2003 Air Canada Cup
The 2003 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 25th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 21–27, 2003 at the Sault Memorial Gardens in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.[1] The Calgary Northstars defeated the Gaulois du Collège Antoine-Girouard 5-1 in the gold medal game to win the national title. It also marked the last season that the midget championship was known as the Air Canada Cup; it would be renamed the Telus Cup.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 21–27, 2003 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | Sault Memorial Gardens in Sault Ste. Marie, ON |
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Champions  |  |
Runner-up  |  |
Third place  |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Scoring leader(s) | |
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Future National Hockey League players competing in this tournament were Kris Letang, Jay Beagle, Colin Greening, and Teddy Purcell, who was named the most valuable player of the tournament.
Teams
| Result | Team | Region | City |
 | | Pacific | Calgary, AB |
 | | Quebec | Saint-Hyacinthe, QC |
 | | Atlantic | St. John's, NL |
| 4 |  | West | Yorkton, SK |
| 5 |  | Central | Waterloo, ON |
| 6 | | Host | Sault Ste. Marie, ON |
Round robin
Standings
| Rank | Team | W-L-T | GF | GA | PTS |
| 1 | | 5-0-0 | 23 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | | 4-1-0 | 15 | 12 | 8 |
| 3 | | 3-2-0 | 14 | 13 | 6 |
| 4 | | 2-3-0 | 12 | 15 | 4 |
| 5 | | 1-4-0 | 13 | 18 | 2 |
| 6 | | 0-5-0 | 10 | 23 | 0 |
Scores
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Playoffs
Semi-Finals
- Collège Antoine-Girouard 3 - St. John's 2
- Calgary 2 - Yorkton 1
Bronze medal game
- St. John's 5 - Yorkton 4
Gold medal game
- Calgary 5 - Collège Antoine-Girouard 1
Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player:
- Top Scorer:
- Top Forward:
- Top Defenceman:
- Top Goaltender:
- Most Sportsmanlike Player:
See also
References
- "News Release #NR.032". Hockey Canada. April 17, 2003. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
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