1984 Canada Cup

1984 Canada Cup
Tournament details
Host country  Canada
Dates September 1–18, 1984
Teams 6
Venue(s) 7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions   Canada (2nd title)
Runner-up   Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played 19
Goals scored 138 (7.26 per match)
Attendance 156,646 (8,245 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Canada Wayne Gretzky (12 pts)
MVP Canada John Tonelli
← 1981
1987 →

The 1984 Labatt Canada Cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament played during the first three weeks of September 1984. The best-of-three final took place between Canada and Sweden, with Canada winning two games to nil. Canadian forward John Tonelli was named the tournament's most valuable player.

This was the only Canada Cup to feature a team from West Germany, who managed a single point in five games based on a 4-4 tie with Czechoslovakia. This was also the only point for the Czechoslovaks, whose lineup had been somewhat weakened by defections, one of whom, Czechoslovak star Peter Šťastný, played for Team Canada in this event. The Canadian team was a disappointing 2-2-1 in the round-robin. There was inner turmoil on the roster, which was dominated by players by two NHL powerhouses, the Edmonton Oilers and the New York Islanders—these two teams had faced off in the past two Stanley Cup Finals, and there were bitter feuds between players that had to be overcome. In one semifinal, fourth place Canada faced first-place USSR, who were a perfect 5-0 in the round-robin. Canada dominated the first two periods, but managed only a 1-0 lead due to spectacular goaltending from Vladimir Myshkin. The Soviets scored twice in the third to take the lead, but defenceman Doug Wilson tied the game late in regulation. In overtime, Myshkin continued his brilliant play. The Soviets got a two-on one against the flow of the play, but were thwarted by a brilliant poke-check by Paul Coffey, who was normally an offensive defenceman. Later on that play, Coffey's point shot was deflected in front of the net by Mike Bossy for the winning goal. In the other semi-final, Sweden scored on its first four shots on goal and cruised to a stunning 9-2 victory over the United States. The Americans had beaten Sweden 7-1 in the round robin and had looked very impressive prior to collapsing in this game.

Canada won Game 1 of the final 5-2. In Game 2, they built up a commanding 5-0 lead in the first period before Sweden mounted a comeback that fell just short. The final score was 6-5.

Teams

Further information: 1984 Canada Cup rosters

As in 1981 and 1976 there were six competing teams. The West German national ice hockey team replaced Finland thanks to its fifth-place finish at the 1983 World Ice Hockey Championships.

Round robin standings

Team GP W L T GF GA DIF PTS
 Soviet Union 5500227+1510
 United States 53112113+87
 Sweden 53201516–16
 Canada 52212318+55
 Czechoslovakia 50411021–111
 West Germany 50411329–161

Game scores

Round-robin

September 1, 1984United States 7–1
( 2–0, 2–1, 3–0 )		 SwedenHalifax Metro Centre
Attendance: 6,858
September 1, 1984Canada 7–2
( 3–0, 2–1, 2–1 )		 West GermanyMontreal Forum
Attendance: 9,975
September 2, 1984Soviet Union 3–0
( 0–0, 1–0, 2–0 )		 CzechoslovakiaMontreal Forum
Attendance: 7,332
September 3, 1984Canada 4–4
( 2–1, 2–1, 0–2 )		 United StatesMontreal Forum
Attendance: 10,563
September 4, 1984Soviet Union 3–2
( 1–0, 1–1, 1–1 )		 SwedenOlympic Saddledome, Calgary
Attendance: 5,759
September 4, 1984Czechoslovakia 4–4
( 0–3, 3–1, 1–0 )		 West GermanyLondon Gardens
Attendance: 2,982
September 6, 1984Sweden 4–2
( 1–1, 2–0, 1–1 )		 CanadaPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 9,456
September 6, 1984Soviet Union 8–1
( 0–0, 3–0, 5–1 )		 West GermanyNorthlands Coliseum, Edmonton
Attendance: 2,500
September 6, 1984United States 3–2
( 1–1, 2–0, 0–1 )		 CzechoslovakiaBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
Attendance: 12,352
September 8, 1984Canada 7–2
( 4–0, 2–1, 1–1 )		 CzechoslovakiaOlympic Saddledome, Calgary
Attendance: 11,881
September 8, 1984Soviet Union 2–1
( 1–0, 1–1, 0–0 )		 United StatesNorthlands Coliseum, Edmonton
Attendance: 5,513
September 8, 1984Sweden 4–2
( 1–0, 1–2, 2–0 )		 West GermanyOlympic Saddledome, Calgary
Attendance: 6,717
September 10, 1984Soviet Union 6–3
( 2–2, 2–0, 2–1 )		 CanadaNorthlands Coliseum, Edmonton
Attendance: 12,383
September 10, 1984United States 6–4
( 2–2, 2–0, 2–2 )		 West GermanyOlympic Saddledome, Calgary
Attendance: 4,985
September 10, 1984Sweden 4–2
( 0–2, 2–0, 2–0 )		 CzechoslovakiaPacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 2,438

Semi-finals

September 12, 1984Sweden 9–2
( 4–0, 2–0, 3–2 )		 United StatesNorthlands Coliseum, Edmonton
Attendance: 5,230
September 13, 1984Canada 3–2
( 0–0, 1–0, 1–2, 1–0 )		 Soviet UnionOlympic Saddledome, Calgary
Attendance: 13,307

Final

September 16, 1984Canada 5–2
( 2–1, 1–0, 2–1 )		 SwedenOlympic Saddledome, Calgary
Attendance: 15,966
September 18, 1984Canada 6–5
( 5–1, 1–3, 0–1 )		 SwedenNorthlands Coliseum, Edmonton
Attendance: 10,449

Statistical leaders

Scoring

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky  Canada 8 5 7 12 2
Goulet, MichelMichel Goulet  Canada 8 5 6 11 0
Coffey, PaulPaul Coffey  Canada 8 3 8 11 4
Nilsson, KentKent Nilsson  Sweden 8 3 8 11 4
Loob, HåkanHåkan Loob  Sweden 8 6 4 10 2
Bossy, MikeMike Bossy  Canada 8 5 4 9 2
Tonelli, JohnJohn Tonelli  Canada 8 3 6 9 2
Steen, ThomasThomas Steen  Sweden 8 7 1 8 4
Middleton, RickRick Middleton  Canada 7 4 4 8 0
Krutov, VladimirVladimir Krutov  Soviet Union 6 3 5 8 4

Goaltending

Player Team GP Min W L T SO SV% GAA
Myshkin, VladimirVladimir Myshkin  Soviet Union 4 252 3 1 0 1 .940 1.43
Tyzhnykh, AlexanderAlexander Tyzhnykh  Soviet Union 2 120 2 0 0 0 .852 2.00
Lindmark, PeterPeter Lindmark  Sweden 7 412 3 4 0 0 .889 2.76
Fuhr, GrantGrant Fuhr  Canada 2 120 1 0 1 0 .878 3.00
Lemelin, RejeanRejean Lemelin  Canada 3 138 1 1 0 0 .848 3.04
Minimum 120 minutes played

Awards

Recipient Team
Most Valuable Player
John Tonelli  Canada
All-Star team
G – Vladimir Myshkin  Soviet Union
D – Paul Coffey  Canada
D – Rod Langway  United States
F – Wayne Gretzky  Canada
F – John Tonelli  Canada
F – Sergei Makarov  Soviet Union

See also

References

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