Attention all Canada Cup fans! You will definitely want to ask Santa for the new Canada Cup '87 DVD box set this Christmas.
For the first time ever, Canada's complete tournament, featuring all nine Team Canada games and including the dramatic three game final between Canada and the Soviet Union will be available on an exciting new six-disc DVD set that's a must-have for hockey fans everywhere! - Buy The DVD: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com
This historic series has some of the greatest superstars playing in the prime of their careers. Legendary players such as WAYNE GRETZKY, MARIO LEMIEUX, MARK MESSIER, PAUL COFFEY and RAY BOURQUE among others face off against the equally brilliant IGOR LARIONOV, SERGEI MAKAROV, VLADISLAV FETISOV and the up and coming VALERI KAMENSKY – all pushing themselves to their personal limits in skill and emotion to win the last significant series between best on best prior to the breakup of the Soviet Union and the release of many Russian stars to the NHL.
MARIO LEMIEUX's goal, assisted by WAYNE GRETZKY in game 3 of the finals to win the Canada Cup was arguably one of the most memorable plays in Canadian hockey history.
Games included:
August 28, 1987: Canada 4 vs. CSSR 4
August 30, 1987: Canada 4 vs. Finland 1
September 2, 1987: Canada 3 vs. USA 2
September 4, 1987: Canada 5 vs. Sweden 3
September 6, 1987: Canada 3 vs. USSR 3
September 9, 1987: Canada 5 vs. CSSR 3, Semi-Final
September 11, 1987: Canada 5 vs. USSR 6, Final 1
September 13, 1987: Canada 6 vs. USSR 5, Final 2
September 15, 1987: Canada 6 vs. USSR 5, Final 3
Buy The DVD: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com
Interested in this item? Also check out: Gretzky To Lemieux: The Story of the 1987 Canada Cup
For the first time ever, Canada's complete tournament, featuring all nine Team Canada games and including the dramatic three game final between Canada and the Soviet Union will be available on an exciting new six-disc DVD set that's a must-have for hockey fans everywhere! - Buy The DVD: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com
This historic series has some of the greatest superstars playing in the prime of their careers. Legendary players such as WAYNE GRETZKY, MARIO LEMIEUX, MARK MESSIER, PAUL COFFEY and RAY BOURQUE among others face off against the equally brilliant IGOR LARIONOV, SERGEI MAKAROV, VLADISLAV FETISOV and the up and coming VALERI KAMENSKY – all pushing themselves to their personal limits in skill and emotion to win the last significant series between best on best prior to the breakup of the Soviet Union and the release of many Russian stars to the NHL.
MARIO LEMIEUX's goal, assisted by WAYNE GRETZKY in game 3 of the finals to win the Canada Cup was arguably one of the most memorable plays in Canadian hockey history.
Games included:
August 28, 1987: Canada 4 vs. CSSR 4
August 30, 1987: Canada 4 vs. Finland 1
September 2, 1987: Canada 3 vs. USA 2
September 4, 1987: Canada 5 vs. Sweden 3
September 6, 1987: Canada 3 vs. USSR 3
September 9, 1987: Canada 5 vs. CSSR 3, Semi-Final
September 11, 1987: Canada 5 vs. USSR 6, Final 1
September 13, 1987: Canada 6 vs. USSR 5, Final 2
September 15, 1987: Canada 6 vs. USSR 5, Final 3
Buy The DVD: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com
Interested in this item? Also check out: Gretzky To Lemieux: The Story of the 1987 Canada Cup
Comments
Game 2 of the Finals was a double over time classic that was edited/butchered to fit the 2 hour VHS format, and when transferred onto the first dvd release, those 2 hour masters were re-used.
this time the full length of the game Gretzky calls his best has been re-stored
recommended
here's one of the bonus features:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPQMhGVcBJc