2002 Air Canada Cup

The 2002 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 24th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 22–28, 2002 at the K. C. Irving Regional Centre in Bathurst, New Brunswick.[1] The Tisdale Trojans from Saskatchewan defeated the Dartmouth Subways from Nova Scotia 6-2 in the gold medal game to win the national title.

2002 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
DatesApril 22–28, 2002
Teams6
Venue(s)K. C. Irving Regional Centre in Bathurst, NB
Final positions
Champions  Tisdale Trojans
Runner-up  Dartmouth Subways
Third place  Riverains du Collège Charles-Lemoyne
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s) Sidney Crosby (11G 13A 24P)
MVP Sidney Crosby
← 2001
2003 →

This season's Air Canada Cup gained extra attention from media and hockey scouts as 14-year-old prodigy Sidney Crosby competed as a member of the Subways. He led them to a berth in the championship game, the first time that a team from Atlantic Canada had ever advanced to the gold medal game. Crosby led the round robin in scoring with 18 points in five games and was named the Most Valuable Player.[2][3] Other notable players competing at the 2002 Air Canada Cup were Olivier Latendresse, Guillaume Latendresse, Andrew Gordon, Shaun Heshka, Tyson Strachan, Jay Rosehill, and Torrey Mitchell.

Teams
ResultTeamRegionCity
Tisdale TrojansWestTisdale, SK
Dartmouth SubwaysAtlanticDartmouth, NS
Riverains du Collège Charles-LemoyneQuebecSainte-Catherine, QC
4 Red Deer ChiefsPacificRed Deer, AB
5 Timmins MajorsCentralTimmins, ON
6 Miramichi RivermenHostMiramichi, NB

Round robin

Standings
RankTeamW-L-TGFGAPTS
1 Red Deer Chiefs4-1-031208
2 Riverains du Collège Charles-Lemoyne3-1-128137
3 Tisdale Trojans3-2-016136
4 Dartmouth Subways2-2-123225
5 Timmins Majors2-3-019274
6 Miramichi Rivermen0-5-012360

Scores

Playoffs

Semi-Finals
  • Dartmouth 5 - Red Deer 4
  • Tisdale 4 - Collège Charles-Lemoyne 1

Bronze medal game
  • Collège Charles-Lemoyne 6 - Red Deer 4

Gold medal game
  • Tisdale 6 - Dartmouth 2

Individual awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Sidney Crosby (Dartmouth)
  • Top Scorer: Sidney Crosby (Dartmouth)
  • Top Forward: Olivier Latendresse (Collège Charles-Lemoyne)
  • Top Defenceman: Shaun Heshka (Tisdale)
  • Top Goaltender: François Thuot (Collège Charles-Lemoyne)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Andrew Gordon (Dartmouth)

Regional Playdowns

Atlantic Region
  • The Dartmouth Subways advanced by winning their regional tournament, which was played April 3–7, 2002 at the Community Gardens Arena Complex in Kensington, Prince Edward Island.[1]

Quebec
  • The Riverains du Collège Charles-Lemoyne advanced by capturing the Quebec Midget AAA League title.[1]

Central Region
  • The Timmins Majors advanced by winning their regional tournament, which was played April 2–7, 2002 at the McIntyre Community Building in Timmins, Ontario.[1]

West Region

Pacific Region
  • The Red Deer Chiefs advanced by winning their regional tournament, which was played April 3–7, 2002 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.[1]

See also

References
  1. "News Release #NR.017". Hockey Canada. March 20, 2006. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  2. Jones, Terry (2007-01-17). "It takes a village to raise a phenom". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  3. "News Release Tel.003". Hockey Canada. April 6, 2006. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
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