Statistics olympic international ice hockey federation iihf. In july 1992, the international olympic committee ioc voted to approve womens hockey as an olympic event to first be held at the 1998 winter olympics. Now he looks back to leading germany to a silver medal. When the 2022 olympics roll around, canada s team could be one of the oldest in the tournament. Player birth country and age distributions, draft rounds of players in the 2010 olympics.
And this was a german team that announced it shouldnt be underestimated by beating sweden in the. Aug 10, 2017 canada has already gotten started as a group on the ice, playing this week in the sochi hockey open and taking another group of prospective olympians to st. Womens ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the olympic games since 1998. In the five olympic ice hockey tournaments since the nhl and the ioc started allowing professional athletes to compete in 1998, the canadian mens team has won the gold medal three times 2002, 2010. Twelve teams competed in the mens event and eight teams.
We have nhl statistics and logos as well as all other leagues including the wha and minor league. Theres a pretty good chance hockey canada looks at the crosbykunitz dynamic as a positive rather than a negative and that they join the olympic team as a package deal. Sled hockey defeats korea 80 in final prelim game in pyeongchang march, 2018. List of olympic mens ice hockey players for canada. Canadian olympic hockey jerseys for 2018 games unveiled.
Meet canada s 2018 mens olympic hockey team competing at the 2018 olympic winter games in pyeongchang, south korea. Canadas olympic mens hockey team where are they now. Olympic mens ice hockey team finished in seventh place at the 2018 pyeongchang winter olympic games between february 1425, 2018. All nhl logos and marks and nhl team logos and marks depicted herein are the property of the nhl and the respective teams and may. In july 1992, the international olympic committee ioc voted to approve womens hockey as an olympic event to first be held at the.
The template is typically used in the article covering canada at the 2014 winter olympics, and the article covering the rosters of all participating teams of the tournament. Team canada mens olympic hockey team has opportunity to be a great story silver medal winner with the mens hockey team at the 1994 winter olympics, todd hlushko recalls his olympic memories of. Complete player roster, player photos, links to bios and staff listing. Mens ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the olympic games since 1920. Team canada emphasizing chemistry at olympic winter games. Jan 11, 2018 what team canadas mens olympic hockey roster would look like with nhl players a freaking juggernaut, thats what. This website is powered by the sportsengine platform, but is owned by and subject to the hockey canada privacy policy.
Hockey canada and the canadian olympic committee coc have announced the names of the 25 players nominated to represent team canada in mens hockey at the 2018 olympic winter games, feb. Statistics olympic international ice hockey federation. Ice hockey team canada official olympic team website. Jul 19, 20 a 2002 gold medal winner, ryan smyths banff, ab olympic stats will not blow anyone away, but he has been added on our team due to the incredible intangibles he brings every day.
Canada s roster for the 2018 pyeongchang olympic games is one of the oldest among countries participating in the mens hockey tournament. Men olympic international ice hockey federation iihf. Hes having a bit of a down year in with the blackhawks so far in 201718, and hes surprisingly still searching for his first goal of the season at the time of writing hes notched 20 assists, mind you. Without nhl players, olympic mens tournament gives a. Reselecting the 2006 canadian olympic team thesportster. The olympic athletes from russia hockey team benefits by having players such as pavel datsyuk, left who are familiar with each other. In 1983, hockey canada began the program of excellence, whose purpose was to. Hockey is canada s national winter game and arguably its greatest contribution to world sport, and this prowess undeniably translates to the olympic arena as well. Beginning with the gold medal won by the winnipeg falcons at the 1920 olympic games, canada represented by club teams won six gold medals and one silver medal in seven olympic appearances between 1920. Canada then went 50 years without winning the winter olympic gold medal and from 1962 to 1993, didnt win any world championships. It was a desperate effort by the american goalie, who was sliding across the crease to his right and had to reach back with his left hand to intercept the canadian. Caroline ouellette joined them on all four gold medal teams.
Nadia comaneci, torben grael, tom jager, jerzy pawlowski, jim lightbody. Team usa sled hockey downs italy 101 to advance to paralympic gold medal game march 15, 2018 u. This participation concluded with a silver medal, as canada lost in the final against the usa, 3 goals to 1. The rosters may not have any nhl talent, but that doesnt mean there arent any players from team canada or team usa to keep an eye on when the olympics get underway. Mens olympic hockey athletes stats and more sergey starikov, ilya kovalchuk, vladislav tretyak, anatoly firsov, aleksandr almetov, drew doughty, niklas kronwall, weldy olson, vladimir shadrin, roberto luongo. Canada has already gotten started as a group on the ice, playing this week in the sochi hockey open and taking another group of prospective olympians to. The roster announcement comes on the heels of the announcement that sean burke and willie desjardins will serve as the teams general manager and head. Any team performing under the tutelage of the greatest ice hockey player the game has ever known understands that the pressure is on to win gold. More than a month has gone by since canadas mens hockey team bounced back to win bronze against the czech republic after a disappointing semifinal loss to germany, but the 25 members of the men. Ice hockey at the 2010 winter olympics was held at rogers arena then known as gm place, and renamed canada hockey place for the duration of the games due to ioc sponsorship rules, home of the national hockey leagues vancouver canucks, and at ubc winter sports centre, home of the canadian interuniversity sports ubc thunderbirds. A 2002 gold medal winner, ryan smyths banff, ab olympic stats will not blow anyone away, but he has been added on our team due to the incredible intangibles he brings every day.
Another chapter in a historic rivalry as team canada takes on team usa in the semifinal of the 2007 world junior hockey championship. With 20 medals, including gold, canada is the most successful country in olympic ice hockey. You will find more information here than is available in any other resource, either in print or on the internet. Canada won the mens tournament at six of the first seven olympic games in which ice hockey was included, beginning with the debut during the summer games at antwerp 1920. Hockey canada released its roster for two upcoming international tournaments, and stated that the 2018 mens canadian olympic hockey team roster will draw primarily from these two teams. The last time germany won a medal, he was on the ice in innsbruck 1976. In 2002, the canadian team took its revenge in salt lake city in front of an american crowd hayley and her team mates won 32 and took the olympic.
Germanys last medal franz reindl hopes for olympic gold against the olympic athletes from russia. End of an era in 2014, if someone had told you that germany would be the country to end canadas reign as twotime olympic champions, you probably would have laughed. There was no golden goal like in 2010, when sidney crosby electrified the country. Canadian mens hockey team wins olympic gold mike richter got just a piece of jarome iginlas onetime snap shot with four minutes left in the olympic goldmedal mens hockey game. The template takes one parameter, df date format, which is passed to the dts. This is the canadian roster in the mens ice hockey tournament of the 2014 winter olympics. Womens development team wins threegame series against canada 21. Eight goaltenders and fiftythree skaters have played for canada. Jan 12, 2018 duncan keith has been a team canada staple for the past two olympic games, taking home gold in vancouver in 2010 and in sochi in 2014. Feb 23, 2018 this was germany a team over which canada previously held a 150 alltime olympic record. Without nhl players, olympic mens tournament gives a glimpse.
The roster announcement comes on the heels of the announcement that sean burke and willie desjardins will serve as the teams general manager and head coach, respectively. Something ill never forget being done with nhl hockey, canadian forward andrew ebbett didnt really consider playing for olympic medals until recently. Between 1920 and 1952, seven olympic ice hockey tournaments were held and canada won six gold medals and a silver in 1936. Feb 23, 2014 this olympic gold medalwinning team canada didnt pull off any miraculous victories full of theatre and drama. Explore team canadas roster and find all rosters for teams at the 2018 olympic winter games in pyeongchang on hockeycanada. Team canada stats, scoring leaders and demographics breakdown at olympics vancouver 2010. The mens tournament was introduced at the 1920 summer olympics, and permanently added to the winter olympic games in 1924. Duncan keith has been a team canada staple for the past two olympic games, taking home gold in vancouver in 2010 and in sochi in 2014. Jan 12, 2018 the rosters may not have any nhl talent, but that doesnt mean there arent any players from team canada or team usa to keep an eye on when the olympics get underway.
And this was a german team that announced it shouldnt be. Team canada emphasizing chemistry at olympic winter games members of canada mens hockey team gather on ice during practice ahead of the 2018 winter olympics in gangneung, south korea, friday, feb. Canada has won the last four olympic gold medals in womens hockey and beat team usa, 21, in the group stage this week, so itll be heavily favored regardless of whether switzerland or. Projecting team canada rosters for 2018, 2022 olympics. Canada draws players from seven hockey leagues for olympic. Jul 28, 2017 hockey canada released its roster for two upcoming international tournaments, and stated that the 2018 mens canadian olympic hockey team roster will draw primarily from these two teams. More hockey canada video gino reda hosts a weekly syndicated radio show that profiles the excitement, news and insight of canadian amateur hockey across canada. In the 2022 beijing winter olympics, canada could, again, be one of the oldest rosters, only the team will be made up of nhl superstars. Hes been nicknamed captain canada for his incredible dedication to the national team and his peskiness would be a great addition to a fourth line. The canada mens national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing canada. List of olympic womens ice hockey players for canada. More than a month has gone by since canada s mens hockey team bounced back to win bronze against the czech republic after a disappointing semifinal loss to germany, but the 25 members of the men. This was germany a team over which canada previously held a 150 alltime olympic record.
When the 2022 olympics roll around, canadas team could be one of the oldest in the tournament. What team canadas mens olympic hockey roster would look. In 1960, the kitchenerwaterloo dutchmen became the final club team to represent canada at the olympics. In 1962, canada implemented a national team program, led by father david bauer. Such was the prospect facing the canada ice hockey team at the 2002 winter olympics at salt lake city with wayne gretzky, or the great one as he was affectionately known, their executive director. Results, participants and stats for hockey in the olympic games. Meet canadas 2018 mens olympic hockey team competing at the 2018 olympic winter games in pyeongchang, south korea. Players will be joining team canada from seven different leagues across north america and europe. Canadian olympic hockey teams the canadian encyclopedia. What team canadas mens olympic hockey roster would look like with nhl players a freaking juggernaut, thats what. Five players canadas olympic team may lose if the khl boycotts pyeongchang subscriber content. Check out which nhl players could represent canada at the beijing winter olympics.