Canada Cup 1987
| Canada Cup 1987 | |
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| Number of nations | 6th |
| winner |
 Canada
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| Second |
 USSR
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| Semi-finalists |
 Sweden Czechoslovakia
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| Venue (s) | 7 (in 2 countries) |
| opening | August 28, 1987 |
| Endgame | September 15, 1987 |
| spectator | 188,231 (9,411 per game) |
| Gates | 138 (6.90 per game) |
| MVP |
Wayne Gretzky
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| Top scorer |
Wayne Gretzky (21 points)
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The Canada Cup 1987 ( French Coupe Canada 1987 ) was the fourth edition of the competition of the same name . It was held from August 28 to September 15, 1987 in the North American cities of Calgary , Halifax , Hamilton , Hartford , Montréal , Regina and Sydney . 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 fourth edition of the competition. Canada won the tournament by two final series victories against the USSR , which won the first game. The second game in the series, which Canada won 6-5 in the second extra time , is considered one of the best ice hockey games of all time. The tournament's best scorer was the Canadian Wayne Gretzky with three goals and 21 points. He shone in a storm row with Mario Lemieux , who scored eleven goals and 18 points. Gretzky was also 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 (World Champion 1987) |
Czechoslovakia |
 USSR (Olympic Champion 1984, European Champion 1987) |
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| 2 from North America |
 Canada (Canada Cup winner 1984) |
 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 four teams with the highest points in the group of six qualified for the semi-finals.
The two semi-finals were decided in the knockout system , the winners of the semi-finals moved into the final. In contrast, the final - as in 1976 and 1984 - was played in the "best-of-three" mode.
Venues
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Calgary , Alberta
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Halifax , Nova Scotia
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Olympic Saddledome Capacity: 19,289 |
Halifax Metro Center Capacity: 10,595 |
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Hamilton , Ontario
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 Hartford , Connecticut
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Copps Coliseum Capacity: 17,383 |
Hartford Civic Center Capacity: 15,635 |
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Montréal , Québec
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Regina , Saskatchewan
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Forum de Montréal Capacity: 17,959 |
Regina Agridome Capacity: 7,000 |
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Sydney , Nova Scotia
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Center 200 Capacity: 4,881 |
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Preliminary round
| August 28, 1987 6:00 p.m. (local time) |
Czechoslovakia D. Pašek (10:22) M. Hořava (12:18) P. Vlk (35:19) D. Volek (47:00) |
4: 4 (2: 2, 1: 1, 1: 1) |
Canada R. Tocchet (5:57) D. Hawerchuk (17:38) C. Lemieux (28:33) P. Coffey (42:06) |
Olympic Saddledome , Calgary Spectators: 9,548 |
| August 28, 1987 8:00 p.m. |
 Finland T. Jutila (58:29) |
1: 4 (0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 3) |
USA P. LaFontaine (9:17) P. LaFontaine (44:57) W. Presley (47:31) J. Mullen (57:49) |
Hartford Civic Center , Hartford Spectators: 8,500 |
| August 29, 1987 12:00 p.m. |
Sweden B.-Å. Gustafsson (5:50) T. Albelin (6:38) A. Carlsson (7:37) L. Karlsson (36:09) P. Sundström (59:29) |
5: 3 (3: 1, 1: 2, 1: 0) |
USSR W. Kamenski (2:07) W. Krutow (31:49) A. Chomutow (35:14) |
Olympic Saddledome, Calgary Spectators: 3,055 |
| August 30, 1987 8:00 p.m. |
Canada D. Hawerchuk (3:12) R. Tocchet (4:50) K. Dineen (22:49) M. Messier (33:15) |
4: 1 (2: 0, 2: 1, 0: 0) |
Finland C. Ruuttu (27:22) |
Copps Coliseum , Hamilton Spectators: 9,624 |
| August 31, 1987 12:00 p.m. |
USSR W. Krutow (15:25) A. Semak (18:17) I. Stelnow (26:27) A. Semjonow (46:03) |
4: 0 (2: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0) |
Czechoslovakia |
Regina Agridome , Regina viewers: 5,477 |
| August 31, 1987 8:00 p.m. |
USA B. Carpenter (3:38) E. Olczyk (22:54) C. Nilan (26:15) B. Brooke (32:51) J. Mullen (42:13) |
5: 2 (1: 0, 3: 1, 1: 1) |
Sweden B.-Å. Gustafsson (35:55) M. Näslund (47:34) |
Copps Coliseum, Hamilton Spectators: 4,474 |
| September 2, 1987 12:00 p.m. |
Sweden J. Bergqvist (14:30) A. Eldebrink (33:15) L.-G. Pettersson (49:05) T. Eklund (57:40) |
4: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 2: 0) |
Czechoslovakia |
Regina Agridome, Regina audience: 5,126 |
| September 2, 1987 1:00 p.m. |
USSR W. Kamenski (2:02) A. Lomakin (2:51) S. Makarow (5:02) A. Lomakin (22:03) S. Makarow (23:45) S. Makarow (39:24) W. Kamensky (42:28) |
7: 4 (3: 3, 3: 0, 1: 1) |
Finland T. Numminen (3:59) R. Summanen (13:14) J.-P. Seppo (14:05) M. Mäkelä (55:47) |
Halifax Metro Center , Halifax Spectators: 3,262 |
| September 2, 1987 8:00 p.m. |
USA P. LaFontaine (10:40) C. Millen (46:40) |
2: 3 (1: 0, 0: 2, 1: 1) |
Canada M. Lemieux (25:27) M. Lemieux (39:57) M. Lemieux (45:59) |
Copps Coliseum, Hamilton Spectators: 17,026 |
| September 4, 1987 2:00 p.m. |
Czechoslovakia D. Pašek (4:55) J. Šejba (9:40) J. Benák (32:22) V. Růžička (36:57) P. Vlk (47:29) |
5: 2 (2: 0, 2: 0, 1: 2) |
Finland C. Ruuttu (53:54) J. Kurri (56:58) |
Center 200 , Sydney Spectators: 3,000 |
| September 4, 1987 8:00 p.m. |
USSR W. Kamensky (4:30) S. Makarow (16:16) S. Svetlov (38:30) W. Krutow (54:31) A. Semjonow (59:07) |
5: 1 (2: 0, 1: 1, 2: 0) |
USA J. Mullen (30:28) |
Hartford Civic Center, Hartford Spectators: 14,838 |
| September 4, 1987 8:00 p.m. |
Sweden B.-Å. Gustafsson (10:01 am ) L.-G. Pettersson (11:26) M. Andersson (42:12) |
3: 5 (2: 2, 0: 1, 1: 2) |
Canada W. Gretzky (1:55) M. Lemieux (17:10) M. Gartner (38:23) M. Lemieux (45:40) M. Goulet (51:20) |
Forum de Montréal , Montréal Spectators: 12,360 |
| September 6, 1987 12:00 noon |
Czechoslovakia V. Růžička (13:38) D. Pašek (34:12) J. Hrdina (56:04) |
3: 1 (1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 0) |
USA C. Nilan (22:29) |
Center 200, Sydney Spectators: 4,463 |
| September 6, 1987 4:00 p.m. |
Sweden T. Jonsson (10:38) T. Albelin (38:04) M. Roupé (48:53) |
3: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 1) |
Finland C. Ruuttu (50:17) |
Center 200, Sydney Spectators: 4,500 |
| September 6, 1987 8:00 p.m. |
USSR S. Swetlow (21:32) W. Krutow (23:27) S. Swetlow (28:15) |
3: 3 (0: 1, 3: 1, 0: 1) |
Canada G. Anderson (5:37) R. Bourque (31:16) W. Gretzky (57:33) |
Copps Coliseum, Hamilton Spectators: 17,026 |
| Pl. | Sp | S. | U | N | Gates | Points | |
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Canada
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19:13 | 8: 2 |
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USSR
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22:13 | 7: 3 |
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Sweden
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17:14 | 6: 4 |
| 4th |
Czechoslovakia
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12:15 | 5: 5 |
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United States
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13:14 | 4: 6 |
| 6th |
Finland
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9:23 | 0:10 |
Final round
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Sweden
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USSR
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USSR
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| 4th |
Czechoslovakia
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Canada
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Semifinals
| September 8, 1987 |
Sweden J. Bergqvist (34:39) T. Rundqvist (57:36) |
2: 4 (0: 1, 1: 2, 1: 1) |
USSR W. Krutow (1:09) W. Bykow (27:29) I. Larionow (28:37) S. Makarow (47:42) |
Copps Coliseum , Hamilton Spectators: 7,050 |
| September 9, 1987 |
Czechoslovakia D. Pašek (8:06) J. Benák (13:41) D. Volek (55:26) |
3: 5 (2: 0, 0: 3, 1: 2) |
Canada D. Hawerchuk (30:43) M. Lemieux (31:25) M. Lemieux (33:08) M. Goulet (48:16) B. Propp (57:56) |
Forum de Montréal , Montréal Spectators: 10,262 |
final
| September 11, 1987 |
USSR A. Kassatonow (9:34) W. Krutow (13:53) S. Makarow (17:44) W. Kamensky (22:10) A. Chomutow (57:33) A. Semak (65:33) |
6: 5 n.V. (3: 1, 1: 1, 1: 3, 1: 0) Status: 1: 0 |
Canada M. Gartner (1:49) R. Bourque (39:18) D. Gilmour (41:35) G. Anderson (54:39) W. Gretzky (57:01) |
Forum de Montréal, Montréal Spectators: 14,588 |
| September 13, 1987 |
USSR A. Khomutov (1:27) W. Fetissow (32:11) W. Krutow (34:17) W. Bykow (44:45) W. Kamensky (58:56) |
5: 6 n.V. (1: 3, 2: 1, 2: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) Status: 1: 1 |
Canada N. Rochefort (0:43) D. Gilmour (3:48) P. Coffey (12:41) M. Lemieux (36:32) M. Lemieux (50:14) M. Lemieux (90:07) |
Copps Coliseum, Hamilton Spectators: 17,026 |
| September 15, 1987 |
USSR S. Makarow (0:26) A. Gussarow (7:04) W. Fetissow (8:00) A. Chomutow (19:32) A. Semak (52:21) |
5: 6 (4: 2, 0: 3, 1: 1) Stand: 1: 2 |
Canada R. Tocchet (9:50) B. Propp (15:23) L. Murphy (29:20) B. Sutter (31:06) D. Hawerchuk (35:32) M. Lemieux (58:34) |
Copps Coliseum, Hamilton Spectators: 17,026 |
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 |
9 | 3 | 18th | 21st | −2 | 2 |
| Mario Lemieux |
Canada |
9 | 11 | 7th | 18th | +5 | 8th |
| Sergei Makarov |
USSR |
9 | 7th | 8th | 15th | +1 | 8th |
| Vladimir Krutov |
USSR |
9 | 7th | 7th | 14th | −4 | 4th |
| Vyacheslav Bykov |
USSR |
9 | 2 | 7th | 9 | +2 | 4th |
| Ray Bourque |
Canada |
9 | 2 | 6th | 8th | +3 | 10 |
| Valery Kamensky |
USSR |
9 | 6th | 1 | 7th | +2 | 6th |
| Andrei Khomutov |
USSR |
9 | 4th | 3 | 7th | +1 | 0 |
| Vyacheslav Fetisov |
USSR |
9 | 2 | 5 | 7th | −6 | 9 |
| Anatoly Semenov |
USSR |
9 | 2 | 5 | 7th | +7 | 2 |
| Mark Messier |
Canada |
9 | 1 | 6th | 7th | +2 | 6th |
| Larry Murphy |
Canada |
8th | 1 | 6th | 7th | +8 | 4th |
| Dale Hawerchuk |
Canada |
9 | 4th | 2 | 6th | +4 | 0 |
| Paul Coffey |
Canada |
9 | 2 | 4th | 6th | +1 | 0 |
| Andrei Lomakin |
USSR |
9 | 2 | 4th | 6th | +4 | 10 |
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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| John Vanbiesbrouck |
United States |
4th | 240 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 92.2 | 2.25 |
| Sergei Mylnikov |
USSR |
6th | 365 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18th | 1 | 89.4 | 2.96 |
| Peter Lindmark |
Sweden |
6th | 360 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18th | 1 | 88.2 | 3.00 |
| Dominik Hašek |
Czechoslovakia |
6th | 360 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 20th | 0 | 89.4 | 3.33 |
| Grant drove |
Canada |
9 | 575 | 6th | 1 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 89.3 | 3.34 |
| Yevgeny Belosheikin |
USSR |
3 | 210 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14th | 0 | 88.0 | 4.00 |
| Kari Takko |
Finland |
5 | 280 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22nd | 0 | 87.7 | 4.71 |
Awards
The Canadian center Wayne Gretzky was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament . Gretzky scored 21 scorer points in nine tournament games, including 18 assists. Gretzky was thus directly involved in 21 of the 41 Canadian goals and led the team to their third tournament victory. Together he occupied a series of storms with Mario Lemieux , who was second on the scorer list with 18 points and scored eleven goals. In addition, both were appointed to the All-Star Team.
- All-Star Team
| Attack: |
Wladimir Krutow - Wayne Gretzky - Mario Lemieux
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| Defense: |
Ray Bourque - Vyacheslav Fetissov
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| Goal: |
Grant drove
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Medalist
Canada Cup winner Canada  |
Glenn Anderson , Ray Bourque , Paul Coffey , Doug Crossman , Kevin Dineen , Grant Fuhr , Mike Gartner , Doug Gilmour , Michel Goulet , Wayne Gretzky , Craig Hartsburg , Dale Hawerchuk , Ron Hextall , Kelly Hrudey , Claude Lemieux , Mario Lemieux , Mark Messier , Larry Murphy , James Patrick , Brian Propp , Normand Rochefort , Brent Sutter , Rick Tocchet Head coach: Mike Keenan Assistant coach: John Muckler , Jean Perron , Tom Watt |
Silver USSR  |
Yevgeny Beloscheikin , Vyacheslav Bykov , Yuri Chmyljow , Andrei Chomutow , Anatoly Fedotov , Vyacheslav Fetisov , Alexei Gusarov , Valeri Kamensky , Alexei Kassatonow , Igor Kravchuk , Vladimir Krutov , Igor Larionov , Andrei Lomakin , Sergei Makarov , Sergei Mylnikov , Sergei Nemchinov , Vasily Pervukhin , Sergei Prjachin , Vitālijs Samoilovs , Alexander Semak , Anatoli Semjonow , Igor Stelnow , Sergei Swetlow Head coach: Viktor Tikhonov Assistant coach: Igor Dmitrijew , Vladimir Jursinow |
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 1987 at legendsofhockey.net
- Canada Cup 1987 at hockeyarchives.info (French)
- Canada Cup 1987 at hockeycanada.ca
Individual evidence
- ↑ telus.net, 1987 Canada Cup Delivers Greatest Hockey Ever Played ( Memento from October 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Greatest Hockey Legends.com: 1987 Canada Cup: The Greatest Hockey Ever Played. In: greatesthockeylegends.com. September 11, 2012, accessed March 27, 2017 .
- ↑ 1987 Canada Cup goaltending statistics. (PDF; 107 kB) Hockey Canada, accessed June 15, 2011 .
