| Association | Hockey Canada |
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| General Manager | Scott Salmond |
| Head coach | Don Hay |
| Assistants | George Burnett Ryan Huska |
| Captain | Jaden Schwartz |
| Top scorer | Jordan Eberle (14) |
| Most points | Eric Lindros (31) |
| IIHF code | CAN |
| Team colours | |
| First international | |
| Canada 5 – 4 United States (Leningrad, Soviet Union; December 27, 1973) |
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| Biggest win | |
| Canada 18 – 2 West Germany (Kitchener, Canada; December 27, 1985) Canada 16 – 0 Latvia (Saskatoon, Canada; December 26, 2009) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
| Sweden 17 – 1 Canada (Tampere, Finland; December 26, 1975) |
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| IIHF World U20 Championship | |
| Appearances | 37 (first in 1974) |
| Best result | Gold: 15 – (1982, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 182–47–22 | |
| World Championships medal record | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1974 Soviet Union | Canada |
| Silver | 1975 Canada/USA | Canada |
| Silver | 1976 Finland | Canada |
| Silver | 1977 Czechoslovakia | Canada |
| Bronze | 1978 Canada | Canada |
| Gold | 1982 USA | Canada |
| Bronze | 1983 Soviet Union | Canada |
| Gold | 1985 Finland | Canada |
| Silver | 1986 Canada | Canada |
| Gold | 1988 Soviet Union | Canada |
| Gold | 1990 Finland | Canada |
| Gold | 1991 Canada | Canada |
| Gold | 1993 Sweden | Canada |
| Gold | 1994 Czech Republic | Canada |
| Gold | 1995 Canada | Canada |
| Gold | 1996 USA | Canada |
| Gold | 1997 Switzerland | Canada |
| Silver | 1999 Canada | Canada |
| Bronze | 2000 Sweden | Canada |
| Bronze | 2001 Russia | Canada |
| Silver | 2002 Czech Republic | Canada |
| Silver | 2003 Canada | Canada |
| Silver | 2004 Finland | Canada |
| Gold | 2005 USA | Canada |
| Gold | 2006 Canada | Canada |
| Gold | 2007 Sweden | Canada |
| Gold | 2008 Czech Republic | Canada |
| Gold | 2009 Canada | Canada |
| Silver | 2010 Canada | Canada |
| Silver | 2011 USA | Canada |
The Canadian men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Canada. The team represents Canada at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Hockey Championship, held annually every December and January. The team also faced their Russian counterparts at the 2007 Super Series, an eight game series commemorating the 35th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series.
There are a total of 357,962 junior hockey players in Canada. The head coach for the 2012 tournament is Don Hay. His assistants are André Tourigny (Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)), Ryan Huska (Kelowna Rockets (WHL)), and George Burnett (Belleville Bulls (OHL)).[1]
The national junior team is extremely popular in Canada, even more so than the men's senior 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.
The Canadian junior team is one of the two most successful in the world along with that of the former Soviet Union and currently Russia. Its success can be traced back to the formation of the Program of Excellence in 1982 by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, which created the first true national junior team. Since that time, Canada has won 15 of 30 World Junior championships – including five in a row on two occasions, 1993–97 and 2005–09 – and medalled in all but five tournaments.
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In 1973, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) created an invitation-only junior tournament for the top ice hockey nations in the world. Held in late December 1973 and early January 1974, it featured six teams: the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, Finland, the United States and Canada. For that first tournament, The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) wanted to send the defending Memorial Cup champion Toronto Marlboros to represent Canada. That team declined, so instead the Peterborough Petes, the runner up in the Ontario Hockey Association was sent.[2] Despite being the only club team in the tournament,[3] the Petes finished third.[4]
The same six teams were invited to the 1975 tournament which was held in Winnipeg, Manitoba. An all-star team from the Western Canada Hockey League represented Canada and finished second.[5] Canada was again represented by a club team, the Sherbrooke Beavers, in 1976, again finishing second.[6]
The 1977 tournament was the first formal World Junior Championship, featuring the top eight junior teams in the world. Once again, the CAHA sent a club team, the defending Memorial Cup champion St. Catharines Fincups.[7] The Canadians won the silver medal in this tournament, posting a 5–1–1 record in the round robin event.[8]
Roster for the 2012 World Junior Championships:
| 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 | Ejected from tournament |
| 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 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6* | 0 | 0 | 46 | 12 | 17 | Won gold medal |
| 2010 | 6 | 5† | 1+ | 0 | 46 | 13 | 15 | Won silver medal |
| 2011 | 7 | 5 | 2‡ | 0 | 39 | 19 | 16 | Won silver medal |
The 1974, 1975 and 1976 tournaments were unofficial. The 1974 team was represented by the Peterborough Petes. Canada was ejected from the tournament in 1987 for a bench clearing brawl with the Soviet Union. 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 awarded 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 preliminary round)
‡ Includes one loss in extra time (in the preliminary round)
* Includes one win in extra time (in the playoff round)
+ Includes one loss in extra time (in the playoff round)
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 |
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| 2007 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 15 | Won Series |
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