Canada national junior hockey team
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The Canadian national under 20 men's ice hockey team is the national U-20 ice hockey team in Canada. Every December/January they represent Canada at the IIHF World U20 Championship.
There are a total of 357,962 junior hockey players in Canada. The current coach is Craig Hartsburg. His assistant coaches are Clément Jodoin and Curtis Hunt.
The National Junior Team is extremely popular in Canada, even more so than the Men's team which plays at the World Championships. World Junior events in Canada are often sold out, television ratings are extremely high, and even events in Europe are well attended by a contingent of Canadian fans.
Canada has the most successful Junior program in the world, having won the most gold medals (14), and most total medals (24). They have also won the last four World Junior championships.
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[edit] Roster
Roster at the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
| Pos. | No. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 | Jonathan Bernier |  Lewiston MAINEiacs |
| GK | 30 | Steve Mason |  London Knights/Kitchener Rangers |
| D | 27 | Karl Alzner | Calgary Hitmen |
| D | 8 | Drew Doughty | Guelph Storm |
| D | 2 | Josh Godfrey | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
| D | 4 | Thomas Hickey | Seattle Thunderbirds |
| D | 3 | Logan Pyett | Regina Pats |
| D | 23 | P.K. Subban | Belleville Bulls |
| D | 15 | Luke Schenn | Kelowna Rockets |
| F | 11 | Zach Boychuk | Lethbridge Hurricanes |
| F | 18 | Colton Gillies | Saskatoon Blades |
| F | 28 | Claude Giroux | Gatineau Olympiques |
| F | 32 | Matthew Halischuk | Kitchener Rangers |
| F | 21 | Riley Holzapfel | Moose Jaw Warriors |
| F | 7 | Stefan Legein | Niagara IceDogs |
| F | 17 | Brad Marchand | Halifax Mooseheads |
| F | 22 | Shawn Matthias | Belleville Bulls |
| F | 34 | Wayne Simmonds | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
| F | 10 | Steven Stamkos | Sarnia Sting |
| F | 12 | Brandon Sutter | Red Deer Rebels |
| F | 20 | John Tavares | Oshawa Generals |
| F | 19 | Kyle Turris | University of Wisconsin |
[edit] Noted past players
- Wayne Gretzky (1978)
- Dale Hawerchuk (1981)
- Dave Andreychuk (1983)
- Shayne Corson (1986)
- Joe Nieuwendyk (1986)
- Joe Sakic (1988)
- Eric Lindros (1990, 1991, 1992)
- Chris Pronger (1993)
- Jason Allison (1994, 1995)
- Bryan McCabe (1995)
- Jarome Iginla (1996)
- Simon Gagne (1999)
- Mike Cammalleri (2002)
- Brad Boyes (2002)
- Daniel Paille (2002)
- Marc-Andre Fleury (2003)
- Nigel Dawes (2004)
- Patrice Bergeron (2005)
- Sidney Crosby (2005)
- Ryan Getzlaf (2005)
- Kyle Chipchura (2006)
- Marc Staal (2006)
- Steve Downie (2006)
- Carey Price (2007)
- Jonathan Toews (2006, 2007)
[edit] World Junior Championship Record
| Year | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 23 | 6 | Won bronze medal |
| 1975 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 8 | Won silver medal |
| 1976 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 27 | 4 | Won silver medal |
| 1977 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 20 | 11 | Won silver medal |
| 1978 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 18 | 8 | Won bronze medal |
| 1979 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 5th place |
| 1980 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 5th place |
| 1981 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 7th place |
| 1982 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 14 | 13 | Won gold medal |
| 1983 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 24 | 9 | Won bronze medal |
| 1984 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 4th place |
| 1985 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 14 | 12 | Won gold medal |
| 1986 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 21 | 10 | Won silver medal |
| 1987 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 23 | 9 | Disqualified |
| 1988 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 16 | 13 | Won gold medal |
| 1989 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 23 | 9 | 4th place |
| 1990 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 18 | 11 | Won gold medal |
| 1991 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 18 | 11 | Won gold medal |
| 1992 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 30 | 6 | 6th place |
| 1993 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 17 | 12 | Won gold medal |
| 1994 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 20 | 13 | Won gold medal |
| 1995 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 22 | 14 | Won gold medal |
| 1996 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 12 | Won gold medal |
| 1997 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 12 | Won gold medal |
| 1998 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 8th place |
| 1999 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 9 | Won silver medal |
| 2000 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 10 | Won bronze medal |
| 2001 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 9 | Won bronze medal |
| 2002 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 14 | 10 | Won silver medal |
| 2003 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 10 | Won silver medal |
| 2004 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 10 | Won silver medal |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 12 | Won gold medal |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 12 | Won gold medal |
| 2007 | 6 | 6* | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 17 | Won gold medal |
| 2008 | 7 | 6* | 1 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 17 | Won gold medal |
The 1974, 1975 and 1976 tournaments were unofficial. The 1974 team was represented by the Peterborough Petes. Canada was disqualified in 1987 for a bench clearing brawl with the Soviets. In 1996, a playoff was added to the tournament (prior to this, it was just a round robin tournament.) Playoff games are included in record. Since 2007, the IIHF has awared 3 points for a win, 2 points for an overtime win and 1 point for an overtime loss.
* Includes one win in extra time (in the playoff round)
[edit] Super Series
In 2007, the Canadian junior team played the Russian junior team in an 8-game Super Series commemorating the 35th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series.
| Year | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 15 | Won Series |
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