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| Location(s) | Quebec City:Colisée de Québec | ||||||||||||
| Dates | February 8–11, 1987 (1987-02-08 –1987-02-11) | ||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers | NHL All-Stars: Glenn Anderson (2008) Ray Bourque (2004) Chris Chelios (2013) Paul Coffey (2004; did not play) Grant Fuhr (2003) Michel Goulet (1998) Wayne Gretzky (1999) Dale Hawerchuk (2001) Mark Howe (2011; did not play) Jari Kurri (2001) Rod Langway (2002) Mario Lemieux (1997) Mark Messier (2007) Doug Wilson (2020) Soviet Union: Viacheslav Fetisov (2001) Igor Larionov (2008) Sergei Makarov (2016) Coaches: Bob Johnson (1992) | ||||||||||||
| Networks | CBC (Canada) SRC (French Canada) ESPN (United States) | ||||||||||||
| Announcers | Don Wittman andJohn Davidson (CBC) Rene Lecavalier,Charles Thiffault, andGuy LaFleur (SRC) Ken Wilson andBill Clement (ESPN) | ||||||||||||
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| Date | February 11, 1987 | |||||||||||||||
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| Attendance | 15,398 | |||||||||||||||
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| Date | February 13, 1987 | |||||||||||||||
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| Attendance | 15,395 | |||||||||||||||
Rendez-vous '87 was a two-game internationalice hockey series of games between theSoviet Union national ice hockey team and a team of All-Stars from theNational Hockey League, held inQuebec City. It replaced theNHL's All-Star festivities for the1986–87 NHL season. The Soviet team was paid $80,000 for their appearance in Rendez-vous '87, while the NHLers raised $350,000 for the players' pension fund.
Rendez-vous '87 was designed as a follow-up to theChallenge Cup series in1979, hoping that the team of NHL All-Stars could beat the Soviet team, unlike before. To this end, the series was a two-game affair instead of a three-game affair in 1979. (4-2) (4-5) (0-6) The two-game series took place during five days of festivities starting on February 9, 1987 and finishing on February 13. The series was very successful, with some, includingWayne Gretzky, calling for more international hockey, especially between Canada and the Soviet Union, the two top powers of hockey at the time. The teams split the games, with the NHL winning the first game, 4–3, followed by a Soviet 5–3 victory two nights later, with the Soviet Union outscoring the NHL team 8–7on aggregate.
While the telecasts in Canada were onCBC as usual, they were notHockey Night in Canada productions. The games were done as aCBC Sports production becauseMolson, which ownedHockey Night in Canada's rights at the time, was not allowed access toLe Colisée inQuebec City.Carling O'Keefe Breweries, owners of theQuebec Nordiques, assumed advertising rights for the telecasts, and the normal host(s) forHockey Night in Canada in1987, rookieRon MacLean andDave Hodge (before his late-season exit) were replaced byBrian Williams. Even the ice-blue blazers normally worn byHockey Night in Canada commentators were replaced by the orange CBC sportcoats.Don Wittman andJohn Davidson called the action for CBC.
The games were shown in the United States onESPN, withKen Wilson andBill Clement in the booth with bothTom Mees andJohn Saunders serving as hosts for the event.
The NHL introduced unique All-Star uniforms to be worn for this series only. The overall design of the white jersey took its cues from theNew Jersey Devils' red uniforms, with white replacing the Devils' red, orange replacing green, and black replacing white. The NHL shield was featured on the front, with two black stars to the left and right above the shield, and three additional black stars on each shoulder. The Rendez-vous '87 patch was worn on the right sleeve in lieu of the player number.
The Soviet team wore their standard red national team uniforms with white trim, with the Russian СССР on the front, and team captainViacheslav Fetisov wearing a "К" for his captain's letter. The players' names on the back, however, wereromanized.
NHL All-Stars won the game 4–3, thanks in part to the line ofWayne Gretzky,Jari Kurri andEsa Tikkanen.Dave Poulin scored the winning goal on a deflection fromMario Lemieux, but Lemieux was initially credited with the goal. On the bench, Lemieux could be seen pointing toward Poulin as the goal was announced.
| NHL All-Stars | U.S.S.R. | |
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| Final score | 4 | 3 |
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| Shots on Goal | 11–9–7–27 | 5–9–10–24 |
| Win/Loss | W –Grant Fuhr | L –Evgeny Belosheikin |
The Soviets won the contest 5–3. This game featured the emergence of the young Soviet forward line consisting ofValeri Kamensky,Viacheslav Bykov, andAndrei Khomutov. After the game, the players on each team exchanged hockey sweaters as part of the hockey tradition.
| NHL All-Stars | U.S.S.R. | |
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| Final score | 3 | 5 |
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| Shots on Goal | 6–13–12–31 | 7–9–13–29 |
| Win/Loss | L –Grant Fuhr | W –Evgeny Belosheikin |
