1989 Air Canada Cup

1989 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Memorial Stadium in St. John's, NL
DatesApril 1989
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Calgary Buffaloes
Runners-up Regina Pat Canadians
Third place Wexford Raiders
Awards
MVPSteve Smith

The 1989 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 11th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played in April 1989 at Memorial Stadium in St. John's, Newfoundland. In a rematch of the previous year's gold medal game, the Calgary Buffaloes defeated the defending champion Regina Pat Canadians to win the gold medal. The Wexford Raiders from Ontario won the bronze.

Teams

Result Team Region City
Calgary Buffaloes Pacific Calgary, AB
Regina Pat Canadians West Regina, SK
Wexford Raiders Central Scarborough, ON
4 Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy Quebec Ste-Foy, QC
5 Antigonish Novas Atlantic Antigonish, NS
6 St. John's Capitals Host St. John's, NL

Round robin

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Wexford Raiders 5 5 0 0 18 10 +8 10
2 Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy 5 3 2 0 21 9 +12 6
3 Regina Pat Canadiens 5 3 2 0 22 13 +9 6
4 Calgary Buffaloes 5 3 2 0 17 11 +6 6
5 Antigonish Novas 5 1 4 0 8 21 −13 2
6 St. John's Capitals 5 0 5 0 7 29 −22 0
Source:

Scores

  • Wexford 7 - St. John's 4
  • Ste-Foy 7 - Antigonish 0
  • Regina 6 - Calgary 2
  • Antigonish 4 - St. John's 0
  • Wexford 3 - Ste-Foy 2
  • Regina 7 - St. John's 1
  • Calgary 3 - Ste. Foy 1
  • Wexford 3 - Antigonish 2
  • Calgary 6 - St. John's 1
  • Ste-Foy 6 - Regina 2
  • Wexford 3 - Calgary 2
  • Ste-Foy 5 - St. John'[s 1
  • Wexford 2 - Regina 1
  • Calgary 5 - Antigonish 0

Playoffs

Semi-finals

  • Calgary 5 - Wexford 4
  • Regina 3 - Ste-Foy 2

Bronze-medal game

  • Wexford 7 - Ste-Foy 2

Gold-medal game

  • Calgary 4 - Regina 3

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Steve Smith (Wexford)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Kelly Harper (Wexford)

See also

References