Dale Hawerchuk beat Hasek to get Canada back in the game. Sharks. 1987 : 4th; 1991 : 8th; 1995 . native dominated from the blue-line, tying Bryan McCabes Canadian record for points by a defenceman in one year (12). Both Canada and the Soviet Union won 6-5 games in overtime to get to this point. The 1987 Labatt Canada Cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament held from August 28 to September 15, 1987. One year after making his NHL debut, Bergeron joined Team Canada at the 2005 World Juniors because of the NHL lockout. The teams had 12 representatives on the roster and the team was coached by the Oilers coaching staff. Game two of this series is considered by some the greatest hockey game ever played. Tocchets Flyers teammate,Brian Propp, scored with just over five minutes left in the first period to cut the deficit to one goal. Canada went on to win the tournament over the USA. muscle injury, the Stars announced in July. He is coming off a gold-medal The team was a non-factor and failed to make it out of the round robin. Canadian forwards, with zero penalty minutes, playing minutes in every situation for head coach Dave Cameron. Mario Lemieux would score two more quick goals to give Canada a 3-2 lead. Just over two minutes after the Soviets tied the game, Mario Lemieux restored Canadas lead, 4-3, heading into the third. While it was said as a joke, Duchene got the message loud and clear. The 1987 Labatt Canada Cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament held from August 28 to September 15, 1987. There was a lot expected from the duo and they did not disappoint. Three defencemen Brent Burns (Barrie, Ont./San Jose, NHL), Jake Muzzin (Woodstock, Ont./Los Angeles, NHL), and Alex Pietrangelo (King City, Ont./St. That was the best hockey, ever.. Canada, for the only time ever, was able to produce a lineup with both Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux. came in the gold medal game; his goal give Canada a 2-0 lead in a game it eventually won 3-2 in overtime. Sakic was referring to the championship series of the 1987 Canada Cup which was a best-of-three final between Canada and the Soviet Union. The 17-year-old had three assists in a tournament-opening win over the host Czechs, and chipped in a goal and two assists the rest of the way had a pair of goals and assists as the team went undefeated in Geneva, Switzerland, capped off with a 2-0 shutout of the U.S. in the gold medal game for 2008 WJC 7GP 4G 2A 6P (gold medal). Because the Olympics and World Cup were amateur tournaments, North America, notably Canada, could not send their professionals playing in the NHL or WHA. The series would show just how closely matched the teams were. Quinn, for one, is glad to see that Russia has shed itself of the tag as a pushover. For more information on World Cup of Hockey 2016, visit WCH2016.com. However, South Africa put up a tough challenge to the Canadian team. Eliminating the red line opened the game up and put more emphasis on speed. personality away from the rink. (Cranbrook, B.C. [Thorntons] a few years older than I am The Czechoslovakian team was led by a young netminder named Dominik Hasek. 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 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 The Stanley His professional experience paid Sakic was attending his first NHL camp with the Quebec Nordiques 17 years ago when Lemieux 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 2022 WJAC: Day 4 Wednesday, December 14. After Hawerchuk won the faceoff, Gretzky, Lemieux and Larry Murphy rushed up the ice. to believe and be confident in your abilities, and be willing to do what it takes to win and make the sacrifices. Tickets will be available to the general public starting on June 9, and range from $35 to $175, with proceeds going back to supporting the development of All tournament games will be played But with just over seven minutes remaining, the Soviets tied the game up through Alexander Semak. MILLER 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 I'd love to know. and we want to keep getting better and get ready for the quarter-final game, says Sakic. It was a lot of fun, says Lemieux, who is Canadas captain in this He also won a gold medal at the 2009 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka tournament, and was part of Ontarios medal in 2007; the 2015 Hart Trophy and Vezina Trophy winner opened the tournament with a shutout and never slowed down, leading the WJC in goals-against Additional details on those activities and on It was the only time this would happen at a Canada Cup. The future first-overall pick finally won a medal with Team Canada in his third go-round after finishing off the podium at the summer U18 tournament and the Stanley Cup, World Junior gold, World Championship gold, or even the last World Cup these players have been there and know what it takes to be Then, about halfway through the second period, Canada had a breakthrough. During the tournament, representatives from participating nations met to . 1987 Pan American Games (Rosters) From BR Bullpen. Juniors in Buffalo, contributing three points in seven games to help Canada to a silver medal. Two minutes later, Vladimir Krutov scored shorthanded to tie the game at three. OReilly will join Team Canada for Wednesdays Viacheslav Fetisov scored a minute later to give the Soviets a 3-0 lead eight minutes in. The training camp will culminate in a 2004 team that took home silver at the World Juniors in Finland. experiences memorable. A three-game series pitting the Soviet Union against Canada. Team Canada: 4 3 1 12:12 6:2 3. For Czechoslovakia, Finland and Sweden, see 1987 Canada Cup#Rosters . The defenceman is one of only seven players to play for Canadas National Junior Team at three World Juniors and is tied with three others for most I stay on top of my fitness. For me it is right at the top with the Stanley Cups obviously, says Lemieux. La nazionale di hockey su ghiaccio maschile del Canada controllata da Hockey Canada, la federazione canadese di hockey su ghiaccio, ed la selezione che rappresenta il paese nelle competizioni internazionali di questo sport. The 1981 Canada Cup saw the Soviets looking to re-establish themselves at the top of the hockey world. In the opening game of the round robin, Canada had to settle for a 4-4 tie against Czechoslovakia. expectations that come with wearing red and white. NHL News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors. Thornton was a member of the last Canada came out flat in the first period andSergei Makarov scored 26 seconds into the game. says: players come to camp and roles sort themselves out. Although only 20 at the time and the youngest member of the team Bouwmeester came with years of international experience. With communism gone, so was the us versus them mentality. On a late power play, Canada did everything but score, including hitting a post. The United States and Soviet Union teams complained about the neutrality of the officiating in the tournament. Toews led Canada in scoring in Sweden with seven points in six games en route to gold, and that doesnt include his biggest contribution three goals in The series produced such exceptional hockey and drama, and the demand for more best on best exhibitions grew. Team Canada Roster @ Ice Hockey World Championships 1987 GOALIES Name Pos Age Birthdate Birthplace HT WT SC Sean Burke G 20 1967-01-29 Windsor, Ontario 6'4" 212 L Bob Froese G 28 1958-06-30 St. Catharines, Ontario 5'11" 176 L DEFENSEMEN Name Pos Age Birthdate Birthplace HT WT SC Larry Murphy D 26 1961-03-08 Scarborough, Ontario 6'2" 209 R Wayne Gretzky setting up Mario Lemieux for the winning goal in a 6-5 triumph. More than 160 years later, Colorado remains home to a large collection of gold although now it all belongs to Matt Duchene. Benn was among the first 16 players selected to Canadas World Cup of Hockey roster in March 2016, and has been recovering from surgery to repair a core 2007 WJC 6GP 4G 3A 7P (gold medal). They have certainly developed really highly skilled guys and they have a they have high standards. And the sheer talent and intensity on the ice ensured that the '87 Canada Cup was hockey at its best. Played in the midst of the Cold War, there was a definite sense of urgency and hatred between the teams. International Ice Hockey Federation. 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 rolled around he had played in three World Juniors and two IIHF World Championships. 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. Data tables and visualizations available under, Official Guide & Record Books of the Finnish Ice Hockey Federation. to their name; Brad Marchand, John Tavares and Jonathan Toews lead the way with two apiece. hes the oldest and Im the second oldest. All numbers in bold represent that was tournament high. Early in the third, Grant Fuhr made a sprawling save to keep the deficit at two. BRAD MARCHAND The tournament also introduced the hockey world to the Peter Stastny and Marian Stastny. It has changed. international debut as a forward on Canadas National Junior Team. 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. JAY BOUWMEESTER The Canadians got off to a slow start in the decisive third game. representing more than 15 countries. Canada, for the only time ever, was able to produce a lineup with both Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux. There was also Super Series 76, which saw teams from the Soviet Championship league tour North America and play exhibition games against NHL teams. career. Canada came with a team made up primarily of players from the Edmonton Oilers and New York Islanders. under the microscope in Russia, displaying his rare combination of speed and skill. T he three-game final of the 1987 Canada Cup is widely regarded as the greatest hockey. In the final game of the round robin, the two teams played to a 3-3 tie. The U.S. and Sweden won to conclude the preliminary round. He had an assist in wins over Denmark on New Years Eve and the United States in the semifinals. And while the Americans matured into a hockey power, the Russians stumbled along, victims of Thats just the way it goes., Were the last standing guys, says Thornton, laughing. I have so much respect 2013 WJC 6GP 2G 2A 4P Sept. 5. considering his tour of duty in the NHL and with Team Canada on the international stage. World Cup of Hockey 2016 is a joint effort of the National Hockey League and National Hockey League Players Association, in cooperation with the The World Cup of Hockey returns in September 2016 in Toronto, where eight teams, comprised of the world's best hockey players, will compete for a 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 The 1972 Summit Series between Canada and the Soviet Union produced some exceptional hockey. But the 23 players selected for Team North America arent without their own impressive international accomplishments; 20 played at the World Juniors, The Roster Announcement Harry Sinden announced the initial roster of 35 players during a press conference at Toronto 's Sutton Place Hotel. It was the same story in 2004. The 1987 World Women's Hockey Tournament was held April 21-April 26, 1987 in North York in Canada. After the success of the Summit Series and Super Series, the demand for a best on best tournament was at an all-time high. here in the 2004 World Cup. While it began in 1972, it was at its all-time best in 1987. The head coach of that 1997 team? It was the first true, best on best tournament in the world. Ivan Hlinka tournament, and captained Ontario to a gold medal at the 2008 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. The 1987 Canada Cup has a lasting legacy. projected to play on Team Canada, said Doug Armstrong, general manager for Team Canada. World Championships. The original article was at 1987 Canada Cup rosters. Near the end of the 1850s, thousands of prospectors made their way to the Southern Rocky Mountains, part of present-day Colorado, in search of a round out Team Canadas World Cup of Hockey management group. Hes been in the cross-hairs of the go-to players since he was playing Midget and even before that, says Doug Armstrong, Canadas general manager at In addition to the pre-tournament game and training camp, Hockey Canada has announced it will host a series of hockey Below are the rosters for the 1987 Pan American Games. well as Claude Giroux (Hearst, Ont./Philadelphia, NHL) and Joe Thornton (St. Thomas, Ont./San Jose, NHL). A three-time Stanley Cup champion, Keith has won Olympic gold for Canada in both 2010 and 2014, and earned silver at the 2008 IIHF World Championship. Like Sakic, Lemieux has had a highlight-filled career, including Stanley Cup triumphs, NHL scoring titles and a gold medal from the 2002 Winter Olympics. I wasn't born yet, but just looking at that roster that's 3/4 Hall of Famers, it looks like the most dominant team Canada ever iced. The Soviet Union would send their amateur athletes to these competitions and dominated them. The Soviets tied it back up in the third and the game looked like it would head to overtime again. For someone who is too young to remember: what were the line combos for team Canada at the 1987 Canada Cup? to finish second in team scoring as the Canadians won a fourth gold in a row with an overtime win over Sweden. 2005 WJC 6GP 6G 3A 9P (gold medal). the win over the United States has people cautioning not to write them off. goals in five games en route to bronze, Canadas 14th consecutive medal at the World Juniors. "[3], The tournament also 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 Russians came into the tournament pegged as the weak team in the North American pool but 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. 1 after the Americans beat Canada in the final of the 1996 World Cup of Hockey. He was a point-per-game player last season, his 82 points (19 goals, Team win the 2012 Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland. The goal came from a terrible Canadian giveaway in their own zone. against Slovakia on Sunday. First, he broke up a two on one rush by the Soviets, then led the rush to eventually assist on Mike Bossys game-winner. 1237-425-132. [The key to success] is you have Sakic The first Canada Cup established a new era in international hockey. Bouwmeester and Thornton are the elder statesmen now, if you will, but in a room full of leaders 13 players presently wear letters with their NHL clubs clearly a had to wait until 2002 to extract revenge, beating the United States 5-2 on home soil for the gold medal at Its just take care of your body and itll take care of you. successful. 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. Giroux tied for second in team scoring in Pardubice and Liberec, with his best offensive outing a goal and two assists coming in a loss to Sweden in 2013 WJC 7GP 3G 3A 6P (gold medal), JACOB TROUBA Creative Commons Attribution + Noncommercial. The team's roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics Qualifier. If you watched those games [from 2004] and then the games in this tournament, thered be a pretty noticeable difference, says Bouwmeester, now 32. ET in Pittsburgh before heading to Toronto. The reason Sakic was asked about the 87 Canada Cup is for the fact that Canada and Russia HC Davos: 4 1 3 14:20 2:6 4. consecutive medal streak at the World Juniors ended at 14. what they expect from me, says Thornton. Cup is very special and you always dream about winning a Stanley Cup but the 87 Canada Cup was special. Memorial of Ivan Hlinka tournament. The opportunity to represent your country is something that is not lost on these players. general manager for Team Canada at the World Cup of Hockey. Still, the 1987 Canada Cup was the apex of international hockey and the height of the Canada-Soviet rivalry. The goal revitalized the crowd and team. respect for them. The duo accounted for 29% of Canadas offence during the tournament. 2008 WJC 7GP 1G 5A 6P (gold medal). JOHN TAVARES The game required double overtime. Czechoslovakia jumped out to an early 2-0 lead. line with Lemieux and Jarome Iginla here in the World Cup. Canada would dominate the first game 6-0. to experience it with him again. But Duchene says its not a one-way street. Viacheslav Fetisov and Alexei Kasatonov were on defence. We were joking about that all of a sudden were the old guys. 1987 canada cup - 25 years later The 1987 Canada Cup was an international hockey tournament which ran from Aug. 28 to Sept. 15 and involved teams from Canada, the Soviet Union, the United States . The Soviets scored four unanswered goals from Kasatonov, Krutov, Makarov and the emerging Valeri Kamensky to take a 4-1 second-period lead. Serdachny was the overtime hero to keep Canada alive in the series. Mario Lemieux had a chance to put Canada up again, but Soviet goaltender Sergei Mylnikov made a great glove save. Outfielders: Owen Caissie (Cubs), Denzel Clarke (A's), Tyler O'Neill (Cardinals), Jacob Robson The finals took place in Montreal on September 11 and Hamilton, on September 13 and September 15, and were won by Team Canada. Wayne Gretzky, Ray Bourque, Paul Reinhart and Craig Hartsburg were all under 22 years old and going to be relied upon. was referring to the championship series of the 1987 Canada Cup which was a best-of-three final between Canada looked to be on their way to tying the series, butValeri Kamensky tied the game up with 1:04 remaining. Plenty of highlights remain Obviously winning it was a pretty exciting time, says Thornton high among them meeting and competing with heroes like The Soviets scored three times in the first eight minutes to take a 30 lead. It has been updated to reflect the full Team North 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. program in an attempt to play for Canada. at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, home of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The first Canada Cup took place in 1976. The mystery surrounding Russian hockey was gone. These are three leaders who have demonstrated their ability to win at all levels, and we are looking to them to bring that experience, and their Team Canada: Standings. Team Canada International Team Facts . Campbell finished with 32 saves, but Canada was edged in Kamloops. ), as president and CEO of Hockey Canada, and Scott Smith (Bathurst, N.B. Kamensky made a great individual rush to force overtime and might have been the goal of the tournament. To be around so many great people and to have had the chance to be along for the ride so many times just made it that much more exciting to have the I think rivalries heat up and cool down and there is no question in the last little bit 2014 WJC 7GP 3G 6A 9P. Mike Bossy, Brian Trottier, Clarke Gillies and Butch Goring joined Potvin on Team Canada. Canada lost the first game 6-5 and then took Game 2 in double overtime, with Wayne Gretzky setting up Mario Lemieux for the winning goal in a 6-5 triumph. Jays experience with what it takes to be successful in these short tournaments cant be undervalued.. Vince Levacalier, Martin St. Louis, Brad Richards to name a few, about taking their game to the next level 2008 WJC 7GP 2G 4A 6P (gold medal). It was the fifth assist for Gretzky on the night and completed a hat trick for Lemieux.[1]. Weve talked about it and we both have fond memories of back then.. A country in northern North America, the second largest country in the world; pop. Reinhart), earning a place on the media all-star team and helping Canada end a seven-year gold medal drought. 1986-1987 : International : 70 : 40 : 37 : 77 : 1.10 : 27 : Show More . 2004 WJC 6GP 3G 3A 6P (silver medal) . The 1987 Canada Cup was an international series in 1987. and Team USA will compete in the championship. In 1976, the top two teams played in a best of three finals to determine the champion. JONATHAN DROUIN The Miracle on Ice,Peter Forsbergs shootout goal at the 1994 Olympics, orSidney Crosbys golden goal at the 2010 Olympics. So when the 1996 World Cup of Hockey rolled around, much of the animosity was gone. The first day you walk in [the locker room] and see that logo in your stall, its extremely special For the first time ever in a Canada Cup, there would be a winner take all Game three in the final. native has brought home the big prize. The tournament was a round robin. Crosby, 29, has won the Stanley Cup twice since becoming captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins prior to the 2007-08 season. 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 In overtime, Paul Coffey gave Canadian hockey fans a great memory. Mario Lemieux, Joe Sakic and Martin Brodeur. Canada needed to solve Hasek again in the semifinal. 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. Unfortunately for Canadian hockey fans, this was the only time Gretzky and Lemieux played for Canada together. Doug Gilmourthenrestored the Canadian lead. 2005 WJC 6GP 0G 0A 0P (gold medal). They have a lot of ), Hockey Canadas vice-president of hockey operations and national teams. average, save percentage, and shutouts, and turning away the U.S. in a semifinal shootout thriller. Canada scored twice more, each time Mario Lemieux assisted by Wayne Gretzky, but the Soviets replied each time. This time The World Cup of Hockey 2016 is a joint effort of the National Hockey League and National Hockey League Players Association, in cooperation with the World Hockey Main Page RYAN GETZLAF Canada Coaches Players United States Coaches Players USSR Coaches Players This page uses content from Wikipedia. buried a wrist shot in the upper left corner of the Soviet net. This was the first major world tournament for the Women's game, and was the first unofficial tournament before the IIHF launched their world championship in 1990. changes and the way the Russians are playing now, we had better be ready to go.. The men's team, women's team and the junior team are included. the World Cup. America and the potential of the Canadians on the latter playing Canada at some point. I The Soviets were in danger of running away with the game, similar to what happened in 1981. The U.S. won gold, Canada East got silver and Sweden took bronze. In coming together with new teammates and a new coaching staff for a short-term, high-stakes competition like the World Cup. JACK EICHEL That seemed to ignite team Canada. This team is as individually as strong through their lineup as anyone I can remember, 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 The Canadians are 2-0 and a win would clinch top spot in the North American pool. Then a best of three final would determine the champion. 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. everybody is surprised. Burns has twice been named Best Defenceman at the IIHF World Championship, in 2008 and 2015. 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. Hes a proven winner for Team Canada and someone I had the privilege to get to know a little bit over the years, Armstrong says. someone who has a very good balance on and off the ice and he turns it up when necessary.. The game also produced one of the most underrated moments in Canadian Hockey. Doughty not only took home a gold medal from the Czech Republic at the 2008 World Juniors, but a pair of individual honours as well. know that I could just go out there, be me, and play my game.. Gretzky led the first five men's tournaments he played in scoring and Lemieux scored a Canada Cup / World Cup-record 11 goals in 1987. For more information on the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, visit www.wch2016.com. 2015 WJC 5GP 1G 3A 4P, JOHNNY GAUDREAU forced Chris Pronger out and brought Bouwmeester in. Of the group, 16 are World Juniors alumni, and 14 of them have a gold medal The score stayed the stayed the same well into the third period. While he puts in the work for Team Canada, Team Canada has put in the work to make his international Canada would face Czechoslovakia, the only team to beat Canada in the round robin, in the inaugural final.