Canada men's national field hockey team

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Canada
Canada
Nickname(s)Red Caribou
AssociationField Hockey Canada
ConfederationPAHF (Americas)
Head CoachPeter Milkovich
Assistant coach(es)Bartel Berkhout
ManagerMark Wittig
CaptainKeegan Pereira
Balraj Panesar
John Smythe
Most capsKen Pereira (348)[1]
Top scorerScott Tupper (126)[2]
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 19 Decrease 2 (12 March 2024)[3]
Olympic Games
Appearances8 (first in 1964)
Best result10th (1976, 1984, 2000, 2008)
World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1978)
Best result8th (1998)
Pan American Games
Appearances15 (first in 1967)
Best result1st (1983, 1987, 1999, 2007)
Pan American Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2000)
Best result1st (2009)

The Canadian men's national field hockey team represents Canada in international men's field hockey since 1964, when it played in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1908 to 1960 did not participate
1964 Japan Tokyo, Japan 13th 7 1 0 6 5 25 Squad
1968 Mexico Mexico City, Mexico did not participate
1972 West Germany Munich, Germany
1976 Canada Montreal, Canada 10th 6 1 0 5 6 14 Squad
1980 Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union did not participate
1984 United States Los Angeles, United States 10th 7 1 1 5 8 20 Squad
1988 South Korea Seoul, South Korea 11th 7 1 2 4 6 15 Squad
1992 Spain Barcelona, Spain did not qualify
1996 United States Atlanta, United States
2000 Australia Sydney, Australia 10th 7 1 3 3 10 16 Squad
2004 Greece Athens, Greece did not qualify
2008 China Beijing, China 10th 6 1 1 4 10 20 Squad
2012 United Kingdom London, Great Britain did not qualify
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11th 5 0 1 4 7 22 Squad
2020 Japan Tokyo, Japan 12th 5 0 1 4 9 27 Squad
2024 France Paris, France did not qualify
Total 10th place 50 6 9 35 61 159

World Cup

FIH World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Spain 1971 did not participate
Netherlands 1973
Malaysia 1975 did not qualify
Argentina 1978 11th place game 11th 8 2 2 4 15 19 Squad
India 1982 did not qualify
England 1986 9th place game 10th 7 1 1 5 6 16 Squad
Pakistan 1990 11th place game 11th 7 1 1 5 6 11 Squad
Australia 1994 did not qualify
Netherlands 1998 7th place game 8th 7 1 3 3 16 18 Squad
Malaysia 2002 did not qualify
Germany 2006
India 2010 11th place game 11th 6 1 0 5 9 30 Squad
Netherlands 2014 did not qualify
India 2018 Cross-over 11th 4 0 1 3 3 13 Squad
India 2023 did not qualify
Total Best: 8th 6/15 39 6 8 25 55 107

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games record
Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1998 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 7th 4 1 2 1 11 6 Squad
2002 England Manchester, England 6th 5 0 1 4 7 14 Squad
2006 Australia Melbourne, Australia 9th 5 1 0 4 5 16 Squad
2010 India Delhi, India 7th 5 2 2 1 8 8 Squad
2014 Scotland Glasgow, Scotland 6th 5 1 0 4 8 16 Squad
2018 Australia Gold Coast, Australia 8th 5 1 0 4 4 15 Squad
2022 England Birmingham, England 8th 5 0 1 4 7 29 Squad
Total 7/7 34 6 6 22 50 104

Hockey Nations Cup

FIH Hockey Nations Cup
Year Round
South Africa 2022 8th

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Sultan Azlan
Shah Cup
record
Year Position
1995 4th
1999 4th
2000 7th
2007 8th
2008 5th
2014 5th
2015 5th
2016 6th
2019 4th
2020 Cancelled
Best result: 4th place

Defunct competitions

Team

Current squad

The following 18 players were named on 4 November 2022 for the 2022 FIH Hockey Nations Cup in Potchefstroom, South Africa from 28 November to 4 December 2022.[4]

Caps updated as of 4 December 2022, after the match against Pakistan.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
28 GK Tristan Burgoyne (1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 (age 29) 9
32 GK Zachary Coombs (2001-04-24) 24 April 2001 (age 22) 7 Canada West Vancouver

4 DF Roopkanwar Dhillon (2001-10-05) 5 October 2001 (age 22) 10
14 DF Manveer Jhamat (2001-11-14) 14 November 2001 (age 22) 10
16 DF Gordon Johnston (1993-01-30) 30 January 1993 (age 31) 198
26 DF Sam Cabral (1999-02-23) 23 February 1999 (age 25) 17 Canada UBC Thunderbirds
29 DF Taylor Curran (1992-05-19) 19 May 1992 (age 31) 204 Canada West Vancouver
33 DF Thomson Harris (1998-08-15) 15 August 1998 (age 25) 5

5 MF Devohn Noronha-Teixeira (1989-02-09) 9 February 1989 (age 35) 113
8 MF Oliver Scholfield (1993-09-11) 11 September 1993 (age 30) 95
17 MF Brenden Bissett (1993-01-28) 28 January 1993 (age 31) 156
23 MF Chris Tardif (2000-08-03) 3 August 2000 (age 23) 12 Canada Vancouver Hawks
25 MF Harbir Sidhu (1997-08-14) 14 August 1997 (age 26) 17 Canada India Club

2 FW Matthew Barnett (1999-01-16) 16 January 1999 (age 25) 12
9 FW Gurpreet Singh (1994-11-30) 30 November 1994 (age 29) 10
13 FW Brendan Guraliuk (2000-05-14) 14 May 2000 (age 23) 31
15 FW Sean Davis (2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 (age 23) 5
21 FW Matthew Sarmento (1991-06-23) 23 June 1991 (age 32) 144 Canada Vancouver Hawks

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club Latest call-up
GK Ethan McTavish (2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 (age 23) 4 Canada West Vancouver 2022 Commonwealth Games
GK Antoni Kindler (1988-05-16) 16 May 1988 (age 35) 112 2022 Pan American Cup

DF John Smythe (1989-08-31) 31 August 1989 (age 34) 134 2022 Commonwealth Games
DF Balraj Panesar (1996-03-16) 16 March 1996 (age 28) 85 England East Grinstead 2022 Commonwealth Games
DF Alexander Bird (2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 20) 5 2022 Commonwealth Games
DF James Kirkpatrick (1991-03-29) 29 March 1991 (age 32) 114 Canada West Vancouver 2022 Pan American Cup

MF Keegan Pereira (1991-09-08) 8 September 1991 (age 32) 200 2022 Commonwealth Games
MF Floris van Son (1992-02-05) 5 February 1992 (age 32) 52 Netherlands Hurley 2022 Commonwealth Games
MF Sukhi Panesar (1993-12-26) 26 December 1993 (age 30) 164 2022 Pan American Cup

FW Fin Boothroyd (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 25) 41 England East Grinstead 2022 Commonwealth Games
FW Gavin Bains (1998-10-18) 18 October 1998 (age 25) 6 Canada India Club 2022 Commonwealth Games
FW Iain Smythe (1985-06-02) 2 June 1985 (age 38) 205 2022 Pan American Cup

Famous players

See also

References

  1. ^ "All-Time Cap Leaders". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. May 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Captain Scott Tupper retires from Men's National Team Program". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Men's National Team Nations Cup Roster Announcement". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. 4 November 2022.

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