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2000 Air Canada Cup

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2000 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Maurice Richard Arena in Montréal, QC
DatesApril 24–30, 2000
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Quebec Cantonniers de Magog
Runner-up Quebec Collége Français de Montréal-Bourassa
Third place Saskatchewan Saskatoon Contacts
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Alberta Josh Welter
MVPQuebec Jean-François Kingsley
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The 2000 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 22nd annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 24–30, 2000 at the Maurice Richard Arena in Montreal, Quebec.[1] The championship game was an all-Quebec showdown as the Quebec champions Cantonniers de Magog shutout the host Collége Français de Montréal-Bourassa 6-0 in the gold medal game to win the national championship.

Future National Hockey League players competing in this tournament were Joffrey Lupul and Ryane Clowe.

Teams

Result Team Region City
1st place, gold medalist(s) Quebec Cantonniers de Magog Quebec Magog, Quebec
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Quebec Collége Français de Montréal-Bourassa Host Montreal, QC
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Saskatchewan Saskatoon Contacts West Saskatoon, SK
4 Alberta Fort Saskatchewan Rangers Pacific Fort Saskatchewan, AB
5 Ontario Richmond Hill Stars Central Richmond Hill, ON
6 Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's Maple Leafs Atlantic St. John's, NL

Round robin

Standings

Rank Team W-L-T GF GA PTS
1 Quebec Cantonniers de Magog 4-1-0 36 13 8
2 Quebec Collége Français de Montréal-Bourassa 4-1-0 25 14 8
3 Alberta Fort Saskatchewan Rangers 4-1-0 25 12 8
4 Saskatchewan Saskatoon Contacts 1-3-1 19 19 3
5 Ontario Richmond Hill Stars 1-4-0 9 41 2
6 Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's Maple Leafs 0-4-1 13 27 1

Scores

Playoffs

Semi-Finals

  • Magog 4 - Saskatoon 3
  • Montréal-Bourassa 4 - Fort Saskatchewan 1

Bronze medal game

  • Saskatoon 6 - Fort Saskatchewan 5

Gold medal game

  • Magog 6 - Montréal-Bourassa 0

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Quebec Jean-François Kingsley (Montréal-Bourassa)
  • Top Scorer: Alberta Josh Welter (Fort Saskatchewan)
  • Top Forward: Alberta Josh Welter (Fort Saskatchewan)
  • Top Defenceman: Quebec Francis Trudel (Magog)
  • Top Goaltender: Saskatchewan Geoff McIntosh (Saskatoon)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Newfoundland and Labrador Brent Roach (St. John's)

Regional Playdowns

Atlantic Region

  • The St. John's Maple Leafs advanced by winning their regional tournament, which was played April 6–9, 2000 in St. John's, Newfoundland.

Quebec

  • The Cantonniers de Magog advanced by capturing the Quebec Midget AAA League title.

Central Region

  • The Richmond Hill Stars advanced by winning their regional tournament, which was played April 4–9, 2000 in Toronto, Ontario.
  • Teams competing
Ontario Don Mills Flyers (host)
Ontario Lambton Lightning
Ontario Mississauga Reps
Ontario Ottawa Sting
Ontario Richmond Hill Stars
Ontario Southwest Storm
Ontario Timmins Majors

West Region

  • The Saskatoon Contacts advanced by winning their regional tournament, which was played April 6–9, 2000 in Souris, Manitoba.
  • Teams competing
Manitoba Eastman Selects
Saskatchewan Saskatoon Contacts
Manitoba Southwest Cougars (host)
Ontario Thunder Bay Kings

Pacific Region

  • The Fort Saskatchewan Rangers advanced by winning their regional tournament, which was played April 7–9, 2000 in Kamloops, British Columbia.
  • Teams competing
Alberta Fort Saskatchewan Rangers
British Columbia Kamloops
Northwest Territories Northwest Territories

See also

References

  1. ^ "News Release #NR.033". Hockey Canada. April 20, 2000. Retrieved January 16, 2012.