1987 Canada Cup Final Game 3

[@Nvwheeler]

As a young hockey mad Canadian, I didn't properly appreciate how good the Soviet team was. They really advanced how the game is played. Thanks for posting, it's wonderful to watch again

[@NormAppleton]

The 87 team was incredible. Toe to Toe with prime Gretzky and Lemieux. Let alone the TEN or so Hall of Famers. The USSR there was amazing.

[@robgrune3284]

agree. this is likely the best game in hockey history, then, now, and future. both teams stacked with HoF legends. 1972 had more national pride and emotion, but this had much more speed and excitement. so very great to have this series recorded so future generations can see why these legends became so.

[@charliefromstarkvillemissi1852]

These are THE two greatest teams ever assembled. Stacked with legends.

[@davismavis2834]

Sure, legends. But Joe Pavelski would be better than Gretzky simply based on training regimen and equipment improvements. Don't get me started on McDavid et al

[@Cary94]

Pretty close at least. The USSR had their most stacked team at Lake Placid, but WTF they were doing, IDK.

[@ojicreewarcry]

Stacked with legends Team Canada 72 Summit Series

[@vrokhlenko]

@@davismavis2834 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Coffee4Dessert]

@@davismavis2834 That's really silly to say. If Gretzky started playing today he would have everything the players of today have. Pavelski isn't even in the top 100 players of all time. Good grief lol

[@the_sheet]

Utterly jaw dropping, superb game that ranks as one of the all-time greatest events in all of sports.

[@ИванИванов-ы2ъ6и]

Наряду с суперсерией1972

[@the_sheet]

I was 6 in 1972. I shall watch the games on KZbin… my understanding is that the Soviet Union had superb players

[@clermontchuckles4297]

This series of three games (5-6, 6-5, 6-5) with two overtimes is still the best hockey the world has ever had! Unfortunately, there will not be a better hockey than that series for a long time...

[@ДонФрай-ц9д]

Yes. Its the truth.

[@NormAppleton]

The best EVER

[@seinsmeld13]

I was at this game. Wonderful night. When we won the entire crowd sand Oh Canada, It's a night I will never forget. Thank you guys!

[@c.san.8751]

Great game. Not many people happy with the country today!

[@patstevens1913]

I envy you. That was a great game

[@NormAppleton]

No, they sang Hey Hey, Goodbye. Tim Horton's and booze has rotted your brain.

[@leroy5376]

You'll never see great hockey like this ever again period, two greatest teams in the tournament in a best of three series, Canada wins but the Soviets came back as usual to tie it up, then it was like overtime for the remainder until Gretzky and Lemieux finishing it, this is one of the greatest games in hockey history. Thanks for the upload friend.

[@benjaminwilson4558]

All these years later and this series is still EPIC! WOW!! Even without a HD Flat Screen this was and is so visually appealing with it the speed and skillsets of all those LEGENDS!!

[@marvinm.messier1120]

I think this is the apex of hockey talent history, period - both teams.

[@двс-о4и]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIClfX-bacecg5I

[@ОлегИванов-т2щ1л]

+

[@NormAppleton]

Two best teams of all time.

[@NormAppleton]

Dale Hawerchuck is your third centre.

[@NormAppleton]

Doug Gilmour is your fourth. That's nutty

[@wcjapan]

The greatest game ever played! Play by play Dan Kelly was the greatest!

[@JoelConner]

Dan Kelly = legend

[@robmacmillan7655]

Game 2 was a better game. But series was the greatest hockey ever played

[@denislaferriere2693]

@@robmacmillan7655 have you seen all games in Nhl history to say so

[@robmacmillan7655]

@@denislaferriere2693 there hasnt been a nhl game of that calibre ever

[@GhoStDawGG]

Some of the most exciting hockey ever played. WIsh the game still had this flow and skill.

[@anonymousmouseman]

I know this comment is from seven years ago but... WHAT? Players today are SO much better than these guys. No shade, I watched a lot of them. But today's game is FAR more skilled and controlled.

[@TL....]

@@anonymousmouseman applies in every sport i suppose todays football/soccer players would run circles around people like pele

[@NormAppleton]

Two best teams of all time

[@TymmieDickzon]

T K, I agree. If todays players had this skill how come I do not watch the game? They have improved technology but the game is worse.

[@Coffee4Dessert]

@@anonymousmouseman You also have to take into consideration that if those players started their careers when today's players did they would also benefit from everything today has to offer. My point is each generation has elite players that could produce in any era.

[@customdioramics7961]

The greatest 3 hockey games I ever saw. Most of the players on those games including the Russian one's are in the Hall of Fame.

[@ericday4505]

Jose Rodriguez The pace in this game was all time great, I just think this was close to being another blow out had not the officials decided there was not going to be another 8 -1 demolition.

[@nataliaoleksander6386]

@@ericday4505 Fuck off, Eric. Trade your visa for a Russian one. There was no blow out here and the 81 CC was a fluke. But 80 Olympics was worse than a blow out, commie. Loved seeing the Soviet commies beaten then the excuses and sore loser shit came on for years. According to Larionov, Krutov and Makarov were being injected with "vitamins". Gee. Is that different than the history of Russian malignant pride, injecting hockey players and children with steroids and performance enhancing drugs so they can "prove their system is better". Get your head examined mofo. You need a dose of Novochok. Shots on goal in this game Canada 43, USSR 26. Was it rudeness? A blow out to come? Or was it your biased imagination and hatred for Canada. Eric day as a Ukrainian, I say to you. GFY you whiny sore loser.

[@dennistaylor3713]

This was THEE best hockey EVER!!

[@cleetorishanns5116]

By far..:)

[@hristo5689]

1:44:25 this was THEE best foul EVER!!

[@garnetradford6980]

Gretzky, Lemieux, Messier, Bourque and Coffey on the PP. Scary when the AVERAGE points in the NHL for these guys was 1900 pts! Best hockey of all time!!! 30 years on you know the result, but still nervous watching!

[@intellivisionmaster7999]

Check out the power play from 1976: On defence: Bobby Orr and Larry Robinson. Forward: Guy Lafleur, Gilbert Perrault and Bobby Clarke. Canada always had a sick superstar power-play no matter the generation !!!

[@patstevens1913]

Going to look for that game. I would like to watch Bobby the man Orr. Thanks

[@georgebertozzi8267]

Great players and great hockey but today's players are superior. Bigger, stronger, faster and more skilled. Just ask Gretzky. The 87 team would lose against a current allstar team.

[@NormAppleton]

It's pretty mind boggling. I think of that and really admire the Soviet team being as good as they were.

[@stevemmmm1341]

best hockey game ever .... Legends on both teams ... Go Canada Go !!! 99 and 66 Wow 1987

[@deanhirasawa1414]

Loved watching these three games and it was awesome to see the likes of Gretzky, Mario, Makarov and Krutov. As a Canadian I of course loved the result but after 33 years I finally noticed Hawerchuk interferring with Bykov on the GWG giving Super Mario a clear lane to the net. Both sides used these tactics throughout the series and Gretz simply said, that was the way thegame was called back then,. I think it was a good goal but it does add some colour to how the trailer got so wide open.

[@cactusjack1943]

The guy was out of the play and knew it so he tried for a penalty. The key on that play was 99 doing a Jedi mind trick on the Soviet Dean that caused him to fall down leaving 66 wide open for the pass.

[@jimturner4937]

A penalty is a penalty. Interference is Interference. Had Koharski saw it, it would have been called.

[@Nvwheeler]

One referee in those days, no trailing official. The ref was focused on the rush chance

[@chetosco]

The best game in hockey's history.

[@ldhorricks]

Thats hard to argue

[@NormAppleton]

Yep

[@canuckereh9202]

Agree. The best of the West and the East. But no Tretiak. Only guy missing. Oh well.

[@mgclooper11]

Very close, but game 2 was even better.

[@Shindler39]

@@mgclooper11 The talent level on both side was amazing, this was probably the greatest Final ever in a tournament involving the Soviet Union vs Canada.

[@Regnet35]

That hit to the head of Khomutov after he scored the goal at 32:23 wasn't even mentioned by the commentators. That would be a 20 game ban today.

[@chesss1985]

Yes, 5 min powerplay for soviets and possibility to score one or more goals

[@MultiRivet]

Regnet35 cry me a river the soviets had the German ref in 72 and in 1 game gave Canada 34 min in penalties to your 4 min and you still couldn't beat us . da da Canada niet niet Soviet

[@ericday4505]

Regnet35 You are spot on, as I said, the officiating was disgraceful, that was CLEARLY a penalty and likely the game, NO WAY they were calling that. The Soviets were clearly better.

[@Internetbutthurt]

@@MultiRivet a German being biased towards the Soviets!? Are you really claiming that? Have a look at the utterly biased US ref performance against the Soviets in the Summit Series. Kharlamov getting his ankle broken was deliberate and admitted to later. That changed the series. Canadians=dirty play. Zero honor.

[@stenmoeller]

As much as I love Canada, I have liked Canadian hockey philosophy because of things like this, which we saw from the top games in the early 70's and on. Esposito & Co turned it into a war, and in my opinion war & fighting has nothing to do with hockey. It is supposed to be a game. The russians played a much more elegant way of hockey, and though it's naturally a matter of taste, I prefer elegance to sheer force and stupid fighting. That's also one of the advantages of ladies' hockey - there is more room for elegance as opposed to all the interference and obstruction.

[@pragashanchetty3509]

These were the best games of two systems in place. The USSR had 5 man units where the NHL had 4 forward lines and 3 defensive pairings. The Russians main focus were on the World Championships where the NHL of course were on the Stanley Cup. Obviously, to win the World Championship the priority is the National team. That's why the Russian team played together for most of the year. The NHL teams will play together for their quest for the cup. The priority has never been the National team. Both countries learned from each other. Even today, the NHL teams have started concentrating more on 5 man units.

[@rkw2917]

It's so good to watch these games even though the video quality is poor Very exciting

[@kubaxryYT]

Nejlepší zápas v historii co jsem viděla.

[@mikaellarsson6035]

Sovjet hade vunnit denna serie 7 dagar i veckan med riktiga domare!!

[@rudde7918]

Nej

[@hakanisaksson8966]

@@rudde7918 Om du inte kan något om hockey så håll tyst!

[@Lava1964]

Dan Kelly's terrific voice improved every hockey game he called.

[@ericrobison6907]

I didn't know Larry Murphy played in this game. I wonder what his reaction would be if you told him that in ten years he'd be winning a Stanley Cup with two of the guys in red..

[@zilla16]

I was 13 years old, my Dad and I watched that game and many more. My Dad passed away 2020 :( sometimes I can still hear him yelling 😅

[@NormAppleton]

In the middle of the night you hear SHOOT!

[@good2goskee]

Gretz I fricken love you ! But Holy crap...Hawarchuck! Speed, grit, skill, and tenacity. What a beauty!!!

[@getrealman998]

What? Hawerchuk cheated twice on that winning goal deserving two penalty's.

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

mario greatest player ever!

[@canbest7668]

Yes quite true

[@jalachkasascha]

Fuck you if you want

[@gordonbgraham]

@@getrealman998 at 9:13 you can see Gusarov trip Anderson in the slot before taking the loose puck and going down the ice to score. Bourque was hooked off the puck on another Soviet goal. The refs favoured the Soviets 2 goals to 1 in this game.

[@cmushocker]

Why was Steve Yzerman not on this team. He had 90 points in the 87’ season. Amazing.....

[@billyrock8305]

He sucked

[@Bruins-vq5ey]

Keenan fucked him

[@robmacmillan7655]

Neely and MacInnis should have been on this team. Its the greatest hockey ever played

[@robmacmillan7655]

@Paul Revere Hawerchuk at that time was an elite player, he was a 100 point a season guy. The fact he was on the ice with Gretzky and Lemieux in the last minutes tells you his status in the league was at the time

[@jimturner4937]

Because Keenan didn't like Yzerman personally. That's the flaw in Canada's selection system. Keenan overrides all decisions.

[@jimturner4937]

In my mind there is no loser, here. Could have went either way. Probably the best Soviet team I've seen. '72 team was amazing, too, with Kharlamov and Yakuchev. Great players.

[@c.san.8751]

Great players for sure but a ridiculous statement. There is always a loser. That's life!

[@johnmcree8405]

The best I ever seen . Thank you

[@111highgh]

*saw

[@111highgh]

How old are you? 2?

[@ЭльвираИсагалиева-щ6к]

Даже 72 суперсерии не сравниться с кубок канады 87. Сколько смотрю и ещё хочется смотреть. Особенно на Гретский и Лемье.

[@jimmyranaway]

Both of these nations were great at hockey. Why do we need to fight over it. Both nations won games and lost games. That's it, that's all. Athletes win gracefully and lose honorably, as long as they play a good game.

[@erickouniakis5722]

Well said !!

[@pbasswil]

I forgot just how excellent the Russian team was in this era (the Canadian excellence I _hadn't_ forgot about). Man, the physical conditioning on both sides is _off the charts,_ with possibly a tiny edge for the Soviets - man, they just kept coming and swarming (if you timed control of the puck, they had it more often). The playmaking genius of Gretzky, Lemieux & company made the tiny winning difference, but let's be honest: it could've gone either way.

[@ГергииСмирнов]

Если быть честным то канадская шобла во главе с коновалом мессье и нхловскими судьями заслужили пожизненно этот вонючий кк.

[@2011Oly]

1st Canadian Goal: 15:19 2nd Canadian Goal: 23:54 3rd Canadian Goal: 49:41 4th Canadian Goal: 52:24 5th Canadian Goal: 1:03:05 6th Canadian Goal: 1:43:50 CANADA WINS: 1:48:39

[@jlee1933]

Sports at its finest. Emotion, enthusiasium and a-plus talent. Magical. And I'm american

[@stevenhickey326]

Hockey doesn't get any better than this. The best of the best right here. I mean....Gretzky and Lemieux on the SAME line.

[@ofb-jq5lc]

1:44:30 - Hawerchuk Interference penalty (not Hooking). Regardless of what can be speculated of the play if the Russian player could have made it back (would Canada still have scored - who knows), but the ref should have called that nonetheless.

[@gordonbgraham]

at 9:13 you can see Gusarov trip Anderson in the slot before taking the loose puck and going down the ice to score. Bourque was hooked off the puck on another Soviet goal. The refs favoured the Soviets 2 goals to 1 in this game.

[@ronmailloux8655]

@@gordonbgraham yes it all seems to be forgotten end the end it was pretty even re.calls.

[@rudymilman994]

@@gordonbgraham Blatant lie!

[@gordonbgraham]

@@rudymilman994 The video evidence disagrees with your contention. Try harder, guy

[@gordonbgraham]

@@rudymilman994 Here's the video evidence. @ 1:03 of the video, Gusrov clearly takes Anderson's feet out from under him with a blatant trip, before getting the puck then going down the ice and scoring on a beautiful slap shot! There should have been a penalty on the play and no goal. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5CsoWdsl5mhirs

[@harbinger2838]

Now, this is how hockey should be played. A rush by Paul Coffey just confirmed this.

[@ThomasPhelan-kx8ss]

I still get chills watching these three games. This was the heyday of hockey. Look at that first power play unit for Canada: Lemieux-Gretzky-Messier-Coffey-Bourque. That's almost unfair. 🙂

[@МоноЛит-л8ь]

Вот это рубка! Скорости, накал страстей, обе команды достойны друг друга.

[@giuseppemorreli5321]

Глядя на сегодняшний безмозглый хоккей сожалеешь что молодежь не видит да похоже и не увидит ни когда.

[@kasparssprogis6119]

Canada lutshe

[@mckillenj1958]

Fetisov, OMG Fedorov, and Kanstantinov. Here are the Russian Five of the Detroit Red Wings. Not not mention Fetisov. You have to agree, they were world class players. They proved it, by winning the Stanley Cup.

[@Andyvas375]

Fedorov, and Kanstantinov where r they?

[@NormAppleton]

Larionov, Makarov. Krutov up front, Kasatonov and Fetisov on D...That's the Green unit

[@davismavis2834]

Sergei Fedorov was a Junior in 1988. Not a 16 year old on this team

[@savage1254]

When hockey was played the way it’s suppose to be played. Clutch and grab, dirty, big open ice hits without everyone on the ice flipping out!!! I love this game with a passion! I’m 49 years young and been playing this game for 45 of those!! The game is a lot faster and to be honest, A LOT softer!! But this is how our 🇨🇦 game was suppose to be played. When ur teammates would lay down in traffic for you and do anything for that guy sitting on both sides of u on that bench. This is truly the best hockey you will ever watch. Mario and Gretzky, Messier, Toochet, Coffey, Sutter!! Anyone going into the corner with Big Mess knew that they were gunna eat either his lumber or his elbow!!!! The greatest sport ever to be played, and I’m proud to be a Canadian, where the sport was born!!!🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@michelnguyen4819]

The Russian team didn’t used to the end of the game pressures in their country ever. Most teams they met gave up for the draw right about 5 minutes to the end of the game while Canada team kept pushing.

[@ОлегИванов-т2щ1л]

The judge helped Canada, it is obvious. Especially when the last washer was abandoned in the gate of the USSR.

[@doug2616]

When that last goal was scored you could literally feel a thunderous roar throughout the entire city of Hamilton. I was there🇨🇦

[@jgwilson5]

Wow.... Best hockey you'll ever see. Maybe the 2 best teams ever?

[@jgwilson5]

There were some damn good defensemen on those teams... but what can they do when you've got Larionov & Makarov going one way and Gretzky and Lemieux the other way.... all in their prime!!

[@sergeikeskoja9908]

Это и есть то самое, где великолепная пятёрка и вратарь, Слава нашим, действительно, Героям Льда И Славного Советского Хоккея с Большой буквы!!!

[@peterbaker8443]

The speed of these two teams is crazy

[@georgebertozzi8267]

Not as fast as today's game! Just ask Gretzky! The skill level is much higher today!

[@michaelmclean3891]

watch the nice slash to the face by gilmour on khomutov at 31:52. that would get you 20 games in todays nhl.

[@ericday4505]

Michael McLean Disgraceful!!

[@jimmypye4460]

@@ericday4505 I don't know how you can see that in this video. Khomutov is facing away from Gilmour. But then again, that play shouldn't have even got that far because Bourque was hooked down at the blue line. Should have been a penalty. Well guess what. Right there you see that the ref cannot make perfect call on everything.

[@jimmypye4460]

Nevermind. It can be seen better on the replay. yes. unacceptable.

[@ericday4505]

Absolutely should not be tolerated, but that was Canada, clearly getting outplayed until the reveres intervened. I like the results of the 81 Canada cup.

[@krasteff]

Eric Day, the results were Can-USSR 7:3/ 1:8. Guess what a third game score would be. Given the NHL statistics my suggestion is a win for Can. Like in 1984 and 1987.

[@mikehari5658]

The greatest series ever

[@spencer177]

I get goosebumps every time I watch that winning goal. Greatest playmaker ever sets up the greatest goal scorer ever.

[@geef5736]

This was the best team Canada ever. It even included a couple of refs.

[@двс-о4и]

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[@двс-о4и]

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[@denislaferriere2693]

Only loosers to blame the refs for their loses

[@casparuskruger4807]

Lots of missed calls in this game. Why no hooking call when Bourque was hooked leading to the 4th Soviet goal?

[@basilcarroll9729]

Yes there should have been a call for sure, it was a hook on Bourque.

[@cinnaminson0653]

When the Russians had Tretiak they always had an edge. Without Tretiak after 84 Olympics they were still great but without Tretiak they could give up three goal leads,like this game. That is the difference. Tretiak was superhuman. Exhibit A: 1975 v Montreal.

[@Andyvas375]

Yea, Edmonton (current NHL champions)- Red Army 1985-86

[@MD-md4th]

That last goal gives me the shivers every time!

[@gooddognigel9992]

The pace of game 3 was frenetic, considering the shifts were long compared to the 45 second shifts of 2017. Nobody can convince me that yesterday's players could not compete with today's players or future players.

[@cactusjack1943]

99 was the greatest ever. 66 the most talented. Jagr played with 66 and 66 was better. Jagr dominated until only a few years ago. Yes. Those guys could excell in any era.

[@hockeydude810]

As good as lemiuex , gretzky and Coffey were -and they were great-this game is not won without the third line of Hawerchuk-Sutter and Tochett and I will throw Murphy and Gilmour into the mix. Soviets had the KLM, Kasatonov and Fetisov and Kamensky but Canada was just a little deeper when it mattered. Great series and great players. Saw a lot of the Semenov and Priakihin when they joined the NHL shortly after this series but they were not in the same league as the guys I mentioned who were the role players for Canada. Not even close.

[@thangnguyen10]

That 87 Canada team had everything, i didn't see any weaknesses.Grit, speed, skill, tenacity,creativity, finish, finesse, what else..... the only thing i didn't see was egoism.

[@NormAppleton]

Depth? How about Gartner killing penalties? Canada had insane depth. When Normand Rochefort is third line....

[@nataliaoleksander6386]

@@thangnguyen10 Lots of weakness. Crossman? When Al MacInnis was was ready? Keenan picked too many from his team. Propp was useless. Tochett was okay. Lowe and Neely were cut. Beyond me how Stevens and Reinhart were not on this team.

[@NunzioRaso]

wow! over 5 million views on a facebook hockey page..great job.

[@vinnykurri17]

Great game!!! One of the best ever!! I was bored, it took 3:30 seconds give or take between the winning goal and the following faceoff. I always thought it was an eternity after Lemieux scored but 3 and a half minutes? Lol the interference by Hawerchuk we need not mention! It all balances out! What a game!!!

[@good2goskee]

The good'ol days...the high flying 80s What speed and flow with checks getting finished!!! sorry Ovi and Sid. You do not hold a candle to #99/66 and the KLM line

[@kevinlizotte1825]

Gretzky to Lemieux he shoots he scores is the word downtown

[@barryfulton4308]

maybe the most Awesome Goal EVER in Canadian Hockey Gretzky to Lemieux LOVE it, we went NUTS , lol

[@kevinlizotte1825]

2 on 1 gm 2 99 to 66 perfection

[@canuckereh9202]

...or Numbet 4

[@cactusjack1943]

Don't forget Hawerchuk. He played in 99's shadow but 99, 66 and 10 were the best Canadian players of the era.

[@albrechtberg8776]

It was the greatest Canadian team ever.

[@kevinlizotte1825]

Still is,,,,, including the great end to end rush by the great #4 vs czks still in space every time i see it

[@2011Oly]

2014 Olympics would probably have them beat. 3-0-0 in round robin play, 11 GF 2 GA, 3-0 in Bracket play with only 1 goal allowed with 6-0-0 total record. Carey Price with a GAA of 0.5.

[@joeidaho5938]

As someone who is 59 yrs old...with some perspective, I would still say the best team ever was the 76 Canada Cup team....with players like Hull, Orr, Esposito, Mahovlich, Lafleur, Lapointe, Vachon in net, Potvin, Perreault, Sittler, Clarke, Barber, Leach, Robinson and so on. It was an amazing team that was packed with superstars.

[@jimanderson7648]

@@joeidaho5938 yes by far the 87 teams stacks up fairly good on the forward lines , on defense 76 team is hands down better only defensemen that compares to 76 defense are Bourque & Coffey , in goal Vachon over Fuhr any day

[@ofb-jq5lc]

13:23 - Gretzky diving like a Soccer player.

[@111highgh]

You're a fool.

[@111highgh]

How old are you? 6?

[@jarkkoautio8318]

Shameful diving.

[@michelnguyen4819]

Firsttime they heard and understand the song "Lalalala, hey hey goodbye" without the need of a translator. 20 years later, tears still goes to the eyes seeing Lemieux winning goal.

[@prestonlindbeck1197]

As an American hockey fan I can say those were the days. USSR vs Canada. Never any better, before or since.

[@chrisdee2237]

There was a very small window where the US replaced the Russkies. The "Mike Richter" years...98 or so. 2010 wasn't bad either :-)

[@TheHilltopPillbox]

That was the longest 1:26 in the history of Canadian sport. No whistles, just end to end action.

[@imrichdo]

Pán rozhodca, kde si mal oči v čase 17:48 pri zákroku na Chomutova? Btw Gretzky vie pekne padať :) Ale ináč bol to pekný hokej.

[@rudymilman994]

Absolutely

[@user-mz9it4op8r]

Переживал так же,как в те далёкие годы,когда смотрел первый раз.Ребята,вы показали,как нужно сражаться до конца,несмотря ни на что! Вы навсегда останетесь нашей гордостью и славой той могучей страны СССР!!

[@shaunmalay4165]

Is Gretzky wearing those funky blue Perfecta blades?

[@fredericksimonsen9214]

1987 Canada Cup team was the greatest team ever on any ice surface anywhere!#7 Hall of Fame players where on that team.Also one of the Best Goaltender's ever in Grant Fuhr.Fuhr was at the peak of his game in that Canada Cup!!

[@joeidaho5938]

I would debate that the 76 Canada Cup team was the best ever....with players like Hull, Orr and Esposito. It was a truly amazing team, both on defense and offense...and in goal.

[@chesss1985]

Are you serious? Team Canada was a weak team, really weak team. They had only a couple players who could actually play hockey, rest was shit. Soviet Union was far superior and they had best players and best line - KLM. Canada couldnt play against them as they were much slower and much less skillfull. Thats why they needed a lot of help from officials, otherwise they would have been crushed like 1981

[@georgebertozzi8267]

Nonsense. A "modern" all star team are bigger, stronger, faster! They would be too much for that limited '87 team!

[@michaelvolgare9441]

I disagree with Yosef A. The Team Canada roster for the 1976 Canada Cup was the best hockey team EVER!!!! There were 17 Hall Of Famers on that awesome team.

[@fredericksimonsen9214]

michael volgare Not of Gretsky&Mario'sL.quality!

[@bobbyhulll8737]

Frederick Simonsen overall they may have been a better team in 76 it’s close Orr, Hull , Lafleur , Clarke , Esposito All time greats

[@chicken_953]

Curious were this ranks to Canadian great moments?

[@Gene601]

Probably 2nd only to the 1972 Summit Series

[@111highgh]

Joe Carter?

[@jasonjansen9831]

Messier, Gretzky and Lemieux. That line's just not fair.

[@WildlifeTshirts]

Love those Canadians.

[@NormAppleton]

This was one deflection from going either way. Simply the two best teams ever.

[@LudwigBeefoven]

The clutching and grabbing is shocking!

[@jimmypye4460]

at 47:00 I think that penalty to Bykov is questionable. I wasn't there where Koharski was but from the video it was questionable.

[@rudymilman994]

It was definitely a Koharski Cup.

[@denislaferriere2693]

@@rudymilman994 times never change...losers always blame the refs

[@michaeladinolfe7897]

I feel really bad for the NHL's best Canadian hockey players of the 60's, 70's and 80's. They could not compete in the Winter Olympics. You know Team Canada would have won a few gold medals during those years. I wonder how many Stanley Cups Dryden, Robinson, Gainey or Richard would have traded for a Gold Medal?

[@yolazerbeam3205]

Michael Adinolfe none

[@denislaferriere2693]

100% agree

[@jesd319]

wow just realized this was in hamilton 2 minutes away from me sweet, at first I thought it was in edmonton for some reason

[@ceed1967]

Ни кто, и никогда,не будет играть в хоккей,лучше чем сборная СССР☝️

[@двс-о4и]

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[@sergeikeskoja9908]

Да это просто хроники нашего времени, фантастика и невозможное - возможно, ребята творили чудеса!!!

[@newhere5801]

Hockey The two giants !

[@c.san.8751]

Haven't watched a game of hockey in over a decade. I watched the 72 game, the finals of the 76, 2002 and 2010 Olympic finals and this game. Hockey is terrible now! This is what I revert back to.

[@casparuskruger4807]

Man, this is a damn good Russian team. Maybe amongst the best they ever had.

[@stevewilliams1834]

That was arguably the best Team Canada every assembled

[@patrice5976]

Man they look better than Canada to me. The refs was the equalizers. Tikhonov was 10 times the coach Keenan was. Gretzky with terrible giveaways. Almost lost it. Lemieux 21 yrs only, became the best in the world after this tournament. Soviets couldn’t handle him. The NHL either for that matter. Bourque was great the whole tournament and Hawerchuk had a great game. Krutov, Kamensky, Makarov, Fetisov we’re all dynamite. Just loved the soviet’s style of play. Rumours was they were juiced up. Who cares now. Beautiful hockey.

[@earl3358]

Fedorov Mogilny and Bure were on the cusp of promotion to the national team (Among others) CCCP would have been a 90s powerhouse but not to be. They all wanted the hell out.

[@sergeikeskoja9908]

Действительно, захватывающий поединок, но Грецки был не очень активный, но хорош, чертовски хорош, Слава Великому!!

[@jimturner4937]

No doubt he struggled at the beginning of this game. My guess is he was spent from game 2. He was double-shifted all game in game 2. He even told the coach he couldn't play anymore and that's not Gretzky.

[@vladig6649]

This soviet team greatest for all times !

[@rk-bw2sk]

except for 1987 baybee!! oh wait, 1972 too, basically Canada dominated the Soviets and are still miles ahead of the Russians...

[@yury688]

@@rk-bw2sk And what Canadians were arrogant turkeys before the 1972 match. And then some Russians gave such a fight and such a super series that victory over the Russians in matches is recognized for your heroism. They rejoice only in the victory that was given with difficulty. And in general, you are very arrogant people, just a supernation. Sarcasm.

[@Darkside-to6bs]

@@yury688 Orr and Bobby Hull did not play, they did not take the soviets seriously until after game 1, and oh by the way they won 3 of 4 in Russia and the only game the soviets won was game 5 and they had to come from behind in the third to win it, Russia will never be close to Canadian Hockey, for one basic reason ..HEART !

[@yury688]

@@Darkside-to6bs You are funny people. Of course, you are a great hockey power. Hockey is a business that brings millions and millions of dollars in profit. Money is your life, your dream, your meaning of life. And how can we defeat you? For the money, you sell your mother. This is not an insult. There is such a saying in Russia. Continue to live in a sense of exclusivity. Just do not bother us. I repeat that I do not want to offend you.

[@Darkside-to6bs]

@@yury688 you have issues..hope you work them out..god bless

[@bobgibson4913]

Obviously if the Officiating was not biased against the Soviet Union Team the Soviet's would have WON The 1987 Canada Cup Ice Hockey Tournament!

[@rudymilman994]

Absolutely

[@basilcarroll9729]

Is that excuse used for the Russian loss to Canada 3 months later?

[@EdMcStinko]

This is from 1987? Whats with the video quality, I don't remember it being this bad.

[@the_sheet]

it wasn't

[@Gene601]

It wasn't. The quality looks bad because it's on tape.

[@billyrock8305]

Taped twice

[@paulcake7353]

Great hockey 🏒 all offensive ,speed and skill.

[@canuckereh5646]

The infamous "hook" on the winning goal. Lol. That game was so entertaining to watch back in '87 and it still is today. Helluva lot of talent on both sides with Gretzky, Lemieux etc vs the KLM line, etc but our boys just refused to let up. Great game.

[@gordonbgraham]

at 9:13 you can see Gusarov trip Anderson in the slot before taking the loose puck and going down the ice to score. Bourque was hooked off the puck on another Soviet goal. The refs favoured the Soviets 2 goals to 1 in this game.

[@thangnguyen10]

When you see Hawerchuk and Gilmore on the 3rd and 4th line, wtf? Lol.

[@chrisdee2237]

And they gladly accepted the roles

[@Hunter32ful]

Certainly not as big a wtf as leaving Scott Stevens, a future first ballot HOF'mer off the team for the likes of Doug Crossman and James Patrick.

[@michelnguyen4819]

Hunter32ful,Scott Stevens certainly was a HOF, BUT down under the echelon compare to Coffey and Ray Bourque. Oops, it seems that I also forgot a certain Lidstrom who certainly wasn’t really behind any HOF. And Chelios was also very big in those times too. And lots of other good players didn’t make the team not only Stevens. So don’t feel too bad. I don’t see any player on that star studded team has to be shy of anything, they all deserved to be there.

[@gordonbgraham]

@@michelnguyen4819 Lidstrom is a Swede and Chelios is American.

[@michelnguyen4819]

Gordon Graham, isn’t Stevens American? Lol. And yeah, Murphy was above him on the echelon too. After Coffey, Bourque and Murphy selected, i guessed Keenan found that he has enough offensive D in a team studded with offensive players, naturally he opted for more defensive D for the last 3 positions. Also, play for the almost perennial last place Devils of New Jersey didn’t help Stevens too much until they broke out to win the Stanley Cup. Samething applied for the Nordiques Joe Sakic and Detroit Steve Yzerman. If their respective teams didn’t win the Stanley Cup, they will stay under the radar forever like Hawerchuk and Gilmour or even a Ron Francis before he came to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

[@fredericksimonsen9214]

You had Gretsky,MarioL.Messier,Anderson,Coffey,Bourque,add Hawerchuck,Gilmour&Fuhr-Game Over!

[@garysimard5674]

Looking at this goal just now I realize the ref should have called Hawerchuk for interference and disallowed the goal.

[@LouSevijina]

no, he shouldn't of have. calls are very crucial towards the end of the game, koharski just decided to let them play

[@hockeydude810]

Drew P. Wiener Plus the guy went down very easily as I think he saw it was a 2 v1 and he wasn't getting back. Took a dive with very little pressure. Refs wouldn't have called that either direction at that point in the game. They could have called dozens of penalties both ways but they didn't and they were consistent. All you can ask for.

[@LouSevijina]

Hockey Dude yeah, the Russians were willing to do anything to get a call in the late stages of all 3 games of the final, relied on diving and doing their own tricks to get ahead

[@Andyvas375]

Drew P. Wiener www.championat.com/hockey/article-178096-majk-kinjen--o-rossii-kanade-karere-i-kharaktere.html This is Keenan's interview(he working in Russia right now). I'll translate: Journalist:"What do u think; was Koharsky mistaken in last attack, finished by final goal in 3-rd game of a series? Whether it was foul on a Soviet player right after face off? Keenan: "YES. Probably he didn't see it. Back then it was only 1 ref, now they working in pair.

[@LouSevijina]

koharski wouldn't have called it even if he saw it, it was close to the end of the game and he would've put his whistle away

[@fengle70]

yes,it is jiggs mcdonald,love listening to him.

[@steveprestegard5151]

No, Dan Kelly.

[@matthewsecord7641]

Why is there no Canada Cup anymore?

[@toptenguy1]

I always think of poor Larry Murphy who was wide open on that game winning goal, he could have been the hero had Mario passed it to him LOL

[@joeidaho5938]

Lemieux clearly had the best shot...from the slot. A pass to Murphy could easily have been one pass too many. Murphy deserved lots of credit for splitting the attention of the goalie.

[@jogendron6320]

The greatest decoy in the history of hockey!

[@robgrune3284]

Murphy was open to the right. Lemieux shot from the left, up high; he knew either the shot was in, or the goalie would stop with a rebound directed to the right. Murphy was in place for the rebound. Hockey is a team game.

[@stevewilliams1834]

What one, they lost?

[@NormAppleton]

That Soviet goalie was Epic.

[@ashleygarcia7849]

Greatest game ever ....

[@valleris5682]

ye, it was a great era of hockey

[@BBQFanNo1]

Plus Canada didn't send their Top Players to the World Hockey Championships from 1977 to 1984 because both the Montreal Canadiens and New York Islanders who had the Best Players in the NHL in that Period were playing in the Stanley Cup Finals trying to win the Stanley Cup Championships.

[@Catonian1]

The Soviets changed the game for the better. Were it not for the Soviet teams (Red Army and the National Team) meeting the NHL's best, North American hockey might've descended into flat-out goonery (read: Broad Street Bullies of the mid-70's). They were never quite as good after Tretiak retired, but their hockey was an amazing display of hockey skills even after he was gone.

[@hockeydude810]

+Catonian1 Cant argue too much with that analysis-it is very hard to watch the early 70s hockey in NHL-outside of a few isolated guys. In fairness, however, the Montreal Canadians played beautiful skilled hockey in the 70s and when they knocked off the Flyers with skill-speed and toughness they-along with the Red machine ushered NHL hockey out of the dark ages. Glen Sather says he looked at 70s Habs and the Russians and Swedes to build his Oilers free flow game. Isles were great too but I would say they were a little more of a old style team with great coaching and good skilled grinders and a few superstars and a strong goalie. No criticism of the many skilled guys on various teams in the league in the 70s but the model at that time was one skilled line and 2 grinder lines and one line of total goons. It is hard to watch the old games now. Is it better now? Hard to say. Too many teams and too little talent to play a high skill team game.

[@Catonian1]

The problem w. today's game is that the players are bigger, but the rink is the same size. Also, goalie equipment has become bigger. I don't think the game is in a particularly good state at the moment. The 80's & 90's, to my mind, were the pinnacle of North American pro hockey. I do agree w. you abt. the Canadiens of the 70's. They were superior in every way.

[@dmrrobertson6856]

1976-77 Canadiens overwhelming offence, 387 gf, dominating defence 171 ga, 60-8-12-132=Stanley Cup. Even if you hate them, 1976-1979 was sure as hell not boring. Soviets wouldn't have survived 80 games on NHL size rinks let alone playoffs. See flyers vs. red army after 1 period. Montréal Canadiens saved the NHL from becoming MMA on skates.

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

76-77 habs greatest team EVER assembled.

[@kristinaciarla4708]

Catonian1 I Guessing you haven't seen the 1976-77 Canadiens lol

[@zvolencan1]

The amount of hooking in this series though... :)

[@cactusjack1943]

That was the style back then.

[@bobbyhulll8737]

Was basically considered a stick check back then

[@vladchee1617]

хороший хоккей был!