Canada Cup 1987 Game 3, 30 Years Later





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    Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    30 years ago today, may as well rewatch it to celebrate. 
    8:10 PM - Sep 17, 2017
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    Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    Well that was quick... 26 seconds in. I recall that 16 year-old me did not enjoy that start.
    8:16 PM - Sep 17, 2017
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This past Sunday was the 30th anniversary of Game 3 of the 1987 Canada Cup so I decided to rewatch the game in it's entirety. Five years ago, TSN re-broadcast all three final games and they now reside at the bottom of my PVR list with the trusty "lock" beside them so as not to be deleted, ever.
I aso figured, what the hell, may as well live tweet the game as if 16 year-old me had the miraculous tools of the internet, iPhone and twitter. The results are here, complete with screen grabs of the game.








  6. Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    I mean come on, Canada's 1st powerplay we put out Messier, Gretzky, Lemieux, Bourque, Coffey. Also, Dan Kelly was a legend.
     · North Vancouver, British Columbia
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  7. Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    Uhoh, Gusarov with the rip just after the penatly expired. 
    8:25 PM - Sep 17, 2017
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  8. Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    Oh dear lord, Fetisov with a sick outside/inside move and it's 3-0. Teenage me was beside myself with distress. 
    8:29 PM - Sep 17, 2017
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  9. Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    How does Gretz miss this!? At least we go on a PP halfway through the 1st. Need a goal!
    8:31 PM - Sep 17, 2017
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  10. Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    Tocchet with the powerplay garbage. We needed that. 
     · North Vancouver, British Columbia
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  11. Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    Off Brian Propp's skate to make it 3-2. We'll take it. 
    8:47 PM - Sep 17, 2017
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  12. Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    Uh boy, Bourque blows a tire and Khomutov beats Fuhr in final minute if 1st. 4-2 Soviets
    9:04 PM - Sep 17, 2017
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  13. Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    Replying to @homerbob49 and 2 others
    You better sit down before I tell you about Normand Rochefort.
    9:12 PM - Sep 17, 2017
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  14. Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    John D'Amico holding back Ducky after he was kneed by Gusarov 6 minutes into the 2nd.  @ADRealEstateCA
    9:18 PM - Sep 17, 2017
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  15. Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    Gretz and Lemieux have been quiet, need them to wake up. PP coming up almost halfway through the game. 
     · North Vancouver, British Columbia
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  16. Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    And there we go, Murphy from Gretzky's office, other assist to Mario. 4-3 Soviets. 
    9:27 PM - Sep 17, 2017
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  17. Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    And just like that, from Ducky's office, Brent Sutter ties it. 2nd assist to our boy Crossman.
    9:31 PM - Sep 17, 2017
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  18. Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    Ron Reusch just said Sergei Mylnikov has a "slow glove". I think he's right. 
    9:34 PM - Sep 17, 2017
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    Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    Hawerchuck with as tenacious a goal as you'll ever see. The well-dressed late 80s crowd celebrates. 
    9:53 PM - Sep 17, 2017
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  20. Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    Replying to @KenHegan
    5-4 Canada after 2. Teenage me was pretty far from comfortable at this point.  
    10:06 PM - Sep 17, 2017
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  21. Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    "Larionov to Makarov, Crossman picks it off." The great Dan Kelly spinning hockey poetry. 
     · North Vancouver, British Columbia
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    Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    Gretzky button-hooks & finds a streaking Coffey 3 mins into the 3rd. Mylnikov makes his best save of the night. Should have been 6-4 now.
    10:17 PM - Sep 17, 2017
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  23. Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    "OK Mario, in about 15 minutes I'll give you a sweet drop pass and you beat Mylnikov's glove like a rented mule." 
    10:22 PM - Sep 17, 2017
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  24. Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    Another one Wayner probably wants back at the end of a 2 minute shift. He shot wide. Should be 7-4 now.  
    10:26 PM - Sep 17, 2017
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  25. Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    Lomakin to Semak as Hartsburg loses him in front of the net, and we're tied. I recall I wasn't happy when this happened. 
    10:36 PM - Sep 17, 2017
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  26. Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    I have a good feeling about this faceoff with a minute and a half to go. 
    10:52 PM - Sep 17, 2017
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  27. Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    "The Chip" by Lemieux past Kravchuk that started it all.
    11:01 PM - Sep 17, 2017
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  28. Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    "The Hook" by Hawerchuk on Bykov, uncalled by Koharski. Left Lemieux unchecked to enter the zone.
    11:03 PM - Sep 17, 2017
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  29. Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    Stelnov down to block Gretzky's lane to Murphy. The only person in the building who thot that was an option. Mario still not even in frame.
    11:06 PM - Sep 17, 2017
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    Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    Glove high. Pandemonium. I always remembered Mylnikov falling back, defeated, hanging on the crossbar for a second. 
    11:08 PM - Sep 17, 2017
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  31. Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    Happy lads. 
    11:10 PM - Sep 17, 2017
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  32. Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    Kasatonov stick-handling through toilet paper as the clock winds down. 
    11:15 PM - Sep 17, 2017
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  33. Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    Lemieux so excited, he's high-fiving the cameraman for chrissakes! 
    11:18 PM - Sep 17, 2017
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  34. Chris Mizzoni @NitzysHockeyDen
    Weasel Eagleson just had to get into the on-ice celebration. Literally seconds after the final buzzer. 
    11:20 PM - Sep 17, 2017

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