Canada on the International Stage
* Canada has reached the championship at all eight NHL International Tournaments to date, winning six times. The nation also has more Olympic medals and World Championship medals than any other country.
* Canada has won six of the eight World Cup of Hockey (2 of 3) and Canada Cup (4 of 5) tournaments, including each of the past two (2016 & 2004).
* In men’s hockey at the Olympics, Canada has the most total medals (16) and most gold medals (tied; 9). Canada won gold in three of five Olympics that included NHL players (2002, 2010 & 2014).
* At the men’s World Championship, Canada has the most total medals (53) and most gold medals (28).
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Canadians in the NHL
* 41% of NHL players in 2024-25 are Canadian, the most of any country (next closest: USA at 30%).
* Canadians have made up 40% or more of NHL players in every season in League history.
* Nine of the top 10 players on the NHL’s all-time points list are Canadian, including Sidney Crosby (9th).
* Seven of the top 10 players on the NHL’s all-time playoff points list are Canadian, including Sidney Crosby (6th).
* A Canadian has captained the Stanley Cup champion in seven of the last 10 seasons, including 4 Nations Face-Off participants Mark Stone (2023) and Sidney Crosby (2016 & 2017).
* A Canadian has scored the Cup-clinching goal in six of the last 10 seasons, including 4 Nations Face-Off participants Sam Reinhart (2024) and Brayden Point (2020).
* A Canadian goaltender has earned the Stanley Cup-clinching win in seven of the last 10 seasons, including 4 Nations Face-Off participants Adin Hill (2023) and Jordan Binnington (2019).
* A Canadian has led the NHL in points in three of the last four seasons: Connor McDavid in 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23.
* A Canadian player has been selected first overall in the NHL Draft in four of the past five years.
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Canadians Winning NHL Awards and the Stanley Cup
* Canadians make up at least 65% of winners for many individual NHL Awards, including:
- 83% of Conn Smythe Trophy winners (49 of 59), including 4 Nations Face-Off participants Sidney Crosby (2x), Connor McDavid and Cale Makar.
- 82% of Hart Trophy winners (82 of 100) including 4 Nations Face-Off participants Connor McDavid (3x), Sidney Crosby (2x) and Nathan MacKinnon.
- 75% of Art Ross Trophy winners (57 of 76), including 4 Nations Face-Off participants Connor McDavid (5x) and Sidney Crosby (2x).
- 74% of Vezina Trophy winners (82 of 111), including 40% under the current voting criteria (since 1981-82; 17 of 42).
- 69% of Norris Trophy winners (48 of 70), including 4 Nations Face-Off participant Cale Makar.
- 68% of Ted Lindsay Award winners (36 of 53), including 4 Nations participants Connor McDavid (4x), Sidney Crosby (3x) and Nathan MacKinnon.
- 65% of Calder Trophy winners (59 of 91), including 4 Nations Face-Off participants Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar.
* There have been at least 10 Canadians on each of the last six Stanley Cup championship teams – no other country has had more than six in any of those seasons.
* The 2023 Stanley Cup champion Golden Knights had 19 Canadians on their team – the highest total by a Cup winner since the 1993 Canadiens (23). Three members of the Canadian team set for the 4 Nations Face-Off were on that Vegas squad: Mark Stone, Shea Theodore and Adin Hill
* In Game 5 of the 2023 Stanley Cup Final, Mark Stone scored the third-ever hat trick in a Cup-clinching victory and first in more than a century. He joined Babe Dye (1922 Toronto St. Patricks) and Jack Darragh (1920 Ottawa Senators).
* Sidney Crosby (2016 & 2017) is one of three players in NHL history to win the Conn Smythe Trophy in consecutive years, joined by two other Canadian players: Mario Lemieux (1991 & 1992) and Bernie Parent (1974 & 1975).
* Connor McDavid won the 2024 Conn Smythe Trophy after leading all skaters with 8-34—42 in 25 GP and breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record for most assists in a single postseason. Click here for more information.
* Cale Makar won the 2022 Conn Smythe Trophy after becoming the sixth defenseman in NHL history to finish as the outright scoring leader for a Stanley Cup champion. Click here for more information.
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#NHLStats for each player who will represent Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off in February 2025. Each federation named six players in June, indicated by an asterisk below. All stats through Feb. 1, 2025.
Injury replacements:
* Alex Pietrangelo has withdrawn to tend to an ailment and has yet to be replaced.
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Jordan Binnington, G, St. Louis Blues
Binnington helped St. Louis win the first Stanley Cup in franchise history during his rookie campaign (2018-19) and five seasons later is the Blues’ all-time wins leader. He entered the 2024-25 season with four career 20-win seasons, one shy of the franchise mark (Mike Liut: 5x). Internationally, Binnington has represented Canada at the 2024 World Championship (6-2-0 record) and at the 2013 World Junior Championship (2 GP).
Adin Hill, G, Vegas Golden Knights
Hill is in his third season with the Golden Knights franchise after backstopping the team to a Stanley Cup championship in his first campaign with the club in 2022-23. He has a history of shining in the postseason, with a record of 12-6 to go along with a 2.09 goals-against average, .932 save percentage and three shutouts. Among goaltenders with at least 15 appearances in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Hill’s career save percentage ranks second all-time to Tim Thomas (.933). Hill has only represented Canada once before, appearing in three games as Darcy Kuemper’s backup to help his country earn gold at the 2021 World Championship.
Sam Montembeault, G, Montreal Canadiens
After making just 19 NHL starts across three seasons with the Panthers from 2018-19 to 2020-21, Montembeault has made 30+ starts in four straight campaigns (including 2024-25). During the 2023-24 campaign, Montembeault recorded a save percentage above .900 in 70.0% of his starts (28 of 40), the highest rate that season (min. 20 GS). On the international stage, Montembeault backstopped Canada to a gold medal at the 2023 World Championship (6-1-0, 1.42 GAA, .939 SV%, 1 SO) and was his country’s third goaltender (no game action) at the 2016 World Junior Championship.
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Cale Makar, D, Colorado Avalanche (Assistant Captain)
Less than 400 games into his young and decorated career, Makar has already won the Stanley Cup (2022), Conn Smythe Trophy (2022), Norris Trophy (2021-22) and Calder Trophy (2019-20), adding to a career resume that also includes a gold medal at the 2018 World Junior Championship (the last time he represented Canada). Among his long list of NHL achievements, Makar is also the Avalanche franchise leader in career goals, assists and points by a defenseman for both the regular season and playoffs.
Josh Morrissey, D, Winnipeg Jets
Morrissey has spent his entire 10-season career with the Jets and entered 2024-25 on a stretch of three consecutive campaigns as Winnipeg’s top producer from the blue line. He has also averaged over 23:00 of time on ice per game in every campaign since 2020-21. Internationally, Morrissey helped Canada win silver at the 2017 World Championship and gold at both the 2015 World Junior Championship and the 2013 Under-18 World Championship.
Colton Parayko, D, St. Louis Blues
Parayko is a towering 6’6” defender who has played his entire 10-season career with the Blues and helped the franchise capture its first Stanley Cup in 2019. A minute-muncher on the blue line, Parayko has averaged over 23:00 of time on ice per game for five of the last six seasons – including more than 24 minutes per game so far in 2024-25 – and his career average ranks fourth in Blues history (min. 100 GP). In 2023-24, Parayko led all skaters with 218 blocked shots (the highest on record in franchise history) and led all defensemen (t-7th overall) with 73 takeaways. Internationally, Parayko has represented Canada at the World Championship three times (2017, 2018 & 2024) helping his country earn a silver medal in 2017. He was also a member of Team North America at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey (0-3—3 in 3 GP).
Travis Sanheim, D, Philadelphia Flyers
Sanheim has averaged over 20:00 of time on ice per game for six consecutive seasons and is averaging nearly 25:00 per contest in 2024-25. He set career highs for goals (10), assists (34) and points (44) in 2023-24 and is on pace to match that goal total this season. NHL Edge tracking shows Sanheim ranks among the League leaders in total distance skated, distance skated in a single game and distance skated in a single period in 2024-25. Internationally, Sanheim has represented Canada at various levels including the World Championship (silver in 2022), World Junior Championship (2016) and Under-18 World Championship (bronze in 2014; led defensemen in assists and points).
Shea Theodore, D, Vegas Golden Knights
Theodore is a Stanley Cup champion (2023 VGK) who has a streak of six consecutive 40-point seasons (2019-20 to 2024-25). He holds multiple Golden Knights franchise records for defensemen, including career goals, assists and points. Internationally, Theodore has represented Canada at the 2019 World Championship (silver), 2015 World Junior Championship (gold) and 2013 Under-18 World Championship (gold).
Devon Toews, D, Colorado Avalanche
Toews, who has never represented Canada in a major international tournament previously, is a Stanley Cup champion (2022) and longtime partner of Cale Makar on the Avalanche defense. Toews entered 2024-25 having produced three consecutive 50-point campaigns. In the four completed seasons since joining Colorado (2020-21 to 2023-24), Toews has the highest combined plus-minus (+148) of any player in the NHL over that span.
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Sam Bennett, F, Florida Panthers
A key contributor to Florida’s back-to-back runs to the Stanley Cup Final, including the franchise’s first championship in 2024, Bennett ranked tied for the fourth-most points among all Panthers skaters across the two playoff runs (12-17—29 in 39 GP) while leading the team in hits during the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. This will mark Bennett’s first time representing Canada at a major international tournament since winning gold at the 2013 Under-18 World Championship (3-4—7 in 7 GP).
Anthony Cirelli, F, Tampa Bay Lightning
Cirelli is a two-time Stanley Cup champion (2020 & 2021), two-time OHL champion (2014-15 & 2016-17) and a Memorial Cup champion (2014-15) who is known for his two-way play. Since entering the NHL in 2017-18, Cirelli leads all Lightning forwards in total time on ice while shorthanded and shorthanded goals. Internationally, Cirelli helped Canada medal at the 2019 World Championship (silver) and 2017 World Junior Championship (silver).
Sidney Crosby, F, Pittsburgh Penguins (Captain)
A member of the Triple Gold Club by winning the Stanley Cup (3x), Olympic gold (2x) and World Championship (2015), Crosby most recently represented Canada at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey when he captained the championship team. He also has both a gold (2005) and silver (2004) from the World Junior Championship. In 2023-24, Crosby reached the 1,000 career assists benchmark and has since moved into ninth place on the NHL’s all-time scoring list while early in 2024-25 surpassed the 1,600-point and 600-goal milestones – part of a decorated career that also includes the Ted Lindsay Award (3x), Art Ross Trophy (2x), Conn Smythe Trophy (2x), Hart Trophy (2x) and Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy (2x).
Brandon Hagel, F, Tampa Bay Lightning
Hagel has been a consistent producer for the Lightning since joining the club partway through the 2021-22 season, including a career-high 30 goals in 2022-23 and a personal best 75 points in 2023-24. Among Lightning forwards, only Nikita Kucherov averages more time on ice per game than Hagel so far in 2024-25. On the international stage, Hagel has represented Canada at the World Championship in 2021 (gold) and 2024.
Seth Jarvis, F, Carolina Hurricanes
Jarvis, 23, is the youngest player named to the Canadian roster and will be representing his country in a major international tournament for the first time – he has not played at the Under-18 World Championship, World Junior Championship, World Championship or Olympics. Currently in his fourth NHL season (all with the Hurricanes), Jarvis set career highs for goals (33), assists (34) and points (67) in 2023-24 to accompany a plus-23 rating, among the top 15 for NHL forwards. He helped Carolina advance past the opening round of the playoffs in each of his first three NHL seasons, sharing the Hurricanes lead in playoff goals (with Finland’s Sebastian Aho: 13-22-35 in 40 GP) and ranking second on the team in postseason points over that span (13-14—27 in 40 GP).
Travis Konecny, F, Philadelphia Flyers
Konecny has led the Flyers in points in each of the previous three seasons and can join Bobby Clarke (6 from 1970-71 to 1975-76) and Claude Giroux (4 from 2010-11 to 2013-14) as the only skaters to do so in four straight campaigns should he finish atop the team again in 2024-25. Konecny, who has appeared in the NHL All-Star Game twice (2019-20 & 2023-24), has experience representing his country at the 2017 World Championship (silver; 0-8—8 in 10 GP) and at the 2016 World Junior Championship (1-1—2 in 5 GP).
Nathan MacKinnon, F, Colorado Avalanche
A two-time medalist with Canada at the World Championship (gold in 2015, silver in 2017), MacKinnon also played internationally at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey when he skated for Team North America – scoring an unforgettable overtime goal against Sweden in the team’s last game. Since then, MacKinnon has added five 90-plus point NHL seasons to his resume, including a 140-point campaign in 2023-24 that earned him his first Hart Memorial Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award, along with a Lady Byng Trophy (2019-20) and Stanley Cup (2022) to go along with the Calder Trophy he won in 2013-14.
Brad Marchand, F, Boston Bruins
Marchand’s international resume includes gold medals at the World Junior Championship (2007 & 2008) and World Championship (2016), along with the championship-clinching goal at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey (the last time he represented Canada). A Stanley Cup champion in 2011, Marchand is currently in his second season as Bruins captain and ranks among the top 10 in franchise history for career goals, assists and points.
Mitch Marner, F, Toronto Maple Leafs
Marner is a two-time NHL First Team All-Star at right wing (2020-21 & 2021-22) who has surpassed 50 assists in a season six times and has three 90-point campaigns on his resume. Currently in his ninth NHL season, Marner already ranks among the top 10 in Maple Leafs franchise history for career assists and points. Internationally, Marner represented Canada at the 2016 World Junior Championship where he produced at over a point per game (4-2—6 in 5 GP) and helped his country earn silver at the 2017 World Championship where he ranked second on the team with 4-8—12 in 10 GP.
Connor McDavid, F, Edmonton Oilers (Assistant Captain)
Captain of Team North America at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, McDavid has won gold medals with Canada at both the World Junior Championship (2015) and World Championship (2016) and last represented his country in 2018 (when he shared the World Championship lead with 12 assists). Through nine NHL seasons, McDavid has claimed 14 NHL Awards, securing the Art Ross Trophy (5x), Ted Lindsay Award (4x), Hart Trophy (3x), Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy (2022-23) and the Conn Smythe Trophy (2024) after breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record for assists in one postseason and leading the Oilers’ historic rally from a 3-0 series deficit to force Game 7 in the 2024 Stanley Cup Final.
Brayden Point, F, Tampa Bay Lightning
A two-time Stanley Cup champion known for his clutch goal scoring, Point led the Stanley Cup Playoffs in goals in both 2020 and 2021 to help the Lightning claim back-to-back championships. One of three 50-goal scorers in franchise history, Point ranks among the top 10 on the all-time club lists for goals, assists and points during the regular season. He represented Canada at the World Junior Championship in both 2015 (gold medal) and 2016 (captain) and secured a silver medal for his country at the 2017 World Championship (his last taste of international play).
Sam Reinhart, F, Florida Panthers
Reinhart’s banner 2023-24 season saw him score a career-high 57 goals in the regular season (joining Pavel Bure as the second 50-goal scorer in franchise history) and added 10 more tallies in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, including the Cup-clinching goal, to help the Panthers win their first championship. He is a three-time gold medalist on the international stage, doing so at the 2013 Under-18 World Championship where he served as captain, the 2015 World Junior Championship where he was tied for the tournament lead in points and assisted on the winner in the gold medal game and at the 2016 World Championship. His most recent international experience took place at the 2019 World Championship where he helped Canada earn a silver medal.
Mark Stone, F, Vegas Golden Knights
Stone is in his seventh season with the Golden Knights, and fifth as team captain, a tenure that includes leading Vegas to its first Stanley Cup in 2023 where he capped off a championship run in which he averaged more than a point per game (11-13—24 in 22 GP) with a Cup-clinching hat trick in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final. Stone has represented Canada at the World Championship twice, helping them win gold in 2016 and winning tournament MVP as part of their silver medal-winning entry in 2019. He also earned a bronze medal at the 2012 World Junior Championship where he led Canada with 7-3—10 in 6 GP. Stone has produced at a point-per-game rate or better every time he has represented Canada on the international stage.
