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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 20 Steady (19 December 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)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Pan American Games 4 8 2
Pan American Cup 1 4 1
Total 5 12 3
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas Team
Gold medal – first place 1987 Indianapolis Team
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 1975 Mexico City Team
Silver medal – second place 1979 San Juan Team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Havana Team
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Cali Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Team
Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2009 Santiago
Silver medal – second place 2000 Havana
Silver medal – second place 2004 London
Silver medal – second place 2013 Brampton
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lancaster
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Santiago

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

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Summer Olympics

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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
2028 United States Los Angeles, United States to be determined
2032 Australia Brisbane, Australia
Total 10th place 50 6 9 35 61 159

World Cup

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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

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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

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FIH Hockey Nations Cup
Year Round
South Africa 2022 8th
Spain 2023–24 5th

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

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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
2024 6th
Best result: 4th place

Defunct competitions

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Team

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Current squad

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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 30) 9
32 GK Zachary Coombs (2001-04-24) 24 April 2001 (age 23) 7 Canada West Vancouver
4 DF Roopkanwar Dhillon (2001-10-05) 5 October 2001 (age 23) 10
14 DF Manveer Jhamat (2001-11-14) 14 November 2001 (age 23) 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 32) 204 Canada West Vancouver
33 DF Thomson Harris (1998-08-15) 15 August 1998 (age 26) 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 31) 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 24) 12 Canada Vancouver Hawks
25 MF Harbir Sidhu (1997-08-14) 14 August 1997 (age 27) 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 30) 10
13 FW Brendan Guraliuk (2000-05-14) 14 May 2000 (age 24) 31
15 FW Sean Davis (2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 (age 24) 5
21 FW Matthew Sarmento (1991-06-23) 23 June 1991 (age 33) 144 Canada Vancouver Hawks

Recent call-ups

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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 24) 4 Canada West Vancouver 2022 Commonwealth Games
GK Antoni Kindler (1988-05-16) 16 May 1988 (age 36) 112 2022 Pan American Cup
DF John Smythe (1989-08-31) 31 August 1989 (age 35) 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 21) 5 2022 Commonwealth Games
DF James Kirkpatrick (1991-03-29) 29 March 1991 (age 33) 114 Canada West Vancouver 2022 Pan American Cup
MF Keegan Pereira (1991-09-08) 8 September 1991 (age 33) 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 26) 6 Canada India Club 2022 Commonwealth Games
FW Iain Smythe (1985-06-02) 2 June 1985 (age 39) 205 2022 Pan American Cup

Famous players

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See also

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References

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  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. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Men's National Team Nations Cup Roster Announcement". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. 4 November 2022.
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