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'''1979 Challenge Cup''' was an exhibition series between the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] national ice hockey team and a team of all-stars from the [[National Hockey League]], held in [[New York City]]. It replaced the NHL's all-star festivities for the [[1978–79 NHL season]]. |
'''1979 Challenge Cup''' was an exhibition series between the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] national ice hockey team and a team of all-stars from the [[National Hockey League]], held in [[New York City]]. It replaced the NHL's all-star festivities for the [[1978–79 NHL season]]. |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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| − | * [http://www.geocities.com/canadavsrussia Canada Versus The Soviet Union] The Heyday of the Battle for World Hockey Supremacy (1972–1987). |
+ | * [http://web.archive.org/20030813221401/www.geocities.com/canadavsrussia Canada Versus The Soviet Union] The Heyday of the Battle for World Hockey Supremacy (1972–1987). |
Revision as of 20:20, 12 November 2013
The Challenge Cup trophy
1979 Challenge Cup was an exhibition series between the Soviet national ice hockey team and a team of all-stars from the National Hockey League, held in New York City. It replaced the NHL's all-star festivities for the 1978–79 NHL season.
The Challenge Cup, unlike its predecessor, the Summit Series, included non-Canadian born players in the NHL rosters. The games were played on February 8, 10, and 11 at Madison Square Garden.
NHL All-Stars roster
- Guy Lafleur
- Larry Robinson
- Bob Gainey
- Steve Shutt
- Gilbert Perreault
- Marcel Dionne
- Darryl Sittler
- Lanny McDonald
- Bobby Clarke, Captain
- Bryan Trottier
- Mike Bossy
- Clark Gillies
- Barry Beck
- Serge Savard
- Guy Lapointe
- Robert Picard
- Denis Potvin
- Bill Barber
- Don Marcotte
- Tony Esposito
- Ken Dryden
- Gerry Cheevers
- Ron Greschner
- Borje Salming
- Ulf Nilsson
- Anders Hedberg
Soviet Union roster
- Sergei Starikov
- Viktor Zhluktov
- Vasily Pervukhin
- Vladimir Kovin
- Sergei Makarov
- Mikhail Varnakov
- Alexander Skvortsov
- Vladimir Golikov
- Aleksandr Golikov
- Boris Mikhailov, Captain
- Vladimir Petrov
- Valeri Kharlamov
- Gennadiy Tsygankov
- Valery Vasiliev
- Sergei Kapustin
- Yuri Federov
- Zinetul Bilyaletdinov
- Helmut Balderis
- Irek Gimayev
- Viktor Tyumenev
- Sergei Babinov
- Vladislav Tretiak
- Vladimir Myshkin
Game log
Game 1
- NHL All-Stars 4 - Soviet Union 2
- Goals:
- Guy Lafleur 0:16 1st period
- Mike Bossy 6:22 1st period (pp)
- Boris Mikhailov 11:25 1st period (pp)
- Clark Gillies 8:14 2nd period
- Bob Gainey 15:48 2nd period
- Vladimir Golikov 3:02 3rd period
- Attendance: 17,438
Game 2
- Soviet Union 5 - NHL All-Stars 4
- Goals:
- Sergei Kapustin 8:10 1st period
- Mike Bossy 13:35 1st period (pp)
- Bryan Trottier 18:21 1st period
- Gilbert Perreault 0:27 2nd period
- Mikhail Varnakov 2:05 2nd period
- Larry Robinson 5:06 2nd period
- Boris Mikhailov 17:02 2nd period (pp)
- Sergei Kapustin 17:47 2nd period
- Vladimir Golikov 1:31 3rd period
- Attendance: 17,438
Game 3
- Soviet Union 6 - NHL All-Stars 0
- Goals:
- Boris Mikhailov 5:47 2nd period
- Viktor Zhluktov 7:44 2nd period (pp)
- Helmut Balderis 8:44 3rd period
- Vladimir Kovin 10:21 3rd period
- Sergei Makarov 12:44 3rd period
- Aleksandr Golikov 14:46 3rd period
- Attendance: 17,545
External links
- Canada Versus The Soviet Union The Heyday of the Battle for World Hockey Supremacy (1972–1987).
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