Canada men's national field hockey team

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Canada
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Nickname(s)Red Caribou
Association Field Hockey Canada
Confederation PAHF (Americas)
Head Coach Peter Milkovich
Assistant coach(es)Bartel Berkhout
ManagerMark Wittig
Captain Keegan Pereira
Balraj Panesar
John Smythe
Most caps Ken Pereira (348) [1]
Top scorer Scott Tupper (126) [2]
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Home
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FIH ranking
Current 19 Decrease2.svg 2 (12 March 2024) [3]
Olympic Games
Appearances8 (first in 1964 )
Best result10th (1976, 1984, 2000, 2008)
World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1978 )
Best result8th (1998)
Pan American Games
Appearances15 (first in 1967 )
Best result1st (1983, 1987, 1999, 2007)
Pan American Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2000 )
Best result1st (2009)

The Canadian men's national field hockey team represents Canada in international men's field hockey since 1964, when it played in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

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Tournament history

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
YearHostPositionPldWDLGFGASquad
1908 to 1960 did not participate
1964 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan13th7106525 Squad
1968 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico City, Mexicodid not participate
1972 Flag of Germany.svg Munich, Germany
1976 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal, Canada10th6105614 Squad
1980 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moscow, Soviet Uniondid not participate
1984 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles, United States10th7115820 Squad
1988 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul, South Korea11th7124615 Squad
1992 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona, Spaindid not qualify
1996 Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta, United States
2000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney, Australia10th71331016 Squad
2004 Flag of Greece.svg Athens, Greecedid not qualify
2008 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing, China10th61141020 Squad
2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, Great Britaindid not qualify
2016 Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil11th5014722 Squad
2020 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan12th5014927 Squad
2024 Flag of France.svg Paris, Francedid not qualify
Total10th place50693561159

World Cup

FIH World Cup record
YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGASquad
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg 1971 did not participate
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1973
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1975 did not qualify
Flag of Argentina.svg 1978 11th place game11th82241519 Squad
Flag of India.svg 1982 did not qualify
Flag of England.svg 1986 9th place game10th7115616 Squad
Flag of Pakistan.svg 1990 11th place game11th7115611 Squad
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1994 did not qualify
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1998 7th place game8th71331618 Squad
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2002 did not qualify
Flag of Germany.svg 2006
Flag of India.svg 2010 11th place game11th6105930 Squad
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2014 did not qualify
Flag of India.svg 2018 Cross-over11th4013313 Squad
Flag of India.svg 2023 did not qualify
TotalBest: 8th6/1539682555107

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games record
YearHostPositionPldWDLGFGASquad
1998 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia7th4121116 Squad
2002 Flag of England.svg Manchester, England6th5014714 Squad
2006 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne, Australia9th5104516 Squad
2010 Flag of India.svg Delhi, India7th522188 Squad
2014 Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow, Scotland6th5104816 Squad
2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gold Coast, Australia8th5104415 Squad
2022 Flag of England.svg Birmingham, England8th5014729 Squad
Total7/734662250104

Hockey Nations Cup

FIH Hockey Nations Cup
YearRound
Flag of South Africa.svg 2022 8th

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Sultan Azlan
Shah Cup
record
YearPosition
1995 4th
1999 4th
2000 7th
2007 8th
2008 5th
2014 5th
2015 5th
2016 6th
2019 4th
2020 Cancelled
2024 6th
Best result: 4th place

Defunct competitions

Team

Current squad

The following 18 players were named on 4 November 2022 for the 2022 FIH Hockey Nations Cup in Potchefstroom, South Africa from 28 November to 4 December 2022. [4]

Caps updated as of 4 December 2022, after the match against Pakistan.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
28GK Tristan Burgoyne (1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 (age 30)9
32GK Zachary Coombs (2001-04-24) 24 April 2001 (age 23)7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg West Vancouver

4DF Roopkanwar Dhillon (2001-10-05) 5 October 2001 (age 22)10
14DF Manveer Jhamat (2001-11-14) 14 November 2001 (age 22)10
16DF Gordon Johnston (1993-01-30) 30 January 1993 (age 31)198
26DF Sam Cabral (1999-02-23) 23 February 1999 (age 25)17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg UBC Thunderbirds
29DF Taylor Curran (1992-05-19) 19 May 1992 (age 31)204 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg West Vancouver
33DF Thomson Harris (1998-08-15) 15 August 1998 (age 25)5

5MF Devohn Noronha-Teixeira (1989-02-09) 9 February 1989 (age 35)113
8MF Oliver Scholfield (1993-09-11) 11 September 1993 (age 30)95
17MF Brenden Bissett (1993-01-28) 28 January 1993 (age 31)156
23MF Chris Tardif (2000-08-03) 3 August 2000 (age 23)12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Hawks
25MF Harbir Sidhu (1997-08-14) 14 August 1997 (age 26)17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg India Club

2FW Matthew Barnett (1999-01-16) 16 January 1999 (age 25)12
9FW Gurpreet Singh (1994-11-30) 30 November 1994 (age 29)10
13FW Brendan Guraliuk (2000-05-14) 14 May 2000 (age 23)31
15FW Sean Davis (2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 (age 23)5
21FW Matthew Sarmento (1991-06-23) 23 June 1991 (age 32)144 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Hawks

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClubLatest call-up
GK Ethan McTavish (2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 (age 24)4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg West Vancouver 2022 Commonwealth Games
GK Antoni Kindler (1988-05-16) 16 May 1988 (age 35)112 2022 Pan American Cup

DF John Smythe (1989-08-31) 31 August 1989 (age 34)134 2022 Commonwealth Games
DF Balraj Panesar (1996-03-16) 16 March 1996 (age 28)85 Flag of England.svg East Grinstead 2022 Commonwealth Games
DF Alexander Bird (2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 20)5 2022 Commonwealth Games
DF James Kirkpatrick (1991-03-29) 29 March 1991 (age 33)114 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg West Vancouver 2022 Pan American Cup

MF Keegan Pereira (1991-09-08) 8 September 1991 (age 32)200 2022 Commonwealth Games
MF Floris van Son (1992-02-05) 5 February 1992 (age 32)52 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hurley 2022 Commonwealth Games
MF Sukhi Panesar (1993-12-26) 26 December 1993 (age 30)164 2022 Pan American Cup

FW Fin Boothroyd (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 25)41 Flag of England.svg East Grinstead 2022 Commonwealth Games
FW Gavin Bains (1998-10-18) 18 October 1998 (age 25)6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg India Club 2022 Commonwealth Games
FW Iain Smythe (1985-06-02) 2 June 1985 (age 38)205 2022 Pan American Cup

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