Canada men's national under-18 ice hockey team

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Canada
Association Hockey Canada
Head coach Canada Don Hay
Assistants Canada Jody Hull
Canada Yves Sarault
Top scorer Jeff Friesen (9)
IIHF code CAN
Team colors               
First international
 Russia 8 – 4 Canada 
(Piešťany, Czech Republic; April 11, 2002)
Biggest win
 Canada 15 – 1 Denmark 
(České Budějovice, Czech Republic; April 18, 2005)
Biggest defeat
 United States 10 – 3 Canada 
(Piešťany, Slovakia; April 18, 2002)
 United States 10 – 3 Canada 
(Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States; April 24, 2016)
IIHF World U18 Championship
Appearances 14 (first in 2002)
Best result Gold medal with cup.svg Gold: 3 - 2003, 2008, 2013
Medal record
World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Russia Canada
Gold medal – first place 2008 Russia Canada
Gold medal – first place 2013 Russia Canada
Silver medal – second place 2005 Czech Republic Canada
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Czech Republic Canada
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Finland Canada
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Switzerland Canada
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Gold medal – first place 1992 Japan Canada
Gold medal – first place 1994 Mexico Canada
Gold medal – first place 1996 Canada Canada
Gold medal – first place 1997 Czech Republic Canada
Gold medal – first place 1998 Slovakia Canada
Gold medal – first place 1999 Czech Republic Canada
Gold medal – first place 2000 Slovakia Canada
Gold medal – first place 2001 Czech Republic Canada
Gold medal – first place 2002 Czech Republic/Slovakia Canada
Gold medal – first place 2003 Czech Republic/Slovakia Canada
Gold medal – first place 2004 Czech Republic/Slovakia Canada
Gold medal – first place 2005 Czech Republic/Slovakia Canada
Gold medal – first place 2006 Czech Republic/Slovakia Canada
Gold medal – first place 2008 Czech Republic/Slovakia Canada
Gold medal – first place 2009 Czech Republic/Slovakia Canada
Gold medal – first place 2010 Czech Republic/Slovakia Canada
Gold medal – first place 2011 Czech Republic/Slovakia Canada
Gold medal – first place 2012 Czech Republic/Slovakia Canada
Gold medal – first place 2013 Czech Republic/Slovakia Canada
Gold medal – first place 2014 Czech Republic/Slovakia Canada
Gold medal – first place 2015 Czech Republic/Slovakia Canada
Silver medal – second place 1991 Japan Canada
Silver medal – second place 1995 Japan Canada
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Japan Canada

The Canadian men's national under 18 ice hockey team is the national under-18 team in Canada. This 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.

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 three gold medals (2003, 2008, and 2013), one silver medal (2005), and three bronze medals (2012, 2014, and 2015).[1]

Roster

IIHF World U18 World Championships roster

Roster for the 2016 IIHF World U18 Championships:

Pos. No. Player Team
G 1 Evan Fitzpatrick Canada Sherbrooke Phoenix
G 29 Michael DiPietro Canada Windsor Spitfires
G 30 Stuart Skinner Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes
D 5 Jakob Chychrun (A) Canada Sarnia Sting
D 4 Dante Fabbro Canada Penticton Vees
D 26 Nicolas Hague Canada Mississauga Steelheads
D 2 Connor Hall Canada Kitchener Rangers
D 17 Markus Phillips Canada Owen Sound Attack
D 18 David Quenneville Canada Medicine Hat Tigers
D 20 Logan Stanley Canada Windsor Spitfires
F 14 William Bitten United States Flint Firebirds
F 12 Maxime Comtois Canada Victoriaville Tigres
F 15 Noah Gregor Canada Moose Jaw Warriors
F 10 Brett Howden Canada Moose Jaw Warriors
F 7 Tyson Jost (C) Canada Penticton Vees
F 6 Boris Katchouk Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
F 25 Jordan Kyrou Canada Sarnia Sting
F 9 Pascal Laberge Canada Victoriaville Tigres
F 11 Beck Malenstyn (A) Canada Calgary Hitmen
F 22 Michael McLeod Canada Mississauga Steelheads
F 23 Cameron Morrison United States Youngstown Phantoms
F 8 Mason Shaw Canada Medicine Hat Tigers
F 21 Owen Tippett Canada Mississauga Steelheads

Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament roster

Roster for the 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament:

Pos. No. Player Team
G 31 Carter Hart United States Everett Silvertips
G 30 Dylan Wells Canada Peterborough Petes
D 2 Jake Bean Canada Calgary Hitmen
D 10 Kale Clague Canada Brandon Wheat Kings
D 3 Dante Fabbro Canada Penticton Vees
D 23 Samuel Girard Canada Edmonton Oil Kings
D 5 Josh Mahura Canada Red Deer Rebels
D 28 Victor Mete Canada London Knights
D 18 David Quenneville Canada Medicine Hat Tigers
F 17 Tyler Benson (A) Canada Vancouver Giants
F 14 William Bitten United States Flint Firebirds
F 9 Dillon Dube Canada Kelowna Rockets
F 8 Pierre-Luc Dubois (A) Canada Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
F 21 Brett Howden (C) Canada Moose Jaw Warriors
F 7 Tyson Jost Canada Penticton Vees
F 26 Tanner Kaspick Canada Brandon Wheat Kings
F 25 Jordan Kyrou Canada Sarnia Sting
F 11 Beck Malenstyn Canada Calgary Hitmen
F 22 Michael McLeod Canada Mississauga Steelheads
F 19 Nolan Patrick Canada Brandon Wheat Kings
F 15 Zach Poirier Canada North Bay Battalion
F 27 Sam Steel Canada Regina Pats

References

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