1979 Challenge Cup

The 1979 Challenge Cup was a series of international ice hockey games between the Soviet Union national ice hockey team and a team of All-Stars from the National Hockey League.1979 Challenge Cup on greatesthockeylegends.com The games were played on February 8, 10, and 11 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It replaced the NHL's all-star festivities for the 1978–79 NHL season. The Soviets defeated the NHL All-Stars two games to one.
The team of All-Stars from the National Hockey League included 23 Canadians and three Swedish players. Bobby Orr commenting in the post-game interviews after game two, accidentally called the NHL All-Stars "Team Canada" (because of the number of Canadians on the roster). The Challenge Cup, unlike its predecessor, the Summit Series, included non-Canadian born players in the NHL rosters.
The NHL All-Stars team was coached by Scotty Bowman, and the Soviet Union national team was coached by Viktor Tikhonov.
== NHL All-Stars roster ==
Nat.	No.	Player 	Pos.	Team
 	10 	Guy Lafleur 	RW 	Montreal Canadiens
 	19 	Larry Robinson 	D 	Montreal Canadiens
 	23 	Bob Gainey 	LW 	Montreal Canadiens
 	22 	Steve Shutt 	LW 	Montreal Canadiens
 	11 	Gilbert Perreault	C 	Buffalo Sabres
 	17 	Marcel Dionne 	C 	Los Angeles Kings
 	27 	Darryl Sittler 	C 	Toronto Maple Leafs
 	8 	Lanny McDonald 	RW 	Toronto Maple Leafs
 	16 	Bobby Clarke – C 	C 	Philadelphia Flyers
 	20 	Bryan Trottier 	C 	New York Islanders
 	25 	Mike Bossy 	RW 	New York Islanders
 	9 	Clark Gillies 	LW 	New York Islanders
 	4 	Barry Beck 	D 	Colorado Rockies
 	18 	Serge Savard 	D 	Montreal Canadiens
 	3 	Guy Lapointe 	D 	Montreal Canadiens
 	 	Robert Picard 	D 	Washington Capitals
 	5 	Denis Potvin 	D 	New York Islanders
 	7 	Bill Barber 	LW 	Philadelphia Flyers
 	21 	Don Marcotte 	LW 	Boston Bruins
 	35 	Tony Esposito 	G 	Chicago Blackhawks
 	29 	Ken Dryden 	G 	Montreal Canadiens
 	30 	Gerry Cheevers 	G 	Boston Bruins
 	 	Ron Greschner 	D 	New York Rangers
 	26 	Börje Salming 	D 	Toronto Maple Leafs
 	12 	Ulf Nilsson 	C 	New York Rangers
 	15 	Anders Hedberg 	RW 	New York Rangers
== Soviet Union roster ==
Nat.	No.	Player 	Pos.	Team
 	12 	Sergei Starikov 	D 	Traktor Chelyabinsk
 	22 	Viktor Zhluktov 	F 	CSKA Moscow
 	5 	Vasili Pervukhin 	D 	Dynamo Moscow
 	9 	Vladimir Kovin 	C 	Torpedo Gorky
 	24 	Sergei Makarov 	RW 	CSKA Moscow
 	10 	Mikhail Varnakov 	LW 	Torpedo Gorky
 	11 	Aleksandr Skvortsov 	RW 	Torpedo Gorky
 	25 	Vladimir Golikov 	F 	Dynamo Moscow
 	23 	Aleksandr Golikov 	F 	Dynamo Moscow
 	13 	Boris Mikhailov – C 	F 	CSKA Moscow
 	16 	Vladimir Petrov 	F 	CSKA Moscow
 	17 	Valeri Kharlamov 	F 	CSKA Moscow
 	7 	Gennadiy Tsygankov 	D 	CSKA Moscow
 	6 	Valeri Vasiliev 	D 	Dynamo Moscow
 	8 	Sergei Kapustin 	F 	CSKA Moscow
 	2 	Yuri FedorovYuri Fedorov's surname on the back of his shirt was listed as "Federov" // 1979 Challenge Cup Game 2 Goals - NHL vs USSR	D 	Torpedo Gorky
 	14 	Zinetula Bilyaletdinov 	D 	Dynamo Moscow
 	19 	Helmuts Balderis 	RW 	CSKA Moscow
 	18 	Irek Gimayev 	F 	Salavat Yulaev Ufa
 	21 	Viktor Tyumenev 	F 	Krylya Sovetov Moscow
 	4 	Sergei Babinov 	D 	CSKA Moscow
 	20 	Vladislav Tretiak 	G 	CSKA Moscow
 	1 	Vladimir Myshkin 	G 	Krylya Sovetov Moscow
== Uniforms ==
The NHL vastly simplified their white All-Star uniforms, removing most of the striping and stars. The NHL shield on the front was enlarged, while the logos on the shoulders remained the same. The striping was reduced to two thin stripes, orange over black, separated by a thin white stripe. The names on the back remained in black with orange trim, and the numerals remained orange with black trim.
The Soviet team used their standard red national uniforms, which they also used when touring against the teams of the World Hockey Association (while billed as the "Soviet All-Stars"). The jerseys featured two white stripes at the waistline - one thin stripe over a wider stripe studded with red diamonds. The sleeve stripes followed a similar pattern, but without the diamonds on the wide stripes, and an additional white stripe below the wide band. While the Soviet team normally used Cyrillic script on its uniforms, the names on the back of the jerseys for the Challenge Cup were romanized for the event. The front of the jerseys retained the Cyrillic СССР initials.
== Game log ==
=== Game 1 ===
*Date: Thursday February 8, 1979
*Location: New York City: Madison Square Garden
*Attendance: 17,438
==== Score ====
NHL All-Stars 4 - Soviet Union 2
 Goals
Period	Score	Team	Player 	Assist 	Power Play	Goal
1st 	0:16 	NHL 	#10 Guy Lafleur 	#16 Bobby Clarke, #22 Steve Shutt 	 	1-0
1st 	6:22 	NHL 	#25 Mike Bossy 	#11 Gilbert Perreault, #10 Guy Lafleur 	PP 	2-0
1st 	11:25	URS 	#13 Boris Mikhailov 	#6 Valeri Vasiliev, #17 Valeri Kharlamov 	PP 	2-1
1st 	15:48	NHL 	#23 Bob Gainey 	#7 Bill Barber, #4 Barry Beck 	 	3-1
2nd 	8:14 	NHL 	#9 Clark Gillies 	#25 Mike Bossy 	 	4-1
3rd 	3:02 	URS 	#25 Vladimir Golikov	#23 Aleksandr Golikov, #24 Sergei Makarov	 	4-2
 Penalties
Period	Pen. Score	Team	Player 	Pen. Min.	Penalty
1st 	0:59 	URS 	#22 Viktor Zhluktov 	2:00 	Hooking
1st 	5:13 	URS 	#16 Vladimir Petrov 	2:00 	Hooking
1st 	8:31 	NHL 	#8 Lanny McDonald 	2:00 	High-Sticking
1st 	10:59 	NHL 	#9 Clark Gillies 	2:00 	Charging
1st 	12:21 	URS 	#22 Viktor Zhluktov 	2:00 	Interference
2nd 	10:48 	URS 	#7 Gennadiy Tsygankov	2:00 	Holding
 Shots on Goal
Team 	1st Period	2nd Period	3rd Period	Total
NHL All-Stars	10 	9 	5 	24
Soviet Union 	6 	5 	9 	20
 Goaltenders
Min. 	Goalies 	Team 	Saves	Goals Against
60:00	#29 Ken Dryden 	NHL All-Stars	18 	2 Goals
60:00	#20 Vladislav Trekiak	Soviet Union 	20 	4 Goals
==== Officials ====
*Referee- Bob Myers 
*Linesman- Ray Scapinello 
*Linesman- John D'Amico 
=== Game 2 ===
*Date: Saturday February 10, 1979 
*Location: New York City: Madison Square Garden
*Attendance: 17,438
==== Score ====
NHL All-Stars 4 - Soviet Union 5
 Goals
Period	Score	Team	Player 	Assist 	Power Play	Goal
1st 	8:10 	URS 	#8 Sergei Kapustin 	#12 Sergei Starikov 	 	0-1
1st 	13:35	NHL 	#25 Mike Bossy 	#20 Bryan Trottier, #9 Clark Gillies 	PP 	1-1
1st 	18:21	NHL 	#20 Bryan Trottier 	#9 Clark Gillies, #25 Mike Bossy 	 	2-1
2nd 	0:27 	NHL 	#11 Gilbert Perreault	#27 Darryl Sittler 	 	3-1
2nd 	2:05 	URS 	#10 Mikhail Varnakov 	#11 Aleksandr Skvortsov 	 	3-2
2nd 	5:06 	NHL 	#19 Larry Robinson 	#10 Guy Lafleur, #17 Marcel Dionne 	 	4-2
2nd 	17:02	URS 	#13 Boris Mikhailov 	#16 Vladimir Petrov, #6 Valeri Vasiliev	PP 	4-3
2nd 	7:47 	URS 	#8 Sergei Kapustin 	#22 Viktor Zhluktov 	 	4-4
3rd 	1:31 	URS 	#25 Vladimir Golikov 	#24 Sergei Makarov 	 	4-5
 Penalties
Period	Pen. Score	Team	Player 	Pen. Min.	Penalty
1st 	12:32 	URS 	#9 Vladimir Kovin 	2:00 	Cross-Checking
1st 	15:13 	NHL 	#11 Gilbert Perreault	2:00 	Holding
2nd 	8:04 	NHL 	#26 Börje Salming 	2:00 	Interference
2nd 	15:07 	NHL 	#4 Barry Beck 	2:00 	Boarding
 Shots on Goal
Team 	1st Period	2nd Period	3rd Period	Total
NHL All-Stars	5 	5 	6 	16
Soviet Union 	7 	14 	10 	31
 Goaltenders
Min. 	Goalies 	Team 	Saves	Goals Against
60:00	#29 Ken Dryden 	NHL All-Stars	26 	5 Goals
60:00	#20 Vladislav Tretiak	Soviet Union 	12 	4 Goals
==== Officials ====
*Referee- Viktor Dombrovski 
*Linesman- Matt Pavelich 
*Linesman- Ron Finn 
=== Game 3 ===
*Date: Sunday February 11, 1979
*Location: New York City: Madison Square Garden
*Attendance: 17,545
==== Score ====
NHL All-Stars 0 - Soviet Union 6
 Goals
Period	Score	Team	Player 	Assist 	Power Play	Goal
2nd 	5:47 	URS 	#13 Boris Mikhailov 	#23 Aleksandr Golikov 	 	0-1
2nd 	7:44 	URS 	#22 Viktor Zhluktov 	#19 Helmuts Balderis, #6 Valeri Vasiliev 	PP 	0-2
3rd 	8:44 	URS 	#19 Helmuts Balderis 	#18 Irek Gimayev 	 	0-3
3rd 	10:21	URS 	#9 Vladimir Kovin 	#11 Aleksandr Skvortsov, #10 Mikhail Varnakov	 	0-4
3rd 	12:44	URS 	#24 Sergei Makarov 	#8 Sergei Kapustin 	 	0-5
3rd 	14:46	URS 	#23 Aleksandr Golikov	 	 	0-6
 Penalties
Period	Pen. Score	Team	Player 	Pen. Min.	Penalty 	
2nd 	6:27 	NHL 	#21 Don Marcotte 	2:00 	Elbowing	
2nd 	10:48 	URS 	#6 Valeri Vasiliev 	2:00 	Holding 	
2nd 	12:27 	URS 	#1 Vladimir Myshkin	2:00 	Roughing	Served by #18 Irek Gimayev
2nd 	12:27 	NHL 	#20 Bryan Trottier 	2:00 	Roughing	
3rd 	14:22 	URS 	#13 Boris Mikhailov	2:00 	Holding 	
 Shots on Goal
Team 	1st Period	2nd Period	3rd Period	Total
NHL All-Stars	7 	7 	10 	24
Soviet Union 	6 	6 	7 	19
 Goaltenders
Min. 	Goalies 	Team 	Saves	Goals Against
60:00	#30 Gerry Cheevers 	NHL All-Stars	13 	6 Goals
60:00	#1 Vladimir Myshkin	Soviet Union 	24 	0 Goals
==== Officials ====
*Referee- Andy Van Hellemond 
*Linesman- Leon Stickle 
*Linesman- Claude Bechard 
== Broadcasters ==
In the United States, Game 2, which was held on a Saturday afternoon, was shown on CBS as part of CBS Sports Spectacular. The network refused to expand CBS Sports Spectacular to carry the game in full so instead, the show came on during the second intermission, showed taped highlights of the first two periods, and then showed the final period live. The lead-in to Sports Spectacular was The World's Strongest Man. The then-CBS affiliate in Boston, the old WNAC-TV, broadcast a local college hockey game that led into Sports Spectacular.
The network, the show and their sponsors had a problem with the rink board advertising that the NHL sold at Madison Square Garden, and refused to allow them to be shown on television. As a result, CBS viewers were unable to see the far boards above the yellow kickplate, and could only see players' skates when the play moved to that side of the ice. Games 1 and 3 were shown on the NHL Network, where the advertising was no problem.
Dan Kelly and Lou Nanne called the game for CBS while Dick Stockton served as the host.
==References==
== External links ==
* Challenge Cup 1979 on legendsofhockey.net 
* Challenge Cup 1979 rosters and stats
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