Canada men's national floorball team
| Nickname(s) | Team Canada | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 | ||
| Manager | Heather Hudson | ||
| Coach | Mattias Karlsson | ||
| IFF Ranking | 15th | ||
| First game | 5-5 19 Apr 2004 | ||
| Largest win | 31-1 1 Feb 2014 | ||
| Largest defeat | 3-29 5 Dec 2012 | ||
| |||
The Canada men's national floorball team is the men's national floorball team of Canada, and a member of the International Floorball Federation (IFF).
Canada is ranked 15th in the IFF ranking, following their 16th and 12th-place finishes at the World Championships in 2024 and 2022. Their 11th-place ranking after the 2018 Men's World Floorball Championships ties the highest ranking achieved by the men's team at the World Championships.
Canada's main rivals in floorball include Japan, Australia and the United States.
The Canada National Team is organized by Floorball Canada.
Roster
As of the 2024 Men's World Floorball Championships[1]
| Goalkeepers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Player name | Club |
| 39 | Krystof Kasha | Black Angels |
| 41 | Benjamin Kiddie | North Shore Floorball |
| Forwards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Player name | Club |
| 7 | Cedric Grenapin | Ottawa Blizzard |
| 8 | James Daly | Ottawa Blizzard |
| 9 | Cameron Buck | Ottawa Blizzard |
| 11 | Carter Cooke | Cambridge FC |
| 13 | Patrick Mahoney | Cambridge FC |
| 16 | Kristoffer Ruckemann | IBF Offensiv Lidingo |
| 20 | Steven Friedli | Unihockey Limmattal |
| 50 | Alex Jette | Linkoping IB |
| 55 | Tristan Walsh | Ontario Stormtroopers |
| 61 | Matthew Smith | Ottawa Blizzard |
| 91 | Valtteri Viitakoski | Nokian KrP |
Team staff
- General manager - Heather Hudson
- Head coach - Mattias Karlsson
- Assistant coach - Mattias Mattson
- Doctor - Patrick Welsh
- Equipment manager - Stuart Bowden
- Statistics - Evan Pierce
- Statistics - Oscar Soderlund
Rankings & Records
World Rankings
| Year | Rank | Details | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16th | 16th Final Round | 4 |
| 2022 | 12th | 12th Final Round | |
| 2020 | 12th | 12th Final Round | 1 |
| 2018 | 11th | 11th Final Round | 2 |
| 2016 | 13th | 13th Final Round | 1 |
| 2014 | 12th | 12th Final Round | 1 |
| 2012 | 13th | 13th Final Round | 2 |
| 2010 | 11th | 11th Final Round | 12 |
| 2008 | 23rd | 3rd C-Division | 1 |
| 2006 | 24th | 4th C-Division | 3 |
| 2004 | 21st | 2nd C-Division | NEW |
All-Time World Championship Records
| Year | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 C-Division | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 28 | +11 |
| 2006 C-Division | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 24 | +6 |
| 2008 C-Division[2] | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 17 | +32 |
| 2010 Qualifying | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | +7 |
| 2010 Final Round | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 40 | -15 |
| 2012 Qualifying[3] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
| 2012 Final Round | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 61 | -36 |
| 2014 Qualifying | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 6 | +27 |
| 2014 Final Round | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 36 | -9 |
| 2016 Qualifying | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 | +27 |
| 2016 Final Round | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 41 | -28 |
| 2018 Qualifying | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
| 2018 Final Round | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 39 | -8 |
| 2020 Final Round | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 73 | -32 |
| 2022 Qualifying[4] | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
| 2022 Final Round | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 58 | -22 |
| 2024 Qualifying | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7 | +19 |
| 2024 Final Round | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 37 | -14 |
| Totals | 73 | 33 | 3 | 37 | 468 | 501 | -33 |
Other International Competitions
| Year | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Exhibition[5] | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 |
| 2007 Canada Cup[6] | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | +20 |
| 2012 Exhibition[3] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 |
| 2022 World Games | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 50 | -40 |
| 2023 Iceland Invitational[7] | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 |
| 2025 World Games | |||||||
| Totals | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 64 | 72 | -8 |
Head-to-Head International Records
| Opponent | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- |
| Australia | 6
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
47
|
28
|
+19
|
| Belgium | 1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
3
|
+10
|
| Czech Republic | 1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
17
|
-17
|
| Denmark | 3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
12
|
19
|
-7
|
| Estonia | 5
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
18
|
68
|
-50
|
| Finland | 3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
5
|
61
|
-56
|
| France | 3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
25
|
12
|
+13
|
| Germany | 4
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
14
|
43
|
-29
|
| Hungary | 1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
7
|
+1
|
| Iceland | 1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
2
|
+8
|
| Italy | 1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
4
|
+3
|
| Jamaica | 2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
58
|
2
|
+56
|
| Japan | 4
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
29
|
18
|
+11
|
| Latvia | 3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
6
|
37
|
-31
|
| Liechtenstein | 1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
1
|
+9
|
| Malaysia | 1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
+4
|
| Philippines | 2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
16
|
12
|
+4
|
| Poland | 4
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
19
|
29
|
-10
|
| Russia | 3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
21
|
30
|
-9
|
| Singapore | 4
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
23
|
17
|
+6
|
| Slovakia | 5
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
27
|
36
|
-9
|
| Slovenia | 1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
8
|
-4
|
| South Korea | 1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
0
|
+12
|
| Spain | 2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
9
|
12
|
-3
|
| Switzerland | 1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
12
|
-11
|
| Thailand | 2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
8
|
+6
|
| United States | 19
|
12
|
1
|
6
|
119
|
76
|
+43
|
| Totals | 84
|
39
|
4
|
41
|
532
|
573
|
-41
|
References
- ^ "Iff - Share the match - share the experience". app.floorball.sport. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ^ "IFF". www.floorball.org. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ^ a b "IFF". www.floorball.org. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ^ "Men's WFCQ 2022 AMER". IFF Main Site. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ^ "2004 Internationals". IFF Main Site. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ^ "First official international match played in North America". IFF Main Site. 2007-04-10. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ^ "Iff - Share the match - share the experience". app.floorball.sport. Retrieved 2024-12-10.