Canada men's national junior ice hockey team
E65721
The Canada men's national junior ice hockey team is the country's under-20 squad that competes at the IIHF World Junior Championship and is renowned for its dominant international record and role in developing future NHL stars.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canada men's national junior ice hockey team canonical | 2 |
| Team Canada men’s national junior ice hockey team | 2 |
| Canada U20 | 1 |
| Canadian World Junior Team | 1 |
| Team Canada Juniors | 1 |
| Team Canada junior national team | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national under-20 ice hockey team
ⓘ
sports team ⓘ |
| ageCategory | under-20 ⓘ |
| ageLimit | 20 ⓘ |
| ageLimitRule | players must be under 20 years old as of December 31 of the tournament year ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Canada men's national junior ice hockey team
ⓘ
surface form:
Canada U20
Canada men's national junior ice hockey team ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian World Junior Team
|
| competitionFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | international ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important part of Canadian hockey culture ⓘ |
| developmentRole | pathway to NHL careers ⓘ |
| eligibility | Canadian citizens or eligible players under IIHF rules ⓘ |
| fanBase | strong following across Canada ⓘ |
| focus |
international competition success
ⓘ
player development ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| governingBody | Hockey Canada ⓘ |
| governingBodyHeadquarters |
Calgary
ⓘ
surface form:
Calgary, Alberta
|
| governingBodyType | national governing body for ice hockey ⓘ |
| homeConfederation | Hockey Canada ⓘ |
| homeCountryLeagueSystem | Canadian major junior hockey system ⓘ |
| jerseyColorPrimary | red ⓘ |
| jerseyColorSecondary | white ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive national television coverage in Canada ⓘ |
| nationalAnthem | O Canada ⓘ |
| nationalSportContext | ice hockey is widely considered Canada's national winter sport ⓘ |
| notableFor |
developing future NHL players
ⓘ
dominant record at IIHF World Junior Championship ⓘ |
| organization | International Ice Hockey Federation ⓘ |
| playerAgeRange | approximately 17 to 19 years old ⓘ |
| playerSources |
Canadian Hockey League
ⓘ
European professional leagues ⓘ National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
surface form:
NCAA
|
| primaryCompetition | IIHF World Junior Championship ⓘ |
| region | Canada ⓘ |
| represents | Canada ⓘ |
| ruleSet | IIHF rules ⓘ |
| seasonalTiming | competes annually around late December and early January ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | players selected by Hockey Canada staff and coaches ⓘ |
| shortName |
Canada men's national junior ice hockey team
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Team Canada Juniors
|
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| symbol | Maple leaf ⓘ |
| teamLevel | junior ⓘ |
| teamType | national representative team ⓘ |
| tournamentFormat | IIHF World Junior Championship ⓘ |
| trainingCamps | held prior to World Junior Championship ⓘ |
| typicalRosterSize | approximately 22 players ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Canada men's national ice hockey team
→
hasJuniorCounterpart
→
Canada men's national junior ice hockey team
ⓘ
Canada men's national junior ice hockey team
→
shortName
→
Canada men's national junior ice hockey team
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Team Canada Juniors
Canada men's national junior ice hockey team
→
alsoKnownAs
→
Canada men's national junior ice hockey team
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Canada U20
Canada men's national junior ice hockey team
→
alsoKnownAs
→
Canada men's national junior ice hockey team
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Canadian World Junior Team
this entity surface form:
Team Canada men’s national junior ice hockey team
this entity surface form:
Team Canada men’s national junior ice hockey team
this entity surface form:
Team Canada junior national team