The 1989 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 11th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played in April 1989 at Memorial Stadium in St. John's, Newfoundland. In a rematch of the previous year's gold medal game, the Calgary Buffaloes defeated the defending champion Regina Pat Canadians to win the gold medal. The Wexford Raiders from Ontario won the bronze.
Tournament details | |
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Venue(s) | Memorial Stadium in St. John's, NL |
Dates | April 1989 |
Teams | 6 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Calgary Buffaloes |
Runner-up | Regina Pat Canadians |
Third place | Wexford Raiders |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Steve Smith |
Teams edit
Result | Team | Region | City |
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Calgary Buffaloes | Pacific | Calgary, AB | |
Regina Pat Canadians | West | Regina, SK | |
Wexford Raiders | Central | Scarborough, ON | |
4 | Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy | Quebec | Ste-Foy, QC |
5 | Antigonish Novas | Atlantic | Antigonish, NS |
6 | St. John's Capitals | Host | St. John's, NL |
Round robin edit
Standings edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Wexford Raiders | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 10 |
2 | Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 6 |
3 | Regina Pat Canadiens | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 6 |
4 | Calgary Buffaloes | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 6 |
5 | Antigonish Novas | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 2 |
6 | St. John's Capitals | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 29 | −22 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Scores edit
- Wexford 7 - St. John's 4
- Ste-Foy 7 - Antigonish 0
- Regina 6 - Calgary 2
- Antigonish 4 - St. John's 0
- Wexford 3 - Ste-Foy 2
- Regina 7 - St. John's 1
- Calgary 3 - Ste. Foy 1
- Wexford 3 - Antigonish 2
- Calgary 6 - St. John's 1
- Ste-Foy 6 - Regina 2
- Wexford 3 - Calgary 2
- Ste-Foy 5 - St. John'[s 1
- Wexford 2 - Regina 1
- Calgary 5 - Antigonish 0
Playoffs edit
Semi-finals edit
- Calgary 5 - Wexford 4
- Regina 3 - Ste-Foy 2
Bronze-medal game edit
- Wexford 7 - Ste-Foy 2
Gold-medal game edit
- Calgary 4 - Regina 3
Individual awards edit
- Most Valuable Player: Steve Smith (Wexford)
- Most Sportsmanlike Player: Kelly Harper (Wexford)