1986 Air Canada Cup

The 1986 Air Canada Cup was Canada's eighth annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played April 1519, 1986 at the Moncton Coliseum in Moncton, New Brunswick. The Notre Dame Hounds from Wilcox, Saskatchewan won their second national title, defeating the Toronto Redwings in the gold medal game. The Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy won the bronze medal. Future National Hockey League players competing in this tournament were Rod Brind'Amour, Scott Pellerin, Frederic Chabot, Michel Picard, Yves Racine, and most notably, future Hall of Famer Joe Sakic, who was a member of the Burnaby Hawks.[1][2]

1986 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
DatesApril 1519, 1986
Teams6
Venue(s)Moncton Coliseum in Moncton, NB
Final positions
Champions  Notre Dame Hounds
Runner-up  Toronto Redwings
Third place  Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s) Michel Picard
MVP Brent Bobyck
1985
1987

Teams

ResultTeamRegionCity
Notre Dame HoundsWestWilcox, SK
Toronto RedwingsCentralToronto, ON
Gouverneurs de Ste-FoyQuebecSte-Foy, QC
4 St. John's AvalonAtlanticSt. John's, NL
5 Moncton FlyersHostMoncton, NB
6 Burnaby HawksPacificBurnaby, BC

Round robin

Standings

RankTeamW-L-TGFGAPTS
1 Notre Dame Hounds5-0-0331010
2 Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy4-1-031148
3 Toronto Red Wings2-2-120265
4 St. John's Avalon1-3-118343
5 Moncton Flyers1-4-024342
6 Burnaby Hawks1-4-016242

Scores

Playoffs

Semi-Finals

  • Notre Dame 10 - St. John's 1
  • Toronto 7 - Ste- Foy 4

Bronze medal game

  • Ste-Foy 7 - St. John's 6

Gold medal game

  • Notre Dame 8 - Toronto 5

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Brent Bobyck (Notre Dame)
  • Top Scorer: Michel Picard (Ste-Foy)[2]
  • Top Forward: Benoit Groulx (Ste-Foy)
  • Top Defenceman: Brent Bobyck (Notre Dame)
  • Top Goaltender: Frederic Chabot (Ste-Foy)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Andrew McKim (Moncton)

See also

References

  1. "TELUS40". Hockey Canada. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
  2. "Hounds have a second title to howl about", Regina Leader-Post, p. 13, 1986-04-21, retrieved 2013-04-24
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