1987 Canada Cup

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1987 Canada Cup
Tournament details
Host country Canada
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
DatesAugust 28 – September 15, 1987
Teams6
Final positions
Champions  Canada (3rd title)
Tournament statistics
Games played20
Goals scored139 (6.95 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Canada Wayne Gretzky (21 pts)
MVPCanada Wayne Gretzky
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The 1987 Labatt Canada Cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament held from August 28 to September 15, 1987. The finals took place in Montreal on September 11 and Hamilton, on September 13 and September 15, and were won by Team Canada.

The final best-of-three series of this tournament between Canada and the Soviet Union is considered by many to be the best exhibition of hockey in history.[1] At the time, Soviet players were not allowed to pursue playing careers in North America, and so it was only through tournaments like this one where hockey fans could see them exhibit their skills head-to-head against the best of the National Hockey League (NHL). The United States and Soviet Union teams complained about the neutrality of the officiating in the tournament.[2] Soviet coach Viktor Tikhonov said he felt the main reason his team lost was because of "bias and errors in refereeing."[3]

The tournament was the only time that two of the most dominant NHL players of all time, Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux, played on the same forward unit,[1] combining with each other on 29% of Team Canada's goals. The winning Canadian team had 12 future Hockey Hall of Fame members on the roster.[1]

Rosters[edit]

Canada[edit]

Forwards and defence: Dale Hawerchuk, Mark Messier, Mike Gartner, Glenn Anderson, Kevin Dineen, Michel Goulet, Brent Sutter, Rick Tocchet, Brian Propp, Doug Gilmour, Claude Lemieux, Mario Lemieux, Wayne Gretzky, Doug Crossman, Craig Hartsburg, Normand Rochefort, James Patrick, Raymond Bourque, Larry Murphy, Paul Coffey
Goaltenders: Ron Hextall, Kelly Hrudey, Grant Fuhr
Coaches: Mike Keenan, John Muckler, Jean Perron, Tom Watt

Czechoslovakia[edit]

Forwards and defence: Petr Rosol, Igor Liba, Ján Jaško, Jiří Kučera, Jiří Doležal, Vladimír Růžička, Ladislav Lubina, David Volek, Petr Vlk, Dušan Pašek, Jiří Šejba, Jiří Hrdina, Rostislav Vlach, Miloslav Horava, Drahomír Kadlec, Ludek Čajka, Bedřich Ščerban, Jaroslav Benák, Antonín Stavjaňa, Mojmír Božík
Goaltenders: Petr Bříza, Dominik Hašek, Jaromír Šindel
Coaches: Ján Starší, František Pospíšil

Finland[edit]

Forwards and defence: Timo Blomqvist, Jari Grönstrand, Matti Hagman, Raimo Helminen, Iiro Järvi, Timo Jutila, Jari Kurri, Markku Kyllonen, Mikko Mäkelä, Jouko Narvanmaa, Teppo Numminen, Janne Ojanen, Reijo Ruotsalainen, Christian Ruuttu, Jukka Seppo, Ville Siren, Petri Skriko, Raimo Summanen, Esa Tikkanen, Hannu Virta
Goaltenders: Jarmo Myllys, Kari Takko, Jukka Tammi
Coaches: Rauno Korpi, Juhani Tamminen

Sweden[edit]

Forwards and defence: Tommy Albelin, Mikael Andersson, Peter Andersson, Jonas Bergqvist, Anders Carlsson, Thom Eklund, Anders Eldebrink, Peter Eriksson, Bengt-Åke Gustafsson, Tomas Jonsson, Lars Karlsson, Mats Näslund, Kent Nilsson, Lars-Gunnar Pettersson, Magnus Roupé, Thomas Rundqvist, Tommy Samuelsson, Håkan Södergren, Peter Sundström, Michael Thelvén
Goaltenders: Anders Bergman, Åke Lilljebjörn, Peter Lindmark
Coaches: Tommy Sandlin, Curt Lindström, Ingvar Carlsten

United States[edit]

Forwards and defence: Joe Mullen, Curt Fraser, Corey Millen, Aaron Broten, Kelly Miller, Mark Johnson, Bob Brooke, Wayne Presley, Pat LaFontaine, Bobby Carpenter, Ed Olczyk, Joel Otto, Chris Nilan, Dave Ellett, Mike Ramsey, Kevin Hatcher, Rod Langway, Phil Housley, Gary Suter, Chris Chelios
Goaltenders: Tom Barrasso, Bob Mason, John Vanbiesbrouck
Coaches: Bob Johnson, Ted Sator, Doug Woog

USSR[edit]

Forwards and defence: Vyacheslav Fetisov, Alexei Gusarov, Igor Stelnov, Vasily Pervukhin, Alexei Kasatonov, Anatoli Fedotov, Igor Kravchuk, Yuri Khmylev, Vladimir Krutov, Andrei Lomakin, Igor Larionov, Valeri Kamensky, Andrei Khomutov, Sergei Svetlov, Alexander Semak, Sergei Nemchinov, Sergei Makarov, Vyacheslav Bykov, Anatoly Semenov
Goaltenders: Vitali Samoilov, Sergei Mylnikov, Evgeny Belosheikin
Coaches: Viktor Tikhonov, Igor Dmitriev

Round robin standings[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Canada 5 3 2 0 19 13 +6 8
 Soviet Union 5 3 1 1 22 13 +9 7
 Sweden 5 3 0 2 17 14 +3 6
 Czechoslovakia 5 2 1 2 12 15 −3 5
 United States 5 2 0 3 13 14 −1 4
 Finland 5 0 0 5 9 23 −14 0

Game scores[edit]

Round-robin[edit]

Friday, 28 August 1987
18:00 MDT
Canada 4–4
( 2–2, 1–1, 1–1 )
 CzechoslovakiaOlympic Saddledome, Calgary
Attendance: 8,458
Grant FuhrGoaliesDominik Hašek
(Gretzky, Propp) Tocchet – 5:571–0
1–110:22 – Pašek (Liba, Vlach)
1–212:18 – Hořava (Volek, Doležal)
(Bourque, Messier) Hawerchuk 1 – 17:382–2
(Dineen, M.Lemieux) C.Lemieux – 28:333–2
3–335:19 – Vlk (Hořava, Kadlec)
(M.Lemieux, Gretzky) Coffey – 42:064–3
4–447:00 – Volek (Hrdina, Stavjaňa)
4 minPenalties10 min
40Shots36
Friday, 28 August 1987
19:30 EDT
Finland 1–4
( 0–0, 0–1, 1–3 )
 United StatesCivic Centre Coliseum, Hartford
Attendance: 8,508
Kari TakkoGoaliesJohn Vanbiesbrouck
0–129:17 – LaFontaine (Broten)
0–244:47 – LaFontaine (Suter, Housley)
0–347:31 – Presley (Suter)
0–457:49 – Mullen 1 (Ramsey)
(Helminen) Jutila – 58:291–4
12 minPenalties16 min
23Shots40
Saturday, 29 August 1987
12:00 MDT
Sweden 5–3
( 3–1, 1–2, 1–0 )
 Soviet UnionOlympic Saddledome, Calgary
Attendance: 3,055
Peter LindmarkGoaliesYevgeny BelosheikinReferee:
Mike Noeth (USA)
0–12:07 – Kamensky (Bykov, Stelnov)
(Naslund, Thelven) Gustafsson – 5:501–1
(Eldebrink, Nilsson) Albelin – 6:382–1
(Karlsson, Jonsson) Carlsson – 7:373–1
3–231:49 – Krutov – sh
3–335:14 – Khomutov 1
Karlsson – 36:094–3
(Nilsson) Sundstrom – 59:295–3
6 minPenalties6 min
20Shots14
Sunday, 30 August 1987
20:00 EDT
Finland 1–4
( 0–2, 1–2, 0–0 )
 CanadaCopps Coliseum, Hamilton
Attendance: 9,624
Kari TakkoGoaliesGrant Fuhr
0–13:12 – Dale Hawerchuk 2 (Kevin Dineen, Brian Propp)
0–24:50 – Rick Tocchet 2
0–322:49 – Kevin Dineen 1 (Larry Murphy)
(Hannu Virta, Mikko Mäkelä) Christian Ruutu 1 – 27:221–3
1–433:15 – Mark Messier 1 (Claude Lemieux, Ray Bourque)
18 minPenalties12 min
40Shots54
Monday, 31 August 1987
12:00 CST
Soviet Union 4–0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0 )
 CzechoslovakiaAgridome, Regina
Attendance: 5,477
Sergei MylnikovGoaliesDominik Hašek
(Igor Stelnov, Sergei Makarov) Vladimir Krutov 2 – 15:25
(Igor Kravchuk, Sergei Priakhin) Alex Semak 1 – 18:17
(Igor Kravchuk) Igor Stelnov 1 – 26:27
(Viacheslav Fetisov, Andrei Lomakin) Anatoli Semenov 1 – 46:03
Goals
19 minPenalties24 min
27Shots23
Monday, 31 August 1987
19:30 EDT
United States 5–2
( 1–0, 3–1, 1–1 )
 SwedenCopps Coliseum, Hamilton
Attendance: 4,474
John VanbiesbrouckGoaliesPeter Lindmark
(Joel Otto, Ed Olczyk) Bob Carpenter 1 – 3:38
(Bob Carpenter, Joel Otto) Ed Olczyk 1 – 22:54
(Phil Housley, Curt Fraser) Chris Nilan 1 – 26:15
(Rod Langway) Bob Brooke 1 – 32:51
(Mark Johnson, Neal Broten) Joe Mullen 2 – 42:13
Goals



35:55 – Bengt Gustafsson 2 (Mats Näslund, Anders Eldebrink)
47:34 – Mats Näslund 1 (Anders Eldebrink, Kent Nilsson)
10 minPenalties6 min
30Shots28
Wednesday, 2 September 1987
12:00 CST
Czechoslovakia 0–4
( 0–1, 0–1, 0–2 )
 SwedenAgridome, Regina
Dominik HašekGoaliesPeter Lindmark
Goals14:30 – Jonas Bergqvist 1 (Hakan Sodergren)
33:15 – Anders Eldebrink 1 (Mikael Andersson)
49:04 – Lars Pettersson 1 (Thom Eklund, Michael Thelven)
57:40 – Thom Eklund 1 (Tommy Samuelsson, Mikael Andersson)
14 minPenalties18 min
26Shots28
Wednesday, 2 September 1987
12:00 ADT
Soviet Union 7–4
( 3–3, 3–0, 1–1 )
 FinlandMetro Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 3,262
Sergei MylnikovGoaliesKari Takko
(Igor Kravchuk, Andrei Khomutov) Valeri Kamensky 2 – 2:02
(Alex Semenov) Andrei Lomakin 1 – 2:51

(Sergei Bykov, Vladimir Krutov) Sergei Makarov 1 – 5:02


(Vasily Pervukhin, Sergei Svetlov) Andrei Lomakin 2 – 22:03
(Igor Larionov, Igor Stelnov) Sergei Makarov 2 – 23:45
(Yuri Khmylev, Igor Larionov) Sergei Makarov 3 – 39:24
(Igor Kravchuk, Sergei Bykov) Valeri Kamensky 3 – 42:28
Goals

3:59 – Teppo Numminen 1 (Jari Kurri, Christian Ruutu)

13:14 – Raimo Summanen 1 (Raimo Helminen)
14:05 – Jukka Seppo 1 (Janne Ojanen, Markku Kyllonen)



55:47 – Mikko Mäkelä 1 (Raimo Helminen, Raimo Summanen)
8 minPenalties6 min
37Shots22
Wednesday, 2 September 1987
20:00 EDT
United States 2–3
( 1–0, 0–2, 1–1 )
 CanadaCopps Coliseum, Hamilton
Attendance: 17,026
John VanbiesbrouckGoaliesGrant FuhrReferee:
Karl-Gustav Kaisla (FIN)
Pat Lafontaine 3 – 10:40


(Chris Chelios, Gary Suter) Corey Millen 1 – 56:60
Goals
25:57 – Mario Lemieux 1 (Craig Hartsburg)
39:57 – Mario Lemieux 2 – pp (Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier)
45:59 – Mario Lemieux 3 – pp (Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier)
28 minPenalties12 min
30Shots40
Friday, 4 September 1987
14:00 ADT
Czechoslovakia 5–2
( 2–0, 2–0, 1–2 )
 FinlandCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 4,500
Dominik HašekGoaliesKari Takko (40:00)
Jarmo Myllys (20:00)
(Igor Liba, Luděk Čajka) Dušan Pašek 2 – 4:55
(Miloslav Hořava, Dušan Pašek) pp – Jiří Šejba 1 – 9:40
(Mojmír Božík, Ladislav Lubina) Jaroslav Benák 1 – 32:22
Vladimír Růžička 1 – 36:57
(Luděk Čajka) Petr Vlk 2 – 47:29
Goals



53:54 – Matti Hagman 1 (Markku Kyllonen, Esa Tikkanen)
56:58 – Jari Kurri 1 (Petri Skriko)
10 minPenalties8 min
35Shots22
Friday, 4 September 1987
19:30 EDT
Soviet Union 5–1
( 2–0, 1–1, 2–0 )
 United StatesCivic Centre Coliseum, Hartford
Attendance: 14,838
Sergei MylnikovGoaliesTom BarrassoReferee:
Vladimír Šubrt (TCH)
(Viacheslav Bykov) Valeri Kamensky 4 – 4:30
(Vladimir Krutov, Alexei Kasatonov) Sergei Makarov 4 – pp – 16:16

(Andrei Lomakin) Sergei Svetlov 1 – 38:40
(Sergei Makarov, Alexei Kasatonov) Vladmir Krutov 3 – 54:31
(Sergei Svetlov) Anatoli Semenov 2 – 59:07
Goals

30:28 Joe Mullen 3 (Chris Chelios)
6 minPenalties19 min
27Shots20
Friday, 4 September 1987
20:00 EDT
Canada 5–3
( 2–2, 1–0, 2–1 )
 SwedenForum, Montréal
Attendance: 12,360
Grant FuhrGoaliesPeter Lindmark
(Paul Coffey, Ray Bourque) Wayne Gretzky 1 – pp – 1:551–0
1–110:01 – Bengt Gustafsson 3 (Magnus Roupe)
1–211:26 Lars Pettersson 2 (Tommy Albelin, Mikael Andersson)
(Paul Coffey, Wayne Gretzky) Mario Lemieux 4 – pp – 17:102–2
Mike Gartner 1 – 38:233–2
3–342:12 – Mikael Andersson 1 (Thom Eklund)
(Wayne Gretzky) Mario Lemieux 5 – 45:404–3
(James Patrick, Wayne Gretzky) Michel Goulet 1 – 51:205–3
10 minPenalties10 min
23Shots22
Sunday, 6 September 1987
12:00 ADT
Sweden 3–1
( 1–0, 1–0, 1–1 )
 FinlandCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 4,500
Peter LindmarkGoaliesKari Takko
(Michael Thelven, Mikael Andersson) Tomas Jonsson 1 – pp – 10:38
(Thomas Rundqvist, Kent Nilsson) Tommy Albelin 2 – 38:04
Magnus Roupe 1 – 48:53
Goals

50:17 – Christian Ruutu 2
8 minPenalties6 min
21Shots23
Sunday, 6 September 1987
16:00 ADT
United States 1–3
( 0–1, 1–1, 0–1 )
 CzechoslovakiaCentre 200, Sydney
Attendance: 4,500
John VanbiesbrouckGoaliesDominik Hašek

Chris Nilan 2 – 22:29
Goals13:38 – Vladimír Růžicka 2 (Petr Rosol)

34:12 – Dušan Pašek 3 – pp (Jaroslav Benák, Mojmír Božík)
56:04 – Jiří Hrdina 1 – sh (Luděk Čajka)
10 minPenalties12 min
37Shots25
Sunday, 6 September 1987
20:00 EDT
Canada 3–3
( 1–0, 1–3, 1–0 )
 Soviet UnionCopps Coliseum, Hamilton
Attendance: 17,026
Grant FuhrGoaliesEvgeny BelosheikinReferee:
Mike Noeth (USA)
(Mario Lemieux) Glenn Anderson 1 – 5:37


(Mark Messier, Wayne Gretzky) Ray Bourque 1 – pp – 31:16
(Glenn Anderson, Mark Messier) Wayne Gretzky 2 – 57:33
Goals
21:32 – Sergei Svetlov 2 (Anatoli Semenov, Andrei Lomakin)
23:27 – Vladimir Krutov 4 (Sergei Makarov, Igor Stelnov)
28:15 – Sergei Svetlov 3 – sh (Viacheslav Fetisov, Anatoli Semenov)
4 minPenalties12 min
30Shots36

Semi-finals[edit]

8 September 1987
20:00 EDT
 Soviet Union4–2Sweden Copps Coliseum, Hamilton
Attendance: 7,051
Sergei MylnikovGoaliesPeter Lindmark
(Alexei Kasatonov, Sergei Makarov) Vladimir Krutov 5 – pp – 1:09
(Vladimir Krutov) Viacheslav Bykov 1 – 27:29
(Viacheslav Fetisov, Sergei Makarov) Igor Larionov 1 – 28:37

(Viacheslav Fetisov, Vladimir Krutov) Sergei Makarov 5 – 47:42
Goals


34:39 – Jonas Bergqvist 2 (Hakan Sodergren, Mikael Andersson)

53:47 – pp – Peter Andersson 1 (Mikael Andersson, Thomas Rundqvist)
12 minPenalties10 min
24Shots26
9 September 1987
20:00 EDT
 Canada5–3Czechoslovakia The Forum, Montreal
Attendance: 10,262
Grant FuhrGoaliesDominik Hašek


(Michel Goulet, Larry Murphy) Dale Hawerchuk 3 – 30:43
(Michel Goulet) Mario Lemieux 6 – 31:25
(Wayne Gretzky, Ray Bourque) Mario Lemieux 7 – 33:08
(Brent Sutter, Wayne Gretzky) Michel Goulet 2 – 48:16

(Brent Sutter, Mario Lemieux) Brian Propp 1 – 57:56
Goals8:06 – Dušan Pašek 4 (Igor Liba, Jiří Šejba)
13:41 – Jaroslav Benák 2 (Igor Liba, Jiří Šejba)



55:26 – David Volek 2 (Jiří Hrdina, Jaroslav Benák)
6 minPenalties6 min
37Shots24

Final (best of three)[edit]

11 September 1987
20:00 EDT
 Soviet Union6–5 (OT)Canada The Forum, Montreal
Attendance: 14,588
Sergei MylnikovGoaliesGrant FuhrReferee:
Canada Don Koharski

(Anatoli Semenov, Viacheslav Fetisov) Alexei Kasatonov 1 – pp – 9:34
(Sergei Makarov, Viacheslav Fetisov) Vladimir Krutov 6 – pp – 13:53
(Vladimir Krutov) Sergei Makarov 6 – sh – 17:44
(Alexei Gusarov, Andrei Khomutov) Valeri Kamensky 5 – 22:10


(Viacheslav Bykov) Andrei Khomutov 2 – 57:33
(Anatoli Semenov, Andrei Lomakin) Alexander Semak 2 – 65:33
Goals1:49 – Mike Gartner 2 (Mario Lemieux, Normand Rochefort)



39:18 – pp – Ray Bourque 2 (Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux)
41:35 – Doug Gilmour 1 (Mike Gartner, Craig Hartsburg)
54:39 – Glenn Anderson 2 (Mark Messier, Larry Murphy)
57:01 – Wayne Gretzky 3 (Ray Bourque)
16 minPenalties12 min
43Shots33
13 September 1987
20:00 EDT
 Canada6–5 (2OT)Soviet Union Copps Coliseum, Hamilton
Attendance: 17,026
Grant FuhrGoaliesEvgeny BelosheikinReferee:
United States Paul Stewart
(Dale Hawerchuk, Mark Messier) Normand Rochefort 1 – 0:43
(Wayne Gretzky, Normand Rochefort) Doug Gilmour 2 – 3:48
(Mike Gartner, Wayne Gretzky) Paul Coffey 2 – 12:41


(Wayne Gretzky) Mario Lemieux 8 – 36:32

(Paul Coffey, Wayne Gretzky) Mario Lemieux 9 – pp – 50:14

(Larry Murphy, Wayne Gretzky) Mario Lemieux 10 – 90:07
Goals1:27 – Andrei Khomutov 3 (Viacheslav Bykov)


32:11 – pp – Viacheslav Fetisov 1 (Vladimir Krutov, Alexei Kasatonov)
34:17 – sh – Vladimir Krutov 7 (Sergei Makarov)

44:45 – Viacheslav Bykov 2 (Andrei Khomutov, Valeri Kamensky)

58:56 – Valeri Kamensky 6 (Viacheslav Bykov, Vasily Pervukhin)
16 minPenalties12 min
43Shots33
15 September 1987
20:00 EDT
 Canada6–5Soviet Union Copps Coliseum, Hamilton
Attendance: 17,026
Grant FuhrGoaliesSergei MylnikovReferee:
Canada Don Koharski



(Larry Murphy, Michel Goulet) Rick Tocchet – pp – 3 – 9:50
(Brent Sutter, Rick Tocchet) Brian Propp 2 – 15:23

(Mario Lemieux, Wayne Gretzky) Larry Murphy – pp – 1 – 29:30
(Doug Crossman, Dale Hawerchuk) Brent Sutter 1 – 31:06
(Brian Propp, Larry Murphy) Dale Hawerchuk 4 – 35:32

(Wayne Gretzky) Mario Lemieux 11 – 58:34
Goals0:26 – Sergei Makarov 7 (Vladimir Krutov)
7:04 – Alexei Gusarov 1
8:00 – Viacheslav Fetisov 2 (Sergei Makarov)


19:32 – Andrei Khomutov 4



52:21 – Alexander Semak 3 (Andrei Lomakin)
6 minPenalties10 min
46Shots23

Three closely fought 6–5 games decided the '87 Canada Cup.[1]

In Game 1, Canada erased a 4–1 second period deficit to send the game to overtime, only to lose on Alexander Semak's goal at 5:33 of the extra frame.

In Game 2, which is considered by some to be the greatest hockey game ever played,[1][4] Canada led 3–1 after one period, but this time it was the Soviets who came from behind to tie it 3–3 in the second. Canada scored twice more, each time Mario Lemieux assisted by Wayne Gretzky, but the Soviets replied each time. The tying goal was an end-to-end rush by Valeri Kamensky with 1:04 remaining in regulation time. After a scoreless period of overtime, which featured tremendous goaltending from Grant Fuhr, Gretzky and Lemieux hooked up for the third time of the evening at 10:07 of the second overtime. It was the fifth assist for Gretzky on the night and completed a hat trick for Lemieux.[1]

The Canadians got off to a slow start in the decisive third game. The Soviets scored three times in the first eight minutes to take a 3–0 lead. Canada's grinders took over after that (particularly Rick Tocchet, Brent Sutter, and Dale Hawerchuk), and pulled Canada into a 5–4 lead after two periods. The Soviets tied it back up in the third and the game looked like it would head to overtime again. But late in the third period, Canada coach Mike Keenan, who had been juggling lines all series, sent the trio of Gretzky, Lemieux and Hawerchuk out to play with a faceoff in Canada's end. After Hawerchuk won the faceoff, Gretzky, Lemieux and Larry Murphy rushed up the ice. 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. The Gretzky to Lemieux play is one of the most memorable plays in Canadian sports history.

Stat leaders[edit]

Points[edit]

Rk Player GP G A Pts PIM
1 Canada Wayne Gretzky 9 3 18 21 2
2 Canada Mario Lemieux 9 11 7 18 8
3 Soviet Union Sergei Makarov 9 7 8 15 8
4 Soviet Union Vladimir Krutov 9 7 7 14 4
5 Soviet Union Vyacheslav Bykov 9 2 7 9 4
6 Canada Ray Bourque 9 2 6 8 10
7 Soviet Union Valeri Kamensky 9 6 1 7 6
8 Soviet Union Andrei Khomutov 9 4 3 7 0
9 Soviet Union Viacheslav Fetisov 9 2 5 7 9
10 Soviet Union Anatoli Semenov 9 2 5 7 2

Goals[edit]

Rk Player GP G
1 Canada Mario Lemieux 9 11
2 Soviet Union Sergei Makarov 9 7
2 Soviet Union Vladimir Krutov 9 7
4 Soviet Union Valeri Kamensky 9 6
5 Czechoslovakia Dušan Pašek 6 4
6 Soviet Union Andrei Khomutov 9 4
7 Canada Dale Hawerchuk 9 4
8 Soviet Union Sergei Svetlov 6 3
9 Canada Rick Tocchet 7 3
10 Canada Wayne Gretzky 9 3

Assists[edit]

Rk Player GP A
1 Canada Wayne Gretzky 9 18
2 Soviet Union Sergei Makarov 9 8
3 Soviet Union Vladimir Krutov 9 7
3 Soviet Union Vyacheslav Bykov 9 7
3 Canada Mario Lemieux 9 7
6 Canada Larry Murphy 8 6
7 Canada Ray Bourque 9 6
7 Canada Mark Messier 9 6
9 Soviet Union Viacheslav Fetisov 9 5
10 Soviet Union Anatoli Semenov 9 5

PIM[edit]

Rk Player GP PIM
1 United States Chris Nilan 5 14
2 Czechoslovakia Drahomír Kadlec 3 12
3 United States Wayne Presley 5 12
3 Finland Mikko Mäkelä 5 12
5 Czechoslovakia Dušan Pašek 6 12

Goaltender wins[edit]

Rk Player GP Min GA GAA W L T SO
1 Canada Grant Fuhr 9 575 32 3.34 6 1 2 0
2 Soviet Union Sergei Mylnikov 6 365 18 2.96 5 1 0 1
3 Sweden Peter Lindmark 6 360 18 3.00 3 3 0 1
4 United States John Vanbiesbrouck 4 240 9 2.25 2 2 0 0
5 Czechoslovakia Dominik Hašek 6 360 20 3.33 2 3 1 0

Goaltender Save Percentage[edit]

Rk Player GP Shots GA Sv.%
1 United States John Vanbiesbrouck 4 116 9 .922
2 Czechoslovakia Dominik Hašek 6 189 20 .894
3 Soviet Union Sergei Mylnikov 6 170 18 .894
4 Canada Grant Fuhr 9 298 32 .893
5 Sweden Peter Lindmark 6 152 18 .882
  • minimum 120 minutes played

Goaltender Goals Against Average[edit]

Rk Player GP Mins GA GAA
1 United States John Vanbiesbrouck 4 240 9 2.25
2 Soviet Union Sergei Mylnikov 6 365 18 2.96
3 Sweden Peter Lindmark 6 360 18 3.00
4 Czechoslovakia Dominik Hašek 6 360 20 3.33
5 Canada Grant Fuhr 9 575 32 3.34
  • minimum 120 minutes played

All numbers in bold represent that was tournament best

Trophies and awards[edit]

Tournament champion[edit]

  • Canada

Tournament MVP[edit]

  • Wayne Gretzky, Canada

All-star team[edit]

  • Goaltender: Grant Fuhr, Canada
  • Defence: Ray Bourque, Canada; Viacheslav Fetisov, Soviet Union
  • Forwards: Wayne Gretzky, Canada; Mario Lemieux, Canada; Vladimir Krutov, Soviet Union

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Campbell, Ken (September 15, 2017). "Thirty years later, 1987 Canada Cup still represents the best hockey ever played". The Hockey News. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  2. ^ "The Canada Cup of Hockey Fact and Stat Book" (2005), (p. 114), By H. G. Anderson.
  3. ^ "Archives – Philly.com". articles.philly.com. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  4. ^ "The World Cup of Hockey – The History of the Canada Cup and World Cup of Hockey". October 5, 2012. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

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