1987 Air Canada Cup

The 1988 Air Canada Cup was Canada's ninth annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played in April 1987 at the Earl Armstrong Arena in Gloucester, Ontario. The Riverains du Richelieu defeated the Notre Dame Hounds to win their first national title.[1] The Calgary Buffaloes won the bronze medal. Future National Hockey League players competing in this tournament were Rod Brind'Amour, Scott Pellerin, Reggie Savage, Olaf Kölzig, and Stephane Fiset. Savage, playing for Richelieu, was the tournament's top scorer and named Most Valuable Player.

1987 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
DatesApril 1987
Teams6
Venue(s)Earl Armstrong Arena in Gloucester, ON
Final positions
Champions  Riverains du Richelieu
Runner-up  Notre Dame Hounds
Third place  Calgary Buffaloes
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s) Reggie Savage
MVP Reggie Savage
1986
1988

Teams

ResultTeamRegionCity
Riverains du RichelieuQuebecSorel, QC
Notre Dame HoundsWestWilcox, SK
Calgary BuffaloesPacificCalgary, AB
4 Sudbury Burgess PowertrainsCentralSudbury, ON
5 Gloucester RangersHostGloucester, ON
6 Dartmouth ForbesAtlanticDartmouth, NS

Round robin

Standings

RankTeamW-L-TGFGAPTS
1 Riverains du Richelieu5-0-019810
2 Notre Dame Hounds3-1-12196
3 Calgary Buffaloes3-2-016146
4 Sudbury Burgess Powertrains2-3-013164
5 Gloucester Rangers1-4-014242
6 Dartmouth Forbes1-4-014252

Scores

Playoffs

Semi-Finals

  • Richelieu 7 - Sudbury 5
  • Notre Dame 5 - Calgary 4 (2OT)

Bronze medal game

  • Calgary 8 - Sudbury 2

Gold medal game

  • Richelieu 6 - Notre Dame 2

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Reggie Savage (Richelieu)
  • Top Scorer: Reggie Savage (Richelieu)
  • Top Forward: Jamie Steer (Calgary)
  • Top Defenceman: Jason Herter (Notre Dame)
  • Top Goaltender: Patrick Daigneault (Richelieu)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: David McGahan (Gloucester)

See also

References

  1. "TELUS40". Hockey Canada. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
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