More unbelievable than their individual talent, was the instant chemistry Gretzky & Lemieux shared. It's rare that 2 players of that caliber who both want the puck so much could have such synergy on the ice together. This was the pinnacle of the sport; the greatest games ever played.

@JoeSmith-nz9jp

Жыл бұрын

Jagr 👍🏿

@TheEwokExplorer

Жыл бұрын

amen to that! they were incredible together from the very beginning

@kenmasters2025

Жыл бұрын

more unbelievable? nah. these are the 2 highest IQ players in the history of the game.

@szahmad2416

11 ай бұрын

10:41 - you can literally see the synergy with this goal...and the synchronous follow-through as they wheel around simultaneously, arm high in celebration. Insane.

@davidhynes

8 ай бұрын

Jagr was a greta player also .@@JoeSmith-nz9jp

When Doug Gilmour is your 4th line center you have a pretty good crew....

@johntruxal432

3 жыл бұрын

Awfully good guitar solo as well...

@mp-lj3ug

Жыл бұрын

On that team Gilmour who lol

@samuelluria4744

Жыл бұрын

@@johntruxal432 - David, or Doug?

@sebastienduplessis7959

Жыл бұрын

You are so right. 🤟 Best team ever with team CC 76 and Sotchi 2014.

@taekwondotime

Жыл бұрын

Probably the best hockey teams ever assembled.

A Hall of Fame powerplay with Gretzky, Lemieux, Messier, Bourque and Coffey...

@jasminetomca

8 жыл бұрын

+Martin Schyllert was thinking the same thing - trying to think if there's ever been a better line on the ice together..

@696969640

8 жыл бұрын

+Martin Schyllert best line in hockey history

@Windelhelm

8 жыл бұрын

Lol yeah best PP in history

@ezwelchman

8 жыл бұрын

+Martin Schyllert I don't how anyone would literally ever kill a penalty

@danieloceans9652

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah, most over power line up ever.

You never realize how big Lemieux is until he picks up Gretzky like a little kid ❤️🙏🏻🇨🇦

@PathtoYahawah

Жыл бұрын

Only 4 inches taller but he seemed a lot bulkier.

@jessecerasus9621

Жыл бұрын

Hahah that was so funny!

@eddyf4426

Жыл бұрын

@@PathtoYahawah Gretz 6'1, 185lbs, Lemieux 6'4, 235lbs!

@marcbrisebois4301

10 ай бұрын

@@eddyf4426 5'11 and 175lbs with skates

@EDDYEAGLE

8 ай бұрын

Little gretz ain’t 6’1. He’s top 6’0 in the morning. By puck drop at night hes 5’10

Have to give a lot of respect to the USSR team, they went toe to toe with probably the best Canadian team of all time and lost by a single goal scored late - pretty amazing IMO.

@dennismckeown5863

5 жыл бұрын

The russians said the best team they ever played was the Montreal Canadians at the summit series the game ended in a 3/3 tie but the Habs outshot them at least 60 shots to under 20 for the soviets,Tretziak was in nets if not for him the score might have been 20 to 3.

@DoinThupidThings

5 жыл бұрын

Don't be fucking silly Dennis. Team Canada kicked team Russia's asses in 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Where do you come up with this stuff?

@romans323ful

5 жыл бұрын

The Russian coach said years after the fact, that if the NHL players were to be allotted the time to get used to the (then much bigger) bigger ice surfaces almost all European teams, etc. played on then, and a team of all stars from NHL teams would have played together long enough to truly have developed chemistry, (he spoke at length mentioning a lot of other things too, about systems, playing in front of the same 2 goal-tenders, picking the spots when to go for big hits, etc.), he believed they would have beaten his Russian teams (if my mind is recalling it right) 8 of 10 series. He did say the Montreal Canadians were one of the best SKATING teams 'HE' ever saw....... I do not remember anything about "best team they ever played"??? There was a U.S. tour where the Russians played 10 or so NHL clubs in the 1970's, & the Flyers pounded them physically, so badly, at one point he took the Russian team off the ice, only returning when the Flyers owner told them they would not get paid if they did not finish the game. The Flyers were the only NHL club to beat them & Tretiak.

@pinkeyedinkeye

5 жыл бұрын

Come on Dennis. The habs team didn't compare to the 87 Canada cup Team. Gretz, Lemieux Coffey Messier. On and on. Legends.

@charlieb308

5 жыл бұрын

shootytheturtle you’re right! The Soviet team had At least 5 guys who would have been NHL hall of fame players if they played here. Those Soviet teams could skate shoot and score! The skills and practice they would go through 11 months a year was crazy. Makarov was my favorite Soviet player of all time, he came to NHL age 32 and had 86 points first year.

Mario Lemieux was the best in my eyes.

@rosannarossi4472

2 жыл бұрын

You need GLASSES.

@TheMalf1978

3 ай бұрын

If he had been able to stay healthy, 99s records would have been touched.

@Vladdy89

Ай бұрын

The last goal wouldn't have happened if not for the dirty and cowardly hook at 13:53.

Wayne Gretzty, Mario Lemieux were by far the two best hockey players in the World of Hockey, Past, Present and Future...

@Serenoj69

2 жыл бұрын

If the world is restricted to Canada, probably yes. Otherwise most people who wartched hockey back then know there were more contenders.

@zeroceiling

7 ай бұрын

@@Serenoj69..no..not even close!

@ThouSwell-zx3fd

6 ай бұрын

@@Serenoj69 No contenders I know of, and I've been playing/following this game a long time

@wurekane1

Ай бұрын

I know you wanna be inclusive, but no, they were both built different, not even close

@randyfromthepeg4994

Ай бұрын

Orr, Lemieux, Gretzky. 1, 2, 3

Looking back at this, Mario Lemieux is without doubt absolutely the greatest player ever. Aside from his reach and other worldly talent, the dude was ultra clutch. Anytime there was a big game with everything on the line, he dominated and scored the big goals. Nuff said.

@michaelgriffiths8068

5 жыл бұрын

Kari Lentz - except for the fact that Gretzky won the MVP and the tournament scoring title with his assists alone, and set up Mario with perfect passes on 9 of his 11 goals.

'87 was best hockey I've ever witnessed. Thanks for the post.

The last play: Lemieux to Gretzky, to Lemieux, he shoots and he scores. The two best hockey player that I've ever seen in my childhood. That's it!!!

@poopsebeb

Жыл бұрын

I’ll never forget watching that goal live on tv!!

@Vladdy89

Ай бұрын

The last goal wouldn't have happened if not for the dirty and cowardly hook at 13:53.

@Vladdy89

Ай бұрын

The last goal wouldn't have happened if not for the dirty and cowardly hook at 13:53.

I could watch Gretzky passes all day. A true playmaking artist.

@Jim-pq9pm

4 жыл бұрын

@Thou Swell The other team just collapses when he's behind the net

@DeathWish1974

4 жыл бұрын

The BEST

@benedettomansueto4016

4 жыл бұрын

👑King Gretzky 👑

@styxzero1675

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jim-pq9pm That was his biggest strength. When he was behind the enemy cage so many plays were made from that position. When I were playing hockey back in early 2000 our coach made us study Gretzskys every move.

@alcidesrios7222

3 жыл бұрын

Gretzky didn’t need to take any shot. Assist all day and would lead in points with Lemiux scoring all day. Amazing lineup Team Canada had. HOF up and down. Amazing. Would love to seem them vs any team now.

Gretzky to Lemieux ... He scores !!!!! Greatest hockey moments ever

@rossbrooks5816

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah forget about the wide open Larry Murphy at the end 😂

@randyfromthepeg4994

Ай бұрын

Paul Henderson goal most iconic Canadian goal

Lemieux and Gretzky on the ice together. It was hockey porn.

@jimanderson7648

6 жыл бұрын

to bad Mike Bossy's back was bad i would like to have seen him on a line with those two

@jimturner4937

4 жыл бұрын

@@jimanderson7648 Bossy was a good player. Would love to have seen him here with Gretz.

@MrSprigg

4 жыл бұрын

@@jimanderson7648 Dear God...Gretzky would have had thirty assists in the tournament.

@paulshaw372

4 жыл бұрын

With Bourque and Coffey at the point on the power play. Absolutely had to be the best collection of talent on the ice together ever

@STNeish

4 жыл бұрын

Ya, doesn't seem fair somehow...

so glad I grew up watching this Era of hockey. This was the best hockey I've ever watched!!

@billsandiego3385

5 жыл бұрын

The 80s were the best

@billsandiego3385

5 жыл бұрын

@Thou Swell I prefer 70s music but the 80s had some great music too. Better than today! Better movies too

@Dougie-ex1ov

4 жыл бұрын

me too me too

@handsomejustin

4 жыл бұрын

@Thou Swell Michael Jackson, the Queen any one?

@Cope59

4 жыл бұрын

@Thou Swell 80s had some of the best music.

If Gretzky and Lemieux were on the same NHL team they'd win the Stanley Cup every year. As the announcer said at 10:59 "What're you gonna do?" 🏒🏒

Any line with Gretz Mario Mess with Bourque & Coffey playing point is just unstoppable in any era. They would clean the clocks of most all star teams today.

The 1987 Canada Cup had to be the best tournament in the history of hockey. The way hockey was played back then was more entertaining than the over-coached style of today and allowed for more offense and creativity. Gretzky in his prime and Lemeiux approaching his prime, can't top that!

1:40 Mario picks up Gretzky like he weighs nothing 😂

@enwhy7810

4 жыл бұрын

Plus 99 doesn’t look amused 🤣

@mpuchar5003

4 жыл бұрын

@@enwhy7810 he looked annoyed lol

@kranmaster

4 жыл бұрын

He did weigh nothing, maybe 165 lbs.? haha

@RM-gn2nj

3 жыл бұрын

I know it was awesome.

@frenchyoathbreaker4095

2 жыл бұрын

@@kranmaster he weight 165 pounds at....6 foot! that's crazy thin

We were blessed to see the two best players of all time play together.

Gretzky was the least selfish player ever... a true team player.... even though he scored the most goals in NHL history he always made perfect passes to his team mates to score as well. Just look at how many times he set up Mario Lemieux in this video... it was not about his own personal glory of scoring as it was always about his team winning as a team. He made everyone better who played with him. Gretzky truly was "The Great One".

@Badvibesdude

7 жыл бұрын

Jack Pot Gretzky has stated publicly that Mario deferred to him too much early on and he confronted him. Gretzky told Lemieux he was going to be the shooter because he had a better shot. Gretzky wanted to win more than anything.

@ORagnar

6 жыл бұрын

That set up Gretzky gave Lemieux at 3:30 of this video was brilliant.

@JAYJason6666

5 жыл бұрын

Gretz wasnt really a goal scorer. He couldn't pick corners llike Mario. He was a passer first. Sure he scored oodles on those Oiler dynasties, but most were tic tac toes and empty netters. He scored 54 his first year out of Edmonton, but would never again come close to 50 his last nine years in the NHL. Yet he would amass multiple 100+ assists seasons during that span

@JAYJason6666

5 жыл бұрын

@Thou Swell . He never came close to 50 again in a season the last 10 years of his career. Once he left Edmonton he became basically a pass first kind of superstar.. Dont forget every player was a goal scorer in the early 80s era. :)

@JAYJason6666

5 жыл бұрын

@Thou Swell Lemieux got his 50th in his 44th game (although playing with much inferior linemates). Whats really insane is Gretzky's 163 assists he had that one year. I cant see that ever being broken. Sure that was the era when 8-6, 7-5 games were the norm but still....

"I don't understand why he made that play" Because it's Gretzky passing to Lemieux. That's all you need to know.

@SteroidsMakeMeStrong

9 жыл бұрын

***** Gretzky always said that he knew Mario had a way better shot than him, so he instinctively passed to him. Even on the famous goal in the final game, he had 2 options to pass but he went with Mario.

@heatedfrost6284

6 жыл бұрын

Apparently Gretzy specifically instructed Super Mario that he was to be the trigger man throughout this whole series. Mario had the better shot, and Gretzky could make any play. Also, all eyes would be on Gretzky because Gretzky, so they would be surprised when he passes to Mario. I'm offended that anyone could find that to be the wrong play, just because there's an opposing player "checking" Mario. He was behind Mario, and even if he had position (didn't,) how the fuck would he maneuver that mountain of a man away from the shot?

@dennismckeown5863

5 жыл бұрын

Super Mario.

@timyumichuck9262

5 жыл бұрын

You buy some. Lemieux is a god. Two players aren't enough.

@jaymorris9952

5 жыл бұрын

@joyfulvulture with Lemieux, that's irrelevant. Lemieux could score somehow no matter how many guys were covering him

98 viewers who thumbed this video down, don’t know Hockey greatness when they see it🤨

@iaintright9923

2 жыл бұрын

98 Russians lol

They were really very strong. When you see those passes and goals from Gretzky and Mario Lemieux, it looks so simple.

So great to hear Dan Kelly on play by play! RIP. You defined the voice of the NHL to me as a kid.

Как классно они играли! Очень высокий хоккейный интеллект у этих хоккеистов, именно поэтому они навсегда войдут в историю этого спорта. Как хорошо они комбинируют - понимают друг друга с полувзгляда, а ведь они мало тренировались вместе, это все импровизация. Настоящие мастера, Супер Звезды!

@christophermanning6146

Жыл бұрын

I have no idea what this guy is saying but I agree with it.

@derekhammett8634

11 ай бұрын

@@christophermanning6146 i think he is complaining about the hook by Hawerchuk that opened up the 2 on 1 for Lemieux

@steelcom5976

11 ай бұрын

The Russian team was superb. Such great players with Vladimir Krutov, Igor Larionov and Sergei Makarov and the defensive pairing of Fetisov and Kasatonov. Amazing players, superb talent, on top of the world in hockey.

@prun8893

10 ай бұрын

He's being complimentary.

@andreassvensson1038

10 ай бұрын

@@derekhammett8634 I'm not surprised that you can't even use google translate. Typical americans. I'.m amazed that you are able to walk and chew a bubble gum at the same time. Stupid f*ck. @user-if1yw2dn4c gave your team so much admiration. He complimented and praised the legendary line up. And you gave him shit just because you can't read well or even use the internet? I wonder who's the dumb ass....

I remember watching this back in 1987. Best hockey series ever. Better than the '72 Canada v. USSR (damn, I'm old!) even. The three games ended with the same, 6-5 scores and they were all nail biters. This is what hockey was all about. Unfortunately, after the 1990 break up of the USSR, the top Soviet players that came over to the NHL became 'soft' and the Russian teams never dominated like they did in the 60s to 80s (if the players didn't put out or had a bad shift or game, they and their families were evicted from their state subsidized apartments; hard to believe that's how life was in the old Soviet Union). With collective bargaining and unions, the days of training 300 days a year, 12 hours a day were a thing of the past. Gretzky and Lemieux were the greatest players in the world at the time, but collectively, the Soviets were the better team. Most Canada Cup matches were won by the Soviets. When you train as much as they did, with the same units, day after day, you become a machine. Too bad we don't see such beautiful hockey today.

@kentmartin9289

3 жыл бұрын

Good comment, but one correction, most Canada Cup matches were not won by the Soviets. Canada won 4 out of 5 Canada Cups, and in matches between Canada and Soviet Union it was 5 wins for Canada, 3 for Soviets, and 1 tie. You might be remembering how the Soviet teams won most exhibition games against NHL teams (if I remember correctly).

@brucewayne3602

2 жыл бұрын

key issue, the Soviets played together, Canada did not - hence the "machine" ... a fantasy thought, a young Bobby Orr with this team - add a further fantasy, Bobby with normal knees !!! - to consider what he could have been is absolutely frightening !!!

Rest In Peace Dale Hawerchuk, HOF.

i lived 10 mins from copps collesium back then but had to watch this on TV what a Canada Cup Team this was, the Dynamic duo of Gretzky & Lemieux was awsome to watch.

10:40 Wayne and Mario coming down 2 on 1... Good luck lol

@peterkocan6693

8 жыл бұрын

+Patrick McGill :D

@Terr0909

8 жыл бұрын

+Patrick McGill Lemieux looked offside lol

@cityofchamps66

8 жыл бұрын

+Waste In Ruins freeze it at 10:41, Lemieux's right skate is on the blue line and Gretzky has already entered the zone, nice try

@cityofchamps66

8 жыл бұрын

Waste In Ruins Might want to purchase some eyeglasses because you're blind

@Terr0909

8 жыл бұрын

Okay! i stand corrected hah, just had looked like he lifted his right foot but i slowed it down and he didnt

Freeze it @11:53. All you see is Mario's huge smile and a sea of red Canada jerseys surrounding him. That sums up the series for him.He was a star before...But this series brought him into super stardom

I’ve been watching and playing hockey all my life I’ve never seen anything like this my god what a series !!

How can anyone not be impressed with that lineup! Unbelievable

Oh how I miss these days as a young hockey fan. It was so exciting.

The greatest gift Canada ever gave the United States Mario Lemieux

@babouska5985

3 ай бұрын

Na Québec

@randyfromthepeg4994

Ай бұрын

99 when he went to LA, brought hockey to southern USA and made hockey popular to all of the USA

I’ve seen this legendary tournament in highlights many times but this footage stands out for being high quality. Thanks for sharing the most incredible tournament highlights in the history of ice hockey.

Good old days .and good memories. Thank you guys .

Mario Lemieux best hockey player of all time!

@michaelgriffiths8068

7 жыл бұрын

Billy Hall - yet Gretzky led him (and the entire tournament) in scoring and won the tournament MVP....all the while setting Mario up for almost all of his goals.

@MegaMma4life

6 жыл бұрын

Billy Hall Bobby orr is the greatest player of all.time. Mario was nothing more then a pussy who cried and is responsible for the pussy game we see today.

@rmay16

6 жыл бұрын

Michael Griffiths gretzky didnt have cancer or severe back problems

@bobbyrivet46

6 жыл бұрын

Michael Griffiths Gretzky is the best player but saying that about Lemieux is absolute nonesense and shows your lack of knowledge over 1700 pts in 900+ games is pretty insane and if that guy was healthy his whole career he would of gotten well over 2000 pts.

@leafyutube

5 жыл бұрын

I've watched both in their prime. For me, Lemieux is as good as it gets.

Lemieux , Gretzky & Messier . The most powerfull lineup in powerplay all of time in the history of Hockey

Best Canadian team ever ...two greatest Canadian hockey players ...together 👨👦 ...amazing!

@leafyutube

3 жыл бұрын

1987 Team Canada had the best forwards. But 1976 Team Canada had the best defense (Orr, Potvin, Savard, Robinson, LaPointe, Jim Watson in 76 versus Bourque, Coffey, Murphy, Crossman, Hartsburg, Rochefort in 87).

@MapleSyrupPoet

3 жыл бұрын

@@leafyutube yes ...I agree Leafy ...hah, hah ...maybe '76 team, beats '87 ...wouldn't that be great to see ...advertisers dream

Two moments of subtle hockey genius from the Great One: 4:38 - A perfect example of Gretzky's unmatched anticipation and hockey sense. He was already there, waiting, when the puck comes free. He is literally is 2-3 steps ahead of everyone else. 10:18 - When Gretzky realized Lemieux's pass would be behind him, he taps the russian defender's right elbow to distract him and cuts the other way to get the puck.

@Me-uv6kc

5 ай бұрын

the one from 10:18 isn't a pass from lemieux, just wanted to point it out, gretzky was actually pointing at he guy wide open in the slot (before the subtle stick lift)

Gods of Hockey. The golden years in my opinion.

3:23 "I don't understand why Gretzky made that play!"... lol that's the whole point. The fact that he and Lemieux both saw it, wow.

@todd4317

Жыл бұрын

Lemieux is the only player who saw what Gretzky saw on the ice.

Mario was pure power. Gretzky was patient, intelligent and saw everything.

@todd4317

Жыл бұрын

Lemieux great hands and finesse with that size.

@collinmilward722

4 ай бұрын

Condor McDavid reminds me of Mario just smaller

I never realized how big Mario Lemieux was until I watched him pick up Wayne Gretzky as if he was a toddler

Bourque to Coffey to Messier to Gretzky to Lemieux...SCORES! Just an insane team.

@politicalbandwagon4989

3 жыл бұрын

Just the entire hall of fame on the ice.

Never been two players in their primes who played together that were better than these two in '87. Lemieux greatest goal scorer ever. Period.

@patrice5976

Ай бұрын

Lemieux was 21, not in his prime, yet he outscored Gretzky at 26 that year. Lemieux is the greatest hockey player to date and the “manufactured one” Gretzky is about #5,

All you can say is wow. These 2 were the best combination ever. Passer shooter. When you need a goal, they delivered. There's a few times in your life when you can recall a moment like it just happened. You remember who you were with and where you were. Gretzky to Mario goal is one of those for me.

Without question the greatest series of all time featuring the two greatest teams of all time.

@randyfromthepeg4994

Ай бұрын

72 summit series

It is a terrible shame that Dan Kelly passed away just about 2 years after this event. He easily should be considered among the greatest play by play hockey men of all time. And in my view, this is the pinnacle of his career. His voice was what made this tournament so memorable and now a forever classic.

@todd4317

Жыл бұрын

Certainly beats Foster Hewitt in '72, doesn't it?

@funforalgernon

Жыл бұрын

Very well said

I wish Hockey Canada and the NHL would restore a lot of the classic games into HD. Just beautiful to watch.

Coffy was an amazing player.

Is it just me, or can a guy watch this a thousand times over and over and be so flippin entertained!

how great would it have been for these 2 to play together for a whole season on the same team

@BigAdude75

10 жыл бұрын

It would have been crazy. Lemieux would have scored over 100 goals easy and who knows how many assists Gretzky would have had.

@Supermann98

3 жыл бұрын

In their primes during this era Gretzky would set up Lemieux for 100 goals and probably one of them would win the scoring title in the 225-230 point range, whoever got hot

@lukekellerman3830

3 жыл бұрын

Lemieux would score the most goals in a season for all time, specially with Gretzky setting a few up, Lemieux would be unstoppable. But Gretzky would still out point him with assists and some goals.

7:20 quelle passe 👌 la merveille et le magnifique c'était juste malade 🍿

Bourque and Coffey with 99, 66 and 11. Probably best power play line in history.

@longonisaboy

4 ай бұрын

🎉

@KarlPedal-qu7hu

2 ай бұрын

77 also a number we all remember

Wish I was born in the 60s or earlier to appreciate this. The passion the fans had back then was great.

Wayne was the best eyes and playmaker in the game. Lemiuex was the greatest TALENT EVER!!!!!

@Steelburgh

9 жыл бұрын

I don't even try to argue one way or the other anymore. They were both so far above anyone else who's ever played the game, I don't think there's a right answer. EDIT: Well, maybe Bobby Orr deserves to be in that conversation too.

@MegaMma4life

6 жыл бұрын

Olicious66 Bobby orr is the greatest talent the game of hockey has ever seen he's also the greatest player the games ever seen. Mario was a pussy

@The_Bad_Guy.

6 жыл бұрын

MegaMma4life Bobby orr was a cunt. He isn't even worthy of tying Lemieuxs skates when Lemieux was winning scoring titles while he could barely walk.

@dennismckeown5863

5 жыл бұрын

Megamma ,Why don't you stick to knitting because hockey is not you're strong point.

Jamais l'on ne verra réuni tant de joueurs exceptionnels sur la même équipe. C'est tout simplement incroyable. Merci pour tous ces beaux moments !

I never watched this series. '72 series was so unique and historical, it could never be repeated.

What a pure pleasure it must of been for the Canadian coach, so much talent on the ice to draw from.

Best passer of all time with the best goal scorer of all time.

I remember it like yesterday, the best hockey I’ve ever seen, and nothing as close since. Just so many super stars at once.

I don't think there was ever a team put together that had more talent and chemistry than this one. It was truly an unbelievable series. I get goosebumps remembering it back in the day.

Magnificent Mario and Great Wayne Gretzky together on Canada's Dream Team. One of only a handful of times #66 & #99 would play together. People talk about the '72 series as the 'defining moment' in hockey, yet my generation looks to Canada Cup '87 as our moment!

Gretzky-Lemieux: le meilleur duo de tout les temps!!!

Lemieux was the best at waiting for you to make a mistake....in my opinion he was the most patient "big man" in sports history...

@patrice5976

Жыл бұрын

Best player in history. Certainly the most dominant

Shame they took Fuhr instead of Roy for some reason, but it did make for a lot more drama when Grant couldn't stop a beach ball against Russia. That powerplay with 10,000 career points among the 5 of them and the greatest passer/playmaker with the greatest pure skilled player/shooter of all time on the same team (or same line at times). Unbelievable.

Besides super series 1972 , this is the best game I have ever watched in my life , three gams ended in same scores with minimal difference . Those two great powers in the world

12 year old me became an instant Mario fan for life. Man what memories

@TommyC503

4 жыл бұрын

Rob Mario was the greatest

@r.edward5701

4 жыл бұрын

@@TommyC503 agreed.

That Gretzky to Messier to Bourque goal might be the most beautiful set up goal of all time, that was the greatest team ever assembled

@toddpurvis9621

2 жыл бұрын

As good as Canada was in the 1976 Canada Cup, this 87 team was the best ever. Gretzky AND Lemieux. Nuf ced.

Lemieux ...soft, gentle hands, for big man ...pure goal scorer ...seems so relaxed when he scores ...like it's a, "Walk in the park"

@szahmad2416

11 ай бұрын

Gretzky later recounted this: "I said, 'I want you to be the shooter. You've got a heavier shot and a better release. I'm not used to being the shooter,'" says Gretzky. At the time, Gretzky was even more pointed in his directive to Lemieux. "I want him shooting because he's got those awesome wrists," Gretzky said. "He could snap a puck through a refrigerator door."

@MapleSyrupPoet

11 ай бұрын

@@szahmad2416 yes ...good ...this makes Gretzky good coaching candidate, lead scout, G.M. stuff ...(in this area ...he has excellent vision ...knows who can do what, where to position them in line-up ...I have similar personality qualities ...I could see, at 18 years old ...a 11 year-old (atom) kid - I was coach in house league from 18, to 20 years old - whose previous coach had him playing defense ...I could see he was a winger, who could put puck in top corner of net ...he went on to score a lot of goals that year ...very happy father, happy kid ...I nicknamed him: Boom, boom, Baruma (his last name) remember, I was only 18 (I wasn't aware of Montreal great Boom, Boom Geofrian ...although may have been in subconscious ...I watched a lot of HNIC, as youth

@MapleSyrupPoet

11 ай бұрын

@@szahmad2416 Gretzky unselfish ...you can help a lot of folks this way ...humble, unselfish like Bobby Orr #4 #CanadianWayehh

@szahmad2416

11 ай бұрын

@@MapleSyrupPoet unfortunately Gretzky didn’t make a great coach. He simply couldn’t teach from behind a bench the way he could on the ice by example. He was no Mike Keenan or Scotty Bowman. His craft will not pass on.

@MapleSyrupPoet

11 ай бұрын

@@szahmad2416 okay ...if I were NHL team president ...I'd give Wayne an important job, if he wanted it 🏒

There is this incredible play by Gretzky at the 10:00 goal. Gretzky sticks his stick into the armpit of the Russian defensmen to allow him to get the pass. It is unimaginable that someone could think of that on the fly and it work. You might have to watch it 3-4 times or on slow-mo to see how great a play it is.

What a ton of work to put this together! Thank you for this effort.

Combined career totals for the big five pp unit, Lemieux, Gretz, Mess, Coffee, and Bourque is insane. That's 616 goals 1,338 assist and 1,955 points per player and we can thank #99 for the lions share of the totals. Greatest team Canada line combination in NHL history.

I've been watching hockey for over 50 years now and i can honestly say that i have never see a better Canada team than the 1987 Canada Cup edition. The line up was simply out of this world.

Claude Lemieux was 1 of the best clutch, high pressure scorers to ever play the game.

What a team. Mike Gartner has got to be the greatest player that everyone forgets about.

@erickouniakis5722

3 жыл бұрын

Tremendous hockey player. Never got the Recognition he deserved.

@kranmaster

11 ай бұрын

The most quiet 700+ goals in NHL history. Marcel Dionne is another guy who is not mentioned nearly enough as well.

@Beast777Mode

11 ай бұрын

i remember he was very fast

@randyfromthepeg4994

Ай бұрын

Marcel Dionne

It must have been terrifying stepping on to the ice and facing Gretzky AND Lemieux.

Gretzky's passing and playmaking skills are too often overlooked. His vision was something I don't think will ever be seen again.

@felixmikkialmosttoasted3911

Жыл бұрын

This recap actually shows it well doesnt it

@The_Bad_Guy.

3 ай бұрын

Hahaha good God Gretzky's passing and playmaking skills aren't overlooked at all!! Gretzky is widely recognized as the greatest playmaker of all time and it's not even close.

Messier, Gretzky, Lemieux, Coffey & Bourque on the ice at the same time, that's all hockey club managers best wet dream they can have.

@paulshaw372

4 жыл бұрын

Best Team ever on ice but The Russians lost by one goal in 7 games ??? How FN good were those Russians ??? The 2nd best team ever. Mario scored with a little more than a minute left to win it. Of course on a pass from Gretzky. The best assist man on the Planet

@styxzero1675

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulshaw372 That was one of the most terrifying russian teams in history so yea...

I could watch this all day!

Probably the best one-two punch in any sports history

some of the best hockey ever played 1987 99 66 awesome legends

I'm not going to get into the whole who was actually a better all around hockey player but Wayne Gretzky was never ever intimidated by any player or goalie in the world except for one......Mario Lemieux and that was so evident everytime they would play against each other. God bless them both and thank you both for your incredible service to all Canadians.

@todd4317

Жыл бұрын

Jean Beliveau said it best - Lemieux was the only player in Gretzky's class. Think about that.

Gretzky all around player, can score, pass, set up plays, just unbelievable 👏

@randyfromthepeg4994

Ай бұрын

cant hit, block shots and fight like Orr could , best all around player

Gretzky was such a gentleman in the game. His assists are as important as his goals. Respect. Can you imagine how terrifying it was as a goalie with these amazing athletes barreling down the ice at you?

that Lemieux deke here at 7:51... sudden death overtime and he made it look like pond hockey wow (and I am from Slovakia, the opposite team)

@GeorgiaBoy1961

2 жыл бұрын

@ Roman Bobak: The crazy thing about Mario Lemieux is that you just don't expect a man that big, strong and rangy to have such finesse and skill, but he did. Just a tremendous gift he had. If he'd stayed healthy just a bit longer, I think he'd have broken some of Gretzky's records.

@funtimes8296

2 жыл бұрын

@@GeorgiaBoy1961 Goals for sure, not points though.

@GeorgiaBoy1961

2 жыл бұрын

@@funtimes8296 - The most-insane record of the Great One is, to me, his ridiculous assists total. More than anyone has aggregate points over an entire career! That record may never be broken. Gretzky's goals record may fall within the next 2-3 seasons if Ovie keeps his production up, but Gretzky's legend is secure based upon his productivity in assists and total points. Greatest point producer the game has ever seen. What could have been? If Mario stayed healthy, I mean....

@funtimes8296

2 жыл бұрын

@@GeorgiaBoy1961 Up until very recently I was convinced Lemieux was the better player, it also helps that he was my favourite player growing up so I was biased... but the deeper you dig the harder it is to justify Lemieux over Gretzky. At best he was a better goal scorer and equally talented, but he was not better and probably wouldn't have been even with a full bill of health. Gretzky dealt with injuries himself and still showed dominance well past his prime in the playoffs in 1993 and 1997, and he was a far better even strength player than Lemieux and also played a more responsible two-way game for the most part. In both of Lemieux's best seasons, 88-89 and 92-93, the only ones where he even remotely approached Gretzky's level for 7 or 8 years, Gretzky actually had a higher points per game in the playoffs, and the 1989 and 1993 Kings weren't exactly dynasties either.

@GeorgiaBoy1961

2 жыл бұрын

@@funtimes8296 - Mario L. credits Wayne G. with helping him grow into a more-complete player, from the times when they played together during international play, as members of the Canada squad. In spite of all of the Great One's records, perhaps the thing that impresses me the most about him is how much he managed to do with what he was born with. What I mean by that is that he was sort of the Greg Maddux of hockey, if you follow baseball and take my meaning. Maddux was gifted with a superb intellect but he'd never have been mistaken for a super-star athlete. Just a regular guy's build, size and strength. Yet, he managed to parlay those attributes into a legendary MLB career, and eventual induction into the Hall of Fame by making the most of what he had. No 100-mph fastball? No problem, just use superior control to dominate hitters. Vary off-speed stuff so much that his 85-90 mph heater seemed faster when it finally got there. Sly as a fox. Crafty as an old man. Gretzky was like that, the hockey version of Maddux in his own way. The Great One was famous for finishing dead-last in the annual team fitness combine, in raw strength and other measures. Didn't matter. He made his game work without the enormous muscle power of a Gordie Howe or Bobby Hull. Gretzky's "hockey IQ" was off-the charts and he could read the game steps ahead of the other players and make plays accordingly. Was his shot the hardest? No, but with the kind of control, deceptive release and accuracy he had, it didn't need to be. Fastest skater? No, but elusiveness or what they call "game speed," often beats raw speed. I've seen guys do that, and it is so fun to watch. Wayne had it, and certainly moved fast-enough to do what he needed to do - and to avoid checks. Wayne didn't fight, didn't play that physical a game but in fairness to him, it isn't what he was paid to do. Do what you do best, and that's what he did. Wayne G. certainly doesn't need me sticking up for him. His amazing resume speaks for itself. As does that of Super Mario. Rating Lemieux versus Gretzky - now that's tough, because they didn't play in the same era entirely. Wayne amassed many of his most-ridiculous point totals in the 1980s, but Mario didn't come along soon-enough to play in that entire decade, as he debuted in 1984. Perhaps even more critical, whereas Gretzky played the decade on an all-time great dynasty-quality squad in the Edmonton Oilers, a roster filled with future Hall of Famers, Super Mario debuted with a team in the doldrums, which certainly cut into his production in the first part of his career. Line mates matter, team mates matter, for individual performance - even with someone like him or W.G. I believe that their places had been reversed, Mario's production would have mirrored Wayne's closely when he'd been an Oiler, and the same in reverse. Wayne's totals would have suffered somewhat if he wasn't playing with HoF teammates on his line and on the team. So, my estimation is that they were very close in terms of their abilities. Tough call, especially since the bigger, stronger guy wasn't the more-durable one as one might expect. Gretzky crossed with Lemieux, now that would have been something to see!

still my favorite team and series ever. thanks for the highlights upload.

the 2 greatest hockey players in history,total domination!!

@randyfromthepeg4994

Ай бұрын

Orr number 1

LeMieux and Gretsky together were fabulous. True magic on ice. Will we ever see the likes again?

Lemieux was just an unstoppable scoring machine, there hasn't been a single guy like him since.

I remember the goal Mario scored in hamilton, ont at copps colissuim the whole arena went crazy!!

One of the funniest things ive ever heard is Murphy talking about this goal. He said, Im heading down on a 3 on 1... Ive got the greatest goal scorer of all time with the puck.. the second greatest goal scorer trailing.... and then there is me and all i could think was for the love of god do not pass me the puck! And if you watch closely you can even see i fall down at the end! hahahah amazing

Best hockey of all-time. Back then you either loved Lemieux or you loved Gretzky, but during this, the greatest tournament of all-time, you loved them both. I knew at 16 years old that I was witnessing the 2 most dominant players who will probably ever play. 33 years later I can still remember "the goal" like it was yesterday, stood for the whole third period.

Holy smokes I was 9 years old watching this it brought back a lot of memories thank you for sharing

Mario Lemieux, un joueur parfait !

The clip at around 2:10 was priceless!!!! Mario was shaking his head.....like how did you see me gretz!!

@rosannarossi4472

9 жыл бұрын

tom bruchal ...like Gordie Howe said if you part Gretzky's hair you will see a third eye.

@ORagnar

6 жыл бұрын

The setup starting at 3:30 was ridiculous, too.

the best hockey highlight video ever - their power play was Gretzky, Lemieux, Messier, Coffey, Bourque - insane

gretzky is the greatest passer of the puck in nhl history

@regnaessej

7 жыл бұрын

By farrrr

@jdbankshot

6 жыл бұрын

nope. bobby clarke was better, bobby orr, paul coffey, bryan trottier, but the best passer ever was adam oates.

@lionel19651

6 жыл бұрын

nope,by far gretzky...lemieux 2nd by far too.

@brendascott8694

6 жыл бұрын

lionel19651 Sedin twins are about to pass frerzky and kurry

@The_Bad_Guy.

6 жыл бұрын

jdbankshot you might want to get your head examined for even hinting that Bobby Clark was anywhere near the passer or player of Lemieux or Gretzky. There is definitely something wrong with your brain. And Adam Oates is the best passer of all time??????? Holy shit man. Oates was good but holy shit.

I knew at the time and I say it again now. That was the greatest hockey I have ever seen. Nothing else comes close.

@toddpurvis9621

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed.