1989 Smythe Division Semi Final Calgary Flames vs Vancouver Canucks Game 7

[@ericfett9218]

Those 3 saves by Vernon in OT are arguably the best saves under the most pressure by an NHL goaltender ever.

[@shanejones8884]

Markstrom does something like that in May and June… history could repeat itself.

[@justjohnny420]

​@@shanejones8884😂

[@marvinestupe8627]

Clutch goaltending

[@mb9543]

But the best save was made by McLean at 1:51:00...too bad the Nucks couldn't win it for him after that...

[@bb-gc2tx]

and glove saves he made in first and late in third period were insane

[@HockeyMetalRPG]

I remember watching this game and the other Smythe Division Semi (LA-Ed) in my college dorm's tv lounge with a few of my friends. It was a 4 large pizza type of night. 18 years old, good food, good hockey, good friends what a time.

[@aquaman199]

Tony Whitehill Nice bro i was 14 yrs old and cbc cut some of the game out of the edm_la game so people could watch the o.t. Game in calgary.that sucked

[@miggslor9985]

One of the greatest games I've ever seen from my childhood. Anyone who grew up watching hockey during this era, will never forget this one.

[@LeoWhalen1933]

This is heaven for a hockey fan like me. Two Canadian teams playing in a game 7 during my favorite period of hockey (1980-93) with Bob Cole announcing. I might as well be smoking crack...

[@markminter6312]

I remember watching this on the old Sportschannel network back in 1989. One of the most exciting Game 7's I have ever seen. A forgotten classic.

[@g.w.7893]

28:30 - Gotta love how back then they took a closer look and called it a goal but Calgary was denied the cup in 04' against Tampa in game 6 with even better replay tech. Unreal.

[@shanejones8884]

With HD Gelinas scores four series winners and a cup clincher.

[@shibbyjim]

It didn't go in the net in 2004

[@GuyCybershy]

One of the best series I ever saw. The Canucks played inspired hockey and almost pulled it off.

[@Gene601]

I'm glad someone posted this As a 10-year-old Flames fan (at the time), I couldn't bear to watch the overtime period.

[@bobsmith962]

Me too. I didn't watch.. I just listened on the radio. Peter M

[@marvinestupe8627]

His name in history. He is Mike Vernon one of the greatest clutch goaltenders in hockey. He did it with the flames and red wings

[@MrJarridadams]

Awesome someone posted this. LOVE me some old school Vernon

[@st0rmchild]

Even back in 1989 John Garrett couldn't hide the fact that he's a Canucks homer and hates the Flames.

[@TheRealPrimeOne]

What a game! Legendary battle! And to think that these 2 teams would have another classic a few years later.

[@mikeray3453]

Greatest game 7 ever played

[@lukaz3336]

Wow crazy how singular plays like that can make a difference between getting eliminated earlier in the playoffs to winning the cup. Incredible saves.

[@TheAxelay]

I've waited over 30 years to finally to be able to see this as I'm from Australia as a Nucks fan!! What ripper game that was, stellar late 80's hockey right there from two lower ranked Canadian teams here...I miss the time when Canadian teams could get to the playoffs and even better have two Canadian fighting it out for the finals...Nowadays in 2020 you'd be even lucky to have one Canadian even make it to the playoff nowadays?! They're too many US-based teams in the NHL and I get the dollar/market value here but it's upset the balance here in my eyes. I miss this kinda style and intensity these days, sure you can have teams wearing the throwback uniforms but it still isn't the same. I wish it was 1989 again and I didn't even care for the 2020 playoffs either?!...Sigh....

[@j.s.1016]

The old black red yellow (!) Canucks jerseys look much better than the "new" ones. Was 17 at the time of this final. No internet, no KZbin - just newspapers (Herald Tribune etc.) to get the results in Europe from at least two days later.... O Canada! Go Flames Go! Greetings from Germany

[@billyfranklin85]

Crispy's face says it all at 2:13.03 😅. He looks like he wants to vomit. I remember watching this classic in our favorite watering hole, equally sick to my stomach watching the Canucks get chance after chance in the OT and Vernie barely holding the fort and feeling it was just a matter of time before they got one by him. Never forget the euforia when Ott's and Pep got it done finally and we never looked back after that. Good times, great memories....

[@adamdesanti6713]

In hindsight, arguably the most famous Stanley Cup-saving O/T saves in history. The breakaway, the skate save in the slot, and flashing the leather on the top-corner slapper from the top of the circle.

[@MikeVernonProd]

6:37 incredible save by Vernon

[@BrettHornby]

This series shouldn't of needed a Game 7. Why the first round is always scary for Calgary Flames fans. Thankfully Mike Vernon stood on his head and my childhood favourite Calgary Flame Joel Otto scored the big goal. There was too many close calls that could of went the other way.

[@Jay9999]

Mom and I had to leave the house. We went shopping. It was just to stressful to watch. Only thing was... The game was blaring all-over the mall🙃 Home town hero Mike Vernon was incredible. We barely won

[@morganlansink7542]

2:02:11 most famous Calgary Flames save

[@brianlondon5967]

I still think that toe (skate) save was Vernon’s best in OT.

[@JesusFriedChrist]

Look in the stands of the Dome. Pretty much almost 100% CANADIAN. Sad to see how far we’ve fallen.

[@HNIPark96]

The last time I went to a Flames game to be honest I focused more on people paying money & enjoying the game & cheering them on rather than focusing on their passports. What do you think people just randomly from other countries are just strolling near the dome on a leisurely walk and deciding to watch a game like it’s the fireworks at the Stampede? People are paying their hard earned money to enjoy the game I don’t think the owner of the Flames or the players to be honest give a flying fuck where they were born. It’s an Olympic sport for crying out loud so hate to break the news to your narrow minded racist ass it’s international. Deal with it

[@gsafinancialservices9645]

Childhood memories :)

[@AdmirDemondo]

Heartbreaking moment for Canucks nation one of them at least

[@dv8566]

That was the longest overtime period ever.

[@PBarr]

And they would go on to win the Stanley cup

[@briankelly5432]

P. Barr Whoah now

[@hoosfoosfull]

Canucks got their revenge in '94. Well worth the wait.

[@ericfett9218]

And the Flames got revenge in 2004 with former Canuck Martin Gelinas scoring the OT winner in game 7 in Vancouver

[@HNIPark96]

@@ericfett9218and in 2015!

[@HNIPark96]

Did the Canucks win the Cup in 94 like the Flames did in 89? Big difference!

[@johnhein4851]

Mike Vernon's left hand was the reason they won!

[@111highgh]

My right hand is sore, but not from playing hockey.

[@notseanmonahan2973]

I love how when mike vernon made the 2 saves at 2:02:11 and 2:04:23 he looks like he just falls and dies

[@oliver9089]

As he gets up, his face looks like, "guys, you gotta go put one in"

[@TheTourist7778]

The save at 2:04:23 is better than the breakaway save in my opinion

[@askariyaw]

I wanna see the cup final but I can't find the full game anywhere :(

[@askariyaw]

Awesome, thanks man :)will do

[@MrT8599]

Are you a Flames fan?

[@pjabrony8280]

1:21:41 Two Western Canadian teams playing Canada's national sport in a seventh game...better play "The Stars and Stripes Forever."

[@mikeray3453]

I hope Bob Cole never retires

[@sofaking27]

Mike Ray end to end action. Hearing bob cole helps!

[@mikeray3453]

@@sofaking27 good game

[@MrJack9one]

That was referee Bill McCreary's first Game 7.

[@mikeray3453]

Bob Cole broad cast Staley cup this year

[@rurikhistorik6338]

Canucks had the most stylish uniform in the NHL of that period. I don't like today's one.

[@michaelgriffiths8068]

And people still say goaltending sucked in the 80s when denouncing Gretzky’s stats against goalies like Vernon and McLean…

[@bb-gc2tx]

i think when people say that they are mostly talking about the early 80s by the late 80s goaltending had improved a lot.

[@111highgh]

What a silly mistake they made at 1:34:07.

[@Wintrz98]

Otto kicked it in

[@Jay9999]

Nope redirection

[@st0rmchild]

You guys have been claiming that for decades. He was standing perfectly still.

[@TheTTBT]

Tanti’s 3-3 game tying goal is identical. kzbin.infoUgkx-TuBGMVPqFbp9gE-C1i--8gYhQG026OC?si=MZTyOW7cpMF66aGD

[@pescitheman]

That BS goal in OT was directed by Otto's skate. That goal today wouldn't count and who knows what the outcome could've been if they disallowed that goal.

[@Mike34129]

Flames still would have won they had many hall of famers

[@silentnode946]

That ____ today is a stupid standard to apply to this game. It was what it was. It's not like the result was an upset, the Flames were better than the Canucks in every way that year.

[@DrumhellerParanormal]

Just like penis envy, the Flames are still better!

[@markcheung1974]

I don't know about the rules back than but in today's game it would be a good goal because not kicking motion

[@thrillionaire6567]

Typical Canuck fan Crybaby....Whhhaaaa

[@JohnSmith-4U]

compared to today's NHL, this looks like it's in 1/4 playback speed.

[@nols8244]

It's because there're zero hits, tripping, holding, hooking etc in the current NHL. Players were also a lot more aggressive/angrier/tougher then compared with now. So no wonder that it appears to be slow then. No current NHL players had dared to play in 70's, 80's or 90's.

[@Musicrecords10]

It's too bad they've choked so many other game 7's since then.. mainly the 2004 one

[@jfedol7760]

I strongly feel that we could've won 3 to 4 cups in the early 90s had we not choke many series, could've went 89,90,91 and maybe 92 if the trade doesn't happen with toronto

[@jfedol7760]

We could've been a dynasty had we choke that many series

[@Musicrecords10]

Yeah everytime they get a good team, they trade away vital pieces and add garbage players.. like this year, Lucic really.. just destroyed the team

[@brutaldomcom]

It’s so weird how they don’t show the score, time or penalty time on the screen back then. Were they afraid it would be too hard to track the puck with anything on the screen?

[@schustererik83]

well, goalie interference has certainly come a long way. . . . . no way that overtime goal would fly nowadays.. . .lol

[@davidovics92]

it's 2022, and the lames are still trying to win games by kicking goals in lol

[@TheSpikestr]

the lames don't you mean flames

[@marvinestupe8627]

You mean the 1989 stanley cup champions flames? 😅 every team in canada wants to win the Stanley Cup only a couple privilege ones have done it. Sorry vancouver, Ottawa and Winnipeg fans lol

[@davidovics92]

@@marvinestupe8627 that's exactly what I meant... their whole cup run was made possible by a kicked in goal in game 7 OT against Vancouver.

[@marvinestupe8627]

@David kicked in lol. It was a good goal, you looking at it from today's perspective but back then that was a legal goal. Calgary deserved to move on and win the Stanley cup

[@TheTourist7778]

The pace of this game is Beer leagueish

[@powerkeno8947]

No goal

[@st0rmchild]

Wrong