Canada men's national ice sledge hockey team

The Canada men's national ice sledge hockey team represents 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]

Canada
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 colors     
IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships
Appearances10 (first in 1996)
Best result Gold: 4 – 2000, 2008, 2013, 2017

Silver: 2 – 2015, 2019

Bronze: 3 – 1996, 2009, 2012
Paralympics
Appearances7 (first in 1994)
Medals Gold: 1 – 2006

Silver: 2 – 1998, 2018

Bronze: 2 – 1994, 2014
Paralympic medal record
Paralympic Games
2006 TorinoTeam
1998 NaganoTeam
2018 PyeongchangTeam
1994 LillehammerTeam
2014 SochiTeam
World Championships medal record
World Championships
2000 United StatesTeam
2008 United StatesTeam
2013 South KoreaTeam
2017 South KoreaTeam
2015 United StatesTeam
2019 Czech RepublicTeam
1996 SwedenTeam
2009 NetherlandsTeam
2012 NorwayTeam

The team is featured in the 2008 documentary "Sledhead".[3]

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. SLEDHEAD Archived 2011-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, sledheadmovie.com
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