1976 CANADA CUP
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After the Summit Series of 1972 and 1974, the NHL and NHLPA decided to broaden the scope of the competition, inviting to the tournament a number of hockey countries and allowing each invited country to send the best possible team they could muster. To live up to this ideal, the Canada Cup (unlike the 1972 Summit Series) would allow players from the WHA to participate. This first of five such Canada Cup tournaments would take place during the first two weeks of September 1976.
As expected, the star-studded Canadian team won the tournament after Darryl Sittler scored the winning goal in overtime against Czechoslovakia. The Czechoslovaks (winners of the 1976 and 1977 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments) were also very strong. In contrast, the Soviets were in "rebuilding mode" and several experienced players from their Olympic championship team of 1976 (Gennady Tsygankov, Yuri Lyapkin, Valeri Kharlamov, Boris Mikhailov, Vladimir Petrov, Vladimir Shadrin, Alexander Yakushev) did not participate. Consequently the Soviets finished a disappointing third as the new players lost to Canada and Czechoslovakia and only managed a draw against Sweden.
Among the remaining teams, Sweden (reinforced by eight professional players from the NHL and WHA although Christer Abrahamsson and Thommy Abrahamsson were omitted due to a row over unpaid transfer fees between the Swedish Ice Hockey Association and the WHA) played very well and managed to beat both the Czechoslovaks and Americans. In fact, "Tre Kronor" would have made it to the finals if not for a disastrous loss against Finland, who somehow managed to outscore the Swedes 8-6 despite trailing 1-4 at one point. Apart from that game, the Finns (with four WHA professionals) proved to be by far the weakest team of the tournament. The American team finished fifth after beating the Finns in the last game. The USA coach Bob Pulford assembled a team comprising mostly young and unproven players from bad teams in the NHL and WHA (Robbie Ftorek was the only real American star at the time as Mark Howe and Marty Howe were unavailable).
'Forwards and Defense': Bill Barber, Bobby Clarke, Marcel Dionne, Phil Esposito, Bob Gainey, Danny Gare, Bobby Hull, Guy Lafleur, Guy Lapointe, Reggie Leach, Peter Mahovlich, Richard Martin, Lanny McDonald, Bobby Orr, Gilbert Perreault, Denis Potvin, Larry Robinson, Serge Savard, Steve Shutt, Darryl Sittler, Carol Vadnais, Jimmy Watson; Training camp only -- Dave Burrows, Dan Maloney, Jean Pronovost, Rene Robert and Paul Shmyr
'Goaltenders': Gerry Cheevers, Glenn Resch, Rogatien Vachon; Dan Bouchard (training camp only)
'Coaches': Scotty Bowman, Don Cherry, Bobby Kromm, Al MacNeil
'Forwards and Defense': Josef Augusta, Jiřà Bubla, FrantiÅ¡ek ÄŒernik, Milan Chalupa, Miroslav Dvorak, Bohuslav Ebermann, Ivan Hlinka, Jiřà Holik, Karel Holý, FrantiÅ¡ek Kaberle, Milan Kajkl, Oldrich Machac, VladimÃr Martinec, Jiřà Novák, Milan Nový, FrantiÅ¡ek Pospisil, Jaroslav Pouzar, Pavel Richter, VladimÃr Sandrik, Bohuslav Šťastný, Marian Šťastný, Peter Šťastný, VladimÃr SandrÃk
'Goaltenders': Vladimir Dzurilla, Jiřà HoleÄek
'Coaches': Karel Gut, Jan Starsi
'Forwards and Defense': Tapio Flinck, Matti Hagman, Hannu Kapanen, Veli-Pekka Ketola, Pertti Koivulahti, Tapio Koskinen, Tapio Levo, Harri Linnonmaa, Lasse Litma, Kari Makkonen, Timo Nummelin, Lasse Oksanen, Esa Peltonen, Jouni Peltonen, Pekka Rautakallio, Matti Rautiainen, Seppo Repo, Heikki Riihiranta, Jouni Rinne, Timo Saari, Juhani Tamminen, Jorma Vehmanen
'Goaltenders': Antti Leppänen, Markus Mattsson, Jorma Valtonen
'Coaches': Lasse Heikkilä, Carl Brewer
'Forwards and Defense': Mats Ahlberg, Thommie Bergman, Per-Olov Brasar, Lars-Erik Eriksson, Roland Eriksson, Lars-Erik Esbjors, Inge Hammarstrom, Anders Hedberg, Bjorn Johansson, Dan Labraaten, Willy Lindstrom, Tord Lundstrom, Lars-Goran Nilsson, Ulf Nilsson, Stig Ostling, Borje Salming, Stig Salming, Lars-Erik Sjoberg, Jan-Olov Svensson, Mats Waltin, Juha Widing, Kjell-Arne Wikstrom
'Goaltenders': Hardy Astrom, Goran Hogosta, William Lofqvist
'Coaches': Tommy Sandlin, Bengt Ohlson
'Forwards and Defense': Fred Ahern, Curt Bennett, Harvey Bennett, Dan Bolduc, Rick Chartraw, Mike Christie, Lee Fogolin, Robbie Ftorek, Alan Hangsleben, Steve Jensen, Mike Milbury, Lou Nanne, Joe Noris, Bill Nyrop, Gerry O'Flaherty, Doug Palazzari, Craig Patrick, Larry Pleau, Mike Polich, Gary Sargent, Dean Talafous, Warren "Butch" Williams; Training camp only -- Stan Gilbertson, Jim Niekamp, Gordie Roberts, Peter Scamurra, Bobby Sheehan and Timothy Sheehy
'Goaltenders': Mike Curran, Pete LoPresti, Cap Raeder; Ed Walsh (training camp only)
'Coaches': Bob Pulford, Harry Neale
'Forwards and Defense': Boris Alexandrov, Sergei Babinov, Helmut Balderis, Valeri Belousov, Zinetula Bilyaletdinov, Alexander Golikov, Alexander Gusev, Sergei Kapustin, Vladimir Kovin, Vladimir Krikunov, Alexander Kulikov, Viktor Kuznetsov, Yuri Lebedev, Vladimir Lutchenko, Alexander Maltsev, Vladimir Repnev, Viktor Shalimov, Alexander Skvortsov, Valeri Vasiliev, Vladimir Vikulov, Viktor Zhluktov
'Goaltenders': Vladislav Tretiak, Mikhail Vasilenok, Viktor Zinger
'Coaches': Viktor Tikhonov, Boris Mayorov, Robert Cherenkov
★ minimum 120 minutes played.
★ Canada
★ Bobby Orr, Canada
★ Rogatien Vachon, Canada
★ Milan Novy, CSSR
★ Alexander Maltsev, USSR
★ Borje Salming, Sweden
★ Robbie Ftorek, USA
★ Matti Hagman, Finland
★ Goaltender: Rogatien Vachon, Canada
★ Defence: Bobby Orr, Canada; Borje Salming, Sweden
★ Forwards: Aleksandr Maltsev, USSR; Milan Novy, CSSR; Darryl Sittler, Canada
★ Summit Series
★ Canada Cup
★ World Cup of Hockey
★ Hockey Hall of Fame Tournament Summary
★ Canada Cup 1976 Summary
★ Canada Cup 1976 Stat Summary
★ TSN Canada Cup '76 Summary
★ Hockey Canada Tournament Summary
★ Russian Hockey Tournament Summary
As expected, the star-studded Canadian team won the tournament after Darryl Sittler scored the winning goal in overtime against Czechoslovakia. The Czechoslovaks (winners of the 1976 and 1977 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments) were also very strong. In contrast, the Soviets were in "rebuilding mode" and several experienced players from their Olympic championship team of 1976 (Gennady Tsygankov, Yuri Lyapkin, Valeri Kharlamov, Boris Mikhailov, Vladimir Petrov, Vladimir Shadrin, Alexander Yakushev) did not participate. Consequently the Soviets finished a disappointing third as the new players lost to Canada and Czechoslovakia and only managed a draw against Sweden.
Among the remaining teams, Sweden (reinforced by eight professional players from the NHL and WHA although Christer Abrahamsson and Thommy Abrahamsson were omitted due to a row over unpaid transfer fees between the Swedish Ice Hockey Association and the WHA) played very well and managed to beat both the Czechoslovaks and Americans. In fact, "Tre Kronor" would have made it to the finals if not for a disastrous loss against Finland, who somehow managed to outscore the Swedes 8-6 despite trailing 1-4 at one point. Apart from that game, the Finns (with four WHA professionals) proved to be by far the weakest team of the tournament. The American team finished fifth after beating the Finns in the last game. The USA coach Bob Pulford assembled a team comprising mostly young and unproven players from bad teams in the NHL and WHA (Robbie Ftorek was the only real American star at the time as Mark Howe and Marty Howe were unavailable).
Rosters
Canada
'Forwards and Defense': Bill Barber, Bobby Clarke, Marcel Dionne, Phil Esposito, Bob Gainey, Danny Gare, Bobby Hull, Guy Lafleur, Guy Lapointe, Reggie Leach, Peter Mahovlich, Richard Martin, Lanny McDonald, Bobby Orr, Gilbert Perreault, Denis Potvin, Larry Robinson, Serge Savard, Steve Shutt, Darryl Sittler, Carol Vadnais, Jimmy Watson; Training camp only -- Dave Burrows, Dan Maloney, Jean Pronovost, Rene Robert and Paul Shmyr
'Goaltenders': Gerry Cheevers, Glenn Resch, Rogatien Vachon; Dan Bouchard (training camp only)
'Coaches': Scotty Bowman, Don Cherry, Bobby Kromm, Al MacNeil
Czechoslovakia
'Forwards and Defense': Josef Augusta, Jiřà Bubla, FrantiÅ¡ek ÄŒernik, Milan Chalupa, Miroslav Dvorak, Bohuslav Ebermann, Ivan Hlinka, Jiřà Holik, Karel Holý, FrantiÅ¡ek Kaberle, Milan Kajkl, Oldrich Machac, VladimÃr Martinec, Jiřà Novák, Milan Nový, FrantiÅ¡ek Pospisil, Jaroslav Pouzar, Pavel Richter, VladimÃr Sandrik, Bohuslav Šťastný, Marian Šťastný, Peter Šťastný, VladimÃr SandrÃk
'Goaltenders': Vladimir Dzurilla, Jiřà HoleÄek
'Coaches': Karel Gut, Jan Starsi
Finland
'Forwards and Defense': Tapio Flinck, Matti Hagman, Hannu Kapanen, Veli-Pekka Ketola, Pertti Koivulahti, Tapio Koskinen, Tapio Levo, Harri Linnonmaa, Lasse Litma, Kari Makkonen, Timo Nummelin, Lasse Oksanen, Esa Peltonen, Jouni Peltonen, Pekka Rautakallio, Matti Rautiainen, Seppo Repo, Heikki Riihiranta, Jouni Rinne, Timo Saari, Juhani Tamminen, Jorma Vehmanen
'Goaltenders': Antti Leppänen, Markus Mattsson, Jorma Valtonen
'Coaches': Lasse Heikkilä, Carl Brewer
Sweden
'Forwards and Defense': Mats Ahlberg, Thommie Bergman, Per-Olov Brasar, Lars-Erik Eriksson, Roland Eriksson, Lars-Erik Esbjors, Inge Hammarstrom, Anders Hedberg, Bjorn Johansson, Dan Labraaten, Willy Lindstrom, Tord Lundstrom, Lars-Goran Nilsson, Ulf Nilsson, Stig Ostling, Borje Salming, Stig Salming, Lars-Erik Sjoberg, Jan-Olov Svensson, Mats Waltin, Juha Widing, Kjell-Arne Wikstrom
'Goaltenders': Hardy Astrom, Goran Hogosta, William Lofqvist
'Coaches': Tommy Sandlin, Bengt Ohlson
USA
'Forwards and Defense': Fred Ahern, Curt Bennett, Harvey Bennett, Dan Bolduc, Rick Chartraw, Mike Christie, Lee Fogolin, Robbie Ftorek, Alan Hangsleben, Steve Jensen, Mike Milbury, Lou Nanne, Joe Noris, Bill Nyrop, Gerry O'Flaherty, Doug Palazzari, Craig Patrick, Larry Pleau, Mike Polich, Gary Sargent, Dean Talafous, Warren "Butch" Williams; Training camp only -- Stan Gilbertson, Jim Niekamp, Gordie Roberts, Peter Scamurra, Bobby Sheehan and Timothy Sheehy
'Goaltenders': Mike Curran, Pete LoPresti, Cap Raeder; Ed Walsh (training camp only)
'Coaches': Bob Pulford, Harry Neale
USSR
'Forwards and Defense': Boris Alexandrov, Sergei Babinov, Helmut Balderis, Valeri Belousov, Zinetula Bilyaletdinov, Alexander Golikov, Alexander Gusev, Sergei Kapustin, Vladimir Kovin, Vladimir Krikunov, Alexander Kulikov, Viktor Kuznetsov, Yuri Lebedev, Vladimir Lutchenko, Alexander Maltsev, Vladimir Repnev, Viktor Shalimov, Alexander Skvortsov, Valeri Vasiliev, Vladimir Vikulov, Viktor Zhluktov
'Goaltenders': Vladislav Tretiak, Mikhail Vasilenok, Viktor Zinger
'Coaches': Viktor Tikhonov, Boris Mayorov, Robert Cherenkov
Round Robin Standings
| 　 | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | '8' |
 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | '7' |
 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 14 | '5' |
 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 18 | '5' |
 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 21 | '3' |
 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 42 | '2' |
Game Scores
Round-Robin
| Location | Result |
|---|---|
| Ottawa, Sept. 02, 1976 | |
| Toronto, Sept. 03, 1976 | |
| Montreal, Sept. 03, 1976 | |
| Montreal, Sept. 05, 1976 | |
| Toronto, Sept. 05, 1976 | |
| Montreal, Sept. 05, 1976 | |
| Montreal, Sept. 07, 1976 | |
| Philadelphia, Sept. 07, 1976 | |
| Toronto, Sept. 07, 1976 | |
| Winnipeg, Sept. 09, 1976 | |
| Philadelphia, Sept. 09, 1976 | |
| Montreal, Sept. 09, 1976 | |
| Montreal, Sept. 11, 1976 | |
| Quebec City, Sept. 11, 1976 | |
| Toronto, Sept. 11, 1976 | |
Final (best of 3)
| Location | Result |
|---|---|
| Toronto, Sept. 13, 1976 | |
| Montreal, Sept. 15, 1976 | |
Player Statistics
Points
| 　 | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 4 | '9' |
| 7 | 2 | 7 | '9' |
| 7 | 1 | 8 | '9' |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | '8' |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | '8' |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | '8' |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | '7' |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | '7' |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | '7' |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | '7' |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | '7' |
Goals
| 　 | GP | G |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | '5' |
| 7 | '5' |
| 5 | '5' |
| 7 | '4' |
| 7 | '4' |
Assists
| 　 | GP | A |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | '8' |
| 7 | '7' |
| 7 | '5' |
| 7 | '5' |
| 5 | '5' |
Goaltending
| 　 | GP | W | L | T | SO | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | '1.39' |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | '2.36' |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | '2.80' |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | '3.00' |
★ minimum 120 minutes played.
Trophies and Awards
Tournament Champion
★ Canada
Tournament MVP
★ Bobby Orr, Canada
Team MVPs
★ Rogatien Vachon, Canada
★ Milan Novy, CSSR
★ Alexander Maltsev, USSR
★ Borje Salming, Sweden
★ Robbie Ftorek, USA
★ Matti Hagman, Finland
All-Star Team
★ Goaltender: Rogatien Vachon, Canada
★ Defence: Bobby Orr, Canada; Borje Salming, Sweden
★ Forwards: Aleksandr Maltsev, USSR; Milan Novy, CSSR; Darryl Sittler, Canada
See also
★ Summit Series
★ Canada Cup
★ World Cup of Hockey
External links, Sources and References
★ Hockey Hall of Fame Tournament Summary
★ Canada Cup 1976 Summary
★ Canada Cup 1976 Stat Summary
★ TSN Canada Cup '76 Summary
★ Hockey Canada Tournament Summary
★ Russian Hockey Tournament Summary
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