Game two of this series is considered by some the greatest hockey game ever played. All NHL logos and marks and NHL team logos and marks as well as all other proprietary materials depicted herein are the property of the NHL and the respective NHL teams and may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of NHL Enterprises, L.P. The 1987 tournament, however, had the best three-game exhibition of hockey ever seen. 63 assists) tying him for fourth in the league in scoring. The Soviet Union faced rival Sweden in the other semifinal. Mike Bossy, Brian Trottier, Clarke Gillies and Butch Goring joined Potvin on Team Canada. performance as the Canadians made it five in a row in Ottawa. Anytime you can play for Canada its a dream come true; the pride, the honour, its extremely exciting. Gretzky then dropped the puck back to a trailing Lemieux who fired the shot top corner to give Canada a 6-5 lead with 1:26 remaining. For someone who is too young to remember: what were the line combos for team Canada at the 1987 Canada Cup? The three-game final between the two countries provided some of the best moments in hockey performed by some of the greatest players to ever play. On loan from the Minnesota Wild, he registered six assists including two each in wins For us, we still have to worry about us The blue-liner had three points in six games, all coming in one game one period, in fact; he picked up a goal and two assists in a span of 13 2008 WJC 7GP 1G 5A 6P (gold medal). Canada eventually won the tournament 4-3-1. The duo accounted for 29% of Canada's offence during the tournament. Only six players from Canadas tournament-winning roster remain active in the National Hockey League. alongside a number of our players in that dressing room, so were expecting him to be able to gel quickly as we wrap up our pre-tournament against Russia. In the second period of overtime, Mario Lemieux scored his third goal of the game to give Canada the 6-5 win and force a winner take all game three. At the time, it was seen as the biggest goal, outside of Paul Henersons goal in 72, in Canadian hockey history. 2005 WJC 6GP 6G 3A 9P (gold medal). 1987 Team Canada 1986 Spartak Moskva 1985 Team Canada 1984 Dynamo Moskva 1983 ASD Dukla Jihlava 1982 Spartak Moskva 1981 Spartak Moskva 1980 Krylia Sovetov Moskva 1979 ASD Dukla Jihlava 1978 SKA Leningrad 1977 Soviet Union II 1976 Czechoslovakia II 1975 HC Slovan Bratislava 1974 HC Slovan Bratislava 1973 HC Slovan Bratislava 1972 SKA Leningrad Duchene, who is looking forward to playing at the World Cup in Toronto, just under three hours south of his hometown of Haliburton. the Salt Lake Winter Games. relentless pursuit of excellence, as we come together as a team. With Canada applying some pressure looking for a tying goal, the Soviets took advantage of a two-on-one to double their lead through an Alexei Gusarov goal. Just over two minutes after the Soviets tied the game, Mario Lemieux restored Canadas lead, 4-3, heading into the third. representing more than 15 countries. After scoring once and adding three assists in seven games at the 2014 World Juniors, McDavid turned the 2015 tournament into his personal playground on Reinhart), earning a place on the media all-star team and helping Canada end a seven-year gold medal drought. This is one of the two best things I achieved in my career the other is making the Olympic team, which felt just as good as winning Olympic gold, said Russia winds up the round robin preliminary round back then there were a lot of bigger guys that as a defenceman were harder to move and played a bit more physical game.. Two incredible teams playing at the peak of their abilities, putting on a hockey clinic for fans. I dont know why 2016. TORONTO Joe Sakic calls it the best hockey he has ever seen and thats saying something Mario Lemieux pocked the puck into the neutral zone, and then passed it up to Wayne Gretzky. Great One set up Lemieux for the winner in the dying minutes of the third period. 2008 WJC 7GP 0G 4A 4P (gold medal/Best Defenceman/All-Star Team). The United States shut out Sweden to earn its first win. 2014 WJC 7GP 3G 6A 9P. 2005 WJC 6GP 0G 0A 0P (gold medal). The final three-game series of this tournament between Canada and the USSR is considered by many to be the best exhibition of hockey in history. Canada then beat Sweden in the best of three final to claim their second Canada Cup. Team Canada - International - hockey team page with roster, stats, transactions at Eliteprospects.com. But the 23 players selected for Team North America arent without their own impressive international accomplishments; 20 played at the World Juniors, Armstrong is quick to point out his Then a best of three final would determine the champion. everybody is surprised. 1997 WJC 7GP 2G 2A 4P (gold medal). taken care of for us is always first-class. They are always dangerous with their speed and their skill. Ryan just won gold at worlds The World Cup of Hockey, hosted by the NHL and NHLPA, runs Sept. 17 through Oct. 1, exclusively at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto and features players The Soviets scored three times in the first eight minutes to take a 30 lead. In Tickets | Awards | Jobs | EP Shop | EP Rinkside Sign up Sign in Search Visit random . Trophy. The Burnaby, B.C., native didnt lead Canada to a medal, but led the tournament in assists and points on his way later; the future two-time Olympic gold medallist trailed only Jeff Carter in goals in Grand Forks, tied ric Dazs all-time Canadian record for These players were now part of everyday life in the NHL. Like Sakic, Lemieux has had a highlight-filled career, including Stanley Cup triumphs, NHL assistant coaches Claude Julien (Orleans, Ont./Boston, NHL), Barry Trotz (Dauphin, Man./Washington, NHL),Joel Quenneville (Windsor, Ont./Chicago, NHL), Bill Peters (Three Hills, Alta./Carolina, NHL), and Hockey Canadas Misha Donskov (London, Ont. The Maple Leafs and mapleleafs.com are trademarks of MLSE. media on Facebook and Twitter, and at Twitter.com/HC_Men. . In the second period, it was Canada that came out strong. Bouwmeester attributes his ongoing success to his skating. 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Sakic The 1987 Canada Cup was an international series in 1987. Soviet Goalie Evgeni Beloshakin and Grant Fuhr kept their team alive with some big saves. Tied at two, the game needed overtime. The tying goal was an end-to-end rush by Valeri Kamensky with 1:04 remaining in regulation time. as the most memorable goals ever scored in hockey history. Eight teams Team Canada, Team Czech Republic, Team Europe, Team Finland, Team North America, Team Russia, Team Sweden, From a nationally-televised gold medal game at U17s to the brightest lights in all of sports in Sochi, Duchene has gotten accustomed to the pressures and Perry is only the second player to combine Triple Gold membership with a gold-medal win at the IIHF World Junior Twelve years have passed since the last World Cup of Hockey. medal. ascension to the Triple Gold Club as one of only eight active players who has won Olympic gold (2010, 2014), IIHF World Championship gold (2016), and a Stanley (Cranbrook, B.C. how fans can purchase tickets will be released at a future date. 1952, 2002; won 1972 USSR vs. Canada Summit, Canada Cup (4) in 1976, 1984, 1987, 1991 ::: National Hockey League: It hasnt always been on his first try (only Last time I was kind of more of a depth defenceman, probably much the same as this time, says Bouwmeester. Smith Assistant coach: Andre Tourigny Goaltender The round robin had few surprised. In what would prove to be a trend in the series, there was an early goal. Unfortunately, Jamie will not be available and we wish him a speedy recovery.. to wear the Canadian jersey and takes great pride in playing for his country.. It has been updated to reflect the full Team North The emotion, excitement and skill on display are likely never to be seen on this level again. This is a List of Canada Junior Men's National Team rosters. JAY BOUWMEESTER Sweden would score very late to give the game a respectable scoreline of 4-2. Canada, USSR brawl at 1987 World Junior Hockey Tournament 36 years ago 1:47 Junior hockey teams from Canada and the Soviet Union are ejected for fighting in an annual international tournament. Its always a huge honour, especially me being 37; to play here with these guys is special, knowing I can be with these guys still, its pretty cool., I think health, says Thornton. Rielly will have a front-row seat to the 2017 World Juniors in Toronto, four years after helping Canada to within just a single goal of a 15th straight That is a skilled team and they came here to play. The two hockey superpowers faced off in an eight-game exhibition between the best Canadian NHL players and the best from the Soviet Union. watch them and think why arent they here (mentally) but we have the same problem with Canadian kids in some While it began in 1972, it was at its all-time best in 1987. Back then Thornton was one of the up-and-coming young guns in the game, a 25-year-old top-line centre who within two years would win the Hart Memorial In addition to his Olympic gold Weve talked about it and we both have fond memories of back then.. In 1987 all the stars aligned to deliver some of the best hockey ever seen. Franchise All-Time Goals per Season # Time flies. and Team USA will compete in the championship. Although the original arrangement between Hockey Canada and Soviet officials had stipulated that each side must list 30 players by July 15, Canadian officials successfully pushed for the 35-man roster. The Canada Cup final shifted to Hamilton for games two and three. He saved his best for last, 1987 Pan American Games (Rosters) From BR Bullpen. gone unnoticed; national team staff can see just how seriously he approaches the game. Krylja Sowetow Moskau: 4 4 0 21:10 8:0 2. scoring with 12 points, and scoring just 51 seconds into the gold medal game to help the Canadians to a gold medal. So when the 1996 World Cup of Hockey rolled around, much of the animosity was gone. 2008 WJC 7GP 4G 1A 6P (gold medal) The 17-year-old six months from being the first-overall pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft was Eliminating the red line opened the game up and put more emphasis on speed. an assist in the opener versus Germany. While it was said as a joke, Duchene got the message loud and clear. The Ontario Women's Hockey Association hosted the tournament. management team and coaching staff felt it was critical to ensure continuity between the number of left- and right-handed defencemen on our roster, and In another trait of the series, there was a flurry of goals very close together. All tournament games will be played The duo accounted for 29% of Canadas offence during the tournament. Scheifele averaged at least a point per game at both of his appearances at the World Juniors. scored a shorthanded goal in a 5-4 shootout loss to the Czech Republic and recorded an assist two days later against Slovakia. Sweden was full of confidence after knocking off the Soviets, 5-3 in the round robin. Canada West stayed undefeated and Latvia needed OT for its first win. The tournament gave fans the realized dream of seeing a Gretzky-Lemieux combination. 1986-1987 Roster The win earned Perry He more than doubled his point total the following year and once again had his best game in the opener against the 2012 WJC 1GP 0-1-0 4.00GAA .852SV% 0SO Quinn, for one, is glad to see that Russia has shed itself of the tag as a pushover. political infighting and a corrupt development system. expectations that come with wearing red and white. twice in 2007, including a goal in the gold medal game, and added six points in seven games one year later. September. In every subsequent tournament, the top four teams qualify for the semi-finals. Soviet defenseman Igor Stelnov was the only man back and he fell down to block a pass across but Gretzky fed the puck back to Lemieux, who fired a shot over the glove of goaltender Sergei Mylnikov with 1:26 remaining. An opinionated sports fan, he loves to debate and talk about all sports, but especially the Montreal Canadiens and Pittsburgh Steelers. There was a 1974 Summit Series between the Soviet Union and the Best in the WHA. Larry Murphy, Brent Sutter and Dale Hawerchuk all scored to give Canada a 5-4 lead heading into the third period. He also won a gold medal at the 2009 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka tournament, and was part of Ontarios NHL News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors. It was the same story in 2004. 1987 World Junior Hockey Canada Roster. JONATHAN TOEWS Team win the 2012 Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland. CLAUDE GIROUX During the tournament, representatives from participating nations met to . Bouwmeester, 32, was on the 2004 World Cup-winning squad, and has also won gold for Canada at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games and the 2003 and 2004 IIHF Tickets | Jobs | EP Shop | EP Rinkside Premium Features Bookmarks Player Tracker Compare Players . Its never easy to lose a player to injury, let alone one of Tylers caliber, but once again, it speaks to the depth of talent in the country to be able In a combined effort between Hockey Canada and the NHLPA, the Canada Cup was born. Frjestads BK: 4 1 3 Five months before going first overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, he It has changed. Marchand scored The Olympics at this time was an amateur tournament so there was no best on best international hockey tournaments at the time. Pietrangelo was golden in Ottawa at the 2009 World Juniors, but it was the 2010 tournament where he really started to turn heads. Turning it up is something Duchene is confident he can do to help Canada defend its World Cup title and add one of the few missing pieces to his The youngest player to ever score for Canada at the World Juniors when he tallied against Switzerland in 2004, Crosby made his biggest impact one year He was one of my good friends in 2004, so I was excited to get World Cup of Hockey 2016 is a joint effort of the National Hockey League and National Hockey League Players Association, in cooperation with the America and the potential of the Canadians on the latter playing Canada at some point. Paul Hendersons series-clinching goal in the historic 72 Summit Series between Canada and the Soviet Union There were lead changes, comebacks, plenty of overtime and drama. 2008 WJC 7GP 4G 2A 6P (gold medal). I was trying to avoid being the reason we lost instead of playing to be the reason we could win, he remembers. The head coach of that 1997 team? The official 1987 roster of the Toronto Maple Leafs, including position, height, weight, date of birth, age, and birth place. Thats It was obvious there was a thirst for this kind of hockey. Canada needed to solve Hasek again in the semifinal. Canada sent a much younger team to the 81 tournament. feeling its tough to put into words, said Marchand, who like Duchene is fresh off a gold-medal win at the World Championship and is no stranger to The cool part about Team Canada is that its incredibly hard to make the team, but once youre on it you know that youve got a damn good chance at coming over Switzerland and the Czech Republic in six games playing on a line with Jeff Carter and Ryan Getzlaf. But Mario Le Magnifique says the 87 Canada Cup may be the greatest single moment of his For Czechoslovakia, Finland and Sweden, see 1987 Canada Cup#Rosters . Leaf at two other IIHF World Championships (2012, 2013) and the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship, OReilly has won gold with Canada at the 2008 Memorial of All Rights Reserved. The United States and Soviet Union teams complained about the neutrality of the officiating in the tournament. It was definitely strange, he says.). The final game did not disappoint. Sweden and Czechoslovakia rounded out the top four. The tournament would occur every three or four years, featuring the best professional and amateur players from Canada, the Soviet Union, Sweden, USA, Czechoslovakia and Finland. Tickets are now available on a priority-access basis to Ottawa Senators season-seat members until June 8. great system for doing that and we know that from the number of high level players in our league, he The best on best format made for some excellent hockey overall, but make no mistake, the hopes and plans were for Canada and the Soviet Union to play in the finals. On behalf of our coaching and management staff, and all of the players, we want to welcome Ryan and wish Tyler a speedy recovery.. And the sheer talent and intensity on the ice ensured that the '87 Canada Cup was hockey at its best. Included in their list of successes is the IIHF World Junior Championship. Stanley Cup in his rookie year with the Boston Bruins in 2011, Seguin, 24, was on the 2015 IIHF World Championship-winning team, and helped Canadas National Mens 2007 WJC 6GP 4G 3A 7P (gold medal). The final, at the time, was the most-watched sporting event in Canadian history. Gretzky and Larry Murphy were in on a two on one. In terms of players and coaches, the way things are combining with each other on 29% of Team Canada's goals. Sweden downed Canada West for its first win of the tournament. Use arrows to navigate between autocomplete results. ), Hockey Canadas vice-president of hockey operations and national teams. muscle injury, the Stars announced in July. Canada lost the first game 6-5 and then took Game 2 in double overtime, with 1 after the Americans beat Canada in the final of the 1996 World Cup of Hockey. Early in the third, Grant Fuhr made a sprawling save to keep the deficit at two. 2015 WJC 7GP 3G 8A 11P (gold medal/All-Star Team). Canadian National Team 1987-88 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com Canadian National Team 1987-88 roster and statistics League Search Page -> Intl -> 1987-88 -> Canadian National Team -> Roster & Statistics Player Register Photo Gallery [18 photos of 23 players] Head Coach: Dave King NOTE: This story was originally published March 3 with the announcement of the first 16 players. If you watched those games [from 2004] and then the games in this tournament, thered be a pretty noticeable difference, says Bouwmeester, now 32. 2008 WJC 7GP 2G 4A 6P (gold medal). The first Canada Cup established a new era in international hockey. The 1987 Labatt Canada Cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament held from August 28 to September 15, 1987. . Men's [ edit] 2022 Men's World Ice Hockey Championship [ edit] Head coach: Claude Julien Assistant coach: Nolan Baumgartner Assistant coach: D.J. Below are the national team rosters for three of the six teams that competed at the 1987 Canada Cup ice hockey tournament. consecutive medal streak at the World Juniors ended at 14. Creative Commons Attribution + Noncommercial. He wasnt much different in the red and Denis Potvin was conceivably the best player in the world at the time, having one of those two- or three-year runs that break up those six-to-10-year streaks that the likes of Gordie Howe, Bobby. One year after making his NHL debut, Bergeron joined Team Canada at the 2005 World Juniors because of the NHL lockout. I'd love to know. The 1987 Labatt Canada Cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament held from August 28 to September 15, 1987. Its pretty fun when you think about it 12 years have gone by but it seems like it wasnt that NOTE: This story was originally published March 2 with the announcement of the first 16 players. By 1991, the Soviet Union was in political turmoil. I think they are no different from us in that manner. His most important point, however, I stay on top of my fitness. 2013 WJC 7GP 4G 5A 9P (gold medal/Best Defenceman/All-Star Team). Data tables and visualizations available under, Official Guide & Record Books of the Finnish Ice Hockey Federation. JONATHAN DROUIN Jannik Hansen Signs With CSKA Moscow in the KHL, Robert Hagg Stays With Philadelphia Flyers, The 1972 Summit Series between Canada and the Soviet Union. pre-tournament game against Russia in Pittsburgh. know that I could just go out there, be me, and play my game.. 2014 WJC 7GP 1G 3A 4P I think thats The men's team, women's team and the junior team are included. Louis, NHL) join the four previously-named blueliners (Doughty, Keith, Vlasic, and Weber). best-on-best international hockey championship. Canadian National Team 1986-87 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com Canadian National Team 1986-87 roster and statistics League Search Page -> Intl -> 1986-87 -> Canadian National Team -> Roster & Statistics Player Register Photo Gallery [35 photos of 62 players] Head Coach: Dave King While he puts in the work for Team Canada, Team Canada has put in the work to make his international They have certainly developed really highly skilled guys and they have a Czechoslovakia jumped out to an early 2-0 lead. Cup is very special and you always dream about winning a Stanley Cup but the 87 Canada Cup was special. Canada jumped out to an early 1-0 lead when Normand Rochefort scored just 43 seconds into the game after Grant Fuhr made a big save moments before. draw them even in the standings, with a game in hand. projected to play on Team Canada, said Doug Armstrong, general manager for Team Canada. Weve had Couture, 27, led the NHL in playoff assists and points last season, and last donned the Maple Leaf at the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship. Campbell finished with 32 saves, but Canada was edged in Kamloops. While Canada did their part, Czechoslovakia finished ahead of the Soviet Union in the standings. 2005 WJC 6GP 3G 9A 12P (gold medal). general manager for Team Canada at the World Cup of Hockey. The Roster Announcement Harry Sinden announced the initial roster of 35 players during a press conference at Toronto 's Sutton Place Hotel. 2005 WJC 6GP 5G 8A 13P (gold medal/MVP/All-Star Team). its first World Cup of Hockey 2016 game on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m. played against Canada at the Spengler Cup. [Thorntons] a few years older than I am Not a bad start to his international career. for Wednesday at the Air Canada Centre. World Championships. Tom Renney Being named to the World Cup team is an incredible Hasek proved to be quite the thorn in Team Canadas side. In Game 1, Canada erased a 41 second period deficit to send the game to overtime, only to lose on Alexander Semak's goal at 5:33 of the extra frame. to experience it with him again. off; he combined with Sidney Crosby and Corey Perry to form Canadas most dangerous line, and finished with a tournament-leading 13 points to help Canada Canada and Russia. The goal came from a terrible Canadian giveaway in their own zone. Even now, when speaking to players that participated in any Canada Cup, they often refer to winning the Canada Cup as the highlight of their career ahead of winning the Stanley Cup. Canada West and the U.S. were Wednesday winners in Cornwall. What pushes them is Toews, 28, was an alternate captain with Team Canada when he won his second IIHF World Junior Championship gold medal in 2007, on his way to two Olympic 1987-1988 Roster World Cup of Hockey 2016 is a joint effort of the National Hockey League and National Hockey League Players Association, in cooperation with the round out Team Canadas World Cup of Hockey management group. They understand that a player only has a few opportunities to lace up the skates for their country and those moments are special. Thornton was employed on a checking line with Shane Doan and Kris Draper. life-changing fortune during the Pikes Peak Gold Rush. games (21). guy like (Pavel) Bure wanted to be the best attacker that he could be and he drove himself to be there, both 2012 WJC 6GP 0G 2A 2P Canada and the Soviet Union. It produced the seminal hockey moment for most Canadians of a certain age. The second-youngest player on the roster, Drouin recorded points in three of four preliminary round games at the 2013 World Juniors, including a goal and OReilly will join Team Canada for Wednesdays Rick Tocchet got Canada on the board with a power-play goal two minutes after the Fetisov goal.