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Canada men's national ice hockey team
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Canada men's national ice hockey team
The
Canadian national men's ice hockey team
(popularly known as
Team Canada
) is the
ice hockey
team representing
Canada
internationally. The team is overseen by
Hockey Canada
, a member of the
International Ice Hockey Federation
. From 1920 until 1963, Canada's international representation was by senior amateur club teams. Canada's national men's team was founded in 1963 by
Father David Bauer
as a part of the
Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
, playing out of the
University of British Columbia
. The nickname "Team Canada" was first used for the
1972 Summit Series
and has been frequently used to refer to the Canadian national team ever since.
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