1996 Air Canada Cup

1996 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
Dates April 16–21, 1996
Teams 6
Venue(s) Kamloops Memorial Arena in Kamloops, BC
Final positions
Champions  Quebec Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy
Runner-up  Ontario Thunder Bay Kings
Third place  Ontario North Kamloops Lions
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s) Nova Scotia Ken MacPherson
MVP British Columbia Derek Paget
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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.

Teams

ResultTeamRegionCity
1st, gold medalist(s)Quebec Gouverneurs de Ste-FoyQuebecSainte-Foy, QC
2nd, silver medalist(s)Ontario Thunder Bay KingsWestThunder Bay, ON
3rd, bronze medalist(s)British Columbia North Kamloops LionsHostKamloops, BC
4Alberta Red Deer Optimist ChiefsPacificRed Deer, AB
5Nova Scotia Dartmouth SubwaysAtlanticDartmouth, NS
6Ontario New Liskeard CubsCentralNew Liskeard, ON

Round robin

Standings

RankTeamW-L-TGFGAPTS
1Ontario Thunder Bay Kings3-2-022196
2British Columbia North Kamloops Lions3-2-027156
3Quebec Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy3-2-024206
4Alberta Red Deer Optimist Chiefs2-2-117155
5Nova Scotia Dartmouth Subways1-2-218254
6Ontario 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: British Columbia Derek Paget (North Kamloops)
  • Top Scorer: Nova Scotia Ken MacPherson (Dartmouth)
  • Top Forward: Quebec Francois Fortier (Ste-Foy)
  • Top Defenceman: Alberta Paul Manning (Red Deer)
  • Top Goaltender: Alberta Joey Stephenson (Red Deer)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Ontario Jesse Pyatt (Thunder Bay)
  • Air Canada Scholarship: British Columbia Derek Paget (North Kamloops)
  • Esso Scholarship: Ontario Shawn Hebert (Thunder Bay)

See also

References

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