Held every four years, the Canada Winter Games are a showcase of the best under-16 players in the country, representing their home province. Men’s hockey debuted at the inaugural Canada Games in 1967, with the University of Alberta Golden Bears beating the UBC Thunderbirds to win the first gold medal. The tournament replaced the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge every four years through the 1990s and 2000s, before it became a U16 event beginning with the 2011 Games.
Ontario (5G 1S 2B) and Alberta (4G 4S 2B) have owned the top of the podium, combining for nine of the 13 gold medals, and seven different provinces have earned at least one medal. The star-studded alumni list is headed by Sidney Crosby , who wore the ‘C’ for Nova Scotia in 2003 and led the tournament in scoring, while nine members of Ontario’s gold-medal-winning entry from 2007 have seen NHL action (Cuma, Cundari, Del Zotto, Della Rovere, Henrique, Hodgson, Kadri, Pietrangelo, Stamkos).
Men's Tournaments [ ]
Year
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Location
1967
Alberta
British Columbia
Ontario
Québec City, Québec
1971
Ontario
Alberta
Québec
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1975
Alberta
Nova Scotia
Québec
Lethbridge, Alberta
1979
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Québec
McCreary, Manitoba
1983
Ontario
British Columbia
Québec
Saguenay, Quebec
1987
Québec
Ontario
British Columbia
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
1991
Ontario
Alberta
Manitoba
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1995
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Québec
Grande Prairie, Alberta
1999
Alberta
Québec
British Columbia
Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
2003
Alberta
Québec
Ontario
Bathurst, New Brunswick
2007
Ontario
Manitoba
Alberta
Whitehorse, Yukon
2011
British Columbia
Québec
Alberta
Halifax, Nova Scotia
2015
Ontario
Alberta
Manitoba
Prince George, British Columbia
2019
Quebec
Ontario
Alberta
Red Deer, Alberta
2023
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Prince Edward Island
2027
Yukon
2031
Northwest Territories
2035
Saskatchewan
Women's Tournaments [ ]
Note: Host cities have not been chosen yet for 2023,2027, 2031, 2035 games but host province/territory have been
Statistics [ ]
Participating provinces [ ]
Men [ ]
Province
1967
1971
1975
1979
1983
1987
1991
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
Alberta
01 1
02 2
01 1
08 8
05 5
08 8
02 2
02 2
01 1
01 1
03 3
03 3
02 2
03 3
British Columbia
02 2
98 –
98 –
01 1
02 2
03 3
10 10
05 5
03 3
04 4
04 4
01 1
06 6
07 7
Manitoba
98 –
98 –
98 –
05 5
10 10
10 10
03 3
06 6
08 8
07 7
02 2
05 5
03 3
05 5
New Brunswick
98 –
98 –
98 –
09 9
06 6
06 6
08 8
08 8
06 6
08 8
07 7
08 8
08 8
08 8
Newfoundland and Labrador
98 –
98 –
98 –
10 10
09 9
05 5
09 9
07 7
10 10
09 9
09 9
10 10
10 10
10 10
Northwest Territories
98 –
98 –
98 –
11 11
98 –
11 11
98 –
98 –
11 11
98 –
12 12
11 11
12 12
11 11
Nova Scotia
98 –
98 –
02 2
02 2
07 7
09 9
07 7
09 9
09 9
06 6
08 8
07 7
05 5
06 6
Nunavut
99
99
99
99
99
99
99
99
99
98 –
98 –
98 –
98 –
12 12
Ontario
03 3
01 1
98 –
03 3
01 1
02 2
01 1
04 4
04 4
03 3
01 1
04 4
01 1
02 2
Prince Edward Island
98 –
98 –
98 –
04 4
08 8
07 7
06 6
10 10
05 5
10 10
10 10
09 9
09 9
09 9
Quebec
98 –
03 3
03 3
07 7
03 3
01 1
04 4
03 3
02 2
02 2
05 5
02 2
04 4
01 1
Saskatchewan
98 –
98 –
98 –
06 6
04 4
04 4
05 5
01 1
07 7
05 5
06 6
06 6
07 7
04 4
Yukon
98 –
98 –
98 –
98 –
98 –
98 –
11 11
11 11
12 12
11 11
11 11
98 –
11 11
13 13
Women [ ]
Future Olympians [ ]
References [ ]
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