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The 1987 Canada Cup was a Professional Ice Hockey World Championships series in 1987. The finals took place in Montreal on September 11 , 1987 and Hamilton, Ontario on September 13 , and September 15 1987 and were won by Team Canada . The tournament is considered by many to be the best exhibition of hockey in history, with the greatest players in the world playing very exciting hockey. ROSTERS Canada Forwards and Defense: Glenn Anderson , Dale Hawerchuk , Mark Messier , Mike Gartner , 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 Forwards and Defense: Petr Rosol , Igor Liba , Jan Jasko , Jiri Kucera , Jiri Dolezal , Vladimir Ruzicka , Ladislav Lubina , David Volek , Petr Vlk , Dusan Pasek , Jiri Sejba , Jiri Hrdina , Rostislav Vlach , Miloslav Horava , Drahomir Kadlec , Ludek Cajka , Bedrich Scerban , Jaroslav Benák , Antonin Stavjana , Mojmir Bozik Goaltenders: Petr Briza , Dominik Hasek , Jaromir Sindel Coaches: Dr. Ján Starsi , Frantisek Pospisil Finland Forwards and Defense: Timo Blomqvist , Jari Gronstrand , Matti Hagman , Raimo Helminen , Iiro Jarvi , Timo Jutila , Jari Kurri , Markku Kyllonen , Mikko Makela , 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 Forwards and Defense: Tommy Albelin , Mikael Andersson , Peter Andersson , Jonas Bergqvist , Anders Carlsson , Thom Eklund , Anders Eldebrink , Peter Eriksson , Bengt-Ake Gustafsson , Tomas Jonsson , Lars Karlsson , Mats Naslund , Kent Nilsson , Lars-Gunnar Pettersson , Magnus Roupe , Thomas Rundqvist , Tommy Samuelsson , Hakan Sodergren , Peter Sundstorm , Mikael Thelven Goaltenders: Anders Bergman , Ake Lilljebjorn , Peter Lindmark Coaches: Tommy Sandlin , Curt Lindstrom , Ingvar Carlsten USA Forwards and Defense: 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 Wood USSR Forwards and Defense: Vyacheslav Fetisov , Alexei Gusarov , Igor Stelnov , Vasily Pervukhin , Mikhail Tatarinov , Alexei Kasatonov , Sergei Starikov , Anatoly Fedotov , Igor Kravchuk , Andrei Chistiakov , Yuri Khmylev , Vladimir Krutov , Andrei Lomakin , Igor Larionov , Valeri Kamensky , Andrei Khomutov , Sergei Svetlov , Alexander Semak , Sergei Karin , Sergei Nemchinov , Sergei Makarov , Vyacheslav Bykov , Gerhan Volgin , Anatoly Semenov , Mikhail Krvetz Goaltenders: Vitali Samoilov , Sergei Mylnikov , Evgeny Belosheikin Coaches: Viktor Tikhonov , Igor Dmitriev (ice-hockey Coach) ROUND ROBIN STANDINGS GAME SCORES Round-Robin
Semi-finals
Final (best of 3)
Three thrilling 6-5 games decided the '87 Canada Cup. After the Soviets won Game 1, Gretzky's 5th assist set up Mario Lemieux's Hat Trick goal, which ended Game 2 in double overtime, as Canada evened the series. Game 2 is considered one of the finest hockey games ever played. With time running out in regulation in Game 3, and after coming back from a 3-0 deficit, Team Canada coach Mike Keenan sent the Gretzky/Lemieux/Hawerchuk line out to play, with a faceoff in Canada's end. The rest is history as Gretzky, Lemieux and Larry Murphy would rush down the ice, with Gretzky skating on left wing, setting up Lemieux's point blank game-winner in the slot with 1:26 left in the game. The Gretzky to Lemieux play is one of the most memorable plays in hockey history. STAT LEADERS Points Goals Assists PIM Goaltender Wins Goaltender Save Percentage
Goaltender Goals Against Average
''All numbers in bold represent that was tournament high'' TROPHIES AND AWARDS Tournament Champion Tournament MVP
All-star team
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