The finals took place in Montreal on September 14 and Hamilton on September 16, and were won by Canada. The Canadians defeated the USA in a two-game sweep, to win the fifth and final Canada Cup. The tournament was replaced by the World Cup of Hockey in 1996.
1991 Canada Cup|
| Host country |  Canada |
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| Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
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| Dates | August 31 – September 16, 1991 |
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| Teams | 6 |
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Champions  | Canada (4th title) |
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| Games played | 19 |
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| Goals scored | 113 (5.95 per game) |
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| Scoring leader(s) | Wayne Gretzky (12 pts) |
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| MVP | Bill Ranford, Canada, |
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Of the five Canada Cup tournaments, this is the only one in which a team went undefeated; Canada compiled a record of six wins and two ties in eight games. The first tie was a stunning 2–2 result with underdog Finland on the opening day of the tournament, who got spectacular goaltending from Markus Ketterer.[citation needed] Finland surprised many by finishing in third place in the round robin; the first time they had ever qualified for the semi-finals in the history of the Canada Cup. The Americans were also very strong, as they iced their best international line-up to date.[citation needed] They went a perfect 5–0 against European competition in the tournament while losing three times to Canada.
The team representing the USSR was relatively weak compared to past tournaments. It did not have many of its top stars due to severe political turmoil at home, with many players declining to play for the team or purposely left off the roster (such as Pavel Bure and Vladimir Konstantinov) for fears of defection. It was not known until weeks before the start of the tournament that they would even send a team. This was the final major senior event in which a team representing the USSR would play.
Game 1 of the final is best remembered for the check on Wayne Gretzky by American defenseman Gary Suter, which knocked the Canadian captain out of the tournament and forced him to miss the first month of the NHL season.[citation needed] Game 2 was tied until late in the third period when Steve Larmer scored the tournament winner on a short-handed breakaway.
Rosters
Standings
Results
Playoff round
Semi-finals
Final (best of three)
Leading scorers
Trophies and awards
Tournament champion
Tournament MVP
All-star team
Notes
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