1999 Air Canada Cup

1999 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
Dates April 19–25, 1999
Teams 6
Venue(s) Prince Albert Comuniplex in Prince Albert, SK
Final positions
Champions  Saskatchewan Regina Pat Canadians
Runner-up  Alberta Calgary Flames
Third place  Quebec Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s) Saskatchewan Curtis Markewich
MVP Saskatchewan Curtis Markewich
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The 1999 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 21st annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 19–25, 1999 at the Prince Albert Comuniplex in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The Regina Pat Canadians defeated the Calgary AAA Midget Flames in double overtime in the championship game to win the gold medal. The Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy from Quebec took home the bronze medal in their tenth Air Canada Cup appearance.[1]

Teams

ResultTeamRegionCity
1st, gold medalist(s)Saskatchewan Regina Pat CanadiansWestRegina, SK
2nd, silver medalist(s)Alberta Calgary AAA Midget FlamesPacificCalgary, AB
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Quebec Gouverneurs de Ste-FoyQuebecSainte Foy, QC
4Saskatchewan Prince Albert MintosHostPrince Albert, SK
5Nova Scotia Cape Breton Jeans ExpertsAtlanticSydney, NS
6Ontario Sault Ste. Marie North StarsCentralSault Ste. Marie, ON

Round robin

Standings

RankTeamW-L-TGFGAPTS
1Alberta Calgary AAA Midget Flames4-1-018118
2Saskatchewan Regina Pat Canadians4-1-03198
3Quebec Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy4-1-026128
4Saskatchewan Prince Albert Mintos2-3-014194
5Nova Scotia Cape Breton Jeans Experts1-4-010292
6Ontario Sault Ste. Marie North Stars0-5-014330

Scores

Playoffs

Semi-Finals

  • Calgary 3 - Prince Albert 1
  • Regina 3 - Ste-Foy 2 (2OT)

Bronze medal game

  • Ste-Foy 6 - Prince Albert 2

Gold medal game

  • Regina 5 - Calgary 4 (2OT)

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Saskatchewan Curtis Markewich (Regina)
  • Top Scorer: Saskatchewan Curtis Markewich (Regina)
  • Top Forward: Quebec Jean-Phillippe Briere (Ste-Foy)
  • Top Defenceman: Quebec Jean-Philippe Côté (Ste-Foy)
  • Top Goaltender: Saskatchewan Paul Valaitis (Regina)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Ontario David Borrelli (Sault Ste. Marie)

Regional Playdowns

Atlantic Region

  • The Cape Breton Jeans Experts advanced by winning their regional tournament, which was played April 1–4, 1999 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

Quebec

  • The Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy advanced by capturing the Quebec Midget AAA League title.

Central Region

  • The Sault Ste. Marie North Stars advanced by winning their regional tournament, which was played April 6–11, 1999 in Belleville, Ontario.

West Region

  • The Regina Pat Canadians advanced by winning their regional tournament, which was played April 8–11, 1999 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Pacific Region

  • The Calgary AAA Midget Flames advanced by winning their regional tournament, which was played April 9–11, 1999 in Calgary, Alberta.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "News Release #NR.0050". Hockey Canada. April 16, 1999. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
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