The 1991 Canada Cup Tournament
The 1991 Labatt Canada Cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament played in August and September 1991. The finals took place in Montreal on September 14 and Hamilton on September 16, and were won by Canada. The Canadians defeated the USA in a two-game sweep, to win the fifth and final Canada Cup. The tournament was replaced by the World Cup of Hockey in 1996. Of the five Canada Cup tournaments, this is the only one in which a team went undefeated. Canada compiled a record of six wins and two ties in eight games. The Americans were also very strong, as they iced their best international line-up to date. They went a perfect 5–0 against European competition in the tournament, while losing three times to Canada. The team representing the USSR was relatively weak compared to past tournaments, not having many of its top stars due to political turmoil at home. Many players declined to play for the team, or were purposely left off the roster for fears of defection. |
World Hockey Main Page 1976 Canada Cup Recap |
Round Robin Standings | |||||||
Country | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
Canada | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 8 |
USA | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 8 |
Finland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 5 |
Sweden | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 4 |
USSR | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 3 |
CSSR | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 2 |
Semi Finals | ||
Date
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Venue
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Game
Results
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September
11
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Hamilton
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USA 7, Finland 3
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September
12
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Toronto
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Canada 4, Sweden 0
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Final | ||
September
14
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Montreal
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Canada 4, USA 1
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September
16
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Hamilton
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Canada 4, USA 2
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Leading Scorers | ||||||
Player | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
Wayne Gretzky | Canada | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
Steve Larmer | Canada | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
Brett Hull | USA | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
Mike Modano | USA | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
Mark Messier | Canada | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
Paul Coffey | Canada | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Craig Janney | USA | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Jeremy Roenick | USA | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
Mats Sundin | Sweden | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
Al MacInnis | Canada | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 23 |
Christian Ruuttu | Finland | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Goaltending Leader | |||||||||
Goaltender | Team | GP | MINS | GA | SO | AVG. | W | L | T |
Bill Ranford | Canada | 8 | 480 | 14 | 1 | 1.75 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
Tournament MVP - Wayne Gretzky, Canada
All Star Team
G - Bill Ranford, CAN
D - Al MacInnis, CAN
D - Chris Chelios, USA
F - Wayne Gretzky, CAN
F - Mats Sundin, SWE
F - Jeremy Roenick, USA