Floorball Canada | |
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IOC nation | CAN |
National flag | |
Sport | Floorball |
History | |
Year of formation | 1998 |
Affiliations | |
International federation | International Floorball Federation (IFF) |
IFF member since | 1998 |
National Olympic Committee | Canadian Olympic Committee |
Elected | |
President | Randy Sa'ad |
Floorball Canada is the highest governing body for the sport of floorball in Canada. Floorball Canada is a self-governed organization which is recognized by the International Floorball Federation (IFF), Government of Canada, Sport Canada, and the Canadian Olympic Committee.[1]
Floorball Canada organizes the Canada Cup every year, which hosts teams from all across the country to compete in elite, intermediate, recreation and children divisions. Floorball Canada organizes the elite-level national league (Floorball League of Canada as well as men's, women's, men's under-19, and women's under-19 national floorball teams. Floorball Canada has hosted the 2016 Women's under-19 World Championships, in Belleville, Ontario, and the 2019 Men's under-19 World Floorball Championships, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Floorball Canada has been recognized by Hockey Canada as an excellent sport for off ice training for hockey players.