Who is the head coach of Canada?

The head coach of Canada is Glen Sather.

Who is the captain of Canada?

The captain of Canada is Wayne Gretzky.

Who is the general manager of Canada?

The general manager of Canada is Bob Gainey.

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1996-1997

1996-1997 Season

Canada were 2-1 in the 1996-97 WCup season with 4 points, 2nd in the North American Pool and 3rd overall.

1996-1997 Canada Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Wayne Gretzky (C)	New York Rangers	NHL	82	25	72	97	28	12
Brendan Shanahan (LW)	totals		81	47	41	88	131	32
	Hartford Whalers	NHL	2	1	0	1	0	1
	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	79	46	41	87	131	31
Steve Yzerman (C)	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	81	22	63	85	78	22
Mark Messier (C)	New York Rangers	NHL	71	36	48	84	88	12
Vincent Damphousse (C)	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	82	27	54	81	82	-6
Eric Lindros (C)	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	52	32	47	79	136	31
Joe Sakic (C)	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	65	22	52	74	34	-10
Theo Fleury (RW)	Calgary Flames	NHL	81	29	38	67	104	-12
Adam Graves (LW)	New York Rangers	NHL	82	33	28	61	66	10
Rod Brind'Amour (C)	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	82	27	32	59	41	2
Pat Verbeek (RW)	Dallas Stars	NHL	81	17	36	53	128	3
Keith Primeau (C/LW)	Hartford Whalers	NHL	75	26	25	51	161	-3
Éric Desjardins (D)	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	82	12	34	46	50	25
Trevor Linden (C)	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	49	9	31	40	27	5
Scott Niedermayer (D)	New Jersey Devils	NHL	81	5	30	35	64	-4
Paul Coffey (D)	totals		57	9	25	34	38	11
	Hartford Whalers	NHL	20	3	5	8	18	0
	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	37	6	20	26	20	11
Rob Blake (D)	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	62	8	23	31	82	-28
Claude Lemieux (RW)	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	45	11	17	28	43	-4
Sylvain Côté (D)	Washington Capitals	NHL	57	6	18	24	28	11
Scott Stevens (D)	New Jersey Devils	NHL	79	5	19	24	70	26
Adam Foote (D)	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	78	2	19	21	135	16
Lyle Odelein (D)	New Jersey Devils	NHL	79	3	13	16	110	16

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Martin Brodeur (G)	New Jersey Devils	NHL	67	1.88	.927	10	37-14-13	3838:00
Curtis Joseph (G)	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	72	2.93	.907	6	32-29-9	4100:00
Bill Ranford (G)	totals		55	3.25	.887	2	20-23-10	3157:00
	Boston Bruins	NHL	37	3.49	.887	2	12-16-8	2147:00
	Washington Capitals	NHL	18	2.73	.888	0	8-7-2	1010:00

1996-1997 Canada Staff

GM/Head CoachGlen Sather
Asst. CoachMarc Crawford
Asst. CoachMike Johnston
Asst. CoachAndy Murray
Asst. General ManagerBob Gainey
Asst. General ManagerPat Quinn
Equipment ManagerDarren Granger
Equipment ManagerPat O'Neill
Equipment ManagerBarrie Stafford

Team Staff History

1996-1997 Canada Captains

"C"

Wayne Gretzky

"A"

Team Captaincy History

1996-1997 Canada Demographics

Canada Facts

Plays in: World Cup of Hockey
2017: WCup Gold
2005: WCup Gold
1997: WCup Silver

1996-1997 Canada Roster Facts

Nationalities

25 players

Experience

Canada: 153 GP
NHL: 17 557 GP
WC: 236 GP
OG: 8 GP
Liiga: 10 GP
AHL: 328 GP
DEL: 13 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Canada (WC)
Canada Olympics (OG)

Canada Games

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Canada History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2016-2017	WCup	3	3	0	-	0	0	14	3	6	2	1	Champion
2004-2005	WCup	3	3	0	0	-	-	10	3	6	2	1	Champion
1996-1997	WCup	3	2	1	0	-	-	11	10	4	1.33	2	Final loss

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	John Tavares (F)	2026-2027	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Sidney Crosby (F)	2026-2027	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Ryan O'Reilly (F)	2026-2027	Nashville Predators	NHL	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Steven Stamkos (F)	2026-2027	Nashville Predators	NHL	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Brad Marchand (F)	2026-2027	Florida Panthers	NHL	-	-	-	-	-
6.	Matt Duchene (F)	2026-2027	Dallas Stars	NHL	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Drew Doughty (D)	2026-2027	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	-	-	-	-	-
8.	Alex Pietrangelo (D)	2026-2027	Vegas Golden Knights	NHL	-	-	-	-	-
9.	Brent Burns (D)	2026-2027	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	-	-	-	-	-
10.	Corey Perry (F)	2026-2027	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2016-2017	View Roster	6'1"	209 lbs	29.78
2004-2005	View Roster	6'1"	207 lbs	28.68
1996-1997	View Roster	6'0"	203 lbs	29.36

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Joe Sakic (F)	14	6	4	10
2.	Sidney Crosby (F)	6	3	7	10
3.	Brad Marchand (F)	6	5	3	8
4.	Joe Thornton (F)	12	2	6	8
5.	Patrice Bergeron (F)	6	4	3	7

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Joe Sakic (F)	14	6	4	10
2.	Brad Marchand (F)	6	5	3	8
3.	Patrice Bergeron (F)	6	4	3	7
4.	Theo Fleury (F)	8	4	2	6
5.	Sidney Crosby (F)	6	3	7	10

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Sidney Crosby (F)	6	3	7	10
2.	Paul Coffey (D)	8	0	7	7
3.	Joe Thornton (F)	12	2	6	8
4.	Vincent Lecavalier (F)	6	2	5	7
5.	Joe Sakic (F)	14	6	4	10

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Keith Primeau (F)	5	0	0	21
2.	Claude Lemieux (F)	8	1	2	19
3.	Adam Foote (D)	14	1	4	16
4.	Scott Niedermayer (D)	14	2	6	15
5.	Paul Coffey (D)	8	0	7	12

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Joe Sakic (F)	14	6	4	10
2.	Scott Niedermayer (D)	14	2	4	6
3.	Adam Foote (D)	14	1	3	4
4.	Joe Thornton (F)	12	2	6	8
5.	Jay Bouwmeester (D)	10	0	1	1

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Sidney Crosby (F)	6	3	10	1.67
2.	Brad Marchand (F)	6	5	8	1.33
3.	Patrice Bergeron (F)	6	4	7	1.17
4.	Vincent Lecavalier (F)	6	2	7	1.17
5.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	8	3	7	0.88

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Sidney Crosby (F)	2016-2017	6	3	10
2.	Brad Marchand (F)	2016-2017	6	5	8
3.	Patrice Bergeron (F)	2016-2017	6	4	7
4.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1996-1997	8	3	7
5.	Vincent Lecavalier (F)	2004-2005	6	2	7

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Brad Marchand (F)	2016-2017	6	5	8
2.	Patrice Bergeron (F)	2016-2017	6	4	7
3.	Joe Sakic (F)	2004-2005	6	4	6
4.	Theo Fleury (F)	1996-1997	8	4	6
5.	Sidney Crosby (F)	2016-2017	6	3	10

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Sidney Crosby (F)	2016-2017	6	7	10
2.	Paul Coffey (D)	1996-1997	8	7	7
3.	Vincent Lecavalier (F)	2004-2005	6	5	7
4.	Joe Thornton (F)	2004-2005	6	5	6
5.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1996-1997	8	4	7

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Keith Primeau (F)	1996-1997	5	0	21
2.	Claude Lemieux (F)	1996-1997	8	2	19
3.	Adam Foote (D)	1996-1997	8	1	16
4.	Paul Coffey (D)	1996-1997	8	7	12
5.	Mark Messier (F)	1996-1997	7	5	12

Player Nationalities Throughout History

67 players

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

2004 World Cup Championship Lineup
Mario Lemieux - Joe Sakic - Jarome Iginla
Ryan Smyth - Vincent Lecavalier - Dany Heatley
Simon Gagné - Brad Richards - Martin Saint-Louis
Kris Draper - Joe Thornton - Shane Doan

Robyn Regehr - Scott Niedermayer
Eric Brewer - Adam Foote
Wade Redden - Ed Jovanovski