Canada Cup (hockey)
The
Canada Cup was an
ice hockey tournament held in 1976, 1981, 1984, 1987 and 1991. It featured competition between national teams of
Canada,
Czechoslovakia,
Finland, , the
Soviet Union,
Sweden, and the
United States. All the tournaments were won by Canada except the 1981 tournament, which was won by the Soviet Union. The 1987 event is referred to as one of the most spectacular in hockey history.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Czechoslovakia | USSR |
| 1981 | USSR | Canada | Czechoslovakia |
| 1984 | Canada | Sweden | USSR |
| 1987 | Canada | USSR | Sweden |
| 1991 | Canada | USA | Finland |
In 1996, the Canada Cup was replaced by the World Cup of Hockey.