1996 Air Canada Cup

The 1996 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 18th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 16–21, 1996 at the Kamloops Memorial Arena in Kamloops, British Columbia. The Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy defeated the Thunder Bay Kings in the championship game to win the gold medal. The host North Kamloops Lions won the bronze medal.[1] Future National Hockey League players competing in this tournament were Brad Stuart and Simon Gagné.

1996 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
DatesApril 16–21, 1996
Teams6
Venue(s)Kamloops Memorial Arena in Kamloops, BC
Final positions
Champions  Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy
Runner-up  Thunder Bay Kings
Third place  North Kamloops Lions
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s) Ken MacPherson
MVP Derek Paget
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1997

Teams

ResultTeamRegionCity
Gouverneurs de Ste-FoyQuebecSainte-Foy, QC
Thunder Bay KingsWestThunder Bay, ON
North Kamloops LionsHostKamloops, BC
4 Red Deer Optimist ChiefsPacificRed Deer, AB
5 Dartmouth SubwaysAtlanticDartmouth, NS
6 New Liskeard CubsCentralNew Liskeard, ON

Round robin

Standings

RankTeamW-L-TGFGAPTS
1 Thunder Bay Kings3-2-022196
2 North Kamloops Lions3-2-027156
3 Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy3-2-024206
4 Red Deer Optimist Chiefs2-2-117155
5 Dartmouth Subways1-2-218254
6 New Liskeard Cubs1-3-116303

Scores

Playoffs

Semi-Finals

  • Thunder Bay 6 - Red Deer 2
  • Ste-Foy 2 - North Kamloops 1

Bronze medal game

  • North Kamloops 2 - Red Deer 1

Gold medal game

  • Ste-Foy 6 - Thunder Bay 4

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Derek Paget (North Kamloops)
  • Top Scorer: Ken MacPherson (Dartmouth)
  • Top Forward: Francois Fortier (Ste-Foy)
  • Top Defenceman: Paul Manning (Red Deer)
  • Top Goaltender: Joey Stephenson (Red Deer)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Jesse Pyatt (Thunder Bay)
  • Air Canada Scholarship: Derek Paget (North Kamloops)
  • Esso Scholarship: Shawn Hebert (Thunder Bay)
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See also

References

  1. "News Release #NR.0044". Hockey Canada. May 21, 1996. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
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