1985 Air Canada Cup

1985 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Regina Agridome in Regina, SK
DatesApril 16 – 20, 1985
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Lions du Lac St-Louis
Runner-up Regina Pat Canadians
Third place Calgary Buffaloes
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Hal Turner
Colin Power
MVPCraig 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) Lions du Lac St-Louis Quebec Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Regina Pat Canadians Host Regina, SK
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Calgary Buffaloes Pacific Calgary, AB
4 Dartmouth Forbes Atlantic Dartmouth, NS
5 Toronto Red Wings Central Toronto, ON
6 Thunder Bay Comets West Thunder Bay, ON

Round robin

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Regina Pat Canadians 5 4 1 0 24 12 +12 8
2 Lions du Lac St-Louis 5 4 1 0 28 15 +13 8
3 Dartmouth Forbes 5 2 2 1 24 26 −2 5
4 Calgary Buffaloes 5 2 2 1 20 17 +3 5
5 Toronto Red Wings 5 1 2 2 14 18 −4 4
6 Thunder Bay Comets 5 0 5 0 7 29 −22 0
Source: [citation needed]

Scores

  • Calgary 4 - Regina 1
  • Toronto 4 - Thunder Bay 1
  • Lac St-Louis 7 - Dartmouth 4
  • Regina 4 - Toronto 2
  • Lac St-Louis 5 - Thunder Bay 1
  • Dartmouth 5 - Toronto 5
  • Lac St-Louis 7 - Calgary 2
  • Regina 10 - Dartmouth 3
  • Calgary 11 - Thunder Bay 2
  • Regina 7 - Lac St-Louis 3
  • Calgary 2 - Toronto 2
  • Dartmouth 7 - Thunder Bay 3
  • Lac St-Louis 6 - Toronto 1
  • Regina 2 - Thunder Bay 0
  • Dartmouth 5 - Calgary 1

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: Craig Suchan (Regina)
  • Top Scorer: Hal Turner (Dartmouth), Colin Power (Dartmouth)[2]
  • Top Forward: Claude Lapointe (Lac St-Louis)[2]
  • Top Defenceman: Shawn Anderson (Lac St-Louis)[2]
  • Top Goaltender: Craig Suchan (Regina)[2]
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: 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