Wilson: Team Canada: Europe's Best Not Good Enough Europe's Best Not Good Enough

So I was (very) bored at work the other day and I started looking up Team Canada's record where NHL players have participated (Summit Series, CC, WCoH) and I started to notice a trend: it would appear that Team Canada has never lost a game when playing in Toronto.

Their combined record is a pretty impressive 17-0-1 playing out of the Gardens/ACC.

Summit Series '72: Canada 4 - Soviet Union 1 (Game 2)
Summit Series '74: Canada 4 - Soviet Union 1 (Game 2)
Canada Cup '76: Canada 4 - Sweden 0
Canada Cup '76: Canada 3 - Soviet Union 1
Canada Cup '76: Canada 6 - Czechoslovakia 0 (Game 1 Finals)
Canada Cup '81: No games played in Toronto (Ballard refused any games)
Canada Cup '84: No games played in Toronto
Canada Cup '87: No games played in Toronto
Canada Cup '91: Canada 2 - Finland 2
Canada Cup '91: Canada 4 - Sweden 1
Canada Cup '91: Canada 4 - Sweden 0 (Semi-Final)
World Cup '96: No games played in Toronto
World Cup '04: Canada 3 - Russia 1
World Cup '04: Canada 5 - Slovakia 0 (Quarter-Final)
World Cup '04: Canada 4 - Czech Republic 3 (OT) (Semi-Final)
World Cup '04: Canada 3 - Finland 2 (Final)
World Cup '16: Canada 6 - Czech Republic 0
World Cup '16: Canada 6 - Czech Republic 0
World Cup '16: Canada 4 - USA 2
World Cup '16: Canada 4 - Europe 1
World Cup '16: Canada 5 - Russia 3 (Semi-Final)
World Cup '16: Canada 3 - Europe 1 (Game 1 Finals)
World Cup '16: Canada ? - Europe ? (Game 2 Finals)

Of course, Team Europe could upset Canada in Game 2 on Thursday... but I wouldn't bank on it.

Europe's best (minus the Swedes, Finns and Czechs)

Europe's best (minus the Swedes, Finns and Czechs)
- Tanuki

I would love to see them do a 7 game series.....the best team from north America vs the best team from Europe (including Russia).......that would be fun to watch.

I would love to see them do a 7 game series.....the best team from north America vs the best team from Europe (including Russia).......that would be fun to watch.
- sensarmy_11

Yes it would.

Yes it would.
- Tanuki

like the allstar game in the past?

like the allstar game in the past?
- SRam19

except that the allstar game was the least intense hockey EVER......I have a feeling a 7 game series (run by the IIHF) would be far more entertaining. would never happen but a guy can dream.....I would prefer that to this WCoH, which has been pretty damn boring IMO (I watched the jays game yesterday instead of hockey)

I would love to see them do a 7 game series.....the best team from north America vs the best team from Europe (including Russia).......that would be fun to watch.
- sensarmy_11

This sounds interesting. How do they determine the best from NA/Eur? 7 game series - CAN vs US and a 4 team elimination bracket in Europe?

This sounds interesting. How do they determine the best from NA/Eur? 7 game series - CAN vs US and a 4 team elimination bracket in Europe?
- 1979AD

no, I was thinking like 2 "super teams".....all the best Can and US players vs all the best players from Europe/russia

well. IF the North america vs Europe (inc russia since half of russia is actually asia) is gonna happen we first need rosters. so get on it. show me your rosters (and no... not these )

well. IF the North america vs Europe (inc russia since half of russia is actually asia) is gonna happen we first need rosters. so get on it. show me your rosters (and no... not these )
- martox

north america

kessel - crosby - kane
benn - toews - stamkos
hall - mcdavid - seguin
perry - tavares - gaudreau
bergeron

doughty - burns
subban - weber
letang - keith
suter

price
quick

well. IF the North america vs Europe (inc russia since half of russia is actually asia) is gonna happen we first need rosters. so get on it. show me your rosters (and no... not these )
- martox

europe

tarasenko - malkin - ovechkin
forsberg - kopitar - kucherov
kuznetsov - barkov - panarin
sedin - sedin - landeskog
zuccarello

karlsson - hedman
josi - OEL
stralman - vatanen
chara

lundqvist
rask

i feel like this roster could be better, can't think of who i'm missing though

europe

tarasenko - malkin - ovechkin
forsberg - kopitar - kucherov
kuznetsov - barkov - panarin
sedin - sedin - landeskog
zuccarello

karlsson - hedman
josi - OEL
stralman - vatanen
chara

lundqvist
rask

i feel like this roster could be better, can't think of who i'm missing though
- sensarmy_11

Backstrom, Krejci and Hjalmersson?

Backstrom, Krejci and Hjalmersson?
- Thunderbolt

I was just ripping names off the top of my head.....definitely forgot some good players

If anyone watches the highlight that was posted of the Stamkos goal, I'm the guy in the White Canada jersey right behind the net that jumps up in excitement after he snipes! lol