1984 Canada Cup

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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 Gold medal blank.svg  Canada (2nd title)
Runner-up Silver medal blank.svg  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

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 Stastny, 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 defenseman 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 defenseman. 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 USA. 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

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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 5 5 0 0 22 7 +15 10
 United States 5 3 1 1 21 13 +8 7
 Sweden 5 3 2 0 15 16 –1 6
 Canada 5 2 2 1 23 18 +5 5
 Czechoslovakia 5 0 4 1 10 21 –11 1
 West Germany 5 0 4 1 13 29 –16 1

Game scores

Round-robin

September 1, 1984 United States  7–1
( 2–0, 2–1, 3–0 )		  Sweden Halifax Metro Centre
Attendance: 6,858
September 1, 1984 Canada  7–2
( 2–0, 2–1, 2–1 )		  West Germany Montreal Forum
Attendance: 9,975
September 2, 1984 Soviet Union  3–0
( 0–0, 1–0, 2–0 )		  Czechoslovakia Montreal Forum
Attendance: 7,332
September 3, 1984 Canada  4–4
( 2–1, 2–1, 0–2 )		  United States Montreal Forum
Attendance: 10,563
September 4, 1984 Soviet Union  3–2
( 1–0, 1–1, 1–1 )		  Sweden Olympic Saddledome, Calgary
Attendance: 5,759
September 4, 1984 Czechoslovakia  4–4
( 0–3, 3–1, 1–0 )		  West Germany London Gardens
Attendance: 2,982
September 6, 1984 Sweden  4–2
( 1–1, 2–0, 1–1 )		  Canada Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 9,456
September 6, 1984 Soviet Union  8–1
( 0–0, 3–0, 5–1 )		  West Germany Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton
Attendance: 2,500
September 6, 1984 United States  3–2
( 1–1, 2–0, 0–1 )		  Czechoslovakia Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Attendance: 12,352
September 8, 1984 Canada  7–2
( 4–0, 2–1, 1–1 )		  Czechoslovakia Olympic Saddledome, Calgary
Attendance: 11,881
September 8, 1984 Soviet Union  2–1
( 1–0, 1–1, 0–0 )		  United States Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton
Attendance: 5,513
September 8, 1984 Sweden  4–2
( 1–0, 1–2, 2–0 )		  West Germany Olympic Saddledome, Calgary
Attendance: 6,717
September 10, 1984 Soviet Union  6–3
( 2–2, 2–0, 2–1 )		  Canada Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton
Attendance: 12,383
September 10, 1984 United States  6–4
( 2–2, 2–0, 2–2 )		  West Germany Olympic Saddledome, Calgary
Attendance: 4,985
September 10, 1984 Sweden  4–2
( 0–2, 2–0, 2–0 )		  Czechoslovakia Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver
Attendance: 2,438

Semi-finals

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

Final

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

Statistical leaders

Scoring

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Wayne Gretzky  Canada 8 5 7 12 2
Michel Goulet  Canada 8 5 6 11 0
Paul Coffey  Canada 8 3 8 11 4
Kent Nilsson  Sweden 8 3 8 11 4
Håkan Loob  Sweden 8 6 4 10 2
Mike Bossy  Canada 8 5 4 9 2
John Tonelli  Canada 8 3 6 9 2
Thomas Steen  Sweden 8 7 1 8 4
Rick Middleton  Canada 7 4 4 8 0
Vladimir Krutov  Soviet Union 6 3 5 8 4

Goaltending

Player Team GP Min W L T SO SV% GAA
Vladimir Myshkin  Soviet Union 4 252 3 1 0 1 .940 1.43
Alexander Tyzhnykh  Soviet Union 2 120 2 0 0 0 .852 2.00
Peter Lindmark  Sweden 7 412 3 4 0 0 .889 2.76
Grant Fuhr  Canada 2 120 1 0 1 0 .878 3.00
Rejean 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

Notes
General
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External links

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