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Canada men's national inline hockey team

Canada men's national inline hockey team
Medal record
Men's Inline Hockey
IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1998 - Anaheim Top Division
Gold medal – first place 2008 - Bratislava Division I
Gold medal – first place 2012 - Ingolstadt Top Division
Gold medal – first place 2015 - Tampere Top Division
Silver medal – second place 1996 - Minneapolis Top Division
Silver medal – second place 1997 - Anaheim Top Division
Silver medal – second place 2014 Pardubice Top Division
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Pardubice Top Division
Bronze medal – third place 2013 - Dresden Division I
FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 - Rochester
Silver medal – second place 1995 - Chicago
Silver medal – second place 1997 - Zell am See
Silver medal – second place 2004 - London
Silver medal – second place 2009 - Varese
Silver medal – second place 2012 - Bucaramanga
Bronze medal – third place 2003 - Pisek
Bronze medal – third place 2006 - Detroit
Bronze medal – third place 2007 - Bilbao
PanAm Games
Silver medal – second place 2003 - Santo Domingo
World Games
Silver medal – second place 2005 - Duisburg

The Canadian men's national inline hockey team is the national team for Canada, based in Dauphin, Manitoba (NIHA) and Richmond Hill, Ontario (Inline Canada). The team is controlled by the National Inline Hockey Association - Canada for IIHF events and Inline Canada for FIRS events.

Initially, the Canadian national team was administered by Hockey Canada. It made an appearance in the first three IIHF Inline Hockey World Championships, winning Silver in 1996 and 1997. In 1998, the Canadian squad defeated the two-time world Champions United States, in the gold medal game to win the first gold medal in country history. Following the 1998 World Championships, Canada withdrew from international competition. Hockey Canada shut down their inline hockey program in 2000.

Following Hockey Canada's shut down of their program, two separate governing bodies emerged. The National Inline Hockey Association - Canada for IIHF related events and the Canadian Inline Hockey Association, which became Inline Canada in 2003 for all FIRS related events. The two programs are both recognized by certain bodies as Canada's national inline hockey team. The NIHA-Canada version of the team is recognized by Hockey Canada and USA Hockey as the national team. The Inline Canada version is recognized by the Canadian Olympic Committee as the national team, through the IOC's recognition of the FIRS as the international organizer of inline hockey.

The 2002 FIRS Men's Inline Hockey World Championships marked Canada's return to international competition. The team won Gold at the tournament.


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