Canada men's national para ice hockey team

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Canada
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Nickname(s)Team Canada
(Équipe Canada)
Association Hockey Canada
Head coach Russ Herrington
Assistants Greg Westlake
Mike Fountain
Gregory Ireland
Team colours   
Paralympics
Appearances8 (first in 1994 )
Medals Gold medal Paralympics.svg Gold: 1 – 2006

Silver medal Paralympics.svg Silver: 3 – 1998, 2018, 2022

Bronze medal Paralympics.svg Bronze: 2 – 1994, 2014
World Para Ice Hockey Championships
Appearances14 (first in 1996 )
Best resultGold medal world centered-2.svgGold: 5 – 2000, 2008, 2013, 2017, 2024

Silver medal world centered-2.svgSilver: 5 – 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025

Bronze medal world centered-2.svgBronze: 3 – 1996, 2009, 2012
Para Hockey Cup
Appearances15 (first in 2007)
Best result Med 1.png Gold: 5 – 2007, 2008, 2011 (A), 2011 (N), 2013
Med 2.png Silver: 9 - 2009, 2012, 2016 (J), 2016 (D), 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
Med 3.png Bronze: 1 - 2015
International Para Hockey Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2022)
Best result Med 1.png Gold: 0
Med 2.png Silver: 2 - 2022, 2023
Med 3.png Bronze: 0

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.

Contents

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

Competition achievements

Paralympic Games

Canada vs Sweden, Vancouver 2010 2010ParalympicsCanadaVsSwedenIceSledgeHockey.jpg
Canada vs Sweden, Vancouver 2010
YearHostGPWLTGFGACoachManager/GMCaptainFinishRef.
1994 Flag of Norway.svg Lillehammer, Norway531182Bronze
1998 Flag of Japan.svg Nagano, Japan522177Silver
2002 Flag of the United States.svg Salt Lake City, USA61329144th
2006 Flag of Italy.svg Torino, Italy5410304Gold
2010 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver, Canada53202164th
2014 Flag of Russia.svg Sochi, Russia5410184Bronze
2018 Flag of South Korea.svg Pyeongchang, South Korea5410432 Ken Babey (H),
Danny Lynch (A), Luke Pierce (A)
Silver
2022 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing, China 42201710Silver

World Para Ice Hockey Championships

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.

YearHostFinish
1996 Flag of Sweden.svg Nynäshamn, SwedenBronze
2000 Flag of the United States.svg West Valley City, USAGold
2004 Flag of Sweden.svg Örnsköldsvik, Sweden4th
2008 Flag of the United States.svg Marlborough, USAGold
2009 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ostrava, Czech RepublicBronze
2012 Flag of Norway.svg Hamar, NorwayBronze
2013 Flag of South Korea.svg Goyang, South KoreaGold
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Buffalo, USASilver
2017 Flag of South Korea.svg Gangneung, South KoreaGold
2019 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ostrava, Czech RepublicSilver
2021 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ostrava, Czech RepublicSilver
2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Moose Jaw, CanadaSilver
2024 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary, Canada [4] Gold
2025 Flag of the United States.svg Buffalo, USASilver

Para Hockey Cup

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.

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

International Para Hockey Cup

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

YearHostGPWLGFGAFinishRef.
2021 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ostrava Withdrew due to COVID-19 pandemic [5]
2022 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ostrava 5321415Silver [6]
2023 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ostrava 5231319Silver [7]

2023–24 roster

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

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

See also

References

  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.