Team Canada Hockey

Hockey Canada is the head of all the hockey in Canada and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The company is based in Calgary, Alberta with another office in Ottawa, Ontario. Hockey Canada is run by President Bob Nicholson and has been part of IIHF since 1920.

Hockey Canada will send two teams to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Canada Mens Hockey team will be led by stars like Sidney Crosby, Jerome Iginla and Martin Broduer. Their tournament will being February 13, 2010 and will commence with the gold medal game on February 28, 2010. They will also send a womens team which will begin February 13, 2010 and the gold medal game will be on February 27, 2010. All games will be taking place in Vancouver, BC at two different venues. http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/

In 1920 Hockey Canada joined the Olympics and began participating although at this point the program was run by the Canadian Government. The Government of Canada formed Hockey Canada in 1968 and their duties were to oversee all ice hockey operations in Canada. That included amateur, university and professional. The new committee became responsible for managing the international ice hockey team selection, including Olympics and World Championships, although they did not oversee ice hockey within Canada until July 1994. At this point, Hockey Canada merged with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, which had formed in 1914 to oversee Allan Cup play. http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/6828/la_id/1.htm