1996 Air Canada Cup

1996 Air Canada Cup

Tournament details
Venue(s)	Kamloops Memorial Arena in Kamloops, BC
Dates	April 16–21, 1996
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy
Runner-up	Thunder Bay Kings
Third place	North Kamloops Lions
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)	Ken MacPherson
MVP	Derek Paget

The 1996 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 18th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 16–21, 1996 at the Kamloops Memorial Arena in Kamloops, British Columbia. The Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy defeated the Thunder Bay Kings in the championship game to win the gold medal. The host North Kamloops Lions won the bronze medal. Future National Hockey League players competing in this tournament were Brad Stuart and Simon Gagné.

Teams

Result	Team	Region	City
	Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy	Quebec	Sainte-Foy, QC
	Thunder Bay Kings	West	Thunder Bay, ON
	North Kamloops Lions	Host	Kamloops, BC
4	Red Deer Optimist Chiefs	Pacific	Red Deer, AB
5	Dartmouth Subways	Atlantic	Dartmouth, NS
6	New Liskeard Cubs	Central	New Liskeard, ON

Round robin

Standings

Rank	Team	W-L-T	GF	GA	PTS
1	Thunder Bay Kings	3-2-0	22	19	6
2	North Kamloops Lions	3-2-0	27	15	6
3	Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy	3-2-0	24	20	6
4	Red Deer Optimist Chiefs	2-2-1	17	15	5
5	Dartmouth Subways	1-2-2	18	25	4
6	New Liskeard Cubs	1-3-1	16	30	3

Scores

• New Liskeard 6 - Dartmouth 6
• Ste-Foy 3 - Red Deer 1
• Thunder Bay 6 - North Kamloops 3
• Ste-Foy 4 - Dartmouth 2
• Thunder Bay 6 - New Liskeard 3
• North Kamloops 6 - Red Deer 2
• Ste-Foy 10 - New Liskeard 2
• Red Deer 4 - Dartmouth 4

• Thunder Bay 8 - Ste-Foy 5
• New Liskeard 3 - North Kamloops 2
• Red Deer 4 - Thunder Bay 0
• North Kamloops 7 - Ste-Foy 2
• Dartmouth 4 - Thunder Bay 2
• Red Deer 6 - New Liskeard 2
• North Kamloops 9 - Dartmouth 2

Playoffs

Semi-Finals

• Thunder Bay 6 - Red Deer 2
• Ste-Foy 2 - North Kamloops 1

Bronze medal game

• North Kamloops 2 - Red Deer 1

Gold medal game

• Ste-Foy 6 - Thunder Bay 4

Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player: Derek Paget (North Kamloops)
• Top Scorer: Ken MacPherson (Dartmouth)
• Top Forward: Francois Fortier (Ste-Foy)
• Top Defenceman: Paul Manning (Red Deer)
• Top Goaltender: Joey Stephenson (Red Deer)
• Most Sportsmanlike Player: Jesse Pyatt (Thunder Bay)
• Air Canada Scholarship: Derek Paget (North Kamloops)
• Esso Scholarship: Shawn Hebert (Thunder Bay)

See also

• Telus Cup

External links

• 1996 Air Canada Cup Home Page
• Hockey Canada-Telus Cup Guide and Record Book