Canadian Press Team of the Year Award
The Canadian Press Team of the Year Award is an annual award given to Canada's team of the year. The sports writers of the Canadian Press (CP) conduct a poll to determine the nation's top team of either gender.
Winners[]
Year | Winner | Sport | League/Event |
---|---|---|---|
1966 | Montreal Canadiens | Ice hockey | NHL |
1967 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Ice hockey | NHL |
1968 | Canadian Olympic Equestrian Team | Equestrian | 1968 Summer Olympics |
1969 | Ottawa Rough Riders[1] | Canadian football | CFL |
1970 | Montreal Alouettes | Canadian football | CFL |
1971 | Montreal Canadiens[2] | Ice hockey | NHL |
1972 | 1972 Summit Series Canadian national team[3] | Ice hockey | 1972 Summit Series |
1973 | Montreal Expos | Baseball | MLB |
1974 | Montreal Alouettes | Canadian football | CFL |
1975 | Edmonton Eskimos | Canadian football | CFL |
1976 | 1976 Canada Cup Canadian national team | Ice hockey | 1976 Canada Cup |
1977 | Montreal Canadiens | Ice hockey | NHL |
1978 | Montreal Canadiens | Ice hockey | NHL |
1979 | Montreal Expos | Baseball | MLB |
1980 | Montreal Expos | Baseball | MLB |
1981 | Montreal Expos | Baseball | MLB |
1982 | Edmonton Eskimos | Canadian football | CFL |
1983 | Toronto Blue Jays | Baseball | MLB |
1984 | Edmonton Oilers | Ice hockey | NHL |
1985 | Toronto Blue Jays | Baseball | MLB |
1986 | Montreal Canadiens | Ice Hockey | NHL |
1987 | 1987 Canada Cup Canadian national team | Ice hockey | 1987 Canada Cup |
1989 | Calgary Flames | Ice hockey | NHL |
1990 | Edmonton Oilers | Ice hockey | NHL |
1991 | 1991 Canada Cup Canadian national team | Ice hockey | 1991 Canada Cup |
1992 | Toronto Blue Jays | Baseball | MLB |
1993 | Toronto Blue Jays | Baseball | MLB |
1994 | Montreal Expos | Baseball | MLB |
1995 | 1995 Canadian men's national junior hockey team | Ice hockey | 1995 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships |
1996 | Canadian 4 × 100 m relay team | Athletics | 1996 Summer Olympics |
1997 | 1997 Canadian men's national junior hockey team | Ice hockey | 1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships |
1998 | Sandra Schmirler curling rink | Curling | 1998 Winter Olympics |
1999 | 1972 Summit Series Canadian national team Team of the Century |
Ice hockey | 1972 Summit Series |
2000 | Daniel Nestor and Sébastien Lareau | Tennis | 2000 Summer Olympics |
2001 | Jamie Salé and David Pelletier | Figure skating | |
2002 | 2002 Olympic men's ice hockey team | Ice hockey | 2002 Winter Olympics |
2003 | 2003 Canadian men's national hockey team | Ice hockey | 2003 World Ice Hockey Championships |
2004 | Calgary Flames | Ice hockey | NHL |
2005 | 2005 Canadian men's national junior hockey team | Ice hockey | 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships |
2006 | Brad Gushue curling rink | Curling | 2006 Winter Olympics |
2007 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Canadian football | CFL |
2008 | 2008 Canadian men's national junior hockey team | Ice hockey | 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships |
2009 | 2009 Canadian men's national junior hockey team | Ice hockey | 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships |
2010 | 2010 Olympic men's ice hockey team | Ice hockey | 2010 Winter Olympics |
2011 | B.C. Lions | Canadian football | CFL |
2012 | 2012 Canadian women's national soccer team[4] | Soccer | 2012 Summer Olympics, FIFA |
2013 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Canadian football | CFL[5] |
2014 | 2014 Olympic men's ice hockey team | Ice hockey | 2014 Winter Olympics |
2015 | Toronto Blue Jays | Baseball | MLB |
2016 | Women's swimming team | Swimming | 2016 Summer Olympics |
2017 | 2017 Canada men's national under-19 basketball team[6] | Basketball | 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup |
2018 | Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir[7] | Figure skating | 2018 Winter Olympics |
2019 | Toronto Raptors[8] | Basketball | 2019 NBA Finals |
2020 | 2020 Canadian men's national junior hockey team | Ice hockey | 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships |
2021 | 2021 Canadian women's national soccer team | Soccer | 2020 Summer Olympics |
See also[]
- Lou Marsh Award
- Lionel Conacher Award
- Bobbie Rosenfeld Award
- Velma Springstead Trophy
References[]
- "CP names its Team-of-the-Year". Easy 101. The Canadian Press. 2011-12-30. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
- ^ Levett, Bruce (1969-12-24). "Rough Riders beat out Habs". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
- ^ Levett, Bruce (1972-01-03). "title "Canadiens well in front in team of year voting". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
- ^ "Team Canada: Team of the Year". The Montreal Gazette. The Canadian Press. 1972-12-23. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
- ^ "Canadian women's soccer team named CP Team of the Year". The Sports Network. The Canadian Press. 2012-12-29. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
- ^ Ralph, Dan (28 December 2013). "Saskatchewan Roughriders named Canadian Press team of the year - The Globe and Mail". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ Ewing, Lori (December 28, 2017). "U19 FIBA basketball champions voted Canadian Press team of year". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ "Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir named CP team of the year | CBC Sports".
- ^ "Toronto Raptors named the Canadian Press team of the year". 28 December 2019.
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- Canadian sports trophies and awards