Canada national bandy team
| Association | Canada Bandy |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Göran Svensson |
| Team colors | |
| First international | |
United States  10 – 0  Canada Porvoo, 17 March 1991 | |
| Biggest win | |
Canada 18 – 0  Estonia Kazan, 1 February 2005 | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Russia  22 – 1 Canada Irkutsk, 30 January 2014 | |
| Bandy World Championship | |
| Appearances | 14 (first in 1991) |
| Best result | 6th (1991, 1993) |
The Canadian national bandy team is the bandy team representing Canada. The team is overseen by the Manitoba and Canadian Bandy Federations, members of the Federation of International Bandy. The team has competed in the annual Bandy World Championship several times starting in 1991.
In 2005, the team participated in the championship in Kazan, Russia, where they lost to the Belarus national bandy team for the "B" title.[1]
At the 2010 Bandy World Championship Canada won Group B for the first time. Canada, however, lost the Group A qualification match against the United States by a score of 6–9, and thus would again play in Group B at the 2011 Bandy World Championship in Kazan, Russia.[2] For this Championship Canada's team included 4 players playing professionally in club teams in Sweden.[3] Canada did not participate in the 2015 Bandy World Championship. There were reports about them returning to the 2016 WCS,[4] however, they did not.[5] They still play the annual Can-Am Bandy Cup.[6]
World Championship record
| Tournament | Final standing |
|---|---|
| Finland 1991 | Finished in 6th place (2nd in Group B) |
| Norway 1993 | Finished in 6th place (2nd in Group B) |
| USA 1995 | Finished in 7th place (3rd in Group B) |
| Sweden 1997 | Finished in 7th place (2nd in Group B) |
| Russia 1999 | Didn't participate |
| Finland and Sweden 2001 | Didn't participate |
| Russia 2003 | Didn't participate |
| Sweden 2004; (B-group in Hungary) | Finished in 9th place (4th in Group B) |
| Russia 2005 | Finished in 8th place (2nd in Group B) |
| Sweden 2006 | Finished in 8th place (2nd in Group B) |
| Russia 2007 | Didn't participate |
| Russia 2008 | Finished in 8th place (2nd in Group B) |
| Sweden 2009 | Finished in 8th place (2nd in Group B) |
| Russia 2010 | Finished in 7th place (1st in Group B, lost qualification to Group A in 2011) |
| Russia 2011 | Finished in 8th place (2nd in Group B) |
| Kazakhstan 2012 | Finished in 8th place (2nd in Group B) |
| Sweden 2013 | Finished in 8th place (2nd in Group B) |
| Russia 2014 | Finished in 8th place (last in Division A) |
| Russia 2015 | Didn't participate |
| Russia 2016 | Didn't participate |
Current squad
Canadian squad at the 2014 World Championship in Irkutsk, Russia, 26 January – 2 February 2014.[7]
| Pos. | Age | Name | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Brian Bell | Winnipeg
| |
| GK | 29 | Ronnie Lintic | Nature Boys
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| DF | 47 | Costa Cholakis | Winnipeg
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| DF | 25 | Chris Karasewich | Winnipeg
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| DF | 28 | Jeremy Ross | Winnipeg
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| MF | 25 | Drew Ellement | Winnipeg
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| MF | 25 | Brady Fisher | Winnipeg
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| MF | 29 | Brett Gavrailoff | Winnipeg
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| MF | 25 | Curtis Krul | Winnipeg
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| MF | 25 | Jeff Krul | Winnipeg
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| MF | 27 | John Murray | Winnipeg
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| FW | 25 | Brandon Ellement | Winnipeg
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| FW | 27 | Steve Landerville | Winnipeg
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| FW | 28 | Nick Mazurak | Winnipeg
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| FW | 28 | Brook Robson | Winnipeg
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| FW | 24 | Brendon Sedo | Blue Jeys
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References
- ^ Prest, Ashley (2 May 2005). "Canada's bandy team wins silver" (PDF). Winnipeg Free Press. FP Canadian Newspapers. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
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- ^ Prest, Ashley (26 January 2010). "Bandy's dandy, and travelling the world is OK, too". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Teams
- ^ Team USA Defeats Canada 6-2 in Annual Border Battle
- ^ Teams 2014 Bandy World Championship Official Homepage. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
External links
- Official Site
- New York Times article
- Canadian 2010 World Championship Bandy Team Roster
- Winnipeg Free Press Article on 2009 World Championship Team
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