prospects and other non-NHL prospects. The team lost three games in regulation to start the tournament, the first Canadian team in Worlds history to do so, and needed 10 points over the final four round robin games to make the playoff round. Winning the tiebreaker over Kazakhstan, Canada qualified for the playoff round as the lowest seed and managed wins over Russia and the United States before playing Finland for a rematch of the 2019 final in the gold medal game. Nick Paul's goal won the game for Canada in overtime, despite the Finns having either led or been tied the entire game, capping off a most unlikely Canadian IIHF men's gold. List of teams representing Canada from 1920 to 1963 Competition achievements Olympic Games All Olympic ice hockey tournaments between 1920 and 1968 also counted as World Championships. World Championships All Olympic ice hockey tournaments between 1920 and 1968 also counted as World Championships. World Championships were not held from 1940 to 1946 during World War II and during the Winter Olympic years of 1980, 1984 or 1988. The 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Canada Cup / World Cup of Hockey 1976 – Champions 1981 – Runners-up 1984 – Champions 1987 – Champions 1991 – Champions 1996 – Runners-up 2004 – Champions 2016 – Champions Summit Series 1972 – Winners 1974 – Runners-up Spengler Cup In the Spengler Cup, Team Canada competes against European club teams, such as HC Davos who host the tournament every year in Vaillant Arena. Canada was initially represented by the standing national team at this event, but subsequently is usually made up of Canadians playing in European leagues or the American Hockey League. In 2019, Team Canada won its 16th Spengler Cup, passing the host team HC Davos (last win in 2011) for the most titles. Team Current roster Roster for the 2022 IIHF World Championship. Head coach: Claude Julien Coaches List of coaches of the Canada men's national ice hockey team. Olympics Summit Series, Canada Cup, World Cup World Championships Uniform evolution Notable jerseys See also List of Canadian national ice hockey team rosters List of Olympic men's ice hockey players for Canada References Bibliography Meltzer, Bill NHL.com article on 2007 IIHF World Championship gold medal. Retrieved 2008-03-25. External links IIHF profile National Teams of Ice Hockey National ice hockey teams in the Americas National sports teams of Canada