Cut Canada 1976

After the Series of the century of 1972 and 1974, LNH and NHLPA decide to create a great competition (Coupe Canada) of Hockey by inviting countries practitioner hockey to assemble their best possible formation. To continue on this idea, Coupe Canada (contrary to the Series of the century of 1972) allows to the players AMH to take part in it. This first of five tournaments of Canada Cut take place during the first two weeks of September 1976.

Manpower

Canada

Assailing and defenders : Bill To bore, Bobby Clarke, Marcel Dionne, Phil Esposito, Bob Gainey, Danny Parks, Bobby Hull, Guy Lafleur, Guy Lapointe, Reggie Leach, Peter Mahovlich, Richard Martin, Lanny McDonald, Bobby Orr, Gilbert Perreault, Denis Potvin, Larry Robinson, Serge Savard, Steve Shutt, Darryl Sittler, Carol Vadnais, Jimmy Watson
Guards : Gerry Cheevers, Glenn Resch, Rogatien Vachon
Trainers : Scotty Bowman, Gift Cherry, Bobby Kromm, Al MacNeil

Czechoslovakia

Assailing and defenders : Josef Augusta, Jiří Bubla, František Černík, Milan Chalupa, Miroslav Dvořák, Bohuslav Ebermann, Ivan Hlinka, Jiří Holík, Karel Holy, František Kaberle (senior), Milan Kajkl, Oldřich Macháč, Vladimír Martinec, Jiří Novák, Milan Novy, František Pospíšil, Jaroslav Pouzar, Pavel Richter, Vladimir Sandrik, Bohuslav Šťastný, Marián Šťastný, Peter Šťastný
Guards : Vladimír Dzurilla, Jiří Holeček
Trainers : Karel Gut, Jan Starsi

Finland

Assailing and defenders : Tapio Flinck, Matti Hagman, Hannu Kapanen, Veli-Pekka Ketola, Pertti Koivulahti, Tapio Koskinen, Tapio Levo, Harri Linnonmaa, Wearies Litma, Kari Makkonen, Timo Nummelin, Lasse Oksanen, Esa Peltonen, Jouni Peltonen, Pekka Rautakallio, Matti Rautiainen, Seppo Repo, Heikki Riihiranta, Jouni Rinne, Timo Saari, Juhani Tamminen, Jorma Vehmanen
Guards : Antti Leppanen, Markus Mattsson, Jorma Valtonen
Trainers : Wearies Hiekkila, Carl Brewer

Sweden

Assailing and defenders : Chechmates Ahlberg, Thommie Bergman, Per-Olov Brasar, Lars-Erik Eriksson, Roland Eriksson, Lars-Erik Esbjors, Inge Hammarström, Anders Hedberg, Bjorn Johansson, daN Labraaten, Willy Lindström, Twists Lundström, Lars-Goran Nilsson, Ulf Nilsson, Stig Ostling, Borje Salming, Stig Salming, Lars-Erik Sjöberg, Jan-Olov Svensson, Mats Waltin, Juha Widing, Kjell-Arne Wikström
Guards : Hardy Aström, Goran Hogosta, William Löfqvist
Trainers : Tommy Sandlin, Bengt Ohlson

the United States

Assailing and defenders : Fred Ahern, Curt Bennett, Harvey Bennett, daN Bolduc, Rick Chartraw, Mike Christie, Lee Fogolin, Robbie Ftorek, Al Hangsleben, Steve Jensen, Mike Milbury, Lou Nanne, Joe Noris, Bill Nyrop, Gerry O' Flaherty, Doug Palazzari, Craig Patrick, Mike Polich, Gary Sargent, Dean Talafous, Warren Williams
Guards : Mike Curran, Pete LoPresti, Robert Raeder
Trainers : Bob Pulford, Harry Neale

The USSR

Assailing and defenders : Boris Alexandrov, Sergei Babinov, Helmuts Balderis, Valeri Belousov, Zinetula Bilyaletdinov, Alexander Golikov, Alexander Gusev, Sergei Kapustin, Vladimir Kovin, Vladimir Krikunov, Alexander Kulikov, Viktor Kuznetsov, Yuri Lebedev, Vladimir Lutchenko, Alexander Maltsev, Vladimir Repnev, Viktor Shalimov, Alexander Skvortsov, Valeri Vasiliev, Vladimir Vikulov, Viktor Zhluktov
Guards : Vladislav Tretiak, Mikhail Vasilenok, Viktor Zinger
Trainers : Viktor Tikhonov, Boris Mayorov, Robert Cherenkov

Preliminary round

Results

Preliminary round

Finale (2-of-3)

Leaders

Points

Goals

Master keys

Guards

minimum 120 minutes of play.

Trophés

Champion of the tournament

Canada

Better player of the tournament

Bobby Orr, Canada

Better player of the team

Rogatien Vachon, Canada
Milan Novy, Czechoslovakia
Alexander Maltsev, the USSR
Borje Salming, Sweden
Robbie Ftorek, the United States
Matti Hagman, Finland

Equip with stars

Guard: Rogatien Vachon, Canada
Defenders: Bobby Orr, Canada; Borje Salming, Sweden
Assailing: Alexander Maltsev, the USSR; Milan Novy, Czechoslovakia; Darryl Sittler, Canada

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