Canada men's national under-18 ice hockey team
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The Canada men's national under-18 ice hockey team is the country's top junior squad that represents Canada in international under-18 ice hockey competitions and tournaments.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Canada U18 | 1 |
| Canada men's national under-18 ice hockey team canonical | 1 |
| Canada national under-18 ice hockey team | 1 |
| Team Canada U18 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3143908 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Canada men's national under-18 ice hockey team Context triple: [Hockey Canada, oversees, Canada men's national under-18 ice hockey team]
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A.
Canada men's national junior ice hockey team
The Canada men's national junior ice hockey team is the country's under-20 squad that competes at the IIHF World Junior Championship and is renowned for its dominant international record and role in developing future NHL stars.
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B.
Canada men's national under-17 soccer team
The Canada men's national under-17 soccer team is the country's youth representative side in international under-17 football competitions, developing young talent for higher national team levels.
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C.
Canada women's national under-18 soccer team
The Canada women's national under-18 soccer team is the youth development squad that represents Canada in international under-18 women's football competitions and serves as a stepping stone to the senior national team.
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D.
Canada men's national ice hockey team
The Canada men's national ice hockey team is one of the world's most successful and historically dominant international hockey teams, renowned for its deep talent pool and numerous Olympic and World Championship titles.
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E.
Canada men’s national under-17 basketball team
The Canada men’s national under-17 basketball team is the country’s junior male squad that competes in international under-17 basketball competitions under the governance of Canada Basketball.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canada men's national under-18 ice hockey team Target entity description: The Canada men's national under-18 ice hockey team is the country's top junior squad that represents Canada in international under-18 ice hockey competitions and tournaments.
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A.
Canada men's national junior ice hockey team
The Canada men's national junior ice hockey team is the country's under-20 squad that competes at the IIHF World Junior Championship and is renowned for its dominant international record and role in developing future NHL stars.
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B.
Canada men's national under-17 soccer team
The Canada men's national under-17 soccer team is the country's youth representative side in international under-17 football competitions, developing young talent for higher national team levels.
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C.
Canada women's national under-18 soccer team
The Canada women's national under-18 soccer team is the youth development squad that represents Canada in international under-18 women's football competitions and serves as a stepping stone to the senior national team.
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D.
Canada men's national ice hockey team
The Canada men's national ice hockey team is one of the world's most successful and historically dominant international hockey teams, renowned for its deep talent pool and numerous Olympic and World Championship titles.
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E.
Canada men’s national under-17 basketball team
The Canada men’s national under-17 basketball team is the country’s junior male squad that competes in international under-17 basketball competitions under the governance of Canada Basketball.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national under-18 ice hockey team
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youth national ice hockey team ⓘ |
| ageCategory | under-18 ⓘ |
| ageLimit | 18 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Canada national under-18 ice hockey team
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Team Canada U18 ⓘ |
| category | junior national ice hockey team ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | international ⓘ |
| confederation | International Ice Hockey Federation ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| followsRulesOf | International Ice Hockey Federation rules ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| governingBody | Hockey Canada ⓘ |
| governingBodyAbbreviation | Hockey Canada ⓘ |
| governingBodyHeadquarters |
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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linked to:
Calgary
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| governingBodyJurisdiction | Canada ⓘ |
| governingBodyType | national governing body for ice hockey in Canada ⓘ |
| homeCountryOlympicCommittee | Canadian Olympic Committee ⓘ |
| iceHockeyDiscipline | men's ice hockey ⓘ |
| jerseyPrimaryColor | red ⓘ |
| jerseySecondaryColor | white ⓘ |
| jerseyTertiaryColor | black ⓘ |
| levelInNationalProgram | junior ⓘ |
| nationalAssociation | Hockey Canada ⓘ |
| nationalTeamLevel | under-18 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canadian men's national ice hockey system
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linked to:
Hockey Canada
Canadian national ice hockey program ⓘ |
| playingSurface | ice rink ⓘ |
| primaryTournament |
Hlinka Gretzky Cup
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linked to:
IIHF U18 World Championship
IIHF World U18 Championship ⓘ
linked to:
IIHF U18 World Championship
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| represents | Canada ⓘ |
| representsAgeGroup | under-18 male players from Canada ⓘ |
| representsInCompetitionType | international under-18 ice hockey competitions ⓘ |
| representsInWorldChampionship |
IIHF World U18 Championship
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linked to:
IIHF U18 World Championship
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| representsInYouthEvents | international youth ice hockey tournaments ⓘ |
| selectionBasis | best Canadian players under 18 years of age ⓘ |
| shortName | Canada U18 ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| sportType | team sport ⓘ |
| teamSport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| teamType | national representative team ⓘ |
| usesEquipmentType | standard ice hockey equipment ⓘ |
| usesNationalFlag | Flag of Canada ⓘ |
| usesNationalSymbol | Maple leaf ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Canada men's national under-18 ice hockey team Description of subject: The Canada men's national under-18 ice hockey team is the country's top junior squad that represents Canada in international under-18 ice hockey competitions and tournaments.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Canada national under-18 ice hockey team
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