The 1990 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 12th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played April 18 – 22, 1990 at the Colisée Cardin in Sorel, Quebec. The gold medal game was an all-Quebec showdown, as the Riverains du Richelieu defeated the Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy to become the second host team to win the national midget title. The Notre Dame Hounds took the bronze medal. Rene Corbet of Richelieu was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. Other future National Hockey League players competing in this tournament were Philippe Boucher, Michael Peca, Scott Fraser, and Pascal Rhéaume.
Teams Result Team Region City Riverains du Richelieu Host Sorel, QC Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy Quebec Ste-Foy, QC Notre Dame Hounds West Wilcox, SK 4 St. Albert Eagle Raiders Pacific St. Albert, AB 5 Toronto Red Wings Central Toronto, ON 6 Fredericton Red Wings Atlantic Fredericton, NB
Round robin
Standings
Scores
Richelieu 5 - Toronto 2 Ste-Foy 4 - Fredericton 2 Notre Dame 5 - St. Albert 0 Richelieu 2 - Fredericton 0 Ste-Foy 5 - Toronto 2 Notre Dame 3 - Richelieu 1 Ste-Foy 6 - St. Albert 5 Toronto 6 - Fredericton 3 Richelieu 10 - St. Albert 2 Ste-Foy 4 - Notre Dame 1 St. Albert 8 - Toronto 5 Notre Dame 4 - Fredericton 2 Richelieu 3 - Ste. Foy 3 Toronto 2 - Notre Dame 2 St. Albert 5 - Fredericton 4
Playoffs
Semi-finals Ste-Foy 2 - St. Albert 0 Richelieu 5 - Notre Dame 4 OT
Bronze-medal game Notre Dame 5 - St. Albert 3
Gold-medal game Richelieu 7 - Ste-Foy 2
Individual awards Most Valuable Player: Rene Corbet (Richelieu) Most Sportsmanlike Player: Normand Paquet (Ste-Foy)
See also Telus Cup
References
External links Telus Cup Website Hockey Canada-Telus Cup Guide and Record Book