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Nickname(s) | Team Canada (Équipe Canada) |
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Association | Hockey Canada |
Head coach | Dave Cameron |
Captain | Fraser Minten |
Top scorer | Connor Bedard (17) |
Most points | Connor Bedard (36) |
Team colours | |
IIHF code | CAN |
First international | |
![]() ![]() (Leningrad, Soviet Union; December 27, 1973) | |
Biggest win | |
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Biggest defeat | |
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IIHF World U20 Championship | |
Appearances | 45 (first in 1977) |
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International record (W–L–T) | |
209–60–23 |
Medal record | ||
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World Junior Championships | ||
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1982 USA | Canada |
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1985 Finland | Canada |
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1988 Soviet Union | Canada |
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1990 Finland | Canada |
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1991 Canada | Canada |
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1993 Sweden | Canada |
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1994 Czech Republic | Canada |
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1995 Canada | Canada |
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1996 USA | Canada |
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1997 Switzerland | Canada |
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2005 USA | Canada |
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2006 Canada | Canada |
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2007 Sweden | Canada |
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2008 Czech Republic | Canada |
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2009 Canada | Canada |
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2015 Canada | Canada |
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2018 USA | Canada |
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2020 Czech Republic | Canada |
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2022 Canada | Canada |
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2023 Canada | Canada |
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1975 Canada/USA | Canada |
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1976 Finland | Canada |
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1977 Czechoslovakia | Canada |
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1986 Canada | Canada |
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1999 Canada | Canada |
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2002 Czech Republic | Canada |
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2003 Canada | Canada |
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2004 Finland | Canada |
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2010 Canada | Canada |
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2011 USA | Canada |
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2017 Canada | Canada |
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2021 Canada | Canada |
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1974 Soviet Union | Canada |
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1978 Canada | Canada |
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1983 Soviet Union | Canada |
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2000 Sweden | Canada |
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2001 Russia | Canada |
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2012 Canada | Canada |
The Canadian men's national under-20 ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Canada internationally in under-20 competition. Their primary participation in this age group comes at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Championship, held annually every December and January. The team also participates in various exhibition matches and occasional exhibition series, such as the 2007 Super Series against their Russian counterparts, an eight-game exhibition series commemorating the 35th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series.
The Canadian junior team is the most successful in the world, having medalled in 34 of 46 events held since 1977, winning a record 20 gold medals. 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 20 of 42 World Junior championships – including five in a row on two occasions, 1993–1997 and 2005–2009.