The Canadian men's national lacrosse team represents

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in men's international lacrosse competitions. The team is governed by the

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, which is a member of

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, the international governing body for lacrosse. Traditionally Canada has been one of the leading nations in international play, placing among the top three at the

World Lacrosse Championship The World Lacrosse Men's Championship is the international men's field lacrosse championship organized by World Lacrosse that occurs every four years. The WLC began before any international lacrosse organization had been formed. It started as ...

every year since the tournament's inaugural year in 1967. Canada has a long-standing rivalry with the United States national lacrosse team as they both frequently find themselves facing off against each other. The team is primarily made up of professional players who compete in Premier Lacrosse League. However, many players also play in the

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and are members of

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. Past Team Canada squads have included lacrosse greats such as Gary Gait, Paul Gait and Tom Marechek.

Competition achievements

Olympic Games

Canada had two representatives during the 1904 Summer Olympics which included a club team from

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and another team made up of players from the

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World Championships

Rosters

2023 World Lacrosse Championship

The final 23 man roster was announced on June 9, 2023. On June 20, Owen Grant pulled out with an injury and was replaced by Michael Grace.

2018 World Lacrosse Championship

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2014 World Lacrosse Championship

Starting attack in first game versus US (7/10/14)

* MLL = Major League Lacrosse, outdoor/field lacrosse, season from April to August, roster as of July 2014
**NLL = National Lacrosse League, indoor lacrosse, season from December to April, roster as of July 2014

Starting defense in first game versus US (7/10/14)

Remaining roster

2014 coaches

Head coach Randy Mearns: head coach of Canisius College for 17 years
Assistant coach Matt Brown: offensive coordinator at the University of Denver.

2010 World Lacrosse Championship

Roster for the

2010 World Lacrosse Championship The 2010 World Lacrosse Championship was held between 15–24 July. This international men's field lacrosse tournament organized by the Federation of International Lacrosse took place in Manchester, United Kingdom. This was the third time that ...

References

External links

Official website of Team CanadaOfficial website of Canadian Lacrosse Association
{{National sports teams of Canada Lacrosse teams in Canada Men's national lacrosse teams

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