1991 Canada Cup
The Canada Cup 1991 ( French Coupe Canada 1991) was the fifth edition of the competition of the same name. He was held in North American cities Chicago, Detroit, Hamilton, Montreal, Pittsburgh, Quebec, Saskatoon and Toronto from August 31 to September 16, 1991. The International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF, the North American professional league National Hockey League and the Canadian Hockey Association Canadian Hockey Association supported the competition.
At the fifth edition of the competition participated in six teams. With the fall of the Iron Curtain and the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the competition clearly lost prestige. Canada won the tournament by two wins in the final series against the United States. The best scorer of the tournament was Canadian Wayne Gretzky with four goals and twelve points. His compatriot Bill Ranford was elected Most Valuable Player.
- 6.1 Best Scorer
- 6.2 Best Goalkeeper
- 7.1 medalist
Participant
The six best teams in the IIHF World Ranking internal participated in the competition.
Mode
The six teams played in the first round in a single round, the rankings from, so each team played five games. For a victory, there were two points with a tie, both teams received one point each. The four best teams in the point group of six qualified for the semifinals.
The two semi-finals were decided in the knockout system, the winners of the semi-finals moved into the finals. The final was in contrast - played in the mode " Best-of- Three" - as in the years 1976, 1984 and 1987.
Venues
Preliminary round
Final round
Semifinal
Final
Statistics
Best Scorer
Note: GP = Games, B = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, / - = Plus / Minus, PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: Turnierbestwert
Best Goalkeeper
The goalkeeper statistics include players who were on the ice for at least 120 minutes.
Note: GP = Games, TOI = Ice Age ( in minutes), GA = Goals against, SO = shutouts, Sv % = held shots (in%), GAA = Gegentorschnitt; Fat: Turnierbestwert
Awards
As Most Valuable Player of the tournament, the Canadian goalkeeper Bill Ranford was awarded. Ranford had completed all eight games of his team and led Canada with his performances to win the tournament. Of all the goalkeepers he had both the Gegentorschnitt and in the catch quota by far, the best values . In addition, he was also appointed to the All- Star team.