Who is the head coach of Canada U20?

The head coach of Canada U20 is Réal Paiement.

Who is the captain of Canada U20?

The captain of Canada U20 is Cory Sarich.

What are the team colors of Canada U20?

The team colors of Canada U20 are Red + White.

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1997-1998

1997-1998 Season

Canada U20 were 2-5 in the 1997-98 WJC-20 season with 4 points, 8th overall.

1997-1998 Canada U20 Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Vincent Lecavalier (C)	Rimouski Océanic	QMJHL	58	44	71	115	117	27
Jean-Pierre Dumont (RW)	Val-d'Or Foreurs	QMJHL	55	57	42	99	63	39
Josh Holden (C)	Regina Pats	WHL	56	41	58	99	134	45
Brett McLean (C)	Kelowna Rockets	WHL	54	42	46	88	91	25
Alex Tanguay (LW)	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL	51	47	38	85	32	-6
Matt Bradley (RW/LW)	Kingston Frontenacs	OHL	55	33	50	83	24	13
Brian Willsie (RW)	Guelph Storm	OHL	57	45	31	76	41	28
Daniel Tkaczuk (C)	Barrie Colts	OHL	57	35	40	75	38	25
Daniel Corso (C)	Victoriaville Tigres	QMJHL	35	24	51	75	20	37
Sean Blanchard (D)	Ottawa 67's	OHL	57	13	51	64	43	56
Jason Ward (RW)	totals		54	27	36	63	78	-23
	Erie Otters	OHL	21	7	9	16	42	-5
	Windsor Spitfires	OHL	26	19	27	46	34	-21
	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL	7	1	0	1	2	3
Matt Cooke (LW)	totals		48	22	32	54	99	-6
	Windsor Spitfires	OHL	23	14	19	33	50	0
	Kingston Frontenacs	OHL	25	8	13	21	49	-6
Manny Malhotra (C)	Guelph Storm	OHL	57	16	35	51	29	11
Cory Sarich (D)	totals		46	8	40	48	137	-6
	Saskatoon Blades	WHL	33	5	24	29	90	-8
	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	13	3	16	19	47	2
Brad Ference (D)	Spokane Chiefs	WHL	54	9	29	38	213	16
Steve Bégin (LW/C)	totals		40	18	17	35	96	10
	Val-d'Or Foreurs	QMJHL	35	18	17	35	73	10
	Calgary Flames	NHL	5	0	0	0	23	0
Eric Brewer (D)	Prince George Cougars	WHL	34	5	28	33	45	11
Zenith Komarniski (D)	totals		46	7	24	31	108	-3
	Tri-City Americans	WHL	3	0	4	4	18	1
	Spokane Chiefs	WHL	43	7	20	27	90	-4
Mike Van Ryn (D)	Univ. of Michigan	NCAA	38	4	14	18	44	6
Jesse Wallin (D)	Red Deer Rebels	WHL	14	1	6	7	17	5

N	Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
	Mathieu Garon (G)	Victoriaville Tigres	QMJHL	47	2.68	.909	5	27-18-2	2802:27
	Roberto Luongo (G)	Val-d'Or Foreurs	QMJHL	54	3.01	.901	7	27-20-5	3046:20

1997-1998 Canada U20 Staff

Head CoachRéal Paiement
Asst. CoachTerry Bangen
Asst. CoachPeter DeBoer
Dir. of ScoutingBarry Trapp
Sr. VP of Hockey OperationsBob Nicholson
Video CoachRob Cookson

Team Staff History

1997-1998 Canada U20 Captains

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Team Captaincy History

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1997-1998 Canada U20 Demographics

Canada U20 Facts

Plays in: U20 World Junior Championship
2026: WJC-20 Bronze
2025: WJC-20 Quarterfinal loss
2024: WJC-20 Quarterfinal loss
2023: WJC-20 Gold

1997-1998 Canada U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

22 players

Experience

Canada U20: 158 GP
NHL: 5 GP
AHL: 8 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Canada (WC)
Canada Olympics (OG)

Canada U20 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
01/05/2026 09:30 PM UTC	Canada U20	Finland U20	6 - 3	World Juniors
01/05/2026 01:30 AM UTC	Canada U20	Czechia U20	4 - 6	World Juniors
01/03/2026 01:30 AM UTC	Canada U20	Slovakia U20	7 - 1	World Juniors
01/01/2026 01:30 AM UTC	Canada U20	Finland U20	7 - 4	World Juniors
12/30/2025 01:30 AM UTC	Canada U20	Denmark U20	9 - 1	World Juniors

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Canada U20 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	WJC-20	4	3	0	-	1	0	25	11	11	2.75	1	Bronze game win
2024-2025	WJC-20	4	2	1	-	0	1	10	7	7	1.75	3	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	WJC-20	4	3	1	-	0	0	21	7	9	2.25	2	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	WJC-20	4	3	1	-	0	0	29	8	9	2.25	2	Champion
2021-2022	WJC-20	4	4	0	-	0	0	27	7	12	3	1	Champion
2020-2021	WJC-20	4	4	0	-	0	0	33	4	12	3	1	Final loss
2019-2020	WJC-20	4	3	1	-	0	0	17	13	9	2.25	1	Champion
2018-2019	WJC-20	4	3	1	-	0	0	23	5	9	2.25	2	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	WJC-20	4	3	0	-	0	1	21	6	10	2.5		Champion
2016-2017	WJC-20	4	3	1	-	0	0	21	8	9	2.25		Final loss
2015-2016	WJC-20	4	1	2	-	1	0	13	12	5	1.25	3	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	WJC-20	4	4	0	-	0	0	21	4	12	3		Champion
2013-2014	WJC-20	4	3	0	-	0	1	19	12	10	2.5	1	Bronze game loss
2012-2013	WJC-20	6	4	1	-	0	1	27	19	13	2.17	4	Bronze game loss
2011-2012	WJC-20	6	5	1	-	0	0	35	11	15	2.5		Bronze game win
2010-2011	WJC-20	7	5	1	-	0	1	39	19	16	2.29		Final loss
2009-2010	WJC-20	6	4	0	-	1	1	46	13	15	2.5		Final loss
2008-2009	WJC-20	6	5	0	-	1	0	46	12	17	2.83		Champion
2007-2008	WJC-20	7	5	1	-	1	0	23	10	17	2.43		Champion
2006-2007	WJC-20	6	5	0	-	1	0	20	7	17	2.83		Champion
2005-2006	WJC-20	6	6	0	0	-	-	25	6	12	2		Champion
2004-2005	WJC-20	6	6	0	0	-	-	41	7	12	2		Champion
2003-2004	WJC-20	6	5	1	0	-	-	35	9	10	1.67		Final loss
2002-2003	WJC-20	6	5	1	0	-	-	26	10	10	1.67		Final loss
2001-2002	WJC-20	7	5	2	0	-	-	40	14	10	1.43		Final loss
2000-2001	WJC-20	7	4	2	1	-	-	26	16	9	1.29		Bronze game win
1999-2000	WJC-20	7	4	1	2	-	-	23	14	10	1.43		Bronze game win
1998-1999	WJC-20	7	4	2	1	-	-	30	15	9	1.29		Final loss
1997-1998	WJC-20	7	2	5	0	-	-	13	18	4	0.57	8	Placement game loss
1996-1997	WJC-20	7	5	0	2	-	-	27	13	12	1.71		Champion

Canada U20 Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2021-2022	WJC-20 Cancelled	2	2	0	-	0	0	17	5	6	3	2	Tournament Cancelled

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Ty Smith (D)	2026-2027	Dinamo Minsk	KHL	7	1	8	9	4
2.	Brett Ritchie (F)	2026-2027	Vlci Zilina	Extraliga	3	2	3	5	2
3.	Anthony Camara (F)	2026-2027	Admiral Vladivostok	KHL	8	3	1	4	7
4.	Nicolas Petan (F)	2026-2027	Shanghai Dragons	KHL	5	1	3	4	4
5.	Charles Hudon (F)	2026-2027	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	3	2	1	3	0
6.	Boris Katchouk (F)	2026-2027	Traktor Chelyabinsk	KHL	6	1	2	3	2
7.	Madison Bowey (D)	2026-2027	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	DEL	2	0	3	3	0
8.	Jake Virtanen (F)	2026-2027	HK Dukla Michalovce	Extraliga	3	0	3	3	2
9.	Aidan Dudas (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans	Liiga	7	2	0	2	4
10.	Jaret Anderson-Dolan (F)	2026-2027	Brynäs IF	SHL	2	1	1	2	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	19.36
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	19.40
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	19.61
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	19.65
2021-2022	View Roster	6'0"	194 lbs	19.36

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Connor Bedard (F)	14	13	18	31
2.	Eric Lindros (F)	21	12	19	31
3.	Jordan Eberle (F)	12	14	12	26
4.	Brayden Schenn (F)	13	10	16	26
5.	Dylan Cozens (F)	14	10	15	25

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jordan Eberle (F)	12	14	12	26
2.	Connor Bedard (F)	14	13	18	31
3.	Eric Lindros (F)	21	12	19	31
4.	John Tavares (F)	13	12	8	20
5.	Jeff Carter (F)	12	12	5	17

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ryan Ellis (D)	19	5	20	25
2.	Eric Lindros (F)	21	12	19	31
3.	Connor Bedard (F)	14	13	18	31
4.	Jason Allison (F)	14	6	18	24
5.	Brayden Schenn (F)	13	10	16	26

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Dion Phaneuf (D)	12	3	10	43
2.	Jason Doig (D)	7	0	2	37
3.	Stefan Della Rovere (F)	12	4	8	34
4.	Zach Dean (F)	7	1	3	33
5.	Eric Lindros (F)	21	12	31	32

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Eric Lindros (F)	21	12	19	31
2.	Martin Lapointe (F)	21	9	8	17
3.	Jason Spezza (F)	21	3	9	12
4.	Jay Bouwmeester (D)	21	0	4	4
5.	Jason Botterill (F)	20	2	7	9

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	6	8	17	2.83
2.	Cody Hodgson (F)	6	5	16	2.67
3.	Dale McCourt (F)	7	10	18	2.57
4.	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (F)	6	4	15	2.50
5.	Mason McTavish (F)	7	8	17	2.43

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Connor Bedard (F)	2022-2023	7	9	23
2.	Dale McCourt (F)	1976-1977	7	10	18
3.	Brayden Schenn (F)	2010-2011	7	8	18
4.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1977-1978	6	8	17
5.	Mason McTavish (F)	2021-2022	7	8	17

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Dale McCourt (F)	1976-1977	7	10	18
2.	John Anderson (F)	1976-1977	7	10	15
3.	Connor Bedard (F)	2022-2023	7	9	23
4.	Brian Bradley (F)	1984-1985	7	9	14
5.	Dave Chyzowski (F)	1989-1990	7	9	13

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Connor Bedard (F)	2022-2023	7	14	23
2.	Michael Hage (F)	2025-2026	7	13	15
3.	Jason Allison (F)	1994-1995	7	12	15
4.	Eric Lindros (F)	1990-1991	7	11	17
5.	Cody Hodgson (F)	2008-2009	6	11	16

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Jason Doig (D)	1996-1997	7	2	37
2.	Zach Dean (F)	2022-2023	7	3	33
3.	Joe Contini (F)	1976-1977	7	9	32
4.	Anthony Camara (F)	2012-2013	6	2	31
5.	Nolan Foote (F)	2019-2020	7	5	29