Canada Cup 1976
| Canada Cup 1976 | |
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| Number of nations | 6th |
| winner |
 Canada
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| Second |
 Czechoslovakia
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| Venue (s) | 6 (in 2 countries) |
| opening | 2nd September 1976 |
| Endgame | September 15, 1976 |
| spectator | 244,970 (14,410 per game) |
| Gates | 125 (7.35 per game) |
| MVP |
Bobby Orr
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| Top scorer |
.svg){kind=small} Wiktor Schluktow (9 points)
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The Canada Cup 1976 ( French Coupe Canada 1976 ) was the first edition of the competition of the same name . It was held from September 2 to 15, 1976 in the North American cities of Ottawa , Toronto , Montréal , Québec , Winnipeg and Philadelphia . The tournament was started and organized according to the idea of 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 first edition of the competition. Canada won the tournament with two wins in the final series against Czechoslovakia . The best scorer of the tournament was the Russian Viktor Schluktow with five goals and nine points. The Canadian Bobby Orr was voted Most Valuable Player .
Attendees
The six best teams in the IIHF internal world rankings took part in the competition.
| 4 from Europe |
 Finland |
 Sweden |
Czechoslovakia (World and European Champion 1976) |
USSR (Olympic champion 1976) |
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| 2 from North America |
 Canada |
 United States |
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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 two teams with the highest points in the group of six qualified for the finals. The final was played in the "best-of-three" mode.
Venues
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Montréal , Québec
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Québec , Québec
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Forum de Montréal Capacity: 17,959 |
Colisée de Québec Capacity: 15,399 |
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Ottawa , Ontario
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Toronto , Ontario
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Ottawa Civic Center Capacity: 9,862 |
Maple Leaf Gardens Capacity: 16,307 |
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 Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
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Winnipeg , Manitoba
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Philadelphia Spectrum Capacity: 17,380 |
Winnipeg Arena Capacity: 10,100 |
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Preliminary round
| 2nd September 1976 |
Canada R. Martin (3:54) B. Hull (6:38) P. Esposito (7:11) B. Hull (12:20) R. Leach (23:13) S. Shutt (26:06) R . Martin (40:58) P. Esposito (48:25) R. Martin (51:12) G. Perreault (51:38) D. Sittler (55:52) |
11: 2 (4: 1, 2: 0, 5: 1) match report |
 Finland L. Oksanen (17:09) K. Makkonen (41:42) |
Ottawa Civic Center , Ottawa Spectators: 9,500 |
| 3rd September 1976 |
USA D. Talafous (44:21) D. Talafous (58:24) |
2: 5 (0: 5, 0: 0, 2: 0) game report |
 Sweden B. Salming (6:56) R. Eriksson (7:39) A. Hedberg (14:16) J. Widing (15:45) T. Lundström (19:27) |
Forum de Montréal , Montréal Spectators: 12,211 |
| 3rd September 1976 |
USSR A. Malzew (21:07) H. Balderis (44:00) W. Kowin (53:59) |
3: 5 (0: 2, 1: 1, 2: 2) game report |
Czechoslovakia M. Nový (12:09) F. Pospíšil (19:21) M. Nový (39:38) B. Šťastný (44:33) V. Martinec (53:06) |
Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto Spectators: 16,193 |
| 5th September 1976 |
Sweden U. Nilsson (7:48) B. Salming (13:12) A. Hedberg (57:28) |
3: 3 (2: 0, 0: 1, 1: 2) game report |
USSR S. Kapustin (29:42) H. Balderis (49:46) S. Kapustin (51:24) |
Forum de Montréal, Montréal Spectators: 14,215 |
| 5th September 1976 |
Czechoslovakia V. Martinec (10:34) J. Augusta (24:11) B. Ebermann (31:22) J. Bubla (39:21) M. Nový (40:24) J. Bubla (50:24) M Chalupa (55:26) J. Pouzar (59:00) |
8: 0 (1: 0, 3: 0, 4: 0) game report |
Finland |
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto Spectators: 16,309 |
| 5th September 1976 |
USA F. Ahern (30:33) S. Jensen (36:39) |
2: 4 (0: 3, 2: 0, 0: 1) game report |
Canada P. Esposito (4:47) P. Mahovlich (12:51) B. Hull (18:15) D. Sittler (59:47) |
Forum de Montréal, Montréal Spectators: 16,339 |
| 7th September 1976 |
USSR A. Malzew (3:27) W. Schluktow (7:19) W. Schluktow (9:14) W. Repnjow ( 13:49 ) W. Schluktow (25:11) A. Malzew (26:42) p . Kapustin (28:55) W. Schluktow (30:12) W. Wikulow (49:09) W. Wikulow (56:25) W. Kowin (57:12) |
11: 3 (4: 2, 4: 1, 3: 0) match report |
Finland P. Rautakallio (3:57) K. Makkonen (18:23) M. Hagman (23:09) |
Forum de Montréal, Montréal Spectators: 16,500 |
| 7th September 1976 |
Czechoslovakia I. Hlinka (21:06) J. Bubla (30:13) I. Hlinka (45:30) J. Augusta (54:06) |
4: 4 (0: 0, 2: 4, 2: 0) game report |
USA A. Hangsleben (25:21) C. Patrick (28:35) C. Patrick (29:26) R. Ftorek (31:02) |
Philadelphia Spectrum , Philadelphia Spectators: 17,077 |
| 7th September 1976 |
Sweden |
0: 4 (0: 1, 0: 2, 0: 1) game report |
Canada B. Hull (4:12) B. Gainey (31:11) M. Dionne (39:40) B. Gainey (50:26) |
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto Spectators: 16,485 |
| September 9, 1976 |
Sweden B. Johansson (10:15) A. Hedberg (16:55) I. Hammarström (17:16) M. Åhlberg (22:04) L.-E. Ericsson (30:56) R. Eriksson (57:14) |
6: 8 (3: 1, 2: 4, 1: 3) game report |
Finland M. Rautiainen (14:51) M. Hagman (22:21) K. Makkonen (24:12) T. Levo (28:02) J. Tamminen (34:35) L. Oksanen (42:55) L . Oksanen (52:55) J. Tamminen (54:24) |
Winnipeg Arena , Winnipeg Spectators: 8,037 |
| September 9, 1976 |
USSR B. Alexandrov (4:39) B. Alexandrow (10:39) W. Schluktow (13:54) W. Wikulow (22:41) W. Repnjow (57:46) |
5: 0 (3: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0) game report |
United States |
Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia Spectators: 13,776 |
| September 9, 1976 |
Czechoslovakia M. Nový (55:41) |
1: 0 (0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) game report |
Canada |
Forum de Montréal, Montréal Spectators: 17,346 |
| September 11, 1976 |
Finland S. Repo (17:12) H. Linnonmaa (19:45) P. Rautakallio (55:55) |
3: 6 (2: 0, 0: 4, 1: 2) game report |
USA F. Ahern (27:20) R. Ftorek (32:29) M. Milbury (36:03) R. Ftorek (39:48) B. Nyrop (48:03) M. Polich (50:04) |
Forum de Montréal, Montréal Spectators: 12,472 |
| September 11, 1976 |
Sweden B. Salming (40:31) B. Salming (47:41) |
2: 1 (0: 0, 0: 1, 2: 0) game report |
Czechoslovakia V. Martinec (31:03) |
Colisée de Québec , Québec Spectators: 7,500 |
| September 11, 1976 |
USSR W. Wikulov (10:22) |
1: 3 (1: 2, 0: 1, 0: 0) match report |
Canada G. Perreault (7:08) B. Hull (17:02) B. Barber (37:33) |
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto Spectators: 16,485 |
| Pl. | Sp | S. | U | N | Gates | Points | |
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Canada
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5 | 4th | 0 | 1 | 22: 6 | 8: 2 |
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Czechoslovakia
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19: 9 | 7: 3 |
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USSR
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23:14 | 5: 5 |
| 4th |
Sweden
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16:18 | 5: 5 |
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United States
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14:21 | 3: 7 |
| 6th |
Finland
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 16:42 | 2: 8 |
final
The final was played in the " Best of Three " mode between the first two in the preliminary round.
| September 13, 1976 |
Czechoslovakia |
0: 6 (0: 4, 0: 0, 0: 2) Match report as of: 0: 1 |
Canada G. Perreault (1:05) D. Potvin (7:56) B. Orr (13:34) G. Lafleur (17:01) B. Orr (51:35) D. Sittler (59:56) |
Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto Spectators: 16,485 |
| September 15, 1976 |
Czechoslovakia M. Nový (29:44) J. Pouzar (42:14) J. Augusta (55:01) M. Šťastný (56:00) |
4: 5 n.V. (0: 2, 1: 0, 3: 2, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 2 |
Canada G. Perreault (1:25) P. Esposito (3:09) B. Clarke (47:48) B. Barber (57:48) D. Sittler (71:33) |
Forum de Montréal , Montréal Spectators: 18,040 |
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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| Viktor Schluktow |
USSR |
5 | 5 | 4th | 9 | 0 | |
| Bobby Orr |
Canada |
7th | 2 | 7th | 9 | +8 | 8th |
| Denis Potvin |
Canada |
7th | 1 | 8th | 9 | +10 | 16 |
| Milan Nový |
Czechoslovakia |
7th | 5 | 3 | 8th | +1 | 2 |
| Bobby Hull |
Canada |
7th | 5 | 3 | 8th | +4 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault |
Canada |
7th | 4th | 4th | 8th | +5 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito |
Canada |
7th | 4th | 3 | 7th | +2 | 0 |
| Börje Salming |
Sweden |
5 | 4th | 3 | 7th | 2 | |
| Vladimir Wikulov |
USSR |
4th | 4th | 3 | 7th | 0 | |
| Vladimír Martinec |
Czechoslovakia |
7th | 3 | 4th | 7th | +1 | 2 |
| Alexander Malzew |
USSR |
5 | 3 | 4th | 7th | 2 | |
| Darryl Sittler |
Canada |
7th | 4th | 2 | 6th | +17 | 4th |
| Sergei Kapustin |
USSR |
5 | 3 | 3 | 6th | 0 | |
| Boris Alexandrov |
USSR |
5 | 2 | 4th | 6th | 2 | |
| Matti Hagman |
Finland |
5 | 2 | 4th | 6th | 6th |
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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| Rogatien Vachon |
Canada |
7th | 432 | 6th | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 94.0 | 1.39 |
| Vladimír Dzurilla |
Czechoslovakia |
5 | 228 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 92.0 | 2.36 |
| Vladislav Tretyak |
USSR |
5 | 300 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14th | 1 | 91.2 | 2.80 |
| Pete LoPresti |
United States |
2 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6th | 0 | 89.5 | 3.00 |
| Jiří Holeček |
Czechoslovakia |
5 | 203 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 86.1 | 3.25 |
| Hardy Åström |
Sweden |
4th | 240 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17th | 0 | 85.0 | 4.25 |
| Mike Curran |
United States |
3 | 180 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14th | 0 | 86.3 | 4.67 |
| Antti Leppanen |
Finland |
4th | 220 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 79.6 | 7.64 |
Awards
The Canadian Bobby Orr was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament . The offensive defender Orr, like top scorer Wiktor Schluktow, scored nine points, which he achieved with two goals and seven assists. He was also appointed to the All-Star Team.
- Team MVPs
In addition, a so-called team MVP was determined in each national team .
| player | country |
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| Rogatien Vachon |
Canada
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| Matti Hagman |
Finland
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| Börje Salming |
Sweden
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| Milan Nový |
Czechoslovakia
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| Alexander Malzew |
USSR
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| Robbie Ftorek |
United States
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- All-Star Team
| Attack: |
Alexander Malzew - Milan Nový - Darryl Sittler
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| Defense: |
Bobby Orr - Börje Salming
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| Goal: |
Rogatien Vachon
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Medalist
Canada Cup winner Canada  |
Bill Barber , Gerry Cheevers , Bobby Clarke , Marcel Dionne , Phil Esposito , Bob Gainey , Danny Gare , Bobby Hull , Guy Lafleur , Guy Lapointe , Reggie Leach , Pete Mahovlich , Rick Martin , Lanny McDonald , Bobby Orr , Gilbert Perreault , Denis Potvin , Glenn Resch , Larry Robinson , Serge Savard , Steve Shutt , Darryl Sittler , Rogatien Vachon , Carol Vadnais , Jimmy Watson Head coach: Scotty Bowman Assistant coach: Don Cherry , Bobby Kromm , Al MacNeil |
Silver Czechoslovakia |
Josef Augusta , Jiří Bubla , František Černík , Milan Chalupa , Miroslav Dvořák , Vladimír Dzurilla , Bohuslav Ebermann , Ivan Hlinka , Jiří Holeček , Jiri Holik , Frantisek Kaberle , Milan Kajkl , Oldřich Macháč , Vladimír Martinec , Jiří Novák , Milan Nový , František Pospíšil , Jaroslav Pouzar , Bohuslav Šťastný , Marián Šťastný , Peter Šťastný Head coach: Karel Gut Assistant coach: Ján Starší |
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 1976 at legendsofhockey.net
- Canada Cup 1976 at hockeyarchives.info (French)
- Canada Cup 1976 at hockeycanada.ca
Individual evidence
- ↑ cf. Joe Pelletier, Patrick Hounda: The World Cup of Hockey - A History of Hockey's Greatest Tournament . Warwick Publishing, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2003, pages 11-235, ISBN 1-894622-51-0 .
- ↑ 1976 Canada Cup goaltending statistics. (PDF; 104 kB) Hockey Canada, accessed June 14, 2011 .
