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| Who scored the winner for Canada at the Women's World Championships in 1997? | The World Stage
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Nancy Drolet. Gritty centre Nancy Drolet was Canada's heroine at the 1997 Women's World Championships, scoring a hat trick, including the overtime winner in the dramatic 4-3 win over the U.S. in the final.
| Who holds the record for the most career points in World Junior Championship competition? | The World Stage
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Sweden's Peter Forsberg. At the 1993 World Junior Championship, Forsberg set an all time tournament record with 31 points in seven games. He ranks first in career points among tournament scorers with 42 points on 10 goals and 32 assists.
| The Soviets scored nine power-play goals in the eight games of the Summit Series. How many power-play goals did the Canadian Team score? | The World Stage
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| Who was the surprise visitor who showed up in the Soviet team's dressing room prior to the first game of the Summit Series in Montreal? | The World Stage
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NHL goalie great Jaques Plante. An hour before the first game of the series, Vladislav Tretiak looked up from lacing his skates and was shocked to see Jaques Plante standing infront of him.
| Why did Bobby Hull not play for Canada in the Summit Series? | The World Stage
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He was not a member of the NHL. Hull had just signed for the Winnipeg Jets of the newly-formed WHA.
| In 1972, a team of NHL All-Stars met the Soviet Union's National Team for the first time in the famous Summit Series. Who was the top point-getter in the series? | The World Stage
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Phil Esposito. Although Paul Henderson scored three game-winning goals for Team Canada, Espostito was the club's best player and inspirational leader with 13 points.
| Which member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic team had a father who played on the U.S. hockey team that won the Olympic gold medal in 1960? | The World Stage
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Dave Christian. There were actually two Christians on the U.S. team that won Olympic gold at Squaw Valley in 1960--Dave's father, Bill, and his uncle, Roger. The two brothers were Team USA's top scorers.
| Who did the U.S. defeat in the final game of the 1980 Olympics at Lake Placid to win the gold medal and complete the 'Miracle on Ice'? | The World Stage
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Finland. The Americans had to defeat Finland in the final game to capture the Olympic gold medal, which they did by a score of 4-2.
| Which was the first nation, other than Canada, to win an Olympic Gold medal in hockey? | The World Stage
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Great Britain. At the 1936 Winter Olympics, Great Britain's hockey team pulled off a huge upset by defeating Canada to take the gold medal.
| Whose cross-check on Wayne Gretzky during the 1991 Canada Cup caused the NHL to change its rules and assess an automatic game misconduct penalty to anyone who hits another player from behind? | The World Stage
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The U.S.'s Gary Suter. During game one of the 1991 Canada Cup championship series, Team USA defenceman Gary Suter cross-checked Wayne Gretzky into the corner boards behind the U.S. net. Gretzky slumped to the ice in pain and was sidelined for the rest of the series with back spasms.
| Many feel that the 1987 Canada tournament was the most dramatic of all. All three games of the championship final between Canada and the Soviet Union finished with an identical score. What was the score? | The World Stage
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6-5. Canada won this tournament against the Soviet Union to win the World Cup.
| Bobby Orr was voted MVP of the 1976 Canada Cup, but, oddly, he was not voted MVP for Team Canada. Who won that honour? | The World Stage
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Rogie Vachon. Vachon's star goaltending was a key to Canada's {victory;} he allowed 10 goals in seven games for a 1.39 GAA.
| The World Cup was formerly known as the Canada Cup. Of the five Canada Cup tournaments staged, how many did Canada win? | The World Stage
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Four. The only time that Canada was defeated in the Canada Cup was in 1981 when the Soviet Union beat them 8-1.
Tony Amonte. Amonte put home a rebound off a point shot from Derian Hatcher to give the U.S. a 3-2 lead against Canada in the third period of the 1996 World Cup.
| Which NHL team had the most players selected to play in the 1996 World Cup? | The World Stage
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The New York Rangers. In all, nine New York Rangers made the 1996 World Cup roster. The players were Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Adam Graves, Mike Richter, Brian Leetch, Alexei Kovalev, Sergei Nemchinov, Alexander Karpotsev and Niklas Sundstrom.
Toronto. The Gold Medal game was played at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
3. Steve Yzerman, Kirk Maltby, and Kris Draper were named to the World Cup of Hockey team.
f. 6'6" defenseman Chris Pronger of the St. Louis Blues was the tallest player to play for Canada.
t. Experience on Mario's resume included the NHL, the Canada Cup, the World Cup, and the Olympics.
| How many of the 26 players that played in the World Cup, also played for Team Canada in the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City? | World Cup of Hockey 2004
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14. 14 players that won gold medals from the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics played for the team. Also, six players that won silver medals from the World Cup of Hockey 1996 played for the World Cup of 2004 team.
Pat Quinn. Pat Quinn of the Toronto Maple Leafs was the head coach. Ken Hitchcock, Jacques Martin, and Wayne Fleming were the assistant coaches.
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