Canada national para ice hockey team

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.[2] Since 2010 international para ice hockey has been a mixed event but Team Canada has yet to name a female player to its roster for any tournament.[3] 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.

Canada
Shirt badge/Association crest
The Maple Leaf has always appeared on the uniform since 1920.[1]
Nickname(s)Team Canada
(Équipe Canada)
AssociationHockey Canada
Head coachKen Babey
AssistantsMike Foligno
Mike Fountain
Team colours     
World Para Ice Hockey Championships
Appearances11 (first in 1996)
Best result Gold: 4 – 2000, 2008, 2013, 2017

Silver: 4 – 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023

Bronze: 3 – 1996, 2009, 2012
Canadian Tire Para Hockey Cup
Appearances13 (first in 2007)
Best result Gold: 5 – 2007, 2008, 2011 (A), 2011 (N), 2013
Silver: 7 - 2009, 2012, 2016 (J), 2016 (D), 2017, 2018, 2019
Bronze: 1 - 2015
Paralympics
Appearances7 (first in 1994)
Medals Gold: 1 – 2006

Silver: 2 – 1998, 2018

Bronze: 2 – 1994, 2014

The team is featured in the 2008 documentary "Sledhead".[4]

Competition achievements

Paralympic Games
Year Host GP W L T GF GA Coach Manager/GM Captain Finish Ref.
1994 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 5 3 1 1 8 2 Bronze
1998 Japan Nagano, Japan 5 2 2 1 7 7 Silver
2002 United States Salt Lake City, USA 6 1 3 2 9 14 4th
2006 Italy Torino, Italy 5 4 1 0 30 4 Gold
2010 Canada Vancouver, Canada 5 3 2 0 21 6 4th
2014 Russia Sochi, Russia 5 4 1 0 18 4 Bronze
2018 South Korea Pyeongchang, South Korea 5 4 1 0 43 2 Ken Babey (H),
Danny Lynch (A), Luke Pierce (A)		 Silver

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.

Year Host Finish Ref.
1996 Sweden Nynäshamn, Sweden Bronze
2000 United States West Valley City, USA Gold
2004 Sweden Örnsköldsvik, Sweden 4th
2008 United States Marlborough, USA Gold
2009 Czech Republic Ostrava, Czech Republic Bronze
2012 Norway Hamar, Norway Bronze
2013 South Korea Goyang, South Korea Gold
2015 United States Buffalo, USA Silver
2017 South Korea Gangneung, South Korea Gold
2019 Czech Republic Ostrava, Czech Republic Silver
2021 Czech Republic Ostrava, Czech Republic Silver
2023 Canada Moose Jaw, Canada Silver

Canadian Tire Para Hockey Cup

The Canadian Tire 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.

Edition Host Finish Ref.
2007 British Columbia Kelowna, British Columbia Gold
2008 Prince Edward Island Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Gold
2009 Prince Edward Island Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Silver
2011 April Ontario London, Ontario Gold
2011 November Alberta Calgary, Alberta Gold
2012 Alberta Calgary, Alberta Silver
2013 Ontario Toronto, Ontario Gold
2015 Alberta Leduc, Alberta Silver
2016 January Nova Scotia Bridgewater, Nova Scotia Silver
2016 December Prince Edward Island Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Silver
2017 Prince Edward Island Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Silver
2018 Ontario London, Ontario Silver
2019 Newfoundland and Labrador Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador Silver

Roster

2018 Paralympics roster
Canada vs Sweden, Vancouver 2010

The following is the Canadian roster in the men's ice sledge hockey tournament of the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Hometown
31GDominic Larocque6 ft 0 in (183 cm)173 lb (78 kg)30 July 1987Quebec City, QC
30GCorbin Watson5 ft 11 in (180 cm)184 lb (83 kg)6 January 1987Kingsville, ON
14DSteve Arsenault5 ft 7 in (170 cm)177 lb (80 kg)6 September 1988Spruce Grove, AB
27DBradley Bowden5 ft 0 in (152 cm)158 lb (72 kg)26 May 1983Orton, ON
11DAdam Dixon5 ft 9 in (175 cm)180 lb (82 kg)13 August 1989Midland, ON
25DJames Gemmell5 ft 11 in (180 cm)140 lb (64 kg)26 April 1980Quesnel, BC
5DTyrone Henry6 ft 0 in (183 cm)155 lb (70 kg)21 October 1993Ottawa, ON
6FRob Armstrong5 ft 10 in (178 cm)146 lb (66 kg)12 September 1996Mississauga, ON
18FBilly Bridges5 ft 8 in (173 cm)190 lb (86 kg)22 March 1984Summerside, PE
19FDominic Cozzolino5 ft 9 in (175 cm)151 lb (68 kg)23 August 1994Mississauga, ON
10FBen Delaney5 ft 11 in (180 cm)143 lb (65 kg)23 August 1996Ottawa, ON
4FJames Dunn5 ft 11 in (180 cm)156 lb (71 kg)12 November 2000Wallacetown, ON
23FLiam Hickey5 ft 11 in (180 cm)138 lb (63 kg)25 March 1998St. John's, NL
8FTyler McGregor5 ft 8 in (173 cm)156 lb (71 kg)11 March 1994Forest, ON
20FBryan Sholomicki6 ft 2 in (188 cm)207 lb (94 kg)8 February 1981Winnipeg, MB
9FCorbyn Smith5 ft 4 in (163 cm)129 lb (59 kg)5 August 1998Monkton, ON
12FGreg Westlake6 ft 2 in (188 cm)173 lb (78 kg)12 June 1986Oakville, ON

See also

References
  1. "A century of Jerseys". Hockey Canada. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  2. Canada Sledge Team, Hockey Canada
  3. Kelly, Lauren. "How Christina Picton is leading the way for women's para ice hockey". Sportsnet. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  4. SLEDHEAD Archived 2011-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, sledheadmovie.com
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