Comments on: TSN to Re-broadcast 1987 Canada Cup Final Series

By: r stubbs

r stubbs — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 01:16:16 +0000

the picture of gretzky and lemieux from above titled “the famous goal” was not the goal that won them the series in the last 2 minutes of the 3rd period in the final game.they were in the white home jerseys for the last game.and as great as the pictured goal up above was -it was nothing to when the soviet goaltender stumbled back against the crossbar when gretzky fed lemieux for the winning series goal…at least in my opinion.

By: Marc

Marc — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 19:04:56 +0000

Let’s see. On the one hand, the Globe and Mail from September 12, 1987 (the morning after game 1) refers to the game as the first of a best-of-three series, and the statistics page clearly has game 3 as being on Tuesday September 15th at 8pm Eastern, “if necessary”. On the other hand, Ken says it was always scheduled to be a 3-game series, and he backs it up by calling someone he doesn’t know a dumbass.

While Ken makes a persuasive argument, I think I’ll go with the Globe and Mail, especially since what it published matches everyone’s memory of what happened 25 years ago.

By: canadiansportsmedia

canadiansportsmedia — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 04:57:06 +0000

I did a bit of research and am not sure if you’re actually right about this, but the 1984 and 1991 Canada Cups had best of three finals (i.e. game 3 was not played if the same team won the first two games).

Whether you’re right or wrong doesn’t give you any right to call me a dumbass or noob. Just because I wasn’t alive in 1987 doesn’t mean I don’t know hockey. Just about every other 3 game series in the history of hockey was a best-of-three. If this one was a rare exception, then sorry I was (a bit) wrong.

Doesn’t matter anyhow because nobody was blaming TSN for spoiling anything. Just a bit of joking around. Lighten up.

By: ken

ken — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 20:29:43 +0000

TSN didnt spoil anything dumbass, young wanna be,noobs!
it was scheduled to be a 3 game series.
first game at the Forum and two at the Copps.

By: canadiansportsmedia

canadiansportsmedia — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:14:05 +0000

Minor spoiler. I think most know how many games were played and who won 2 of the 3 games.