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National sports team

Canada
Canada
Nickname(s)Red Caribou
AssociationField Hockey Canada
ConfederationPAHF (Americas)
Head CoachPeter Milkovich
Assistant coach(es)Bartel Berkhout
ManagerMark Wittig
CaptainKeegan Pereira
Balraj Panesar
John Smythe
Most capsKen Pereira (348)[1]
Top scorerScott Tupper (126)[2]
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 19 Steady (18 June 2026)[3]
Olympic Games
Appearances8 (first in 1964)
Best result10th (1976, 1984, 2000, 2008)
World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1978)
Best result8th (1998)
Pan American Games
Appearances15 (first in 1967)
Best result 1st (1983, 1987, 1999, 2007)
Pan American Cup
Appearances7 (first in 2000)
Best result 1st (2009)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Pan American Games 4 8 2
Pan American Cup 1 4 2
Total 5 12 4
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1983 CaracasTeam
Gold medal – first place1987 IndianapolisTeam
Gold medal – first place1999 WinnipegTeam
Gold medal – first place2007 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Silver medal – second place1975 Mexico CityTeam
Silver medal – second place1979 San JuanTeam
Silver medal – second place1991 HavanaTeam
Silver medal – second place1995 Mar del PlataTeam
Silver medal – second place2003 Santo DomingoTeam
Silver medal – second place2011 GuadalajaraTeam
Silver medal – second place2015 TorontoTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 LimaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1971 CaliTeam
Bronze medal – third place2023 SantiagoTeam
Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place2009 Santiago
Silver medal – second place2000 Havana
Silver medal – second place2004 London
Silver medal – second place2013 Brampton
Silver medal – second place2017 Lancaster
Bronze medal – third place2022 Santiago
Bronze medal – third place2025 Montevideo

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.

Tournament history

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Summer Olympics

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Summer Olympics record
Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1908 to 1960 did not participate
1964 Japan Tokyo, Japan 13th7106525Squad
1968 Mexico Mexico City, Mexico did not participate
1972 West Germany Munich, Germany
1976 Canada Montreal, Canada 10th6105614Squad
1980 Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union did not participate
1984 United States Los Angeles, United States 10th7115820Squad
1988 South Korea Seoul, South Korea 11th7124615Squad
1992 Spain Barcelona, Spain did not qualify
1996 United States Atlanta, United States
2000 Australia Sydney, Australia 10th71331016Squad
2004 Greece Athens, Greece did not qualify
2008 China Beijing, China 10th61141020Squad
2012 United Kingdom London, Great Britain did not qualify
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11th5014722Squad
2020 Japan Tokyo, Japan 12th5014927Squad
2024 France Paris, France did not qualify
2028 United States Los Angeles, United States to be determined
2032 Australia Brisbane, Australia
Total 10th place 50693561159

World Cup

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FIH World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Spain 1971 did not participate
Netherlands 1973
Malaysia 1975 did not qualify
Argentina 1978 11th place game11th82241519Squad
India 1982 did not qualify
England 1986 9th place game10th7115616Squad
Pakistan 1990 11th place game11th7115611Squad
Australia 1994 did not qualify
Netherlands 1998 7th place game8th71331618Squad
Malaysia 2002 did not qualify
Germany 2006
India 2010 11th place game11th6105930Squad
Netherlands 2014 did not qualify
India 2018 Cross-over11th4013313Squad
India 2023 did not qualify
Belgium/Netherlands 2026
TotalBest: 8th6/1639682555107

Hockey Nations Cup

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FIH Hockey Nations Cup
Year Round
South Africa 20228th
Poland 2023–245th

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

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Sultan Azlan
Shah Cup record
Year Position
19954th
19994th
20007th
20078th
20085th
20145th
20155th
20166th
20194th
2020Cancelled
20246th
20255th
Best result: 4th place

Defunct competitions

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Team

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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) CapsClub
30 GK Ethan McTavish (2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 (age 26) 33 Canada West Vancouver
32 GK Zachary Coombs (2001-04-24) 24 April 2001 (age 25) 32 Canada West Vancouver
4 DF Roopkanwar Dhillon (2001-10-05) 5 October 2001 (age 24) 36
14 DF Manveer Jhamat (2001-11-14) 14 November 2001 (age 24) 41
11 DF Balraj Panesar (1996-03-16) 16 March 1996 (age 30) 116 England Beeston
26 DF Sam Cabral (1999-02-23) 23 February 1999 (age 27) 41 Canada UBC Thunderbirds
17 DF Aaron Foong (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 25) 9 Canada West Vancouver
33 DF Thomson Harris (1998-08-15) 15 August 1998 (age 27) 41
5 MF Devohn Noronha-Teixeira (1989-02-09) 9 February 1989 (age 37) 144
22 MF Jyothswaroop Sidhu (2002-06-19) 19 June 2002 (age 24) 19
6 MF Avjot Buttar (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 24) 19
18 MF Rowan Childs (2000-04-08) 8 April 2000 (age 26) 21 Canada UBC Thunderbirds
25 MF Harbir Sidhu (1997-08-14) 14 August 1997 (age 28) 46 Canada India Club
16 FW Hudson Loh (2003-07-24) 24 July 2003 (age 22) 14 Canada Vancouver Hawks
9 FW Robin Thind (2006-05-08) 8 May 2006 (age 20) 9 Canada Surrinder Lions
13 FW Brendan Guraliuk (2000-05-14) 14 May 2000 (age 26) 61 Canada Vancouver Hawks
15 FW Sean Davis (2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 (age 25) 36
7 FW Matthew Sarmento (1991-06-23) 23 June 1991 (age 35) 182 Canada Vancouver Hawks
21 FW Kirin Robinson (2004-08-01) 1 August 2004 (age 21) 5
10 FW Jude Nicholson (2006-05-16) 16 May 2006 (age 20) 20


Recent call-ups

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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 (1988-05-16) 16 May 1988 (age 38) 112 2022 Pan American Cup
DF John Smythe (1989-08-31) 31 August 1989 (age 36) 134 2022 Commonwealth Games
DF Alexander Bird (2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 23) 5 2022 Commonwealth Games
DF James Kirkpatrick (1991-03-29) 29 March 1991 (age 35) 114 Canada West Vancouver 2022 Pan American Cup
MF Keegan Pereira (1991-09-08) 8 September 1991 (age 34) 200 2022 Commonwealth Games
MF Floris van Son (1992-02-05) 5 February 1992 (age 34) 52 Netherlands Hurley 2022 Commonwealth Games
MF Sukhi Panesar (1993-12-26) 26 December 1993 (age 32) 164 2022 Pan American Cup
FW Fin Boothroyd (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 27) 41 England East Grinstead 2022 Commonwealth Games
FW Gavin Bains (1998-10-18) 18 October 1998 (age 27) 6 Canada India Club 2022 Commonwealth Games
FW Iain Smythe (1985-06-02) 2 June 1985 (age 41) 205 2022 Pan American Cup

Famous players

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Results and fixtures

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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

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Ireland  v  Canada
01 March 2026 WC Qualifiers GS Ireland  5–2  Canada Santiago, Chile
12:00 McAllister field hockey ball 9'
Lynch field hockey ball 22'
Duncan field hockey ball 40'
Cole field hockey ball 49', 52'		 Report Childs field hockey ball 47'
Nicholson field hockey ball 50'		 Stadium: Estadio Nacional del Hockey Césped Claudia Schüler
Canada  v  Poland
03 March 2026 WC Qualifiers GS Canada  1–2  Poland Santiago, Chile
09:00 Nicholson field hockey ball 60' Report Jarzyński field hockey ball 45'
Bembenek field hockey ball 56'		 Stadium: Estadio Nacional del Hockey Césped Claudia Schüler
Canada  v  South Korea
04 March 2026 WC Qualifiers GS Canada  7–2  South Korea Santiago, Chile
11:15 Sarmento field hockey ball 7'
Childs field hockey ball 19'
Thind field hockey ball 22'
Davis field hockey ball 39', 53'
Harris field hockey ball 49'
Nicholson field hockey ball 58'		 Report Choi field hockey ball 7'
Jang J. field hockey ball 47'		 Stadium: Estadio Nacional del Hockey Césped Claudia Schüler
Canada  v  Chile
06 March 2026 WC Qualifiers Crossover Canada  3–2  Chile Santiago, Chile
15:00 Loh field hockey ball 14'
Dhillon field hockey ball 50'
Davis field hockey ball 59'		 Report J. Amoroso field hockey ball 5'
R. Valenzuela field hockey ball 15'		 Stadium: Estadio Nacional del Hockey Césped Claudia Schüler
Scotland  v  Canada
07 March 2026 WC Qualifiers Fifth and sixth place Scotland  5–1  Canada Santiago, Chile
15:45 J. Golden field hockey ball 21', 26', 34', 36'
Douglas field hockey ball 59'		 Report Sarmento field hockey ball 38' Stadium: Estadio Nacional del Hockey Césped Claudia Schüler
Canada  v  United States
29 June 2026 Test 1 Canada  3–3
(5–4 p)		  United States Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
19:00 Guraliuk field hockey ball 19'
Nicholson field hockey ball 21'
Davis field hockey ball 41'		 Report Charasika field hockey ball 10', 46'
Leser field hockey ball 29'		 Stadium: Tamanawis Park
Penalties
Davis Penalty shoot-out scored
Thind Penalty shoot-out scored
Harris Penalty shoot-out scored
H. Sidhu Penalty shoot-out missed
J. Sidhu Penalty shoot-out scored
Thind Penalty shoot-out scored		 Penalty shoot-out scored Charasika
Penalty shoot-out scored Johal
Penalty shoot-out scored Montilla
Penalty shoot-out missed Leser
Penalty shoot-out scored Katz
Penalty shoot-out missed Charasika
United States  v  Canada
30 June 2026 Test 2 United States  2–0  Canada Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
19:00 Charasika field hockey ball 9'
Bleeker field hockey ball 15'		 Report Stadium: Tamanawis Park
Canada  v  United States
2 July 2026 Test 3 Canada  3–0  United States Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
16:00 Thind field hockey ball 15', 26'
Sarmento field hockey ball 52'		 Report Stadium: Tamanawis Park

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "All-Time Cap Leaders". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. May 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Captain Scott Tupper retires from Men's National Team Program". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 18 June 2026. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Men's National Team Nations Cup Roster Announcement". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 14 March 2026.
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