Unfollow team canada 1987 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Wayne gretzky 1987 team canada nike throwback hockey. The 1987 canada cup was an international series in 1987. It would be the last time he went to battle with gretzky, messier, anderson and fuhr while still a member of the oilers, as he would be traded a couple of months after the canada cup ended to.
Below are the national team rosters for the 1987 canada cup ice hockey tournament. Worthy of mention is that the 1987 canada cup marked the last time that coffey was officially still a teammate of all of his edmonton oilers brethren. Mark messier s edmonton oilers won the stanley cup in 1987. Team canada forward mark messier celebrates a goal during. Offered here is messier s 1987 canada cup gamer, from the pretournament part of the historic series. Messier promptly brought the cup to his favorite ahem club, the forum inn. The finals took place in montreal on september 11 and hamilton, on september and september 15, and were won by team canada. Team canada stats, scoring leaders and demographics breakdown at canada cup in 1987. This original roster sheet is from the semi final game played at the montreal forum where canada defeated czechoslovakia by a score of 53 to earn a birth in the finals vs the soviet union. Mark messier 1987 team canada nike throwback hockey. It would be the last time he went to battle with gretzky, messier, anderson and fuhr while still a member of the oilers, as he would be traded a couple of months after the canada cup ended to pittsburgh. Canada cup 1987 gcrwrc was created by dogbreathcanada adopted by 911turbos on 162006.
Lost in the shadows of the 1972 summit series 40th anniversary is the fact that this september also marks the 25th anniversary of the 1987 canada cup. After the series, mark messier was awarded the conn smythe trophy as playoff mvp. The canada cup tournament of 1987 was one for the ages. This is a pricey dvd set, but the 87 canada cup is the gold standard for hockey fansthe most competitive and thrilling contest ever staged in the canada cup series. The canada cups so it should come as no surprise that when you think of mark messier s play in the canada cups, his leadership stands out first and foremost. He also took the trophy out in new york after winning. It was held the septmeber before the next olympiad, which would see calgary as winter host. The threegame final of the 1987 canada cup is widely regarded as the. Doug maclellanhockey hall of fame the series moved to hamilton, and team canada led 31 after the first period, but this time it was the soviets who fought back to tie the game at three in the. Canada lost the first game 65 and then took game 2 in double overtime, with wayne gretzky setting up mario lemieux for the winning goal in a 65 triumph. Canada s wayne gretzky, mark messier and brian propp celebrating after capturing the 1987 canada cup title with a series win over the soviet union. Why do canadian nhl teams never win the stanley cup. Mark messier and wayne gretzky of canada recieve the. Mar 4, 2018 team canada forward mark messier celebrates a goal during the 1987 canada cup.
Here, jeff marek remembers canada s triumph at the 1987 canada cup. Mark messier autographed jersey 1987 canada cup team canada steiner coa. Canada, claude lemieux 1 mario lemieux, kevin dineen 8. Mark messier is the most intimidating player in hockey today. Messier scored the cup winning goal in the seventh game. World cup hockey and olympic hockey pages on rauzulus street. Hockeygods strives to untie hockey fans from across the globe covering all types of hockey imaginable. The canadians were favoured and the czechs, swedes, americans and russians all looked formidable. Get the best deals on mark messier nhl in the game hockey trading cards when you shop. Cache is not at coordinates above, but is within 3.
Edmonton oilers team captain wayne gretzky, right, and. Gretzky and lemieux in their prime, supported by coffey, bourque, messier and a dozen other canadian stars faced arguably the greatest soviet side ever. In 1986, i was 16 years old and my mother passed away. Player birth country and age distributions, draft rounds of players in the 1987 tournament. Sep 3, 2019 edmonton oilers team captain wayne gretzky, right, and mark messier hold up the stanley cup trophy following the teams 63 win over the boston bruins in the stanley cup hockey finals in edmonton, alberta, canada, may 26, 1988. The 1987 labatt canada cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament held from august 28 to september 15, 1987. Same style jersey wayne gretzky wore during the 1987 canada cup tournament while playing for team canada jersey features. Legends of hockey spotlight team canada 1987 canada cup. Wayne gretzky mario lemieux highlights 1987 canada cup duration.
It was with the 48th overall selection in the 1979 nhl entry draft that the edmonton oilers struck gold by drafting one of the greatest leaders in sports history. Eight oilers were selected to compete for canada at the 1984 canada cup. Mark messier nhl legend and 6 time stanley cup winner. Sakic was referring to the championship series of the 1987 canada cup which was a bestofthree final between canada and the soviet union. Although he was still under contract to edmonton, messier joined teammate paul coffey in announcing after the canada cup that they would not report to training camp until the final two years of their. Manufactured by nike 100% polyester heavyweight double knit fabric double layer shoulders reinforced stitching on shoulder and armhole seams nike swoosh logo embroidered on upper back made in canada.
Canada cup 1987 scoring leaders and demographics breakdown. T he threegame final of the 1987 canada cup is widely regarded as the greatest hockey series. Team canada s victory at the 2004 world cup of hockey. Hes the only player in nhl history to captain two different professional teams to championships. As the torrent of water dried up for the first time in thousands of years, it revealed a horrific sight. The finals took place in montreal on september 11, 1987, and hamilton, ontario, on september and september 15, 1987, and were won by team canada the final threegame series of this tournament between canada and the ussr is considered by many to be the best exhibition of hockey in history. Canada, dale hawerchuk 1 mark messier, raymond bourque 17. Mark messier autographed jersey 1987 canada cup team. Along with his six stanley cups, messier has also represented his country at three canada cup tournaments 1984, 1987 and 1991, one world championship. The craziest places the stanley cup has visited cbs news. On the international stage the moose represented team canada in 3 canada cups and the world cup of hockey. At the 1987 nhl trade deadline, the oilers acquired kent nilsson in exchange for a. And the sheer talent and intensity on the ice ensured that the 87 canada cup was hockey at its best.
Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf. Gcrwrc canada cup 1987 unknown cache in british columbia. Mark messier nhl in the game hockey trading cards for sale. Czechoslovakia, peter vlk 1 miloslav horava, drahomir kadlec 15. After a disappointing year in the wha that saw messier score only 1 goal. The 87 canada cup was hockey at its best sportsnet. The 1987 canada cup was an international hockey tournament which ran from aug.
With the victory, the franchises first in 54 years, messier became the first player to captain two different teams to stanley cup titles. The 1987 labatt canada cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament held. Canada cup chronology back to pro classics select a topic site map accessible customer service plan admission rates audiovideo vault corporate information did you know. Gretzky at that time, brent sutter and mark messier were probably the two best. Same jersey mark messier and canada wore during the 1987 canada cup. In what many still feel to be the best series of games ever played on a sheet of ice, team canada and the soviet union squared off at the montreal forum, in game one of this classic series. Edmonton september 11, 2012 today marks the 25th anniversary of the 1987 canada cup final.
Mark messier did it all in a career that spanned 25 nhl seasons over four decades. Scott morrison mike keenan unified the 1987 canada cup team in a very unusual way. Doug maclellanhhof legends of hockey gallery pro classics, 016. This stunning white airknit gamer by ccm was worn by mark messier during the 1987 canada cup pretournament. The three time canada cup champion was instrumental in both the 1984 and 1987 canadian victories. Dale hawerchuk, mark messier, mike gartner, glenn anderson, kevin dineen, michel goulet, brent sutter, rick tocchet. Dale hawerchuk, claude lemieux, mario lemieux, mark messier, brian propp.
The soviets with the vaunted klm line krutov, larionov and makarov, with fetisov and kasatonov on defense vs. The entire experience was really overwhelming, wayne gretzky told in an interview last week. It was a best of 3 series between the greatest canadian team ever. World hockey main page mens world hockey championship past winners olympic games past hockey champions world junior tournament winners world cup of hockey canada cup 1976 canada cup recap 1981 canada cup recap. Its a regular size geocache, with difficulty of 3, terrain of 2.
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