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And it didn't even bring me down
Some basic information about the candidates I chose (presented in chronological order):
1972 Team Canada
Best wins: vs. USSR 4-1, 4-3, 6-5
Key players: Phil Esposito, Paul Henderson, Brad Park, Bobby Clarke, Yvan Cournoyer, Serge Savard...
1976 Team Canada
Best wins: vs. USSR 3-1, vs. CSSR 6-0, 5-4 OT
Key players: Rogatien Vachon, Bobby Orr, Denis Potvin, Gil Perreault, Bobby Hull, Darryl Sittler...
1979 Soviets
Best wins: vs. NHL All Stars 5-4, 6-0; vs. CSSR 11-1
Key players: Vladislav Tretiak, Mikhailov-Petrov-Kharlamov, Valeri Vasiliev, Helmut Balderis, Sergei Kapustin, Sergei Makarov...
1981 Soviets
Best wins: vs. Sweden 13-1; vs. CSSR 4-1 ('81 CC SF); vs. Team Canada 8-1
Key players: Vladislav Tretiak, KLM + Fetisov & Kasatonov, Shalimov-Shepelev-Kapustin, Alexander Maltsev...
1987 Team Canada
Best wins: vs. CSSR 5-3; vs. USSR 6-5 OT, 6-5
Key players: Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Grant Fuhr, Mark Messier, Ray Bourque, Paul Coffey...
1991 Team Canada
Best wins: vs. Sweden 4-0; vs. USA 4-1, 4-2
Key players: Bill Ranford, Wayne Gretzky, Steve Larmer, Al McInnis, Mark Messier, Paul Coffey...
1998 Czechs
Best wins: vs. USA 4-1; vs. Canada 2-1; vs. Russia 1-0
Key players: Dominik Hasek...
2002 Team Canada
Best wins: vs. Finland 2-1; vs. Belarus 7-1; vs. USA 5-2
Key players: Martin Brodeur, Mario Lemieux, Steve Yzerman, Paul Kariya, Joe Sakic...
My own choice is the 1979 Soviets. Vote & discuss!
1972 Team Canada
Best wins: vs. USSR 4-1, 4-3, 6-5
Key players: Phil Esposito, Paul Henderson, Brad Park, Bobby Clarke, Yvan Cournoyer, Serge Savard...
1976 Team Canada
Best wins: vs. USSR 3-1, vs. CSSR 6-0, 5-4 OT
Key players: Rogatien Vachon, Bobby Orr, Denis Potvin, Gil Perreault, Bobby Hull, Darryl Sittler...
1979 Soviets
Best wins: vs. NHL All Stars 5-4, 6-0; vs. CSSR 11-1
Key players: Vladislav Tretiak, Mikhailov-Petrov-Kharlamov, Valeri Vasiliev, Helmut Balderis, Sergei Kapustin, Sergei Makarov...
1981 Soviets
Best wins: vs. Sweden 13-1; vs. CSSR 4-1 ('81 CC SF); vs. Team Canada 8-1
Key players: Vladislav Tretiak, KLM + Fetisov & Kasatonov, Shalimov-Shepelev-Kapustin, Alexander Maltsev...
1987 Team Canada
Best wins: vs. CSSR 5-3; vs. USSR 6-5 OT, 6-5
Key players: Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Grant Fuhr, Mark Messier, Ray Bourque, Paul Coffey...
1991 Team Canada
Best wins: vs. Sweden 4-0; vs. USA 4-1, 4-2
Key players: Bill Ranford, Wayne Gretzky, Steve Larmer, Al McInnis, Mark Messier, Paul Coffey...
1998 Czechs
Best wins: vs. USA 4-1; vs. Canada 2-1; vs. Russia 1-0
Key players: Dominik Hasek...
2002 Team Canada
Best wins: vs. Finland 2-1; vs. Belarus 7-1; vs. USA 5-2
Key players: Martin Brodeur, Mario Lemieux, Steve Yzerman, Paul Kariya, Joe Sakic...
My own choice is the 1979 Soviets. Vote & discuss!
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