1988 Air Canada Cup

1988 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, ON
DatesApril 1988
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Regina Pat Canadians
Runners-up Calgary NorthStars
Third place Thunder Bay Bearcats
Awards
MVPWes Walz

The 1988 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 10th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played in April 1988 at the Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The Regina Pat Canadians defeated the Calgary NorthStars to win their second national title. The host Thunder Bay Bearcats won the bronze medal.[1] Calgary's Wes Walz was named Most Valuable Player. Other future National Hockey League players playing in this tournament were Greg Johnson, Rob Pearson, Chris Snell, Brent Thompson, and Dale Craigwell.

Teams

Result Team Region City
Regina Pat Canadians West Regina, SK
Calgary NorthStars Pacific Calgary, AB
Thunder Bay Bearcats Host Thunder Bay, ON
4 Oshawa Kiwanis Central Oshawa, ON
5 Fredericton Redwings Atlantic Fredericton, NB
6 Laval Laurentides-Lanaudiere Quebec Laval, QC

Round robin

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Calgary Northstars 5 4 1 0 26 14 +12 8
2 Regina Pat Canadians 5 3 1 1 27 17 +10 7
3 Thunder Bay Bearcats 5 3 2 0 18 15 +3 6
4 Oshawa Kiwanis 5 3 2 0 14 15 −1 6
5 Fredericton Redwings 5 1 4 0 10 24 −14 2
6 Laval Laurentides-Lanaudiere 5 0 4 1 18 28 −10 1
Source:

Scores

  • Regina 5 - Thunder Bay 1
  • Fredericton 4 - Laval Laurentides-Lanaudiere 3
  • Oshawa 2 - Calgary 1
  • Thunder Bay 4 - Fredericton 2
  • Regina 6 - Laval Laurentides-Lanaudiere 6
  • Thunder Bay 3 - Oshawa 1
  • Calgary 8 - Laval Laurentides-Lanaudiere 5
  • Regina 7 -Fredericton 2
  • Calgary 6 - Thunder Bay 4
  • Oshawa 4 - Laval Laurentides-Lanaudiere 3
  • Calgary 6 - Regina 3
  • Oshawa 5 - Fredericton 2
  • Thunder Bay 6 - Laval Laurentides-Lanaudiere 1
  • Regina 6 - Oshawa 2
  • Calgary 5 - Fredericton 0

Playoffs

Semi-finals

  • Calgary 6 - Oshawa 4
  • Regina 4 - Thunder Bay 3 (2OT)

Bronze-medal game

  • Thunder Bay 5 - Oshawa 4

Gold-medal game

  • Regina 7 - Calgary 4

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Wes Walz (Calgary)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Jason Bortolussi (Thunder Bay)

See also

References

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