The Canadian men's national under 18 ice hockey team is part of a three-stage Program of Excellence beginning with the Under-17 regional teams and ending with the National Junior Team. The primary objectives of the Under-18 program are to identify, evaluate, and condition players to the rigors of international competition by giving first exposure to off-shore officiating, ice-surfaces, and travel.
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The Maple Leaf has always appeared on the uniform since 1920.[1]
The Under-18 squad traditionally competes in the month of August, during the off season, to allow players to further develop skills with their respective junior teams in the winter following a week-long camp. A 22-player roster is chosen by scouts and coaches from Hockey Canada to represent Canada on the international stage.
The first National Men's Under-18 Team was created in 1981 with the development of the Program of Excellence and has since competed in many international competitions. For the first 10 years of the program, the National Men's Under-18 Team participated in exchange camps with the United States to provide both countries the opportunity to refine the skills of their most gifted young players against top caliber international competition. It was not until the Japanese Ice Hockey Federation introduced the Phoenix Cup, a four-nation tournament designed to improve Japan's international hockey program, in 1991 that Canada took part in an international tournament.
The Phoenix Cup (later the Pacific Cup and La Copa Mexico) was a single round robin competition between the national under-18 teams of Canada, Russia, Japan, and the United States. It was competed for between 1991 and 1996, with tournaments in Japan; Mexico City; and Nelson, B.C. In its six-year history, Canada took home three gold medals, two silver and one bronze.
In 1997, the National Men's Under-18 Team competed against Slovakia and the Czech Republic in a three-nation tournament in the Czech Republic. Canada captured gold and repeated their performance the following year in Slovakia against Belarus, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic.
Since 2002, Canada's National Men's Under-18 Team has taken part in the IIHF World Under-18 Championship, winning four gold medals (2003, 2008, 2013 and 2021), one silver medal (2005), and three bronze medals (2012, 2014, and 2015).[2]
Team Canada all time scoring leaders in IIHF U18 World Championships
Hockey Canada U18 home page
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The Canadian men s national under 18 ice hockey team is part of a three stage Program of Excellence beginning with the Under 17 regional teams and ending with the National Junior Team The primary objectives of the Under 18 program are to identify evaluate and condition players to the rigors of international competition by giving first exposure to off shore officiating ice surfaces and travel CanadaThe Maple Leaf has always appeared on the uniform since 1920 1 Nickname s Team Canada Equipe Canada AssociationHockey CanadaHead coachStephane JulienAssistantsAlan Letang Kris MalletteCaptainCameron AllenTop scorerJeff Friesen 9 Team colours IIHF codeCANFirst international Russia 8 4 Canada Piestany Czech Republic April 11 2002 Biggest win Canada 15 1 Denmark Ceske Budejovice Czech Republic April 18 2005 Biggest defeat United States 10 3 Canada Piestany Slovakia April 18 2002 United States 10 3 Canada Grand Forks North Dakota United States April 24 2016 IIHF World U18 ChampionshipAppearances19 first in 2002 Best resultGold 4 2003 2008 2013 2021 Medal recordWorld U18 Championships2003 Russia Canada2008 Russia Canada2013 Russia Canada2021 USA Canada2005 Czech Republic Canada2012 Czech Republic Canada2014 Finland Canada2015 Switzerland CanadaIvan Hlinka Memorial Tournament1992 Canada1994 Canada1996 Canada1997 Canada1998 Canada1999 Canada2000 Canada2001 Canada2002 Canada2004 Canada2005 Canada2006 Canada2008 Canada2009 Canada2010 Canada2011 Canada2012 Canada2013 Canada2014 Canada2015 Canada2017 Canada2018 Canada1991 Japan Canada1995 Japan Canada2019 Canada1993 Japan CanadaThe Under 18 squad traditionally competes in the month of August during the off season to allow players to further develop skills with their respective junior teams in the winter following a week long camp A 22 player roster is chosen by scouts and coaches from Hockey Canada to represent Canada on the international stage The first National Men s Under 18 Team was created in 1981 with the development of the Program of Excellence and has since competed in many international competitions For the first 10 years of the program the National Men s Under 18 Team participated in exchange camps with the United States to provide both countries the opportunity to refine the skills of their most gifted young players against top caliber international competition It was not until the Japanese Ice Hockey Federation introduced the Phoenix Cup a four nation tournament designed to improve Japan s international hockey program in 1991 that Canada took part in an international tournament The Phoenix Cup later the Pacific Cup and La Copa Mexico was a single round robin competition between the national under 18 teams of Canada Russia Japan and the United States It was competed for between 1991 and 1996 with tournaments in Japan Mexico City and Nelson B C In its six year history Canada took home three gold medals two silver and one bronze In 1997 the National Men s Under 18 Team competed against Slovakia and the Czech Republic in a three nation tournament in the Czech Republic Canada captured gold and repeated their performance the following year in Slovakia against Belarus Slovakia and the Czech Republic Since 2002 Canada s National Men s Under 18 Team has taken part in the IIHF World Under 18 Championship winning four gold medals 2003 2008 2013 and 2021 one silver medal 2005 and three bronze medals 2012 2014 and 2015 2 Contents 1 Roster 1 1 IIHF U18 World Championships roster 1 2 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament roster 2 International competitions 2 1 IIHF World U18 Championships 2 2 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 3 References 4 External linksRoster EditIIHF U18 World Championships roster Edit Roster for the 2022 IIHF World U18 Championships Head coach Nolan Baumgartner No Pos Name Height Weight Birthdate Team1 G Nolan Lalonde 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in 185 lb 84 kg 2004 02 14 February 14 2004 age 19 Erie Otters2 D Nolan Collins 1 91 m 6 ft 3 in 192 lb 87 kg 2004 04 28 April 28 2004 age 18 Sudbury Wolves3 D Lukas Dragicevic 1 88 m 6 ft 2 in 181 lb 82 kg 2005 04 25 April 25 2005 age 17 Tri City Americans4 D Michael Mastrodomenico 1 88 m 6 ft 2 in 196 lb 89 kg 2004 04 19 April 19 2004 age 18 Lincoln Stars5 D Kalem Parker 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in 187 lb 85 kg 2004 10 12 October 12 2004 age 18 Victoria Royals7 F Tanner Howe 1 73 m 5 ft 8 in 176 lb 80 kg 2005 11 28 November 28 2005 age 17 Regina Pats8 F Grayden Siepmann 1 8 m 5 ft 11 in 185 lb 84 kg 2004 05 26 May 26 2004 age 18 Calgary Hitmen9 F Nicholas Moldenhauer 1 8 m 5 ft 11 in 179 lb 81 kg 2004 05 25 May 25 2004 age 18 Chicago Steel11 F Joshua Davies 1 78 m 5 ft 10 in 196 lb 89 kg 2004 03 24 March 24 2004 age 19 Swift Current Broncos12 F Josh Filmon 1 88 m 6 ft 2 in 159 lb 72 kg 2004 03 18 March 18 2004 age 19 Swift Current Broncos14 F Kocha Delic 1 78 m 5 ft 10 in 183 lb 83 kg 2004 03 11 March 11 2004 age 19 Sudbury Wolves15 F Matthew Ward 1 73 m 5 ft 8 in 157 lb 71 kg 2004 01 24 January 24 2004 age 19 Swift Current Broncos16 F Connor Bedard C 1 75 m 5 ft 9 in 181 lb 82 kg 2005 07 17 July 17 2005 age 17 Regina Pats17 F Pano Fimis 1 8 m 5 ft 11 in 176 lb 80 kg 2004 06 17 June 17 2004 age 18 Niagara IceDogs18 F David Goyette 1 8 m 5 ft 11 in 174 lb 79 kg 2004 03 27 March 27 2004 age 18 Sudbury Wolves19 F Brayden Schuurman 1 75 m 5 ft 9 in 192 lb 87 kg 2004 02 22 February 22 2004 age 19 Victoria Royals20 F Adam Fantilli A 1 91 m 6 ft 3 in 192 lb 87 kg 2004 10 12 October 12 2004 age 18 Chicago Steel21 F Connor Hvidston 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in 165 lb 75 kg 2004 09 11 September 11 2004 age 18 Swift Current Broncos22 D Spencer Sova A 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in 185 lb 84 kg 2004 01 10 January 10 2004 age 19 Erie Otters24 F Rieger Lorenz 1 88 m 6 ft 2 in 185 lb 84 kg 2004 03 30 March 30 2004 age 18 Okotoks Oilers26 F Matthew Wood 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in 185 lb 84 kg 2005 02 06 February 6 2005 age 18 Victoria Grizzlies27 D Owen Pickering 1 95 m 6 ft 5 in 179 lb 81 kg 2004 01 27 January 27 2004 age 19 Swift Current Broncos28 D Matthew Morden 1 95 m 6 ft 5 in 203 lb 92 kg 2004 07 29 July 29 2004 age 18 St Andrew s College29 G Ethan Buenaventura 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in 187 lb 85 kg 2004 06 22 June 22 2004 age 18 Calgary Hitmen30 G Reid Dyck 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in 194 lb 88 kg 2004 01 20 January 20 2004 age 19 Swift Current BroncosIvan Hlinka Memorial Tournament roster Edit Roster for the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup Head coach Stephane Julien No Pos Name Height Weight Birthdate Team1 G Carson Bjarnason 1 89 m 6 ft 2 in 82 kg 181 lb 2005 06 30 June 30 2005 age 17 Brandon Wheat Kings2 D Cameron Allen C 1 8 m 5 ft 11 in 86 kg 190 lb 2005 01 07 January 7 2005 age 18 Guelph Storm3 D Dylan MacKinnon 1 88 m 6 ft 2 in 84 kg 185 lb 2005 01 12 January 12 2005 age 18 Halifax Mooseheads4 D Caden Price 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in 82 kg 181 lb 2005 08 24 August 24 2005 age 17 Kelowna Rockets5 D Oliver Bonk 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in 80 kg 180 lb 2005 01 09 January 9 2005 age 18 London Knights6 D Tanner Molendyk 1 8 m 5 ft 11 in 82 kg 181 lb 2005 02 03 February 3 2005 age 18 Saskatoon Blades7 D Saige Weinstein 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in 79 kg 174 lb 2005 05 30 May 30 2005 age 17 Spokane Chiefs8 F Denver Barkey 1 72 m 5 ft 8 in 68 kg 150 lb 2005 04 27 April 27 2005 age 17 London Knights9 F Zachary Benson A 1 78 m 5 ft 10 in 68 kg 150 lb 2005 05 12 May 12 2005 age 17 Winnipeg Ice10 F Mathieu Cataford 1 8 m 5 ft 11 in 83 kg 183 lb 2005 03 01 March 1 2005 age 18 Halifax Mooseheads11 D Jordan Tourigny A 1 79 m 5 ft 10 in 75 kg 165 lb 2005 02 28 February 28 2005 age 18 Shawinigan Cataractes12 F Ethan Gauthier 1 8 m 5 ft 11 in 80 kg 180 lb 2005 01 26 January 26 2005 age 18 Sherbrooke Phoenix13 F Kalan Lind 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in 69 kg 152 lb 2005 01 25 January 25 2005 age 18 Red Deer Rebels14 F Andrew Cristall 1 75 m 5 ft 9 in 74 kg 163 lb 2005 02 04 February 4 2005 age 18 Kelowna Rockets16 F Carson Rehkopf 1 87 m 6 ft 2 in 88 kg 194 lb 2005 01 07 January 7 2005 age 18 Kitchener Rangers17 F Brayden Yager A 1 79 m 5 ft 10 in 73 kg 161 lb 2005 01 03 January 3 2005 age 18 Moose Jaw Warriors18 F Colby Barlow 1 82 m 6 ft 0 in 88 kg 194 lb 2005 02 14 February 14 2005 age 18 Owen Sound Attack19 F Matthew Wood 1 91 m 6 ft 3 in 88 kg 194 lb 2005 02 06 February 6 2005 age 18 University of Connecticut21 F Calum Ritchie 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in 79 kg 174 lb 2005 01 21 January 21 2005 age 18 Oshawa Generals22 F Tanner Howe 1 75 m 5 ft 9 in 81 kg 179 lb 2005 11 28 November 28 2005 age 17 Regina Pats27 F Riley Heidt 1 8 m 5 ft 11 in 81 kg 179 lb 2005 03 25 March 25 2005 age 18 Prince George Cougars30 G Jackson Unger 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in 82 kg 181 lb 2005 01 13 January 13 2005 age 18 Moose Jaw Warriors31 G Scott Ratzlaff 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in 78 kg 172 lb 2005 03 09 March 9 2005 age 18 Seattle ThunderbirdsInternational competitions EditIIHF World U18 Championships Edit Main article IIHF World U18 Championship 1999 Did not compete 2000 Did not compete 2001 Did not compete 2002 6th place 2003 Gold 2004 4th place 2005 Silver 2006 4th place 2007 4th place 2008 Gold 2009 4th place 2010 7th place 2011 4th place 2012 Bronze 2013 Gold 2014 Bronze 2015 Bronze 2016 4th place 2017 5th place 2018 5th place 2019 4th place 2021 Gold 2022 5th placeHlinka Gretzky Cup Edit Main article Hlinka Gretzky Cup 1991 Silver 1992 Gold 1993 Bronze 1994 Gold 1995 Silver 1996 Gold 1997 Gold 1998 Gold 1999 Gold 2000 Gold 2001 Gold 2002 Gold 2003 4th place 2004 Gold 2005 Gold 2006 Gold 2007 4th place 2008 Gold 2009 Gold 2010 Gold 2011 Gold 2012 Gold 2013 Gold 2014 Gold 2015 Gold 2016 5th place 2017 Gold 2018 Gold 2019 Silver 2021 Did not compete 2022 GoldReferences Edit A century of Jerseys Hockey Canada Retrieved 2018 01 12 National Men s Under 18 Team hockeycanada ca Retrieved 2011 01 04 External links Edit Team Canada all time scoring leaders in IIHF U18 World Championships Hockey Canada U18 home page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Canada men 27s national under 18 ice hockey team amp oldid 1138939498, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
