Canada men's national field hockey team
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The Canadian men's national field hockey team represents Canada in international men's field hockey since 1964, when it played in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Summer Olympics
| Summer Olympics record | |||||||||
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| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1908 to 1960 | did not participate | ||||||||
| 1964 |  Tokyo, Japan |
13th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 25 | Squad |
| 1968 |  Mexico City, Mexico |
did not participate | |||||||
| 1972 |  Munich, Germany | ||||||||
| 1976 |  Montreal, Canada |
10th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | Squad |
| 1980 |  Moscow, Soviet Union |
did not participate | |||||||
| 1984 |  Los Angeles, United States |
10th | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 20 | Squad |
| 1988 |  Seoul, South Korea |
11th | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | Squad |
| 1992 |  Barcelona, Spain |
did not qualify | |||||||
| 1996 | Atlanta, United States | ||||||||
| 2000 |  Sydney, Australia |
10th | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | Squad |
| 2004 |  Athens, Greece |
did not qualify | |||||||
| 2008 |  Beijing, China |
10th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 20 | Squad |
| 2012 |  London, Great Britain |
did not qualify | |||||||
| 2016 |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
11th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 22 | Squad |
| 2020 | Tokyo, Japan |
12th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 27 | Squad |
| 2024 |  Paris, France |
did not qualify | |||||||
| 2028 | Los Angeles, United States |
to be determined | |||||||
| 2032 | Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||
| Total | 10th place | 50 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 61 | 159 | ||
World Cup
| FIH World Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
 1971 |
did not participate | ||||||||
 1973 | |||||||||
 1975 |
did not qualify | ||||||||
 1978 |
11th place game | 11th | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | Squad |
 1982 |
did not qualify | ||||||||
 1986 |
9th place game | 10th | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | Squad |
 1990 |
11th place game | 11th | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | Squad |
| 1994 |
did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1998 |
7th place game | 8th | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 18 | Squad |
| 2002 |
did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2006 | |||||||||
| 2010 |
11th place game | 11th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 30 | Squad |
| 2014 |
did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2018 |
Cross-over | 11th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Squad |
| 2023 |
did not qualify | ||||||||
 / 2026 | |||||||||
| Total | Best: 8th | 6/16 | 39 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 55 | 107 | |
Pan American Games
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Pan American Cup
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Commonwealth Games
| Commonwealth Games record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
| 1998 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | Squad | |
| 2002 | Manchester, England |
6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | Squad | |
| 2006 | Melbourne, Australia |
9th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | Squad | |
| 2010 | Delhi, India |
7th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Squad | |
| 2014 |  Glasgow, Scotland |
6th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 16 | Squad | |
| 2018 | Gold Coast, Australia |
8th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | Squad | |
| 2022 | Birmingham, England |
8th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 29 | Squad | |
| Total | 7/7 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 50 | 104 | |||
Hockey Nations Cup
| FIH Hockey Nations Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | ||||||
 2022 | 8th | ||||||
 2023–24 | 5th | ||||||
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
| Sultan Azlan Shah Cup record | |
|---|---|
| Year | Position |
| 1995 | 4th |
| 1999 | 4th |
| 2000 | 7th |
| 2007 | 8th |
| 2008 | 5th |
| 2014 | 5th |
| 2015 | 5th |
| 2016 | 6th |
| 2019 | 4th |
| 2020 | Cancelled |
| 2024 | 6th |
| 2025 | 5th |
| Best result: 4th place | |
Defunct competitions
Hockey World League
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Champions Challenge I
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Team
Current squad
The following 20 players were named for the 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup, Chile from 1 March to 8 March 2026.[4]
Caps updated as of 7 March 2026, after the match against Scotland.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | GK | Ethan McTavish | 1 May 2000 | 33 | West Vancouver | |
| 32 | GK | Zachary Coombs | 24 April 2001 | 32 | West Vancouver | |
| 4 | DF | Roopkanwar Dhillon | 5 October 2001 | 36 | ||
| 14 | DF | Manveer Jhamat | 14 November 2001 | 41 | ||
| 11 | DF | Balraj Panesar | 16 March 1996 | 116 | Beeston | |
| 26 | DF | Sam Cabral | 23 February 1999 | 41 | UBC Thunderbirds | |
| 17 | DF | Aaron Foong | 21 June 2001 | 9 | West Vancouver | |
| 33 | DF | Thomson Harris | 15 August 1998 | 41 | ||
| 5 | MF | Devohn Noronha-Teixeira | 9 February 1989 | 144 | ||
| 22 | MF | Jyothswaroop Sidhu | 19 June 2002 | 19 | ||
| 6 | MF | Avjot Buttar | 24 September 2001 | 19 | ||
| 18 | MF | Rowan Childs | 8 April 2000 | 21 | UBC Thunderbirds | |
| 25 | MF | Harbir Sidhu | 14 August 1997 | 46 | India Club | |
| 16 | FW | Hudson Loh | 24 July 2003 | 14 | Vancouver Hawks | |
| 9 | FW | Robin Thind | 8 May 2006 | 9 | Surrinder Lions | |
| 13 | FW | Brendan Guraliuk | 14 May 2000 | 61 | Vancouver Hawks | |
| 15 | FW | Sean Davis | 15 July 2000 | 36 | ||
| 7 | FW | Matthew Sarmento | 23 June 1991 | 182 | Vancouver Hawks | |
| 21 | FW | Kirin Robinson | 1 August 2004 | 5 | ||
| 10 | FW | Jude Nicholson | 16 May 2006 | 20 |
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Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club | Latest call-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Antoni Kindler | 16 May 1988 | 112 | 2022 Pan American Cup | ||
| DF | John Smythe | 31 August 1989 | 134 | 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||
| DF | Alexander Bird | 13 May 2003 | 5 | 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||
| DF | James Kirkpatrick | 29 March 1991 | 114 | West Vancouver |
2022 Pan American Cup | |
| MF | Keegan Pereira | 8 September 1991 | 200 | 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||
| MF | Floris van Son | 5 February 1992 | 52 | Hurley |
2022 Commonwealth Games | |
| MF | Sukhi Panesar | 26 December 1993 | 164 | 2022 Pan American Cup | ||
| FW | Fin Boothroyd | 9 March 1999 | 41 | East Grinstead |
2022 Commonwealth Games | |
| FW | Gavin Bains | 18 October 1998 | 6 | India Club |
2022 Commonwealth Games | |
| FW | Iain Smythe | 2 June 1985 | 205 | 2022 Pan American Cup | ||
Famous players
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2026
| 01 March 2026 WC Qualifiers GS | Ireland  | 5–2 | Canada | Santiago, Chile |
| 12:00 | McAllister  9'Lynch 22'Duncan 40'Cole 49', 52' |
Report | Childs 47' Nicholson 50' |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional del Hockey Césped Claudia Schüler |
| 03 March 2026 WC Qualifiers GS | Canada | 1–2 | Poland | Santiago, Chile |
| 09:00 | Nicholson 60' |
Report | Jarzyński 45' Bembenek 56' |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional del Hockey Césped Claudia Schüler |
| 04 March 2026 WC Qualifiers GS | Canada | 7–2 | South Korea | Santiago, Chile |
| 11:15 | Sarmento 7' Childs 19'Thind 22'Davis 39', 53'Harris 49'Nicholson 58' |
Report | Choi 7' Jang J. 47' |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional del Hockey Césped Claudia Schüler |
| 06 March 2026 WC Qualifiers Crossover | Canada | 3–2 |  Chile | Santiago, Chile |
| 15:00 | Loh 14' Dhillon 50'Davis 59' |
Report | J. Amoroso 5' R. Valenzuela 15' |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional del Hockey Césped Claudia Schüler |
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