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1986 - Hamilton, Canada
The 1986 tournament started well for Canada on home ice in Hamilton. But after winning their first five games by a combined score of 50-12, the wheels came off for the Canadians.
First came a 4-1 loss to the Russians, which all but decided the gold medal. During the game, Canadian forward Jim Sandlak delivered a crushing hit along the boards on Alexander Semak, who flipped upside-down and landed head-first in the penalty box. But Semak had the last laugh, scoring three times in the Russian victory.
The Soviets sealed the gold medal with a 4-3 win over Finland, while Canada dropped a 5-3 decision to the Czech Republic and settled for silver.
Valeri Kamensky was the top Russian scorer with seven goals and 13 points, while defenceman Vladimir Konstantinov added six points, including a pair of goals from the point. Goaltender Evgeny Belosheikin, defenceman Mikhail Tatarinov and forward Igor Viazmykin were named to the tournament all-star team.
Sandlak was named the tournament's top forward, while Shayne Corson and Sylvain Cote were Canada's representatives on the all-star team.
The United States, meanwhile, made some noise by beating the Czechs and earning its first ever medal at the tournament - the bronze.
Team Canada Scoring
| Player |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
| Shayne Corson |
7 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
| Joe Murphy |
7 |
4 |
10 |
14 |
| Jim Sandlak |
7 |
5 |
7 |
12 |
| Joe Nieuwendyk |
7 |
5 |
7 |
12 |
| Gary Roberts |
7 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
| Scott Mellanby |
7 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
| Al Conroy |
7 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
| Luc Robitaille |
7 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
| Peter Douris |
7 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
| Mike Stapleton |
7 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
| Alain Cote |
7 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
| Derek Laxdal |
7 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
| Sylvain Cote |
7 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
| Jeff Greenlaw |
7 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
| Terry Carkner |
7 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
| Dave Moylan |
7 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Emanuel Viveiros |
7 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Selmar Odelein |
7 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Team Canada Goaltending
| Player |
W-L-T |
GAA |
SO |
| Craig Billington |
3-2-0 |
2.80 |
0 |
| Sean Burke |
2-0-0 |
3.50 |
0 |
Final Standings
| Country |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
| USSR |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
42 |
14 |
14 |
| Canada |
7 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
54 |
21 |
10 |
| USA |
7 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
35 |
26 |
8 |
| Czechoslovakia |
7 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
30 |
20 |
8 |
| Sweden |
7 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
26 |
23 |
8 |
| Finland |
7 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
31 |
23 |
6 |
| Switzerland |
7 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
19 |
54 |
2 |
| West Germany |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
9 |
65 |
0 |
Top Scorers
| Player |
G |
A |
Pts. |
| Corson, Shayne (Can) |
7 |
7 |
14 |
| Murphy, Joe (Can) |
4 |
10 |
14 |
| Kamensky, Valeri (USSR) |
7 |
6 |
13 |
| Sandlak, Jim (Can) |
5 |
7 |
12 |
| Toupal, Radek (Cze) |
5 |
7 |
12 |
Tournament All-Star Team
| Mikhail Tatarinov (USSR) |
Evgeny Belosheiken (USSR) |
| Shayne Corson (Can) |
Sylvain Cote (Can) |
| Michal Pivonka (Cze) |
Igor Viazmykin (USSR) |
