Challenge Cup 1979
The Challenge Cup was an ice hockey series over three games in 1979 between an all-star selection of players from the North American professional league National Hockey League and the national team of the USSR . The games were in Madison Square Garden in the US New York City discharged and replaced the NHL All-Star Game of the 1978/79 season .
In contrast to its predecessor, the Summit Series , non-Canadian players also took part in the international comparisons. The games were played on February 8, 10 and 11, 1979. After the NHL All-Stars won their first game, the USSR struck back in the next two games. After a narrow win in the second game with one goal difference, they won the third and final game with a clear 6-0. The most successful goalscorer of the series was the Russian Boris Mikhailov with a total of three goals. Mike Bossy scored two goals for the NHL and was the series' most successful scorer with four points. The goalkeeper Wladimir Myshkin managed a shutout in the third game of the series.
Team lineups
Lots
| February 8, 1979 |
 NHL All-Stars G. Lafleur (0:16) M. Bossy (6:22) B. Gainey (15:48) C. Gillies (28:14) |
4: 2 (3: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1) Stand: 1: 0 |
.svg){kind=small} USSR B. Mikhailov (11:25) W. Golikow (43:02) |
Madison Square Garden , New York City Spectators: 17,438 |
| February 10, 1979 |
NHL All-Stars M. Bossy (13:35) B. Trottier (18:21) G. Perreault (20:27) L. Robinson (25:06) |
4: 5 (2: 1, 2: 3, 0: 1) Stand: 1: 1 |
USSR S. Kapustin (8:10) M. Warnakow (22:05) B. Michailow (37:02) S. Kapustin (37:47) W. Golikow (41:31) |
Madison Square Garden, New York City Spectators: 17,438 |
| February 11, 1979 |
NHL All-Stars |
0: 6 (0: 0, 0: 2, 0: 4) Stand: 1: 2 |
USSR B. Michailow (25:47) W. Schluktow (27:44) H. Balderis (48:44) W. Kowin (50:21) S. Makarow (52:44) A. Golikow (54:46) |
Madison Square Garden, New York City Spectators: 17,545 |
Web links
- Challenge Cup 1979 at legendsofhockey.net