1985 Air Canada Cup

The 1985 Air Canada Cup was Canada's seventh annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played April 16 20, 1985 at the Regina Agridome in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Lions du Lac St-Louis from Quebec won their second national title, defeating the host Regina Pat Canadians in the gold medal game. The Calgary Buffaloes won the bronze medal. [1][2] Future National Hockey League players playing in this tournament were Benoit Brunet, Dean Chynoweth, Kevin Dahl, Claude Lapointe, Don MacLean, Lyle Odelein, Cam Russell, and Peter White.

1985 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
DatesApril 16 20, 1985
Teams6
Venue(s)Regina Agridome in Regina, SK
Final positions
Champions  Lions du Lac St-Louis
Runner-up  Regina Pat Canadians
Third place  Calgary Buffaloes
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s) Hal Turner
Colin Power
MVP Craig Suchan
1984
1986

Teams

ResultTeamRegionCity
Lions du Lac St-LouisQuebecDollard-des-Ormeaux, QC
Regina Pat CanadiansHostRegina, SK
Calgary BuffaloesPacificCalgary, AB
4 Dartmouth ForbesAtlanticDartmouth, NS
5 Toronto Red WingsCentralToronto, ON
6 Thunder Bay CometsWestThunder Bay, ON

Round robin

Standings

RankTeamW-L-TGFGAPTS
1 Regina Pat Canadians4-1-024128
2 Lions du Lac St-Louis4-1-028158
3 Dartmouth Forbes2-2-124165
4 Calgary Buffaloes2-2-120175
5 Toronto Red Wings1-2-214184
6 Thunder Bay Comets0-5-07290

Scores

Playoffs

Semi-Finals

  • Regina 5 - Calgary 1
  • Lac St-Louis 5 - Dartmouth 4 (2OT)

Bronze medal game

  • Calgary 4 - Dartmouth 1

Gold medal game

  • Lac St-Louis 5 - Regina 2

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Craig Suchan (Regina)
  • Top Scorer: Hal Turner (Dartmouth), Colin Power (Dartmouth)[2]
  • Top Forward: Claude Lapointe (Lac St-Louis)[2]
  • Top Defenceman: Shawn Anderson (Lac St-Louis)[2]
  • Top Goaltender: Craig Suchan (Regina)[2]
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Bryan Bosch (Calgary)[2]
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See also

  • Telus Cup
  • List of Telus Cup alumni who played in the NHL

References

  1. "Defensive style pays off as Lions win Midget title", Montreal Gazette, p. 32, 1985-04-22, retrieved 2013-04-24
  2. "MVP show from Lapointe gives Lac St. Louis crown", Regina Leader-Post, p. 13, 1985-04-22, retrieved 2013-04-24
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