So what happened with some of the biggest names in the tournament (including Gretzky)? Here are 15 players from the legendary 1987 Canada Cup, and what they’re doing today. The championship also finished 6-5 in Canada’s favor, and Wayne Gretzky was named the MVP.
Gretzky and Lemieux in their prime, supported by Coffey, Bourque, Messier and a dozen other Canadian stars faced arguably the greatest Soviet side ever. The Soviets took the first game 6-5 in overtime, and Canada returned the favor with a 6-5 win in double overtime. This is a pricey dvd set, but the 87 Canada Cup is the gold standard for hockey fans-the most competitive and thrilling contest ever staged in the Canada Cup series. Ultimately, it was the Soviet Union and Canada in the finals in a best-of-three series. The rosters were packed with some of the most memorable future NHL players, many of whom found themselves in the Hockey Hall of Fame. In seven different Canadian cities Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, Sweden, the United States and Soviet Union would play 20 matches to determine a winner. The most exciting one, though, came in 1987. All in all, there were five Canada Cup tournaments, with the most recent in 1991.
Because of that, players decided to hold their own tournament called the Canada Cup, which would start in 1976. That wasn’t always the case, though, as it was mostly held for amateurs. Some of the more recent Winter Olympics have seen NHL players taking the ice for their home countries in some exciting tournaments.
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