1988 Air Canada Cup

The 1988 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 10th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played in April 1988 at the Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The Regina Pat Canadians defeated the Calgary NorthStars to win their second national title. The host Thunder Bay Bearcats won the bronze medal.[1] Calgary's Wes Walz was named Most Valuable Player. Other future National Hockey League players playing in this tournament were Greg Johnson, Rob Pearson, Chris Snell, Brent Thompson, and Dale Craigwell.

1988 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
DatesApril 1988
Teams6
Venue(s)Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, ON
Final positions
Champions  Regina Pat Canadians
Runner-up  Calgary NorthStars
Third place  Thunder Bay Bearcats
MVP Wes Walz
← 1987
1989 →

Teams
ResultTeamRegionCity
Regina Pat CanadiansWestRegina, SK
Calgary NorthStarsPacificCalgary, AB
Thunder Bay BearcatsHostThunder Bay, ON
4 Oshawa KiwanisCentralOshawa, ON
5 Fredericton RedwingsAtlanticFredericton, NB
6 Laval Laurentides-LanaudiereQuebecLaval, QC

Round robin

Standings
RankTeamW-L-TGFGAPTS
1 Calgary Northstars4-1-026148
2 Regina Pat Canadians3-1-127177
3 Thunder Bay Bearcats3-2-018156
4 Oshawa Kiwanis3-2-014156
5 Fredericton Redwings1-4-010242
6 Laval Laurentides-Lanaudiere0-4-118281

Scores

Playoffs

Semi-Finals
  • Calgary 6 - Oshawa 4
  • Regina 4 - Thunder Bay 3 (2OT)

Bronze medal game
  • Thunder Bay 5 - Oshawa 4

Gold medal game
  • Regina 7 - Calgary 4

Individual awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Wes Walz (Calgary)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Jason Bortolussi (Thunder Bay)

See also

References
  1. "TELUS40". Hockey Canada. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
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