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

ResultTeamRegionCity
1st place, gold medalist(s)Regina Pat CanadiansWestRegina, SK
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Calgary NorthStarsPacificCalgary, AB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Thunder Bay BearcatsHostThunder Bay, ON
4Oshawa KiwanisCentralOshawa, ON
5Fredericton RedwingsAtlanticFredericton, NB
6Laval Laurentides-LanaudiereQuebecLaval, 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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