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| Association | Canada Bandy | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Göran Svensson | ||
| Team colors | |||
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| First international | |||
 United States 10–0 Canada  (Porvoo, Finland; 17 March 1991) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Canada 18–0 Estonia  (Kazan, Russia; 1 February 2005) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Russia 22–1 Canada (Irkutsk, Russia; 30 January 2014) | |||
| Bandy World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 15 (first in 1991) | ||
| Best result | 6th (1991, 1993) | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bandy World Championship | ||
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1991 Finland | Team
6th overall |
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1993 Norway | Team
6th overall |
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1995 USA | Team
7th overall |
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1997 Sweden | Team
7th overall |
| 1999 Russia | did not participate | |
| 2001 Finland and Sweden | did not participate | |
| 2003 Russia | did not participate | |
| Sweden 2004 (B-group in Hungary) |
Team
9th overall | |
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2005 Russia | Team
8th overall |
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2006 Sweden | Team
8th overall |
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2007 Russia | did not participate
8th overall |
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2008 Russia | Team
8th overall |
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2009 Sweden | Team
8th overall |
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2010 Russia[1] | Team
7th overall |
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2011 Sweden | Team
8th overall |
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2012 Kazakhstan | Team
8th overall |
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2013 Sweden | Team
8th overall |
| 2014 Russia | Team
8th overall | |
| 2015 Russia | did not participate | |
| 2016 Russia | did not participate | |
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2017 Sweden | Team
9th overall |
| 2018 Russia | did not participate | |
| 2019 Sweden | Team
14th overall | |
| 2020 Russia | Covid 19 | |
| 2022 Russia | Russian invasion of Ukraine | |
The Canada national bandy team (French: Équipe nationale de bandy du Canada) refers to the bandy teams representing Canada. Presently only the national men's senior team competes. There is the men's national team and the women's national team. The teams are overseen by Canada Bandy[2] (previously the Manitoba Bandy Federation) which is a member of the Federation of International Bandy (FIB). This article deals chiefly with the national men's team. For the women's team please see Canada women's national bandy team.
Bandy was first introduced to Canada in the city of Winnipeg in 1986.[3] The initial organizations for bandy in Canada were called the "Bandy Federation of Manitoba" and "Canada Bandy Association/Federation". The men compete in the Bandy World Championship. Canada's national men's bandy team made their world debut at the 1991 Bandy World Championship.
While Canada is a country with a strong tradition in ice hockey and ringette, both sports are played on an ice rink and Canada does not have artificial ice rinks large enough to qualify as regulation-sized bandy fields. As a result, Canada's national men's team practices at home on ice hockey rinks or other substitute surfaces.[4] In the past, the Canadian women's bandy team practiced on a frozen water hazard on a Winnipeg golf course. Team Canada occasionally goes to the United States to practice in areas where full-sized bandy fields exist.[5]
The Canadian team also continues to play in the annual Can-Am Bandy Cup.[6]
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- ^ "History of Canadian Bandy". globalbandy.proboards.com/. proboards.com. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ Abi Saper (23 February 2011). "Silver medal not a bad showing for bandy team with no rink". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Bandy: A New Olympic Sport?". Youtube. Shaw TV/Go Winnipeg. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ Chris Halden (15 January 2016). "Team USA Defeats Canada 6-2 in Annual Border Battle". usabandy.com. USA Bandy. Retrieved 29 September 2022.