1977 Izvestia Cup Tournament

1976-77

The WHA continued its year-old tradition of sending its reigning league champions, the Quebec Nordiques, to compete in the Soviet Union's Izvestia Tournament. Beset with injuries to Richard Brodeur, Christian Bordeleau, Francois Lacombe and Wally Weir, and unable to secure temporary help from the other WHA teams, the Nordiques finished the four-game tournament with three losses and a tie. Marc Tardif had seven points to lead the Nordiques, with linemate Real Cloutier right behind with six points. Matti Hagman collected five points, and Bob Fitchner four, playing alongside Tardif and Cloutier. The WHA did not participate in the 1978 tournament.

Game 1 • December 16, 1977 USSR 5, Quebec 3 USSR 2 2 1 - 5 Quebec 0 1 1 - 2 1st Period: 1. USSR: Anisin (Balderis) 7:10; 2. USSR: Anisin 18:36; 2nd Period: 3. Que: Cloutier (Tardif, Hagman) 10:12; 4. USSR: Tsygankov (Petrov) 12:29; 5. USSR: Lutchenko (Vikulov) 12:49; 6. Que: Hagman (Cloutier, Tardif) 13:41; 3rd Period: 7. USSR: Anisin (Mikhailov) 7:02; 8. Que: Hagman (S. Bernier, Tardif) 16:09. Goaltenders: USSR: Tretiak, Que: Broderick.

Game 2 • December 18, 1977 Sweden 6, Quebec 2 Sweden 0 4 2 - 6 Quebec 0 0 2 - 2 1st Period: No Scoring. 2nd Period: 1. Swe: Lundberg (Lindblom) 8:44; 2. Swe: Olsson (Salming) 13:24; 3. Swe: Lundberg (Olsson) 15:41; 4. Swe: Lundqvist (Lundholm) 16:50. 3rd Period: 5. Swe: Lundholm (Olsson) 5:44; 6. Que: Tremblay 11:03; 7. Swe: Esbjorg (Salming) 13:05; 8. Que: Lariviere 19:42. Goaltenders: Swe: Londberg; Que: Broderick & Corsi.

Game 3 • December 19, 1977 Quebec 6, Finland 6 Finland 2 2 2 - 6 Quebec 1 5 0 - 6 1st Period: 1. Fin: Repo 2:37; 2. Fin: Suoraniemi (Nummelin) 6:02; 3. Que: J. Bernier (Tardif) 6:41. 2nd Period: 4. Que: Fitchner (Cloutier, Tardif) 6:15; 5. Que: Cloutier (Fitchner) 11:49; 6. Que: Tremblay (Fitchner) 12:15; 7. Que: Hagman (Lariviere) 14:06; 8. Fin: Peltonen (Koivulahti) 17:13; 9. Fin: Repo 17:34; 10. Que: Hagman (Tardif, Cloutier) 19:50. 3rd Period: 11. Fin: Tamminen (Repo) 13:05; 12. Fin: Koivulahti 14:55. Goaltenders: Fin: Leppjanen, Que: Broderick.

Game 4 • December 21, 1977 Czechoslovakia 6, Quebec 2 Czechoslovakia 3 2 1 - 6 Quebec 1 0 1 - 2 1st Period: 1. Cze: Ebermann (Novak) 8:13; 2. Que: Cloutier (Fitchner) 8:21; 3. Cze: Kajkl (Machac) 11:08; 4. Cze: M. Stastny (P. Stastny) 12:45. 2nd Period: 5. Cze: P. Stastny (Novak) 11:49; 6. Cze: Novak (Martinec) 13:27. 3rd Period: 7. Que: Tardif (J. Bernier) 10:57; 8. Cze: Martinec (Hlinka) 14:52. Goaltenders: Cze: Kralik, Que: Broderick & Corsi.

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