1979 Air Canada Cup

1979 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
Dates April 16 – 22, 1979
Teams 12
Venue(s) Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, MB
Final positions
Champions  Quebec Couillard de Ste-Foy
Runner-up  Ontario St. Michael's College
Third place  Saskatchewan Notre Dame Hounds
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s) Quebec Claude Drouin
MVP Quebec Pierre Rioux
1980 →

The 1979 Air Canada Cup was Canada's inaugural national midget 'AAA' hockey championship. It took place April 16 – 22, 1979 at the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association established the Air Canada Cup for the 1978–79 season as the new official midget championship, replacing the invitational Wrigley National Midget Tournament.

The Couillard de Ste-Foy (Quebec) captured the first national championship, defeating St. Michael's College Buzzers (Ontario) in the gold medal game. The Notre Dame Hounds (Saskatchewan) took the bronze medal.[1][2]

Future National Hockey League players competing at the inaugural Air Canada Cup were Garry Galley, Paul Gillis, Mike Moller, Randy Moller, Tony Tanti, James Patrick, and future Hall of Fame defenceman Al MacInnis.

Teams

ResultTeamBranchCity
1st, gold medalist(s)Quebec Couillard de Ste-FoyQuebecSte-Foy, QC
2nd, silver medalist(s)Ontario St. Michael's College BuzzersOntarioToronto, ON
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Saskatchewan Notre Dame HoundsSaskatchewanWilcox, SK
4Ontario Ottawa West 79'sOttawa DistrictOttawa, ON
5British Columbia North Shore Winter ClubBritish ColumbiaNorth Vancouver, BC
6Nova Scotia Antigonish NovasNova ScotiaAntigonish, NS
7Prince Edward Island PEI EasternPrince Edward IslandCharlottetown, PE
8Manitoba St. James CanadiansManitobaWinnipeg, MB
9New Brunswick Moncton FlyersNew BrunswickMoncton, NB
10Alberta Red Deer ChiefsAlbertaRed Deer, AB
11Newfoundland and Labrador Corner BrookNewfoundlandCorner Brook, NL
12Ontario Andrews MaroonsThunder Bay DistrictThunder Bay, ON

Round robin

DC8 Flight

Standings

RankTeamW-L-TGFGAPTS
1Ontario St. Michael's College Buzzers4-1-024118
2Saskatchewan Notre Dame Hounds4-1-025148
3British Columbia North Shore Winter Club4-1-027188
4Manitoba St. James Canadians1-3-115183
5Alberta Red Deer Chiefs1-4-020252
6Ontario Andrews Maroons0-4-110351

Scores

DC9 Flight

Standings

RankTeamW-L-TGFGAPTS
1Quebec Couillard de Ste-Foy5-0-041510
2Ontario Ottawa West 79's3-1-119137
3Nova Scotia Antigonish Pirates2-3-020234
4Prince Edward Island PEI Eastern2-3-016294
5New Brunswick Moncton Flyers1-3-116223
6Newfoundland and Labrador Corner Brook1-4-010302

Scores

Playoffs

Bronze medal game

  • Notre Dame 7 - Ottawa West 2

Gold medal game

  • Ste-Foy 9 - St. Michael's College 7

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Quebec Pierre Rioux (Ste-Foy)
  • Top Scorer: Quebec Claude Drouin (Ste-Foy)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: British Columbia Paul Houck (North Shore)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ste Foy wins midget title", Regina Leader-Post, p. 22, 1979-04-23, retrieved 2013-04-26
  2. ↑ "Quebec captures midget hockey title", The Montreal Gazette, p. 49, 1979-04-22, retrieved 2013-04-26
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