1987 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Earl Armstrong Arena in Gloucester, ON
DatesApril 1987
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Riverains du Richelieu
Runner-up Notre Dame Hounds
Third place Calgary Buffaloes
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Reggie Savage
MVPReggie Savage

The 1987 Air Canada Cup was Canada's ninth annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played in April 1987 at the Earl Armstrong Arena in Gloucester, Ontario. The Riverains du Richelieu defeated the Notre Dame Hounds to win their first national title.[1] The Calgary Buffaloes won the bronze medal. Future National Hockey League players competing in this tournament were Rod Brind'Amour, Scott Pellerin, Reggie Savage, Olaf Kölzig, and Stephane Fiset. Savage, playing for Richelieu, was the tournament's top scorer and named Most Valuable Player.

Teams

ResultTeamRegionCity
1st place, gold medalist(s)Riverains du RichelieuQuebecSorel, QC
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Notre Dame HoundsWestWilcox, SK
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Calgary BuffaloesPacificCalgary, AB
4Sudbury Burgess PowertrainsCentralSudbury, ON
5Gloucester RangersHostGloucester, ON
6Dartmouth ForbesAtlanticDartmouth, NS

Round robin

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Riverains du Richelieu 5 5 0 0 19 8 +11 10
2 Notre Dame Hounds 5 3 1 1 21 9 +12 7
3 Calgary Buffaloes 5 3 2 0 16 14 +2 6
4 Sudbury Burgess Powertrains 5 2 3 0 13 16 3 4
5 Gloucester Rangers 5 1 4 0 14 24 10 2
6 Dartmouth Forbes 5 1 4 0 14 25 11 2
Source:

Scores

  • Notre Dame 9 - Gloucester 5
  • Richelieu 5 - Dartmouth 1
  • Calgary 4 - Sudbury 2
  • Gloucester 3 - Dartmouth 2
  • Richelieu 2 - Notre Dame 1
  • Sudbury 3 - Gloucester 2
  • Richelieu 3 - Calgary 2
  • Notre Dame 7 - Dartmouth 2
  • Calgary 5 - Gloucester 2
  • Richelieu 4 - Sudbury 2
  • Notre Dame 4 - Calgary 0
  • Dartmouth 6 - Sudbury 5
  • Richelieu 5 - Gloucester 2
  • Sudbury 1 - Notre Dame 0
  • Calgary 5 - Dartmouth 3

Playoffs

Semi-finals

  • Richelieu 7 - Sudbury 5
  • Notre Dame 5 - Calgary 4 (2OT)

Bronze-medal game

  • Calgary 8 - Sudbury 2

Gold-medal game

  • Richelieu 6 - Notre Dame 2

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Reggie Savage (Richelieu)
  • Top Scorer: Reggie Savage (Richelieu)
  • Top Forward: Jamie Steer (Calgary)
  • Top Defenceman: Jason Herter (Notre Dame)
  • Top Goaltender: Patrick Daigneault (Richelieu)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: David McGahan (Gloucester)

See also

References

  1. "TELUS40". Hockey Canada. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
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