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CaptainCrunch · 06-01-2024, 02:32 PM

1986-87

A unique event conceived by entrepreneur Marcel Aubut the President of the Quebec Nordiques highlighted the 1986-87 season. Held in Quebec City, Rendez-Vous '87 featured the NHL All-Stars and the Soviet National Team. The result was a unique event that no one would forget. The NHL team won the first game 4-3 on February 11th, and then lost the finale 5-3 on February 13th.

When Quebec was designated to host the NHL All-Star game, Aubut decided that the annual event should be different, so he proposed a 2 game series against the dreaded Soviets.

Aubut felt that the annual event shouldn't just be a event that appealed to NHL fans, but an event that became must see and appealed to fans outside of the traditional hockey markets. This, he felt would be a great way to promote the sport.

NHL owners were both skeptical and intrigued, they weren't sure that the event would sell but they allowed Aubut to proceed, and he turned the event into more then just 2 hockey games, it was a gigantic cultural event centred around the game. there were black tie dinners, fashion shows, rock concerts, and celebrities. The hockey Hall of fame went on the road and put on display.

The game itself featured excellent hockey with a meaning featuring the best players in the world. The series opened with a ceremonial face off between Wayne Gretzky and Viacheslav Fetisov and despite some questionable officiating and cringe worth post game awards, it was a exhilarating event made better by the split in games.

When it was over, hockey fans turned back to the NHL where the Oilers were putting on a show of their own. Gertzky, Kurri and Messier put on a show of their own as they powered to a 50-24-6 record to take the regular season crown.

The Oilers still stinging from their loss last year powered through the playoffs, the destroyed the Kings in 5 games in the opening round including a 13-3 traumatic beat down in game 2. After sweeping the Jets in the Smythe Division finals, the Oilers beat up Detroit in 5 games and entered the finals against the Broad Street Bullies.

Sather aware of the flyers nasty physical game countered with Kevin McClelland, Marty McSorley and rookie Kelly Buchberger. The two teams beat on each other for 7 low scoring games. But the Oilers could only be contained for so long. The Oilers dominated the Flyers but couldn't open more then a 1 goal gap until late in the game when they put it away with a goal by Glenn Anderson as he beat Ron Hextall with a slapshot.

When the final buzzer sounded the Oilers had redeemed themselves and won their 3rd cup in 4 years.

Trivia

To speed up the game, the NHL introduces a rule suspending delayed off-sides once the offending player leaves the opponents defensive zone.
The Hall of Fame inducts 4 members including Leo Boivin, Dave Keon and Serge Savard.
Detroit uses the first pick to draft Michigan State center Joe Murphy, Jimmy Carson goes number 2 to the Kings.
NHL entry draft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_NHL_entry_draft
Phil Esposito takes over as the Rangers GM, he first Ted Sator in favour of Tom Webster, then guts the team via a series of trades.
Scotty Bowman the winningest coach in NHL history is fired by Buffalo.
On November 20, the Habs and Bruins stage a brawl that results in $14,000 in fines. Boston Mayor Ray Flynn warns that arrests will result from future such riots.
On Sept 26 Toronto's Borje Salming is accidentally cut by a skate resulting in more then 200 stitches to his face.
Four members of the Swift Current Broncos - Scott Kruger, Chris Manyka, Bret Ruff and Trent Kresse are killed in a bus crash.
On Jan 9 Kings coach Pat Quinn is expelled by NHL President John Ziegler for signing a deal to become the GM of the Canucks in 1987-88 and taking money from the Canucks while employed by the Kings.
In Mid February the NHL stages Rendez Vous 87 pinning NHL All-Stars against the Soviet National team.
Edmonton wins the regular season crown going 50-24-6.
On November 22, Wayne Gretzky scores his 500th goal.
Calgary takes second place in the Smythe division as Joe Mullen with 47 goals leads the offense. Al MacInnis and Paul Reinhart with 144 points between them lead a potent blueline.
The Norris is tightly bunched, but no team finishes with a winning record. St Louis with a 32-33-15 record comes out on top as Doug Gilmour explodes for 105 points.
In the Adams Hartford wins its first division title with a 43-30-7 record as Ron Francis puts up 93 points.
The Flyers finish first in the Patrick division with a 46-26-8 record. Rookie Goalie Ron Hextall leads the league in games with 66 and wins with 37.
The Islanders debut new coach Terry Simpson as Al Arbour retires. The Islanders finish in 3rd place and Mike Bossy's string of 9 50 goal seasons ends as he scores 38.
On April 4 Islanders Denis Potvin becomes the first defenseman to record 1,000 points.
Mario Lemieux misses 17 games but still scores 54 goals. The Pens miss the playoffs for the 5th year in a row.
Wayne Gretzky leads all scorers with 183 points. Jari Kurri finishes in second with 108.
The League has 5 50 goal scorers as Gretzky scores 62, Tim Kerr of the Flyers scores 58, Jari Kurri with 54, Mario Lemieux with 54 and Dino Ciccarelli with 52.
In the Divisional semifinals which are now best of 7s, the Flyers need 6 games to beat the Rangers.
The Caps and Islanders go to 7 games with game 7 going to quadruple OT before Pat Lafontaine advances the Islanders to the Patrick Division finals.
In the Adams Quebec upsets Hartford in 6 and Montreal sweeps Boston. The Habs have now beaten the Bruins in 18 straight playoff series.
In the Norris, Toronto upsets the Blues in 6 games, Detroit sweeps the Blackhawks.
In the Smythe the Jets put out the Flames in 6, the Oilers set a playoff record with 13 games in game 2 against the Kings on their way to a 5 game route.
The Flyers bet the Islanders in 7 in the Patrick finals. Montreal beats Quebec in 7 in the Adams finals.
Detroit outlasts Toronto in 7 games in the Norris finals. The Oilers sweep Winnipeg in the Smythe finals.
Philadelphia beats Montreal in 6 games to win the Wales title. Edmonton storms past Detroit in 5 games to win the Campbell crown.
In game 1 of the finals the Oilers beat the Flyers 4-2.
Game 2 is tied 2-2 after regular, but Jari Kurri ends it at 6:50 of the first OT.
In game three in Philly, the Oilers jump to a 3-0 lead but the Flyers storm back to win 5-3. Game 4 is won by Edmonton 4-1. Ron Hextall tries to murder Kent Nilsson with a vicious slash, and is suspended for the first 8 games of next season.
Back in Edmonton the Flyers beat Edmonton 4-3.
The Oilers jump out to a 2-0 lead in game 6, but the Flyers force a game 7 with a 3-2 series.
The Flyers lose 3-1 in game 7 as the Oilers win their 3rd cup in 4 years.
Losing goalie Ron Hextall plays a record 26 playoff games and takes home the Conn Smythe.
Wayne Gretzky wins his 8th straight Hart Trophy and 5th career Lester B. Pearson award.
Calgary's Joe Mullen wins the Lady Byng.
Ron Hextall wins the Vezina with a 3.00 gaa and 104 PIM.
Luc Robataille of the Kings wins the Calder.
Ray Bourque of Boston wins his first Norris Trophy.
Philly's Dave Poulin wins the Frank Selke.
Hartford's Doug Jarvis sets a record with 964 consecutive games and wins the Materton.
Detroit coach Jacques Demer's wins the Jack Adams.
Rob Brown of Kamloops is named the CMJ player of the year.
Medicine Hat wins its first Memorial Cup.
North Dakota beats Michigan State for the NCAA title. UND's Tony Hrkac wins the Hobey Baker.

Debuts

Gary Roberts, Calgary Flames
Joe Nieuwendyk, Calgary Flames
Dave Manson, Chicago Blackhawks
Joe Murphy, Detroit Red Wings
Steve Chiasson, Detroit Red Wings
Kelly Buchberger*, Edmonton Oilers
Jimmy Carson, Los Angeles Kings
Luc Robitaille, Los Angeles Kings
Steve Duchesne, Los Angeles Kings
Craig Berube, Philadelphia Flyers
Ron Hextall, Philadelphia Flyers
Vincent Damphousse, Toronto Maple Leafs
Fredrik Olausson, Winnipeg Jets

Last Game

Thomas Gradin, Boston Bruins
Mike Milbury, Boston Bruins
Lee Fogolin, Buffalo Sabres
Don Lever, Buffalo Sabres
Gilbert Perreault, Buffalo Sabres
Phil Russell, Buffalo Sabres
Doug Risebrough, Calgary Flames
Murray Bannerman, Chicago Blackhawks
Darryl Sutter, Chicago Blackhawks
Danny Gare, Edmonton Oilers
Wayne Babych, Hartford Whalers
Peter McNab, New Jersey Devils
Mike Bossy, New York Islanders
Chico Resch, Philadelphia Flyers (Last player born in the 1940s)

06-01-2024, 02:32 PM	#198
CaptainCrunch Norm! Join Date: Jun 2002 Exp:	1986-87 A unique event conceived by entrepreneur Marcel Aubut the President of the Quebec Nordiques highlighted the 1986-87 season. Held in Quebec City, Rendez-Vous '87 featured the NHL All-Stars and the Soviet National Team. The result was a unique event that no one would forget. The NHL team won the first game 4-3 on February 11th, and then lost the finale 5-3 on February 13th. When Quebec was designated to host the NHL All-Star game, Aubut decided that the annual event should be different, so he proposed a 2 game series against the dreaded Soviets. Aubut felt that the annual event shouldn't just be a event that appealed to NHL fans, but an event that became must see and appealed to fans outside of the traditional hockey markets. This, he felt would be a great way to promote the sport. NHL owners were both skeptical and intrigued, they weren't sure that the event would sell but they allowed Aubut to proceed, and he turned the event into more then just 2 hockey games, it was a gigantic cultural event centred around the game. there were black tie dinners, fashion shows, rock concerts, and celebrities. The hockey Hall of fame went on the road and put on display. The game itself featured excellent hockey with a meaning featuring the best players in the world. The series opened with a ceremonial face off between Wayne Gretzky and Viacheslav Fetisov and despite some questionable officiating and cringe worth post game awards, it was a exhilarating event made better by the split in games. When it was over, hockey fans turned back to the NHL where the Oilers were putting on a show of their own. Gertzky, Kurri and Messier put on a show of their own as they powered to a 50-24-6 record to take the regular season crown. The Oilers still stinging from their loss last year powered through the playoffs, the destroyed the Kings in 5 games in the opening round including a 13-3 traumatic beat down in game 2. After sweeping the Jets in the Smythe Division finals, the Oilers beat up Detroit in 5 games and entered the finals against the Broad Street Bullies. Sather aware of the flyers nasty physical game countered with Kevin McClelland, Marty McSorley and rookie Kelly Buchberger. The two teams beat on each other for 7 low scoring games. But the Oilers could only be contained for so long. The Oilers dominated the Flyers but couldn't open more then a 1 goal gap until late in the game when they put it away with a goal by Glenn Anderson as he beat Ron Hextall with a slapshot. When the final buzzer sounded the Oilers had redeemed themselves and won their 3rd cup in 4 years. Trivia To speed up the game, the NHL introduces a rule suspending delayed off-sides once the offending player leaves the opponents defensive zone. The Hall of Fame inducts 4 members including Leo Boivin, Dave Keon and Serge Savard. Detroit uses the first pick to draft Michigan State center Joe Murphy, Jimmy Carson goes number 2 to the Kings. NHL entry draft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_NHL_entry_draft Phil Esposito takes over as the Rangers GM, he first Ted Sator in favour of Tom Webster, then guts the team via a series of trades. Scotty Bowman the winningest coach in NHL history is fired by Buffalo. On November 20, the Habs and Bruins stage a brawl that results in $14,000 in fines. Boston Mayor Ray Flynn warns that arrests will result from future such riots. On Sept 26 Toronto's Borje Salming is accidentally cut by a skate resulting in more then 200 stitches to his face. Four members of the Swift Current Broncos - Scott Kruger, Chris Manyka, Bret Ruff and Trent Kresse are killed in a bus crash. On Jan 9 Kings coach Pat Quinn is expelled by NHL President John Ziegler for signing a deal to become the GM of the Canucks in 1987-88 and taking money from the Canucks while employed by the Kings. In Mid February the NHL stages Rendez Vous 87 pinning NHL All-Stars against the Soviet National team. Edmonton wins the regular season crown going 50-24-6. On November 22, Wayne Gretzky scores his 500th goal. Calgary takes second place in the Smythe division as Joe Mullen with 47 goals leads the offense. Al MacInnis and Paul Reinhart with 144 points between them lead a potent blueline. The Norris is tightly bunched, but no team finishes with a winning record. St Louis with a 32-33-15 record comes out on top as Doug Gilmour explodes for 105 points. In the Adams Hartford wins its first division title with a 43-30-7 record as Ron Francis puts up 93 points. The Flyers finish first in the Patrick division with a 46-26-8 record. Rookie Goalie Ron Hextall leads the league in games with 66 and wins with 37. The Islanders debut new coach Terry Simpson as Al Arbour retires. The Islanders finish in 3rd place and Mike Bossy's string of 9 50 goal seasons ends as he scores 38. On April 4 Islanders Denis Potvin becomes the first defenseman to record 1,000 points. Mario Lemieux misses 17 games but still scores 54 goals. The Pens miss the playoffs for the 5th year in a row. Wayne Gretzky leads all scorers with 183 points. Jari Kurri finishes in second with 108. The League has 5 50 goal scorers as Gretzky scores 62, Tim Kerr of the Flyers scores 58, Jari Kurri with 54, Mario Lemieux with 54 and Dino Ciccarelli with 52. In the Divisional semifinals which are now best of 7s, the Flyers need 6 games to beat the Rangers. The Caps and Islanders go to 7 games with game 7 going to quadruple OT before Pat Lafontaine advances the Islanders to the Patrick Division finals. In the Adams Quebec upsets Hartford in 6 and Montreal sweeps Boston. The Habs have now beaten the Bruins in 18 straight playoff series. In the Norris, Toronto upsets the Blues in 6 games, Detroit sweeps the Blackhawks. In the Smythe the Jets put out the Flames in 6, the Oilers set a playoff record with 13 games in game 2 against the Kings on their way to a 5 game route. The Flyers bet the Islanders in 7 in the Patrick finals. Montreal beats Quebec in 7 in the Adams finals. Detroit outlasts Toronto in 7 games in the Norris finals. The Oilers sweep Winnipeg in the Smythe finals. Philadelphia beats Montreal in 6 games to win the Wales title. Edmonton storms past Detroit in 5 games to win the Campbell crown. In game 1 of the finals the Oilers beat the Flyers 4-2. Game 2 is tied 2-2 after regular, but Jari Kurri ends it at 6:50 of the first OT. In game three in Philly, the Oilers jump to a 3-0 lead but the Flyers storm back to win 5-3. Game 4 is won by Edmonton 4-1. Ron Hextall tries to murder Kent Nilsson with a vicious slash, and is suspended for the first 8 games of next season. Back in Edmonton the Flyers beat Edmonton 4-3. The Oilers jump out to a 2-0 lead in game 6, but the Flyers force a game 7 with a 3-2 series. The Flyers lose 3-1 in game 7 as the Oilers win their 3rd cup in 4 years. Losing goalie Ron Hextall plays a record 26 playoff games and takes home the Conn Smythe. Wayne Gretzky wins his 8th straight Hart Trophy and 5th career Lester B. Pearson award. Calgary's Joe Mullen wins the Lady Byng. Ron Hextall wins the Vezina with a 3.00 gaa and 104 PIM. Luc Robataille of the Kings wins the Calder. Ray Bourque of Boston wins his first Norris Trophy. Philly's Dave Poulin wins the Frank Selke. Hartford's Doug Jarvis sets a record with 964 consecutive games and wins the Materton. Detroit coach Jacques Demer's wins the Jack Adams. Rob Brown of Kamloops is named the CMJ player of the year. Medicine Hat wins its first Memorial Cup. North Dakota beats Michigan State for the NCAA title. UND's Tony Hrkac wins the Hobey Baker. Debuts Gary Roberts, Calgary Flames Joe Nieuwendyk, Calgary Flames Dave Manson, Chicago Blackhawks Joe Murphy, Detroit Red Wings Steve Chiasson, Detroit Red Wings Kelly Buchberger, Edmonton Oilers Jimmy Carson, Los Angeles Kings Luc Robitaille, Los Angeles Kings Steve Duchesne, Los Angeles Kings Craig Berube, Philadelphia Flyers Ron Hextall, Philadelphia Flyers Vincent Damphousse, Toronto Maple Leafs Fredrik Olausson, Winnipeg Jets Last Game* Thomas Gradin, Boston Bruins Mike Milbury, Boston Bruins Lee Fogolin, Buffalo Sabres Don Lever, Buffalo Sabres Gilbert Perreault, Buffalo Sabres Phil Russell, Buffalo Sabres Doug Risebrough, Calgary Flames Murray Bannerman, Chicago Blackhawks Darryl Sutter, Chicago Blackhawks Danny Gare, Edmonton Oilers Wayne Babych, Hartford Whalers Peter McNab, New Jersey Devils Mike Bossy, New York Islanders Chico Resch, Philadelphia Flyers (Last player born in the 1940s) YouTube Video YouTube Video YouTube Video YouTube Video __________________ My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!