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1985 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Regina Agridome in Regina, SK
DatesApril 16 – 20, 1985
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Quebec Lions du Lac St-Louis
Runner-up Saskatchewan Regina Pat Canadians
Third place Alberta Calgary Buffaloes
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Nova Scotia Hal Turner
Nova Scotia Colin Power
MVPSaskatchewan Craig Suchan
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The 1985 Air Canada Cup was Canada's seventh annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played April 16 – 20, 1985 at the Regina Agridome in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Lions du Lac St-Louis from Quebec won their second national title, defeating the host Regina Pat Canadians in the gold medal game. The Calgary Buffaloes won the bronze medal. [1][2] Future National Hockey League players playing in this tournament were Benoit Brunet, Dean Chynoweth, Kevin Dahl, Claude Lapointe, Don MacLean, Lyle Odelein, Cam Russell, and Peter White.

Teams

Result Team Region City
1st place, gold medalist(s) Quebec Lions du Lac St-Louis Quebec Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Saskatchewan Regina Pat Canadians Host Regina, SK
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alberta Calgary Buffaloes Pacific Calgary, AB
4 Nova Scotia Dartmouth Forbes Atlantic Dartmouth, NS
5 Ontario Toronto Red Wings Central Toronto, ON
6 Ontario Thunder Bay Comets West Thunder Bay, ON

Round robin

Standings

Rank Team W-L-T GF GA PTS
1 Saskatchewan Regina Pat Canadians 4-1-0 24 12 8
2 Quebec Lions du Lac St-Louis 4-1-0 28 15 8
3 Nova Scotia Dartmouth Forbes 2-2-1 24 16 5
4 Alberta Calgary Buffaloes 2-2-1 20 17 5
5 Ontario Toronto Red Wings 1-2-2 14 18 4
6 Ontario Thunder Bay Comets 0-5-0 7 29 0

Scores

Playoffs

Semi-Finals

  • Regina 5 - Calgary 1
  • Lac St-Louis 5 - Dartmouth 4 (2OT)

Bronze medal game

  • Calgary 4 - Dartmouth 1

Gold medal game

  • Lac St-Louis 5 - Regina 2

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Saskatchewan Craig Suchan (Regina)
  • Top Scorer: Nova Scotia Hal Turner (Dartmouth), Nova Scotia Colin Power (Dartmouth)[2]
  • Top Forward: Quebec Claude Lapointe (Lac St-Louis)[2]
  • Top Defenceman: Quebec Shawn Anderson (Lac St-Louis)[2]
  • Top Goaltender: Saskatchewan Craig Suchan (Regina)[2]
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Alberta Bryan Bosch (Calgary)[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Defensive style pays off as Lions win Midget title", Montreal Gazette, p. 32, 1985-04-22, retrieved 2013-04-24
  2. ^ a b c d e f "MVP show from Lapointe gives Lac St. Louis crown", Regina Leader-Post, p. 13, 1985-04-22, retrieved 2013-04-24