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The Canadian national men's ice hockey team (popularly known as Team Canada) is the ice hockey team representing Canada internationally.

The team is overseen by Hockey Canada, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.

From 1920 until 1963, Canada's international representation was by senior amateur club teams.

Canada's national men's team was founded in 1963 by Father David Bauer as a part of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, playing out of the University of British Columbia.

Minor hockey is an umbrella term for amateur ice hockey which is played below the junior age level.

Players are classified by age, with each age group playing in its own league.

The rules, especially as it relates to body contact, vary from class to class.

In North America, the rules are governed by the national bodies, Hockey Canada and USA Hockey, while local hockey associations administer players and leagues for their region.

Many provinces and states organize regional and provincial championship tournaments, and the highest age groups in Canada and USA also participate in national championships.

A sports governing body is a sports organisation that has a regulatory or sanctioning function.

Sports governing bodies come in various forms, and have a variety of regulatory functions.

Examples of this can include disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport that they govern.

Governing bodies have different scopes.

They may cover a range of sport at an international level, such as the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee, or only a single sport at a national level, such as the Rugby Football League.

National bodies may or may not be affiliated to international bodies for the same sport.

The first international federations were formed at the end of the 19th century.