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{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
| tourney_name = Canada Cup
| year = 1991
| other_titles =
| image =
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| country = Canada
| dates = August 31 – September 16, 1991
| num_teams = 6
| venues = 8
| cities = 8
| winners = Canada
| count = 4
| games = 19
| goals = 113
| attendance =
| scoring_leader = {{flagicon|CAN}} Wayne Gretzky <small>(12 pts)</small>
| mvp = {{flagicon|CAN}} Bill Ranford, Canada,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/466010821.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+17%2C+1991&author=STAFF&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Ranford+gives+net+results+and+earns+MVP+honors&pqatl=google|title=Ranford gives net results and earns MVP honors|publisher=pqasb.pqarchiver.com|date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/33460-.html|title=Backchecking: Ranford caps off a dynasty|publisher=thehockeynews.com|date=2010-05-09}}</ref>
| prevseason = '' [[1987 Canada Cup|1987]] ''
| nextseason = ''[[1996 World Cup of Hockey|1996]]''
}}
The '''1991 Labatt [[Canada Cup]]''' was a [[List of international ice hockey competitions featuring NHL players|professional international ice hockey tournament]] played in August and September 1991. The finals took place in Montreal on September 14 and Hamilton on September 16, and were won by [[Canada]]. The Canadians defeated the [[USA]] in a two game sweep, to win the fifth and final Canada Cup. The tournament was replaced by the [[World Cup of Hockey]] in 1996.

Of the five Canada Cup tournaments, this is the only one in which a team went undefeated, with two ties. Canada compiled a record of six wins and two ties in eight games. The first tie was a stunning 2-2 result with underdog [[Finland]] on the opening day of the tournament, who got spectacular goaltending from Markus Ketterer. Finland surprised many by finishing in third place in the round robin; the first time they had ever qualified for the semi-finals in the history of the Canada Cup. The Americans were also very strong, as they iced their best international line-up to date. They went a perfect 5-0 against European competition in the tournament, while losing three times to Canada. The team representing the USSR was relatively weak compared to past tournaments, it did not have many of its top stars due to severe political turmoil at home, many players declining to play for the team, and purposely left off the roster (such as Pavel Bure, Vladimir Konstantinov, etc.) for fears of defection.
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/winter02/hockey/story?id=1326249|title=Russians regroup on other side of the red line?|publisher=espn.com|date=2002-02-14}}</ref> It was not known until weeks before the start of the tournament that they would even send a team. This was the final major senior event in which a team representing the USSR would play.

Game 1 of the final is best remembered for the check on Wayne Gretzky by American defenseman Gary Suter, which knocked the Canadian captain out of the tournament and forced him to miss the first month of the [[NHL]] season. Game 2 was tied until late in the third period when Steve Larmer scored the tournament winner on a short-handed breakaway.

==Standings==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|DIF|Goal difference}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|PTS|Points}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|CAN}}
|5||3||0||2||21||11||+10||'''8'''
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|USA}}
|5||4||1||0||19||15||+4||'''8'''
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|FIN}}
|5||2||2||1||10||13||–3||'''5'''
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|SWE}}
|5||2||3||0||13||17||–4||'''4'''
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|URS}}
|5||1||3||1||14||14||0||'''3'''
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|TCH}}
|5||1||4||0||11||18||–7||'''2'''
|}

==Results==

===Round-robin===
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==Playoff round==

===Semi-finals===
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date = September 11, 1991 |
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score = 7–3 |
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date = September 12, 1991 |
team1 = {{ih-rt|CAN}} |
score = 4–0 |
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===Finals (best-of-3)===
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date = September 14, 1991 |
team1 = {{ih-rt|CAN}} |
score = 4–1 |
team2 = {{ih|USA}} |
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date = September 16, 1991 |
team1 = {{ih-rt|CAN}} |
score = 4–2 |
team2 = {{ih|USA}} |
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==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.hhof.com/html/TeamRosterCCUP1991USA.shtml Team USA Roster, Stats]
*[http://www.hhof.com/html/GamesSummaryCCUP1991.shtml Tournament Summary]

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[[Category:Canada Cup of Hockey|1991]]
[[Category:1991 in ice hockey]]

1991 Canada Cup - Revision history

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