Team colours
- Red, black, white
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The Canada men's national ice hockey team (popularly known as Team Canada; French: Équipe Canada) is the ice hockey team representing Canada internationally. The team is overseen by Hockey Canada, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. 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 David Bauer as a part of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, playing out of the University of British Columbia. The nickname "Team Canada" was first used for the 1972 Summit Series and has been frequently used to refer to both the Canadian national men's and women's teams ever since.
Canada is the most successful national ice hockey team in international play, having won the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union, a record four Canada Cups dating back to 1976, a record two World Cups of Hockey, a record nine Olympic gold medals, and a record 28 World Championship titles.
