1985 Air Canada Cup
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Venue(s) | Regina Agridome in Regina, SK |
Dates | April 16 – 20, 1985 |
Teams | 6 |
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 |
MVP | Craig Suchan |
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
[edit]Result | Team | Region | City |
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Lions du Lac St-Louis | Quebec | Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC | |
Regina Pat Canadians | Host | Regina, SK | |
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
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]- Regina 5 - Calgary 1
- Lac St-Louis 5 - Dartmouth 4 (2OT)
Bronze-medal game
[edit]- Calgary 4 - Dartmouth 1
Gold-medal game
[edit]- Lac St-Louis 5 - Regina 2
Individual awards
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Defensive style pays off as Lions win Midget title", Montreal Gazette, p. 32, 1985-04-22, retrieved 2013-04-24
- ^ 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