1998 Air Canada Cup

The 1998 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 20th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 21–26, 1998 at the Sudbury Community Arena in Sudbury, Ontario. The Riverains du Collège Charles-Lemoyne defeated the host Sudbury Cara's Nickel Capitals in the championship game to win the gold medal. The Calgary Buffaloes won the bronze medal. Calgary's Dany Heatley was the tournament's top scorer and most valuable player.[1] Other future National Hockey League players playing in this tournament were Sheldon Brookbank, Randy Jones and Krys Kolanos.

1998 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
DatesApril 21–26, 1998
Teams6
Venue(s)Sudbury Community Arena in Sudbury, ON
Final positions
Champions Riverains du Collège Charles-Lemoyne
Runner-up Sudbury Cara's Nickel Capitals
Third place Calgary Buffaloes
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Dany Heatley
MVPDany Heatley

Teams

ResultTeamRegionCity
1st place, gold medalist(s)Riverains de Collège Charles-LemoyneQuebecSainte-Catherine, QC
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Sudbury Cara's Nickel CapitalsHostSudbury, ON
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Calgary BuffaloesPacificCalgary, AB
4Saskatoon ContactsWestSaskatoon, SK
5Saint John FlamesAtlanticSaint John, NB
6Don Mills FlyersCentralToronto, ON

Round robin

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Calgary Buffaloes 5 4 0 1 34 17 +17 9
2 Saskatoon Contacts 5 4 1 0 27 12 +15 8
3 Riverains du Collège Charles-Lemoyne 5 2 1 2 25 20 +5 6
4 Sudbury Cara's Nickel Capitals 5 2 2 1 25 25 0 5
5 Saint John Flames 5 2 3 0 20 17 +3 4
6 Don Mills Flyers 5 0 5 0 7 30 23 0
Source:

Scores

  • Collège Charles-Lemoyne 7 - Don Mills 0
  • Calgary 6 - Saint John 5
  • Saskatoon 7 - Sudbury 2
  • Collège Charles-Lemoyne 6 - Saint John 2
  • Saskatoon 7 - Don Mills 2
  • Calgary 9 - Sudbury 2
  • Saint John 4 - Don Mills 2
  • Saskatoon 6 - Collège Charles-Lemoyne 1
  • Calgary 7 - Don Mills 1
  • Sudbury 9 - Saint John 0
  • Calgary 7 - Saskatoon 4
  • Sudbury 5 - Don Mills 2
  • Collège Charles-Lemoyne 5 - Calgary 5
  • Saskatoon 3 - Saint John 0
  • Sudbury 7 - Collège Charles-Lemoyne 7

Playoffs

Semi-finals

  • Collège Charles-Lemoyne 3 - Saskatoon 2
  • Sudbury 5 - Calgary 2

Bronze-medal game

  • Calgary 5 - Saskatoon 4

Gold-medal game

  • Collège Charles-Lemoyne 5 - Sudbury 4

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Dany Heatley (Calgary)
  • Top Scorer: Dany Heatley (Calgary)
  • Top Forward: Adrian Foster (Calgary)
  • Top Defenceman: Shawn Landry (Calgary)
  • Top Goaltender: Chad Yaremko (Regina)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Krys Kolanos (Calgary)

See also

References

  1. "News Release #NR.0024". Hockey Canada. April 9, 1998. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
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