1987 Air Canada Cup

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1987 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
DatesApril 1987
Teams6
Venue(s) Earl Armstrong Arena in Gloucester, ON
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Riverains du Richelieu
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Notre Dame Hounds
Third place  Bronze medal blank.svg Calgary Buffaloes
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Reggie Savage
MVP Reggie Savage
  1986
1988  

The 1987 Air Canada Cup was Canada's ninth annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played in April 1987 at the Earl Armstrong Arena in Gloucester, Ontario. The Riverains du Richelieu defeated the Notre Dame Hounds to win their first national title. [1] The Calgary Buffaloes won the bronze medal. Future National Hockey League players competing in this tournament were Rod Brind'Amour, Scott Pellerin, Reggie Savage, Olaf Kölzig, and Stephane Fiset. Savage, playing for Richelieu, was the tournament's top scorer and named Most Valuable Player.

Contents

Teams

ResultTeamRegionCity
Gold medal icon.svgRiverains du RichelieuQuebec Sorel, QC
Silver medal icon.svg Notre Dame Hounds West Wilcox, SK
Bronze medal icon.svgCalgary BuffaloesPacific Calgary, AB
4Sudbury Burgess PowertrainsCentral Sudbury, ON
5Gloucester RangersHost Gloucester, ON
6Dartmouth ForbesAtlantic Dartmouth, NS

Round robin

Standings

PosTeamPldWLDGFGAGDPts
1Riverains du Richelieu5500198+1110
2Notre Dame Hounds5311219+127
3Calgary Buffaloes53201614+26
4Sudbury Burgess Powertrains5230131634
5Gloucester Rangers51401424102
6Dartmouth Forbes51401425112
Source: [ citation needed ]

Scores

  • Notre Dame 9 - Gloucester 5
  • Richelieu 5 - Dartmouth 1
  • Calgary 4 - Sudbury 2
  • Gloucester 3 - Dartmouth 2
  • Richelieu 2 - Notre Dame 1
  • Sudbury 3 - Gloucester 2
  • Richelieu 3 - Calgary 2
  • Notre Dame 7 - Dartmouth 2
  • Calgary 5 - Gloucester 2
  • Richelieu 4 - Sudbury 2
  • Notre Dame 4 - Calgary 0
  • Dartmouth 6 - Sudbury 5
  • Richelieu 5 - Gloucester 2
  • Sudbury 1 - Notre Dame 0
  • Calgary 5 - Dartmouth 3

Playoffs

Semi-finals

Bronze-medal game

Gold-medal game

Individual awards

See also

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