Canada men's national floorball team

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Canada Men's Floorball Team
Nickname(s)Team Canada
Founded 2001
ManagerHeather Hudson
CoachMattias Karlsson
First game Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 5-5 Flag of Japan.svg
19 Apr 2004
Largest win Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 31-1 Flag of Jamaica.svg
1 Feb 2014
Largest defeat Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 3-29 Flag of Finland.svg
5 Dec 2012
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Home colors
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Away colors
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The former logo of Team Canada.

The Canada men's national floorball team is the men's national floorball team of Canada, and a member of the International Floorball Federation (IFF). Canada's men's team is currently ranked 16th in the world following their result at the 2024 Men's World Floorball Championships. Their 11th-place ranking after the 2018 Men's World Floorball Championships ties the highest ranking achieved by the men's team at the World Championships.

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Canada's main rivals in floorball include Japan, Australia and the United States.

The Canada National Team is organized by Floorball Canada.

Roster

As of the 2024 Men's World Floorball Championships [1]

Goalkeepers
NumberPlayer nameClub
39Krystof Kasha Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Black Angels
41Benjamin Kiddie Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg North Shore Floorball
Defensemen
NumberPlayer nameClub
3Isaac Kashino Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cambridge FC
15Taylor Walsh Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ontario Stormtroopers
22Justin Knight Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ottawa Blizzard
67Eetu Lumiala Flag of Finland.svg Pirkkalan Pirkat
77Lauri Berg Flag of Finland.svg Pelicans SB
82Jonathan Kuysten Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cambridge FC
92Thomas Courtemanche Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal FC
Forwards
NumberPlayer nameClub
7Cedric Grenapin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ottawa Blizzard
8James Daly Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ottawa Blizzard
9Cameron Buck Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ottawa Blizzard
11Carter Cooke Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cambridge FC
13Patrick Mahoney Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cambridge FC
16Kristoffer Ruckemann Flag of Sweden.svg IBF Offensiv Lidingo
20Steven Friedli Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Unihockey Limmattal
50Alex Jette Flag of Sweden.svg Linkoping IB
55Tristan Walsh Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ontario Stormtroopers
61Matthew Smith Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ottawa Blizzard
91Valtteri Viitakoski Flag of Finland.svg Nokian KrP

Team staff

Rankings & Records

The Canada national team at the 2022 Men's World Floorball Championships. WFC2022 Canada vs Singapore 11.jpg
The Canada national team at the 2022 Men's World Floorball Championships.

World Rankings

Year    Rank  Details              Change  
2024 16th16th Final RoundDecrease2.svg4
2022 12th12th Final RoundSteady2.svg
2020 12th12th Final RoundDecrease2.svg1
2018 11th11th Final RoundIncrease2.svg2
2016 13th13th Final RoundDecrease2.svg1
2014 12th12th Final RoundIncrease2.svg1
2012 13th13th Final RoundDecrease2.svg2
2010 11th11th Final RoundIncrease2.svg12
200823rd3rd C-DivisionIncrease2.svg1
2006 24th4th C-DivisionDecrease2.svg3
2004 21st2nd C-DivisionNEW

All-Time World Championship Records

YearGPWDLGFGA+/-
Flag of Spain.svg 2004 C-Division 53023928+11
Flag of Spain.svg 2006 C-Division 52033024+6
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2008 C-Division [2] 54014917+32
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2010 Qualifying 22001710+7
Flag of Finland.svg 2010 Final Round 52032540-15
Flag of the United States.svg 2012 Qualifying [3] 100147-3
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2012 Final Round 52032561-36
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2014 Qualifying 2101336+27
Flag of Sweden.svg 2014 Final Round 62042736-9
Flag of the United States.svg 2016 Qualifying 2200336+27
Flag of Latvia.svg 2016 Final Round 62041341-28
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2018 Qualifying 220086+2
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2018 Final Round 62133139-8
Flag of Finland.svg 2020 Final Round 62044173-32
Flag of the United States.svg 2022 Qualifying [4] 211085+3
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2022 Final Round 62043658-22
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2024 Qualifying 2200267+19
Flag of Sweden.svg 2024 Final Round 50142337-14
Totals7333337468501-33

Other International Competitions

YearGPWDLGFGA+/-
Flag of Spain.svg 2004 Exhibition [5] 2110106+4
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2007 Canada Cup [6] 2200222+20
Flag of the United States.svg 2012 Exhibition [3] 100178-1
Flag of the United States.svg 2022 World Games 41031050-40
Flag of Iceland.svg 2023 Iceland Invitational [7] 2200156+9
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2025 World Games
Totals116146472-8

Head-to-Head International Records

Opponent GP  W  D  L  GF  GA  +/- 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
6
4
1
1
47
28
+19
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
1
1
0
0
13
3
+10
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
1
0
0
1
0
17
-17
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
3
1
0
2
12
19
-7
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
5
0
0
5
18
68
-50
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
3
0
0
3
5
61
-56
Flag of France.svg  France
3
3
0
0
25
12
+13
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
4
0
0
4
14
43
-29
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
1
1
0
0
8
7
+1
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
1
1
0
0
10
2
+8
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
1
1
0
0
7
4
+3
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
2
2
0
0
58
2
+56
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
4
2
1
1
29
18
+11
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
3
0
0
3
6
37
-31
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
1
1
0
0
10
1
+9
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
1
1
0
0
5
1
+4
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
2
1
0
1
16
12
+4
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
4
0
0
4
19
29
-10
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
3
1
0
2
21
30
-9
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
4
3
1
0
23
17
+6
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
5
1
0
4
27
36
-9
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
1
0
0
1
4
8
-4
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
1
1
0
0
12
0
+12
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2
0
0
2
9
12
-3
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
1
0
0
1
1
12
-11
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
2
2
0
0
14
8
+6
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
19
12
1
6
119
76
+43
Totals
84
39
4
41
532
573
-41


  1. ↑ "Iff - Share the match - share the experience". app.floorball.sport. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  2. ↑ "IFF". www.floorball.org. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  3. 1 2 "IFF". www.floorball.org. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  4. ↑ "Men's WFCQ 2022 AMER". IFF Main Site. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  5. ↑ "2004 Internationals". IFF Main Site. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  6. ↑ "First official international match played in North America". IFF Main Site. 2007-04-10. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  7. ↑ "Iff - Share the match - share the experience". app.floorball.sport. Retrieved 2024-12-10.

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