1986 Air Canada Cup

The 1986 Air Canada Cup was Canada's eighth annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played April 15–19, 1986 at the Moncton Coliseum in Moncton, New Brunswick. The Notre Dame Hounds from Wilcox, Saskatchewan won their second national title, defeating the Toronto Redwings in the gold medal game. The Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy won the bronze medal. Future National Hockey League players competing in this tournament were Rod Brind'Amour, Scott Pellerin, Frédéric Chabot, Michel Picard, Yves Racine, and most notably, future Hall of Famer Joe Sakic, who was a member of the Burnaby Hawks.

Teams Result Team Region City Notre Dame Hounds West Wilcox, Saskatchewan Toronto Redwings Central Toronto Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy Quebec Ste-Foy, Quebec 4 St. John's Avalon Atlantic St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 5 Moncton Flyers Host Moncton, New Brunswick 6 Burnaby Hawks Pacific Burnaby, BC

Round robin

Standings

Scores

Moncton 8 – Burnaby 5 Toronto 4 – St. John's 4 Notre Dame 3 – Ste-Foy 1 Toronto 6 – Moncton 2 Ste-Foy 11 – St. John's 2 Notre Dame 10 – Toronto 1 Ste-Foy 4 – Burnaby 1 Notre Dame 7 – Moncton 4 Burnaby 5 – St. John's 2 Ste-Foy 9 – Moncton 5 Toronto 6 – Burnaby 4 Ste-Foy 6 – Toronto 3 Notre Dame 9 – St. John's 3 St. John's 7 – Moncton 5 Notre Dame 4 – Burnaby 1

Playoffs

Semi-finals Notre Dame 10 – St. John's 1 Toronto 7 – Ste- Foy 4

Bronze-medal game Ste-Foy 7 – St. John's 6

Gold-medal game Notre Dame 8 – Toronto 5

Individual awards Most Valuable Player: Brent Bobyck (Notre Dame) Top Scorer: Michel Picard (Ste-Foy) Top Forward: Benoit Groulx (Ste-Foy) Top Defenceman: Brent Bobyck (Notre Dame) Top Goaltender: Frédéric Chabot (Ste-Foy) Most Sportsmanlike Player: Andrew McKim (Moncton)

1986 Air Canada Cup

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