1984 Canada Cup The 1984 Canada Cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament played during the first three weeks of September 1984 . The best - of - three final took place between Canada and Sweden , with Canada winning two games to nil . Canadian forward John Tonelli was named the tournament ' s most valuable player . This was the only Canada Cup to feature a team from West Germany , who managed a single point in five games based on a 4 - 4 tie with Czechoslovakia . This was also the only point for the Czechoslovaks , whose lineup had been decimated by recent defections . One of these defections was Slovak star Peter Stastny , who was playing for Canada at this event . The Canadian team was a disappointing 2 - 2 - 1 in the round - robin . There was inner turmoil on the roster , which was dominated by players by two NHL powerhouses , the Edmonton Oilers and the New York Islanders - - these two teams had faced off in the past two Stanley Cup Finals , and there were bitter feuds between players that had to be overcome . In one semifinal , fourth place Canada faced first - place USSR , who were a perfect 5 - 0 in the round - robin . Canada dominated the first two periods , but managed only a 1 - 0 lead due to spectacular goaltending from Vladimir Myshkin . The Soviets scored twice in the third to take the lead , but defenseman Doug Wilson tied the game late in regulation . In overtime , Myshkin continued his brilliant play . The Soviets got a two - on one against the flow of the play , but were thwarted by a brilliant poke - check by Paul Coffey , who was normally an offensive defenseman . Later on that play , Coffey ' s point shot was deflected in front of the net by Mike Bossy for the winning goal . In the other semi - final , Sweden scored on its first four shots on goal and cruised to a stunning 9 - 2 victory over the USA . The Americans had beaten Sweden 7 - 1 in the round robin and had looked very impressive prior to collapsing in this game . Canada won Game 1 of the final 5 - 2 . In Game 2 , they built up a commanding 5 - 0 lead in the first period before Sweden mounted a comeback that fell just short . The final score was 6 - 5 . Rosters . Canada . Forwards and defense : Glenn Anderson , Brian Bellows , Mike Bossy , Bob Bourne , Raymond Bourque , Paul Coffey , Mike Gartner , Michel Goulet , Randy Gregg , Wayne Gretzky , Charlie Huddy , Kevin Lowe , Mark Messier , Rick Middleton , Larry Robinson , Peter Stastny , Brent Sutter , John Tonelli , Doug Wilson and Steve Yzerman . Training camp only - - Mario Marois , James Patrick , Denis Savard , Al Secord , Scott Stevens , Brian Sutter , Sylvain Turgeon and Rick Vaive Goaltenders : Grant Fuhr , Réjean Lemelin and Pete Peeters . Coaches : Glen Sather , John Muckler , Ted Green , Tom Watt Czechoslovakia . Forwards and defense : Petr Rosol , Igor Liba , Petr Klíma , Jiří Dudáček , Vladimír Růžička , Vladimír Caldr , Jiří Lála , Dušan Pašek , Ladislav Svozil , Vladimír Kames , Jiří Hrdina , Jaroslav Korbela , Vincent Lukáč , Miloslav Hořava , František Musil , Eduard Uvíra , Arnold Kadlec , Jaroslav Benák , Antonín Stavjaňa Goaltenders : Dominik Hašek , Jaromír Šindel Coaches : Luděk Bukač , Stanislav Nevesel Sweden . Forwards and defense : Håkan Loob , Kent Nilsson , Bengt - Åke Gustafsson , Patrik Sundström , Peter Sundström , Thomas Steen , Anders Håkansson , Thomas Gradin , Per - Erik Eklund , Mats Näslund , Tomas Sandström , Jan Claesson , Mats Thelin , Anders Eldebrink , Jan Lindholm , Michael Thelvén , Bo Ericson , Peter Andersson , Thomas Eriksson < Goaltenders : Rolf Ridderwall , Peter Lindmark , Göte Wälitalo Coaches : Leif Boork , Curt Lindström USA . Forwards and defense : Bob Brooke , Aaron Broten , Neal Broten , Bobby Carpenter , Chris Chelios , Dave Christian , Bryan Erickson , Mark Fusco , Tom Hirsch , Phil Housley , David A . Jensen , Mark Johnson , Rod Langway , Brian Lawton , Brian Mullen , Joe Mullen , Ed Olczyk , Mike Ramsey , Gordie Roberts and Bryan Trottier . Training camp only - - Scott Bjugstad , Mike Eaves , Tom Fergus , Don Jackson , David H . Jensen ( injured ) , Pat LaFontaine ( injured / did not play ) , Craig Ludwig , Moe Mantha , Jr . and Chris Nilan . Goaltenders : Tom Barrasso , Glenn " Chico " Resch . Training camp only - - Marc Behrend , John Vanbiesbrouck Coaches : Bob Johnson USSR . Forwards and defense : Vladimir Krutov , Igor Larionov , Sergei Svetlov , Irek Gimayev , Mikhail Varnakov , Sergei Shepelev , Sergei Makarov , Sergei Yashin , Alexander Skvortsov , Mikhail Vasiliev , Alexander Kozhevnikov , Anatoli Semenov , Vladimir Kovin , Vladimir Zubkov , Igor Stelnov , Vasili Pervukhin , Alexei Kasatonov , Alexei Gusarov , Sergei Starikov , Zinetula Bilyaletdinov Goaltenders : Vladimir Myshkin , Alexandr Tyznykh Coaches : Viktor Tikhonov , Vladimir Yurzinov West Germany . Forwards and defense : Peter Schiller , Ernst Höfner , Franz Reindl , Manfred Wolf , Peter Obresa , Marcus Kuhl , Holger Meitinger , Gerd Truntschka , Roy Roedger , Dieter Hegen , Helmut Steiger , Michael Betz , Andreas Niederberger , Udo Kiessling , Rainer Blum , Joachim Reil , Peter Scharf , Dieter Medicus , Ignaz Berndaner , Uli Hiemer Goaltenders : Karl Friesen , Bernard Engelbrecht Coaches : Xaver Unsinn Playoff round . Semi - finals Finals ( best - of - 3 )