Canada Men's National Junior Ice Hockey Team
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 was Don Hay. His assistants are André Tourigny (Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)), Ryan Huska (Kelowna Rockets (WHL)), and George Burnett (Belleville Bulls (OHL)).
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 six tournaments.
Read more about Canada Men's National Junior Ice Hockey Team: 2013 Roster, World Junior Championship Record, Super Series, Awards and Honours
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