1979–80 Canada men's national ice hockey team

none April 2026 The 1979–80 Canada men's national ice hockey team represented Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics held in Lake Placid in the United States. This was the first men's ice hockey team to compete for Canada at the Olympics since the 1968 Winter Olympics held at Grenoble, France. Canada's team placed sixth in the tournament to finish out of the medals. History Canada returned to ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics after missing both the 1972 and 1976 Winter Olympics due to a dispute with the IIHF over the use of professional athletes at world championships.http://thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0001319 Canadian Olympic Hockey Teams The Canadian Encyclopedia https://web.archive.org/web/20101204144038/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0001319 4 December 2010 1980 Winter Olympics roster Head coaches: Lorne Davis, Clare Drake, Tom Watt Glenn Anderson Warren Anderson Dan D'Alvise Ken Berry Ron Davidson John Devaney Bob Dupuis Joe Grant Randy Gregg (C) Dave Hindmarch Paul MacLean Kevin Maxwell James Nill Terry O'Malley Paul Pageau Brad Pirie Kevin Primeau Don Spring Tim Watters Stelio Zupancich See also Canada men's national ice hockey team Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics Ice hockey at the Olympic Games List of Canadian national ice hockey team rosters References 1967–68 Canada men's national ice hockey team Canada men's Olympic ice hockey team 1980 1983–84 Canada men's national ice hockey team Category:Canada men's national ice hockey team seasons