Canada Cup '87... Lemieux + Gretzky = Magic

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Here is my favourite Hockey Moment of All-Time! The 2 greatest players of All-Time had not only joined forces under the red and white of the maple leaf... but united on the same line! There will never be another Wayne or Mario again this was truly a great time to be a Hockey fan. Following the exciting 1972 Summit Series between Canada and the Soviet Union (Canada won that one too!), interest in a world professional ice hockey championship increased substantially. The Canada Cup would bring together the top hockey-playing countries in the world. It was held in 1976, 1981, 1984, 1987 and 1991. It featured competition between teams representing Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, the Soviet Union, Sweden, the United States, and (in 1984 only, taking the place of Finland) West Germany. All the tournaments were won by Canada except the 1981 tournament, which was won by the Soviet Union. The 1987 event is often called one of the most spectacular in hockey history.

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Uploaded: November 8th, 2006 @ 4:10 pm
Author: EllerySneed

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