Canada Cup 1981
| Canada Cup 1981 | |
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| Number of nations | 6th |
| winner |
 USSR
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| Second |
 Canada
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| Semi-finalists |
 Czechoslovakia USA
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| Venue (s) | 4 (in one country) |
| opening | September 1, 1981 |
| Endgame | September 13, 1981 |
| spectator | 159,626 (8,868 per game) |
| Gates | 128 (7.11 per game) |
| MVP |
Vladislav Tretyak
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| Top scorer |
Wayne Gretzky (12 points)
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The Canada Cup 1981 ( French Coupe Canada 1981 ) was the second edition of the competition of the same name . It was held from September 1 to 13, 1981 in the Canadian cities of Ottawa , Edmonton , Montréal and Winnipeg . The tournament was again organized by Alan Eagleson . The International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF , the North American Professional League National Hockey League and the Canadian Ice Hockey Association Canadian Hockey Association supported the competition.
Six teams took part in the second edition of the competition. The USSR won the tournament by beating hosts and defending champions Canada 8-1 in the final . The best scorer of the tournament was the Canadian Wayne Gretzky with five goals and twelve points. The Russian Wladislaw Tretyak was voted Most Valuable Player .
The competition had to be rescheduled twice. After the IIHF had confirmed and approved the Canada Cup for 1979 and 1982 at its congress in 1978, the tournament had to be canceled in 1979. The reason for this was disputes between the Canadian Hockey Association and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association CAHA . In addition, General Motors, a potent sponsor, had dropped out in January 1979 . The second event was postponed to September 1980. However, the Soviet-Afghan War in December 1979 and the looming boycott at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow thwarted the organizers again.
Attendees
The six best teams in the IIHF internal world rankings took part in the competition.
| 4 from Europe |
 Finland |
 Sweden |
Czechoslovakia |
 USSR (World and European Champion 1981) |
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| 2 from North America |
 Canada (Canada Cup winner 1976) |
 USA (Olympic champion 1980) |
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mode
The six teams played the placements in the preliminary round in a single round, so that each team played five games. There were two points for a win, and one point each for a draw. The four teams with the highest points in the group of six qualified for the semi-finals.
The two semi-finals and the final were decided in the knockout system , the winners of the semi-finals moved into the final. In contrast to the event in 1976, the final was no longer played in the "best-of-three" mode.
Venues
| Edmonton , Alberta | Montréal , Québec |
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Ottawa , Ontario | Winnipeg , Manitoba | ||
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Northlands Coliseum Capacity: 16,839 |
Forum de Montréal Capacity: 17,959 |
Ottawa Civic Center Capacity: 9,862 |
Winnipeg Arena Capacity: 10,100 |
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Preliminary round
| September 1, 1981 2:00 p.m. (local time) |
USA R. Larson (7:22) D. Christian (12:18) M. O'Connell (44:39) |
3: 1 (2: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0) |
 Sweden T. Gradin (25:47) |
Northlands Coliseum , Edmonton Spectators: 6,721 |
| September 1, 1981 4:00 p.m. |
USSR N. Drosdezki (29:34) |
1: 1 (0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0) |
Czechoslovakia M. Nový (21:57) |
Winnipeg Arena , Winnipeg spectators: 3,516 |
| September 1, 1981 6:00 p.m. |
Canada M. Bossy (16:43) W. Gretzky (21:50) R. Bourque (25:32) D. Gare (32:25) M. Bossy (38:46) W. Gretzky (39:54) B. Trottier (40:48) B. Goring (43:18) C. Gillies (47:56) |
9: 0 (1: 0, 5: 0, 3: 0) |
 Finland |
Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton Spectators: 8,991 |
| September 3, 1981 2:00 p.m. |
Czechoslovakia P. Richter (10:46) J. Lála (15:49) M. Hořava (41:35) N. Král (45:13) A. Kadlec (47:38) J. Lála (49:45) D Rusnák (53:31) |
7: 1 (2: 1, 0: 0, 5: 0) |
Finland M. Hagman (16:49) |
Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton Spectators: 5,103 |
| September 3, 1981 4:00 p.m. |
Sweden A. Håkansson (22:34) A. Hedberg (36:15) L. Molin (50:56) |
3: 6 (0: 2, 2: 1, 1: 3) |
USSR S. Kapustin (9:21) S. Makarow (15:07) S. Kapustin (35:38) A. Kassatonow (49:28) A. Malzew (55:28) W. Krutow (57:25) |
Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg spectators: 3,318 |
| September 3, 1981 6:00 p.m. |
USA S. Christoff (5:01) D. Talafous (44:04) M. Johnson (44:53) |
3: 8 (1: 1, 0: 2, 2: 5) |
Canada G. Perreault (3:43) W. Gretzky (22:25) M. Dionne (27:16) M. Bossy (50:55) B. Trottier (51:46) W. Gretzky (53:25) B. Trottier (55:15) G. Perreault (56:40) |
Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton Spectators: 11,348 |
| September 5, 1981 2:00 p.m. |
Sweden A. Hedberg (3:46) A. Kallur (46:09) U. Nilsson (48:21) A. Kallur (50:40) B. Lundholm (57:57) |
5: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 4: 0) |
Finland |
Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg spectators: 3,698 |
| September 5, 1981 2:00 p.m. |
USSR I. Larionow (15:34) W. Schluktow (22:52) W. Krutow (23:55) W. Golikow (48:07) |
4: 1 (1: 0, 2: 1, 1: 0) |
USA N. Broten (21:57) |
Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton Spectators: 13,482 |
| September 5, 1981 7:00 p.m. |
Czechoslovakia J. Dudáček (5:22) N. Král (9:27) J. Kokrment (47:47) J. Dudáček (55:21) |
4: 4 (2: 2, 0: 1, 2: 1) |
Canada B. Goring (18:13) M. Bossy (19:47) M. Dionne (23:51) B. Gainey (51:18) |
Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg spectators: 10,392 |
| September 7, 1981 3:00 p.m. |
Sweden A. Hedberg (29:57) A. Hedberg (45:50) A. Kallur (49:22) |
3: 4 (0: 2, 1: 1, 2: 1) |
Canada D. Potvin (3:57) M. Bossy (5:29) G. Lafleur (31:51) G. Perreault (46:55) |
Forum de Montréal , Montréal Spectators: 11,603 |
| September 7, 1981 8:00 p.m. |
USSR W. Krutow (4:39) N. Drosdezki (17:34) S. Makarow (32:44) W. Schalimow (56:07) W. Fetissow (57:36) W. Schluktow (58:23) |
6: 1 (2: 0, 1: 1, 3: 0) |
Finland I. Sinisalo (20:24) |
Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg spectators: 2,412 |
| September 7, 1981 8:00 p.m. |
Czechoslovakia J. Kokrment (13:38) D. Rusnák (20:35) |
2: 6 (1: 0, 1: 2, 0: 4) |
USA M. Eaves (25:07) D. Talafous (37:16) D. Talafous (40:23) M. Eaves (40:41) R. Dunn (45:01) W. Miller (45:20) |
Forum de Montréal, Montréal Spectators: 10,448 |
| September 9, 1981 3:00 p.m. |
Finland R. Siltanen (16:13) J. Porvari (30:23) M. Kiimalainen (42:19) A. Javanainen (48:23) |
4: 4 (1: 1, 1: 2, 2: 1) |
USA N. Broten (16:52) N. Broten (22:39) T. Gorence (37:47) W. Miller (41:41) |
Forum de Montréal, Montréal Spectators: 9,412 |
| September 9, 1981 5:00 p.m. |
Sweden L. Molin (28:33) |
1: 7 (0: 2, 1: 3, 0: 2) |
Czechoslovakia D. Rusnák (0:26) J. Dudáček (19:54) J. Pouzar (26:42) J. Dudáček (27:37) J. Lála (31:49) M. Hořava (40:31) D. Rusnák (45:23) |
Ottawa Civic Center , Ottawa Spectators: 2,988 |
| September 9, 1981 8:00 p.m. |
USSR I. Larionov (31:45) S. Shepelev (33:40) S. Makarow (58:44) |
3: 7 (0: 1, 2: 1, 1: 5) |
Canada W. Gretzky (0:58) G. Lafleur (23:49) R. Middleton (44:08) M. Dionne (46:29) D. Potvin (48:27) M. Bossy (48:59) B. . Goring (51:25) |
Forum de Montréal, Montréal Spectators: 16,001 |
| Pl. | Sp | S. | U | N | Gates | Points | |
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Canada
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5 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 32:13 | 9: 1 |
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USSR
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20:13 | 7: 3 |
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Czechoslovakia
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21:13 | 6: 4 |
| 4th |
United States
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17:19 | 5: 5 |
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Sweden
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 13:20 | 2: 8 |
| 6th |
Finland
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4th | 6:31 | 1: 9 |
Final round
| Semifinals | final | |||||||
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USSR
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4th | ||||||
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Czechoslovakia
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| 2 |
USSR
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8th | ||||||
| 1 |
Canada
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| 4th |
United States
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Canada
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4th | ||||||
Semifinals
| September 11, 1981 5:00 p.m. (local time) |
USSR S. Shepelev (8:36) W. Golikow (15:12) W. Shalimov (16:41) S. Shepelev (31:09) |
4: 1 (3: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1) |
Czechoslovakia J. Lála (47:39) |
Ottawa Civic Center , Ottawa Spectators: 7,500 |
| September 11, 1981 8:00 p.m. |
USA M. Eaves (39:34) |
1: 4 (0: 3, 1: 0, 0: 1) |
Canada B. Engblom (2:01) M. Bossy (7:27) M. Bossy (17:54) M. Dionne (52:18) |
Forum de Montréal , Montréal Spectators: 15,660 |
final
| September 13, 1981 8:00 p.m. |
USSR I. Larionov (24:56) S. Shepelev (31:15) S. Shepelev (36:28) S. Shepelev (41:39) W. Krutow (44:08) I. Larionow (56:00) W. . Golikow (58:39) A. Skworzow (59:19) |
8: 1 (0: 0, 3: 1, 5: 0) |
Canada C. Gillies (28:02) |
Forum de Montréal, Montréal Spectators: 17,033 |
statistics
Best scorer
Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/− = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best
| player | team | GP | G | A. | Pts | PIM |
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| Wayne Gretzky |
Canada |
7th | 5 | 7th | 12 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy |
Canada |
7th | 8th | 3 | 11 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier |
Canada |
7th | 3 | 8th | 11 | 6th |
| Guy Lafleur |
Canada |
7th | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 |
| Alexei Kassatonov |
USSR |
7th | 1 | 10 | 11 | 8th |
| Sergei Makarov |
USSR |
7th | 3 | 6th | 9 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault |
Canada |
4th | 3 | 6th | 9 | 2 |
| Sergei Shepelev |
USSR |
7th | 6th | 2 | 8th | 4th |
| Vladimir Krutov |
USSR |
7th | 4th | 4th | 8th | 10 |
| Vyacheslav Fetisov |
USSR |
7th | 1 | 7th | 8th | 10 |
| Clark Gillies |
Canada |
7th | 2 | 5 | 7th | 8th |
| Denis Potvin |
Canada |
7th | 2 | 5 | 7th | 12 |
| Jiří Dudáček |
Czechoslovakia |
6th | 4th | 2 | 6th | 4th |
| Jiří Lála |
Czechoslovakia |
6th | 4th | 2 | 6th | 0 |
| Hedberg is different |
Sweden |
5 | 4th | 2 | 6th | 0 |
Best goalkeeper
The goalkeeper statistics include players who have been on the ice for at least 120 minutes.
Abbreviations: GP = games, TOI = ice time (in minutes), GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = goals conceded; Fat: tournament best
| player | team | GP | TOI | S. | N | U | GA | SO | Sv% | ATM |
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| Vladislav Tretyak |
USSR |
6th | 360 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8th | 0 | 94.7 | 1.33 |
| Mike Liut |
Canada |
6th | 360 | 4th | 1 | 1 | 19th | 1 | 86.7 | 3.17 |
| Tony Esposito |
United States |
5 | 300 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19th | 0 | 87.2 | 3.80 |
| Karel Lang |
Czechoslovakia |
6th | 341 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15th | 0 | 89.4 | 2.35 |
| Peter Lindmark |
Sweden |
4th | 208 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 88.8 | 3.17 |
| Hannu Lassila |
Finland |
3 | 180 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 87.8 | 5.33 |
| Markus Mattsson |
Finland |
2 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15th | 0 | 79.5 | 7.50 |
Awards
The Russian goalkeeper Vladislav Tretyak was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament . Tretjak had played six of his team's seven games and led the USSR with his performances until they won the tournament. Of all the goalkeepers, he had by far the best values for both goalscoring and catching quota . He was also appointed to the All-Star Team.
Canadian striker Guy Lafleur was recognized for his fair play.
- All-Star Team
| Attack: |
Sergei Shepelev - Gilbert Perreault - Mike Bossy
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| Defense: |
Arnold Kadlec - Alexei Kassatonow
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| Goal: |
Vladislav Tretyak
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Medalist
Canada Cup winner USSR  |
Sergei Babinow , Sinetula Bilyaletdinov , Andrei Chomutow , Nikolai Drosdezki , Vyacheslav Fetisov , Irek Gimajew , Vladimir Golikov , Sergei Kapustin , Alexei Kassatonow , Vladimir Krutov , Igor Larionov , Sergei Makarov , Alexander Maltsev , Vladimir Myshkin , Vasily Pervukhin , Viktor Shalimov , Sergei Schepelew , Alexander Skworzow , Viktor Schluktow , Vladimir Subkow , Wladislaw Tretyak , Valeri Wassiljew Head coach: Viktor Tichonow Assistant coach: Vladimir Jursinow , Anatoly Kostryukov |
Silver Canada  |
Barry Beck , Mike Bossy , Ray Bourque , Marcel Dionne , Ron Duguay , Don Edwards , Brian Engblom , Bob Gainey , Danny Gare , Clark Gillies , Butch Goring , Wayne Gretzky , Craig Hartsburg , Guy Lafleur , Ken Linseman , Mike Liut , Rick Middleton , Gilbert Perreault , Denis Potvin , Paul Reinhart , Larry Robinson , Billy Smith , Bryan Trottier Head coach: Scotty Bowman Assistant coach: Gordon "Red" Berenson , Al MacNeil , Pierre Pagé |
literature
- Stephan Müller: International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia: 1904 - 2005 . Books on Demand, Norderstedt, Germany 2005, ISBN 978-3-8334-4189-9 .
- HJ Anderson: The Canada Cup of Hockey - Fact and Stat book . Trafford Publishing, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 2005, ISBN 1-4120-5512-1 .
- Joe Pelletier, Patrick Hounda: The World Cup of Hockey - A History of Hockey's Greatest Tournament . Warwick Publishing, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2003, ISBN 1-894622-51-0 .
Web links
- Canada Cup 1981 at legendsofhockey.net
- Canada Cup 1981 at hockeyarchives.info (French)
- Canada Cup 1981 at hockeycanada.ca
Individual evidence
- ↑ 1981 Canada Cup goaltending statistics. (PDF; 108 kB) Hockey Canada, accessed June 15, 2011 .
