Sports in Canada Sports in Canada Sports in Canada consist of a wide variety of games. The most common sports are ice hockey, lacrosse, gridiron football, soccer, basketball, curling and baseball, with ice hockey and lacrosse being the official winter and summer sports, respectively. Ice hockey, referred to as simply "hockey", is Canada's most prevalent winter sport, its most popular spectator sport, and its most successful sport in international competition. It is Canada's official national winter sport. Lacrosse, a sport with Indigenous origins, is Canada's oldest and official summer sport. Canadian football is Canada's second most popular spectator sport, being the most popular
Canada men's national goalball team Canada men's national goalball team Canada men's national goalball team is the men's national team of Canada. It takes part in international goalball competitions. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team can consist of up to six athletes, and three team staff when on court, and may also have team managers. The 1976 Summer Paralympics were held in Toronto, Canada. The team was one of seven teams participating, and they finished sixth overall. At the 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem, Netherlands, twelve teams took part. The team finished ninth. New York hosted