The Canada men's national ice hockey team participated in various events during the 2009âÂÂ10 ice hockey season.
News and notes
- June 29, 2009: Hockey hall of famer Jean Béliveau was named an honorary Team Canada member and honorary captain of Canada's 2010 Men's Olympic Hockey Team. Béliveau was honoured at a press conference, which was part of a Hockey Canada Foundation fundraiser. Serge Savard and Yvan Cournoyer presented Béliveau with a Team Canada jersey.
- February 28: After winning the gold medal, Canada has once again earned the number one ranking in the IIHF Women's World Ranking. Canada's men are also ranked first in the IIHF Men's World Ranking.
IIHF World Jr. Championships
Canada hosted the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships from December 26, 2009, to January 5, 2010. The Canada roster included 21 NHL draft picks, including 10 first round selections. Of note, Jordan Eberle passed John Tavares as Canada's all-time leading goal scorer in the World Junior Hockey Tournament with 14 goals.
Roster
Preliminary round
Medal round
Gold medal game
2010 Winter Olympics
Roster
Standings
Gold medal game
Canada faced off against the United States on February 28, 2010. The teams were tied after regulation, with goals scored by Jonathan Toews and Corey Perry for Canada and Ryan Kesler and Zach Parise for USA; Parise scored with 25 seconds remaining in the third period to the game. In overtime, Sidney Crosby scored seven minutes in and won the gold medal for Canada.
The gold medal game was the last event of the Olympics.
Schedule
Paralympic Games
Canada will assemble a team to compete in ice sledge hockey at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.
Standings
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Roster
Schedule
IIHF World Championships
Canada competed at the 2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships held in Germany from May 7 to May 23. Canada was placed seventh.
Awards and honours
- Jordan Eberle, Most Valuable Player, 2010 IIHF World Junior Tournament
- Jordan Eberle, Media All-Star Team, 2010 IIHF World Junior Tournament
- Alex Pietrangelo, Best Defenseman, 2010 IIHF World Junior Tournament
- Alex Pietrangelo, Media All-Star Team, 2010 IIHF World Junior Tournament
- Jonathan Toews, Media All-Star Team, Vancouver 2010 games
- Jonathan Toews, IIHF Directorate Awards, Best Forward, Vancouver 2010 OIympics
- Shea Weber, Media All-Star Team, Vancouver 2010 games
See also
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