Canada Cup (ice hockey)
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Following the exciting 1972 Summit Series between Canada and the Soviet Union, interest in a world professional ice hockey championship increased substantially. The Canada Cup would bring together the top hockey-playing countries in the world.
It was held in 1976, 1981, 1984, 1987 and 1991. It featured competition between national teams of Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, the Soviet Union, Sweden, the United States, and (in 1984 only, taking the place of Finland) West Germany. All the tournaments were won by Canada except the 1981 tournament, which was won by the Soviet Union. The 1987 event is often called one of the most spectacular in hockey history.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 |
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In 1996, the Canada Cup was replaced by the World Cup of Hockey.
Trivia
- Alan Eagleson came up with the idea for the Canada Cup in 1966 after watching the FIFA World Cup final on tv. He said to himself, "if they can do a World Cup for soccer then why not a World Cup for hockey as well?"
- Every player from the USSR's 1984 Canada Cup team was a left-handed shooter.
See also
- International Ice Hockey Federation
- National Hockey League
- World Professional Hockey Championships
- Ice Hockey World Championships
External Links
- [Canada Versus the Soviet Union] The heyday of the battle for world hockey supremacy (1972-1987)
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