2006 in Canada - Sport

Sport

• January 6 - The Canadian Junior Hockey Team wins its 12th gold medal in the 2006 World Junior Hockey Championship
• January 8 - Kyle Nissen, Jeff Bean, Warren Shouldice and Ryan Blais finish first, second, third, and fourth in men's Freestyle Grand Prix at the World Cup Aerials.
• January 9–15 - Canadian Figure Skating Championships
  • Men's medalists - Jeffrey Buttle, Gold; Emanuel Sandhu, Silver; Shawn Sawyer, Bronze.
  • Women's medalists - Joannie Rochette, Gold; Mira Leung, Silver; Lesley Hawker, Bronze.
  • Pairs medalists - Valérie Marcoux / Craig Buntin, Gold; Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison, Silver; Utako Wakamatsu / Jean-Sébastien Fecteau, Bronze.
  • Dance - Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon, Gold; Megan Wing / Aaron Lowe, Silver; Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir, Bronze.
• January 24 - Mario Lemieux announces his second retirement.
• Winter Olympic Games held in Turin, Italy:
  • February 11 - Jennifer Heil wins gold in free style skiing, women's monguls
  • February 12 - Cindy Klassen wins bronze in Ladies 3000 m speed skating
  • February 14 - Sara Renner and Beckie Scott win silver medals in Ladies' Team Sprint in Cross-Country Skiing
  • February 15 - Anouk Leblanc-Boucher wins bronze in the Ladies' 500 m in Short Track Speed Skating.
  • February 16 - Jeff Buttle wins bronze medal for men's figure skating solid free skate.
  • February 16 - Canada's men's speed skating team wins silver for men's team pursuit in speed skating
  • February 16 - Canada's women's speed skating team wins silver for women's team pursuit in speed skating
  • February 16 - Mellisa Hollingsworth-Richards wins bronze in women's skeleton.
  • February 17 - Duff Gibson and Jeff Pain win gold and silver respectively in men's skeleton.
  • February 17 - Dominique Maltais wins bronze in ladies' snowboard cross.
  • February 17 - Jeff Pain wins silver in men's skeleton.
  • February 19 - Pierre Lueders and Lascelles Brown win silver for two:man competition in bobsleigh.
  • February 19 - Cindy Klassen wins silver in the ladies' 1000 m for speed skating.
  • February 20 - The Canadian women's ice hockey team win gold.
  • February 22 - Kristina Groves wins silver in the women's 1500 m in speed skating.
  • February 22 - Canada's women's speed skating team wins silver for women's 3000 m relay in short track speed skating
  • February 22 - Cindy Klassen wins gold in the Ladies 1500 m in Speed Skating.
  • February 22 - Chandra Crawford wins gold in the Ladies Sprint for Cross Country Skiing.
  • February 23 - The Canadian women's curling team wins bronze by beating Norway 11–5.
  • February 24 - The Canadian men's curling team beats Finland 10:4 and wins gold.
  • February 25 - Clara Hughes wins gold in the Ladies 5000 m in speed skating.
  • February 25 - François-Louis Tremblay wins a silver medal in short track speed skating's men's 500 m.
  • February 25 - The men's speed skating team wins silver in short track speed skating's men's 5000 m relay.
  • February 25 - Cindy Klassen wins bronze in the Ladies 5000 m in speed skating, giving her a total of 5 medals making her the best Canadian Olympian ever.
• May 7 - National Basketball Association: Canadian Steve Nash is named NBA MVP for the 2nd year in a row.
• September 17 - WWE: Canadian Trish Stratus retires from professional wrestling.
• November 19 - Canadian Football League: The 94th Grey Cup is held in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The B.C. Lions beat the Montreal Alouettes 25–14.