1997 Air Canada Cup

1997 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
Dates April 22–27, 1997
Teams 6
Venue(s) New Glasgow Stadium in New Glasgow, NS
Final positions
Champions  Ontario Thunder Bay Kings
Runner-up  Ontario New Liskeard Cubs
Third place  Alberta Calgary Royals
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s) Ontario Tim Zafiris
MVP Ontario Tim Zafiris
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The 1997 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 19th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 22–27, 1997 at the New Glasgow Stadium in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. The Thunder Bay Kings defeated the New Liskeard Cubs in the championship game to win their second gold medal in three years. The Calgary Royals won the bronze medal.

Teams

ResultTeamRegionCity
1st, gold medalist(s)Ontario Thunder Bay KingsWestThunder Bay, ON
2nd, silver medalist(s)Ontario New Liskeard CubsCentralNew Liskeard, ON
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Alberta Calgary RoyalsPacificCalgary, Alberta
4Quebec Riverains de Collège Charles-LemoyneQuebecSainte-Catherine, QC
5Prince Edward Island Charlottetown AbbiesAtlanticCharlottetown, PE
6Nova Scotia Pictou County WeeksHostNew Glasgow, NS

Round robin

Standings

RankTeamW-L-TGFGAPTS
1Ontario Thunder Bay Kings4-1-023138
2Quebec Riverains de Collège Charles-Lemoyne3-1-128117
3Ontario New Liskeard Cubs3-2-023146
4Alberta Calgary Royals2-2-118195
5Prince Edward Island Charlottetown Abbies1-4-012362
6Nova Scotia Pictou County Weeks0-3-215262

Scores

Playoffs

Semi-Finals

  • New Liskeard 4 - Collège Charles-Lemoyne 3
  • Thunder Bay 3 - Calgary 2 (OT)

Bronze medal game

  • Calgary 3 - Collège Charles-Lemoyne 2

Gold medal game

  • Thunder Bay 4 - New Liskeard 1

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Ontario Tim Zafiris (New Liskeard)
  • Top Scorer: Ontario Tim Zafiris (New Liskeard)
  • Top Forward: Alberta John Bistihas (Calgary)
  • Top Defenceman: Ontario Erik Adams (Thunder Bay)
  • Top Goaltender: Quebec David St. Germain (Collège Charles-Lemoyne)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Nova Scotia Derek Field (Pictou County)
  • Air Canada Scholarship: Ontario Tim Zafiris (New Liskeard)
  • Esso Scholarship: Quebec Vincent Blanchette (Collège Charles-Lemoyne)

See also

References

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