The 1979–80 Canada men's national ice hockey team represented Canada at the

1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected ...

held in Lake Placid in the United States. This was the first men's

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team to compete for Canada at the Olympics since the

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held at

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, France. Canada's team placed sixth in the tournament to finish out of the medals.

History

Canada returned to

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after missing both the

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and

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due to a dispute with the

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over the use of professional athletes at world championships.

1980 Winter Olympics roster

*Head coaches:

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Clare Drake Clare James Drake (October 9, 1928 – May 13, 2018) was a Canadian ice hockey coach. He was the most successful coach in Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's hockey history. In 28 years as the head coach of the University of Alberta men's ice ...

, Tom Watt *

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* Warren Anderson * Dan D'Alvise *

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* Ron Davidson * John Devaney * Bob Dupuis *

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* Randy Gregg (C) *

Dave Hindmarch David Hindmarch (born October 15, 1958) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He played 99 games in the National Hockey League with the Calgary Flames from 1981 to 1983. Internationally Hindmarch played for the Canadian national team at the 198 ...

* Paul MacLean *

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Terry O'Malley Terrence M. "Terry" O'Malley (born October 21, 1940, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player, currently serving as an assistant coach to the Regina Cougars women's ice hockey team of the University of Regina, a position ...

Paul Pageau Paul Pageau (born October 1, 1959) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender who played one game in the National Hockey League for the Los Angeles Kings during the 1980–81 season, on February 3, 1981 against the New York Islanders. The rest o ...

Brad Pirie J. Bradley Pirie (born October 21, 1955) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He played with Team Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics. Early life Pirie was born in Guelph. He played with the University of Guelph Gryphons, where he was an all ...

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* Don Spring * Tim Watters *

Stelio Zupancich Stelio Zupancich (born April 7, 1958) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He represented Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics held in Lake Placid, where he scored one goal and three assists in six games. He also played OHL hockey with the To ...

References

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History

1980 Winter Olympics roster

See also

References