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1976 Izvestia Cup Tournament

1976-77

The Winnipeg Jets became the first Western professional club to compete in the Izvestia Cup Tournament, held annually in December in Moscow. However, the Jets could only salvage a single win in four games, tying once and losing twice.

Game 1 • December 16, 1976
Czechoslovakia 3, Winnipeg 2

Czechoslovakia 2 0 1 - 3

Winnipeg 0 1 1 - 2

1st Period: 1. Cze: Martinec (Chalupo) 4:32; 2. Cze: Lukac (Hlinka) 15:08;
2nd Period: 3. Wpg: Hedberg (Nilsson) 0:23;
3rd Period: 4. Wpg: Dunn (Hull, Ketola) 8:10; 5. Cze: Veith (Hlinka) 8:47.
Goaltenders: Cze: Kralik, Wpg: Daley.
Game 2 • December 17, 1976
Sweden 4, Winnipeg 4

Sweden 1 3 0 - 4

Winnipeg 1 1 2 - 4

1st Period: 1. Wpg: Green (Hedberg) 5:06; 2. Swe: Edberg (Lundholm) 13:44;
2nd Period: 3. Swe: Brasar 5:48; 4. Swe: Lundberg (Landeryd) 7:38; 5. Swe: Karlsson (Kallur, Anderson) 8:03; 6. Wpg: Labraaten 8:51;
3rd Period: 7. Wpg: Hedberg (Hull, Nilsson) 8:33; 8. Wpg: Hedberg (Hull, Green) 9:42.
Goaltenders: Swe: Hogosta, Wpg: Daley
Game 3 • December 19, 1976
USSR 6, Winnipeg 4

USSR 1 3 2 - 6

Winnipeg 1 0 3 - 4

1st Period: 1. USSR: Zhluktov (Mikhailov) 8:56; 2. Wpg: Sullivan (Labraaten) 17:43;
2nd Period: 3. USSR: Zhluktov (Alexandrov) 1:19; 4. USSR: Mikhailov (Tsygankov) 2:49; 5. USSR: Balderis (Maltsev) 5:25;
3rd Period: 6. USSR: Alexandrov (Zhluktov) 2:44; 7. Wpg: Hull (Nilsson) 3:54; 8. Wpg: Hull (Miller) 4:53; 9. USSR: Balderis (Bilyaletdinov) 8:59; 10. Wpg: Lindstrom 14:55.
Goaltenders: Wpg: Daley, USSR: Tretiak
Game 4 • December 21, 1976
Winnipeg 2, Finland 1

Finland 0 0 1 - 1

Winnipeg 0 2 0 - 2

1st Period: No scoring.
2nd Period: 1. Wpg: Labraaten (Miller) 12:26; 2. Wpg: Lindstrom (Bergman) 14:20;
3rd Period: 3. Fin: Peltonen 9:00.
Goaltenders: Fin: Mattsson, Wpg: Daley.

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