When the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Ottawa Senators 6-2 on Wednesday night to win the Stanley Cup, it not only marked the first championship in franchise history, but it marked entry into one of the most prestigious clubs in hockey for defenseman Chris Pronger.

The Dryden, ON native, who won the first Stanley Cup of his career, became just the 19th member of the IIHF Triple Gold Club – players who have won a World Championship, Olympic gold medal and Stanley Cup.

Pronger, a gold medalist at the 1997 World Championship and 2002 Olympics, is just the fifth Canadian in the club, joining Joe Sakic (1994 Worlds – 2002 Olympics – 1996, 2001 Stanley Cup), Brenda Shanahan (1994 Worlds – 2002 Olympics – 1997, 1998, 2002 Stanley Cup), Rob Blake (1994, 1997 Worlds – 2002 Olympics – 2001 Stanley Cup) and Scott Niedermayer (2004 Worlds – 2002 Olympics – 1995, 2000, 2003, 2007 Stanley Cup).

The other members of the IIHF Triple Gold Club include:

Tomas Jonsson (SWE)

Hakan Loob (SWE)

Mats Naslund (SWE)

Valeri Kamensky (RUS)

Alexei Gusarov (RUS)

Peter Forsberg (SWE)

Vyacheslav Fetisov (RUS)

Igor Larionov (RUS)

Alexander Mogilny (RUS)

Vladimir Malakhov (RUS)

Jaromir Jagr (CZE)

Jiri Slegr (CZE)

Niklas Lidstrom (SWE)

Fredrik Modin (SWE)

When the 2007 Stanley Cup Final kicks off Monday night in Anaheim, 14 players who have won medals with Canada in international play will take to the ice looking to add a Stanley Cup to their trophy collection.

Thirty-six international medals have been won between members of the Anaheim Ducks and Ottawa Senators, including 23 gold medals, nine silver medals and four bronze medals.

World Hockey Championship gold medals, World Junior Hockey Championship gold medals, World Cups and Olympic Winter Games gold medals are all represented in this year’s final.

ANAHEIM DUCKS – 12 GOLD, 3 SILVER

Ryan Getzlaf (Regina, SK) – 2004 World Junior Championship – SILVER

2005 World Junior Championship – GOLD

Brad May (Toronto, ON) – 1991 World Junior Championship – GOLD

1996 World Championship – SILVER

Rob Niedermayer (Cranbrook, BC) – 1993 World Junior Championship – GOLD

2004 World Championship – GOLD

Scott Niedermayer (Cranbrook, BC) – 1991 World Junior Championship – GOLD

2004 World Championship – GOLD

1996 World Cup – SILVER

2004 World Cup – GOLD

2002 Olympics – GOLD

Corey Perry (Peterborough, ON) – 2005 World Junior Championship – GOLD

Chris Pronger (Dryden, ON) – 1993 World Junior Championship – GOLD

1997 World Championship – GOLD

2002 Olympics – GOLD

NOTE: Andy McDonald (2002 World Championship), J.S. Giguere (2001, World Championship, 2002 World Championship) and Sean O’Donnell (1999 World Championship) have also competed internationally for Canada.

OTTAWA SENATORS – 11 GOLD, 6 SILVER, 4 BRONZE

Mike Comrie (Edmonton, AB) – 2003 World Championship – GOLD

Mike Fisher (Peterborough, ON) – 2005 World Championship – SILVER

Dany Heatley (Calgary, AB) – 2000 World Junior Championship – BRONZE

2001 World Junior Championship – BRONZE

2003 World Championship – GOLD

2004 World Championship – GOLD

2005 World Championship – SILVER

2004 World Cup – GOLD

Dean McAmmond (Grand Cache, AB) – 1993 World Junior Championship – GOLD

1996 World Championship – SILVER

Chris Phillips (Calgary, AB) – 1996 World Junior Championship – GOLD

1997 World Junior Championship – GOLD

2005 World Championship – SILVER

Wade Redden (Lloydminster, SK) – 1995 World Junior Championship – GOLD

1996 World Junior Championship – GOLD

2005 World Championship – SILVER

2004 World Cup – GOLD

Peter Schaefer (Yellow Grass, SK) – 1997 World Junior Championship – GOLD

Jason Spezza (Mississauga, ON) – 2000 World Junior Championship – BRONZE

2001 World Junior Championship – BRONZE

2002 World Junior Championship – SILVER

TURIN, Italy - A group of Canadian university hockey players, together as an all-star team from Atlantic Canada, beat Russia 3-1 to claim gold at the World University Games.

Rob Hennigar scored twice and Scott Hotham added another to help the hockey team claim its first gold in the event since 1991.  The hockey team was comprised of players from the Atlantic conference. Steinburg, the head coach at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, was behind the bench at the 2001 Games when the AUS last represented Canada.

The Canadians had squandered a 2-0 lead to Russia during the round robin in what ended up a 2-2 tie. First-period goals by Hennigar and Hotham on Saturday gave Canada that same lead again, but they wouldn't blow it this time.

Paul Drew turned aside 21 shots for the win for Canada.

The lead was down to 2-1 until Hennigar scored the insurance goal with just over five minutes to play.

It helped Canada finish on a high note at the event, which features student-athletes between the ages of 17 and 28 who are enrolled full time at a post-secondary institution.

DAVOS – In a cruel twist of fate, it was a couple of Canadians who managed to put one over on a sharp looking Canadian team in their first game at the Spengler Cup Championship. The Russian club team Magnitigorsk, coached by former Canadian Olympic team coach Dave King, and a little known Canadian-born netminder, Travis Scott, were key players in a 2-1 shootout victory over Canada. King said it felt strange coaching against a country he has done so much for during his career.

“I don’t know if I’d ever get used to it,” said King. “I have so many great memories with the National Program.”

The two teams went seven deep into a shootout before Alexi Kaygorodov scored what proved to be the winner as he rifled a low shot past Canadian netminder Andy Chiodo. Forward Stacey Roest, taking his second shot of the shootout, had to score to keep Canada alive – but he wasn’t able to beat Scott.

“I thought both shots I took were ok,” said Roest. “But the ice was pretty chippy after we’d played a game and then overtime on it. The puck was a little tough to control.”

There was no scoring in the first period as Canada outshot the Russians 11-5. Dominic Pittis put Canada up 1-0 at 3:39 of the second period before Eduard Kudermetov tied it up for Magnitigorsk at 9:31. That was it for the scoring, although Canada poured 18 shots at Scott in the 3rd period. The final shots on goal were 46-16 for Canada, but they just couldn’t seem to solve the Russian netminder.

“Hand it to him, he played well,” said Roest. “I think if we just keep taking shots we’ll be alright. We got better as the game went on and I think we have a good team.”
Canada gets right back into the fire on Tuesday as they will face the host club, HC Davos, in game number two. Davos won their opener 5-3 against Sparta Prague.

CALGARY, Alberta – Hockey Canada has announced that two veteran National Hockey League (NHL) general managers will lead Canada at the inaugural NHL 4 Nations Face-Off next February.

Don Sweeney (St. Stephen, NB/Boston, NHL) will make his international management debut as general manager, working alongside associate general manager Jim Nill (Hanna, AB/Dallas, NHL), who will return to Canada’s management group for the first time since 2015.

In addition, Sweeney and Nill have been named assistant general managers of Canada’s Men’s Olympic Team for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. They will work alongside Doug Armstrong (Sarnia, ON/St. Louis, NHL), who was named general manager in March.

The management group was selected by Armstrong, who serves as management group lead for Canada’s National Men’s Team, player relations advisor Ryan Getzlaf (Regina, SK/Anaheim, NHL) and Scott Salmond (Creston, BC), senior vice-president of high performance and hockey operations. Katherine Henderson (Thunder Bay, ON), Hockey Canada’s president and chief executive officer, and Pat McLaughlin (Saint John, NB), chief operating officer and executive vice-president of strategy, also provided input as part of the executive committee preparing for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games.

“As we continue to prepare for international competition over the next two years, I am thrilled to have Don and Jim lead Team Canada at the 2025 NHL 4 Nations Face-Off, and to welcome these two experienced general managers to our management group for the 2026 Olympics,” Armstrong said. “Both Don and Jim have enjoyed successful NHL careers and will represent the Maple Leaf with pride, and we know their experience will be a valuable asset as we build teams for two major international events in 2025 and 2026.”

Sweeney is in his ninth season (2015-24) as general manager of the Boston Bruins, winning the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award in 2018-19 and leading the team to eight-consecutive playoff appearances and two Presidents’ Trophies (2020, 2023). He also served six seasons (2009-15) as assistant general manager, three seasons as director of player development (2006-09) and two seasons (2007-09) as director of hockey operations with the Bruins. As an executive, Sweeney has helped lead the Bruins to the Stanley Cup Final three times (2011, 2013, 2019), winning the Stanley Cup in 2011. He also served one season (2014-15) as general manager of the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League (AHL), and was announced as an assistant general manager of Canada’s Men’s Olympic Team for the 2022 Olympics if NHL players participated. As a player, he played in 1,115 NHL games over 16 seasons with the Bruins and Dallas Stars, appearing in the Stanley Cup Final with the Bruins in 1990, and won a gold medal with Canada at the 1997 IIHF World Championship.

Nill has served as the general manager of the Dallas Stars for the past 11 seasons (2013-24), winning GM of the Year in 2022-23 and leading the team to seven playoff appearances and the Stanley Cup Final in 2020. He also spent 19 seasons with the Detroit Red Wings, serving as assistant general manager (1998-2013) and director of player development (1994-98), helping lead Detroit to the Stanley Cup Final six times (1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2009), winning the Stanley Cup four times (1997, 1998, 2002, 2008). Nill was also the GM of the AHL’s Adirondack Red Wings for one season (1988-89), leading the team to a Calder Cup championship, and a professional scout with the Ottawa Senators for three seasons (1991-94). Internationally, he has served as director of player personnel (2003) and general manager (2004, 2015) of Canada’s National Men’s Team at the IIHF World Championship, winning gold in 2004 and 2015. As a player, Nill played 524 career NHL games, played in the Stanley Cup Final with the Vancouver Canucks in 1982, suited up for Canada’s National Men’s Team during the 1979-80 season and wore the Maple Leaf at the 1980 Olympic Winter Games.

The coaching staff and first six players for the 2025 NHL Four Nations Face-Off are expected to be announced in June, while additional announcements regarding Canada’s Men’s Olympic Team will be made at a later date.

The 2025 NHL 4 Nations Face-Off is a new international event that will feature NHL players from Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States. The event will take place in two North American cities – one in Canada and one in the United States – in February 2025 and will consist of seven games played with NHL rules.

For more information on Hockey Canada, Canada’s National Men’s Team and Canada’s Men’s Olympic Team, please visit HockeyCanada.ca, or follow along via social media on Facebook, X and Instagram.

CALGARY, Alberta – Hockey Canada has announced that two-time Olympic gold medallist Rick Nash (Brampton, ON/Columbus, NHL) will serve as general manager of Canada’s National Men’s Team at the 2024 IIHF World Championship, May 10-26 in Prague and Ostrava, Czechia.

Nash was selected by Doug Armstrong (Sarnia, ON/St. Louis, NHL), management group lead for Canada’s National Men’s Team, Ryan Getzlaf (Regina, SK/Anaheim, NHL), player relations advisor and Scott Salmond (Creston, B.C.), senior vice-president of hockey operations and high performance.

“Rick is an outstanding person to lead Canada’s National Men’s Team at this year’s world championship, as he brings a wealth of international and NHL experience from his playing career and his time as an executive,” Armstrong said. “We are excited to work with Rick and begin building the staff and roster that will wear the Maple Leaf in Czechia and help us defend gold this May.”

Nash most recently won a silver medal as assistant general manager of Canada’s National Men’s Team at the 2022 IIHF World Championship. He is in his third season as director of player development with the Columbus Blue Jackets, and previously spent two seasons (2019-21) as the team’s special assistant to the general manager. As a player, he represented Canada at the Olympic Winter Games in 2006, 2010 and 2014, winning gold in 2010 and 2014. He also wore the Maple Leaf at four IIHF World Championships, winning one gold medal (2007) and two silver (2005, 2008), and won a silver medal at the 2002 IIHF World Junior Championship. Professionally, he played in 1,060 NHL games over 15 seasons with the Blue Jackets, New York Rangers and Boston Bruins, amassing 805 career points (437 goals, 368 assists).

Additions to the management group, as well as the coaching staff, support staff and roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship will be announced at a later date.

Canada will open the tournament against Great Britain on May 11 at 6:20 a.m. ET/3:20 a.m. PT. It will also take on Denmark, Austria, Norway, Finland, Switzerland and Czechia in the preliminary round before the tournament concludes with the medal games on May 26. Prior to the start of the tournament, Canada’s National Men’s Team will play pre-tournament games against Austria at Steffl Arena in Vienna on May 5 and Hungary at the MVM Dome in Budapest on May 7.

For more information on Hockey Canada, Canada’s National Men’s Team and the 2024 IIHF World Championship, please visit HockeyCanada.ca, or follow along via social media on Facebook, X and Instagram.

CALGARY, Alberta – Hockey Canada has announced that Doug Armstrong (Sarnia, ON/St. Louis, NHL) will serve as general manager of Canada’s Men’s Olympic Team at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, and as management group lead for Canada’s National Men’s Team, overseeing the appointment of management groups that will lead Team Canada at various events over the next two seasons.

In preparation for the 2026 Olympics, Armstrong will serve on an executive committee with Ryan Getzlaf (Regina, SK/Anaheim, NHL), who will serve as player relations advisor, Scott Salmond (Creston, BC), senior vice-president of high performance and hockey operations, Katherine Henderson (Thunder Bay, ON), president and chief executive officer, and Pat McLaughlin (Saint John, NB), chief operating officer and executive vice-president of strategy.

Armstrong will oversee Team Canada at the 2024 IIHF World Championship, 2025 NHL 4 Nations Face-Off and 2025 IIHF World Championship, appointing and working with Canadian general managers and executives to help build Canada’s Men’s Olympic Team for the 2026 Olympics. Getzlaf will work directly with Armstrong and Salmond, acting as a liaison between athletes, the executive committee and management groups for the four upcoming events, ensuring consistency between teams, athletes and staff.

“There is a wealth of experienced and successful Canadian executives throughout the NHL, and we believe Doug is the best person to lead our National Men’s Team and build our management groups from a talented pool of executives at each event leading up to and including the 2026 Olympics,” McLaughlin said. “Doug and Ryan both bring accomplished careers and many years of NHL and international experience to Hockey Canada, and Scott has been instrumental in the success of Canada’s national teams at all levels for more than 20 years.

“We know all three individuals will be invaluable pieces of our executive committee as we build teams that will make Canadians proud over the next two years. Wearing the Maple Leaf is an honour and a privilege, and our executive committee is committed to ensuring our players and staff are supported on and off the ice to achieve continued success, while upholding the character and values that Canadians expect of our organization and teams.”

Armstrong has won two Olympic gold medals as a member of the management group with Canada’s Men’s Olympic Team (2010, 2014), as well as the 2016 World Cup of Hockey championship as general manager. He was also announced as general manager of Canada’s Men’s Olympic Team for the 2022 Olympics if NHL players participated. Armstrong has won gold medals at the IIHF World Championship in 2007 (special assistant), 2016 (senior advisor) and 2023 (general manager), and silver in 2008 (assistant general manager) and 2009 (general manager). He was also part of the Worlds staff in 2002 and 2013. Armstrong is in his 14th season (2010-24) as general manager of the St. Louis Blues, also serving as president of hockey operations, winning the Stanley Cup in 2019 and the NHL GM of the Year Award in 2011-12. He recently became the 11^th NHL general manager to record 800 career wins, and is the second-fastest to reach 800 win milestone. Armstrong previously spent 16 years (1992-2008) with the Dallas Stars, winning the Stanley Cup as assistant general manager in 1999.

Getzlaf is set to make his international management debut after a 17-year playing career with the Anaheim Ducks (2005-22), with whom he served as captain for 12 seasons (2010-22) and won the Stanley Cup in 2007. Getzlaf appeared in 1,157 NHL games, recording 1,019 points (282 goals, 737 assists), appearing in three NHL All-Star Games (2008, 2009, 2015). Internationally, he won gold medals at the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championship, 2005 IIHF World Junior Championship, and 2010 and 2014 Olympic Winter Games, in addition to the2016 World Cup of Hockey. Getzlaf also won silver at the 2004 World Juniors and 2008 IIHF World Championship, suited up at the 2002 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge and captained Team Canada at the 2012 Worlds. He is in his first season as player development coordinator with Anaheim.

Salmond was promoted to senior vice-president of hockey operations with Hockey Canada in 2018 after serving as vice-president of national teams for four years. In this position, Salmond oversees all operations for Canada’s men’s, women’s and para hockey teams. He has helped lead Canada to gold medals at two Olympic Winter Games (2010, 2014), six IIHF World Championships (2003, 2004, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2023), seven IIHF World Junior Championships (2007, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2018, 2022, 2023), two IIHF U18 World Championships (2013, 2021), one IPC World Para Hockey Championship (2017) and one Paralympic Winter Games (2006), as well as a World Cup of Hockey championship (2016) and a Spengler Cup three-peat (2015, 2016, 2017). Salmond joined Hockey Canada in 2001 and has held increasingly senior high-performance roles during his tenure with the organization.

For more information on Hockey Canada and Canada’s National Men’s Team, please visit HockeyCanada.ca, or follow along via social media on Facebook, X and Instagram.

CALGARY, Alberta – The following are statements on behalf of Hockey Canada on the National Hockey League (NHL) and National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) decision to participate in the 2026 and 2030 Olympic Winter Games, and host the 2025 NHL 4 Nations Face-Off:

“Earlier today, the NHL, NHLPA and International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) made a highly anticipated announcement that NHL players will participate in the 2026 and 2030 Olympic Winter Games, and that the NHL will host the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off. Hockey Canada recognizes this was a lengthy process that required a lot of deliberation and consideration, and we believe this decision is in the best interest of not only Team Canada, but international hockey as a whole.

“The participation of NHL players on the international stage in 2025 and at the Olympics marks a return to best-on-best competition in men’s hockey, and we know this decision will be well-received among the sporting community and hockey fans across the globe. We look forward to supporting our men’s, women’s and para hockey teams in their journey to the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.”

• Katherine Henderson (Thunder Bay, ON), president and chief executive officer of Hockey Canada and co-chair of Canada’s Winter Sport Caucus 

“Representing Canada at the Olympic Winter Games is the pinnacle of sport, and the decision by the NHL and NHLPA to return to the Olympics and host the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off in 2025 is a significant announcement for our organization. We are excited to begin the process of building teams that include the best Canadian NHL players from across the country for the first time since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, and to surround those athletes with high-quality management, coaching and support staffs that will do everything they can to help our athletes achieve their goal of winning Olympic gold medals. 

“We look forward to working with our hockey operations staff to build teams for the 2025 NHL 4 Nations Face-Off, and the 2026 and 2030 Olympics, with the goal of returning to the top of the podium beginning in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.”

• Pat McLaughlin (Saint John, NB), Hockey Canada’s chief operating officer and executive vice-president of strategy

For more information on Hockey Canada and the Canada’s National Men’s Team, please visit HockeyCanada.ca, or follow along through social media on Facebook, X and Instagram.

Chris DiDomenico tallied two points in his Team Canada debut at the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship.

With friends and family cheering him on inside Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, he scored Canada’s sixth goal early in the third period, burying a feed from Tyler Ennis, and he helped set up Alex Pietrangelo later in the final frame as the Canadians opened with an 8-1 win over Czechia.

This week marks 15 years since he first stepped onto the international stage, so it’s fitting DiDomenico is donning the Maple Leaf once again, this time at his seventh Spengler Cup, serving as an alternate captain with Canada’s National Men’s Team in Davos.

“Whenever Team Canada comes together, it’s like a family,” DiDomenico says. “I want to lead by example on and off the ice because we’re all role models for young athletes and players, so its always special for myself and my family.”

After capturing the gold medal with Canada at the 2009 World Juniors, the former sixth-round pick by the Toronto Maple Leafs (164th overall in 2007) has made stops across North America and Europe, and at every stop, success followed.

A QMJHL champion with the Drummondville Voltigeurs in 2009, DiDomenico moved to Italy, after a pair of seasons in the American Hockey League and ECHL, playing an instrumental role in helping Asiago win the Serie A championship in 2013.

During the 2014-15 season, the Woodbridge, Ontario, native led the National League B (the second-highest league in Switzerland) with 25 goals, leading the SCL Tigers to promotion to the National League A.

He spent an additional two seasons with the Tigers before coming back to North America late in the 2016-17 campaign to finally make his NHL debut with the Ottawa Senators; he went scoreless in three games before getting into 24 contests the following year, scoring his first NHL goal – the game-tying marker – with 37 seconds left in the third period of an eventual 5-4 shootout loss to the New Jersey Devils on Oct. 27, 2017.  

After that season, DiDomenico returned to Switzerland, bouncing from the SCL Tigers (2018-20) to HC Fribourg-Gottéron (2020-22) to SC Bern (2022-23) and back to Fribourg this season.

He has been a constant in the Canadian lineup at the Spengler Cup since his first stint in Europe, appearing in the tournament on six occasions before this season (2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022).

When he got his first call to represent Canada in Davos, he brought his winning pedigree to the tournament, capturing the title in 2015, 2016 and 2019. It’s a result he hopes to recreate again in 2023.

“The number-one goal is trying to win again,” DiDomenico says. “It’s the best feeling when you win, especially after last year, where we were left without a win, so hopefully we do better on the winning side this time around.”

Having been able to play all over the world, DiDomenico continues to appreciate the opportunities hockey has given him, He hopes to continue making the most of his chance as a Spengler Cup veteran.

“I always say to myself and my teammates, ‘Just give it your all,’” DiDomenico says. “You never know when your final game might be, so don’t give yourself any regrets. I just know that I’m fortunate to play the game and I’m going to work hard to honour what we do.”