The 1995 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 17th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played April 19 – 25, 1995 at Sherbrooke, Quebec. The Thunder Bay Kings defeated the Red Deer Chiefs in the championship game to win the gold medal. The Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy won the bronze medal. Future National Hockey League players competing in this tournament were Brad Leeb and Derek Morris.[1]

1995 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Sherbrooke, QC
DatesApril 19 – 25, 1995
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Thunder Bay Kings
Runner-up Red Deer Chiefs
Third place Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Jesse Heerema
MVPDavid Cinelli
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Teams

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Result Team Region City
  Thunder Bay Kings West Thunder Bay, ON
  Red Deer Optimist Chiefs Pacific Red Deer, AB
  Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy Quebec Sainte-Foy, QC
4 Wexford Raiders Central Scarborough, ON
5 Cantonniers de Magog Host Magog, QC
6 Dartmouth Subways Atlantic Dartmouth, NS

Round robin

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Thunder Bay Kings 5 4 0 1 15 8 +7 9
2 Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy 5 3 2 0 14 9 +5 6
3 Red Deer Chiefs 5 2 2 1 17 8 +9 5
4 Wexford Raiders 5 2 3 0 13 17 −4 4
5 Cantonniers de Magog 5 2 3 0 7 12 −5 4
6 Dartmouth Subways 5 1 4 0 7 20 −13 2
Source: [citation needed]

Scores

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  • Thunder Bay 2 - Red Deer 2
  • Ste-Foy 4 - Dartmouth 0
  • Wexford 3 - Magog 0
  • Ste-Foy 2 - Red Deer 1
  • Thunder Bay 2 - Magog 1
  • Dartmouth 4 - Wexford 2
  • Magog 2 - Ste-Foy 1
  • Thunder Bay 5 - Wexford 3
  • Red Deer 8 - Dartmouth 1
  • Ste-Foy 6 - Wexford 3
  • Magog 3 - Dartmouth 1
  • Wexford 2 - Red Deer 1
  • Thunder Bay 3 - Dartmouth 1
  • Red Deer 5 - Magog 1
  • Thunder Bay 3 - Ste-Foy 1

Playoffs

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Semi-finals

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  • Thunder Bay 5 - Wexford 1
  • Red Deer 6 - Ste-Foy 4

Bronze-medal game

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  • Ste-Foy 4 - Wexford 3

Gold-medal game

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  • Thunder Bay 4 - Red Deer 3

Individual awards

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  • Most Valuable Player: David Cinelli (Wexford)
  • Top Scorer: Jesse Heerema (Thunder Bay)
  • Top Forward: Josh Lazzari (Red Deer)
  • Top Defenceman: Derek Morris (Red Deer)
  • Top Goaltender: David Cinelli (Wexford)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Bryan Boorman (Red Deer)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2005 National Midget Hockey Championship Awarded to Gatineau, Quebec". Hockey Canada. June 8, 2004.
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