The 1998 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 20th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 21–26, 1998 at the Sudbury Community Arena in Sudbury, Ontario. The Riverains du Collège Charles-Lemoyne defeated the host Sudbury Cara's Nickel Capitals in the championship game to win the gold medal. The Calgary Buffaloes won the bronze medal. Calgary's Dany Heatley was the tournament's top scorer and most valuable player. Other future National Hockey League players playing in this tournament were Sheldon Brookbank, Randy Jones and Krys Kolanos.
Teams Result Team Region City Riverains de Collège Charles-Lemoyne Quebec Sainte-Catherine, QC Sudbury Cara's Nickel Capitals Host Sudbury, ON Calgary Buffaloes Pacific Calgary, AB 4 Saskatoon Contacts West Saskatoon, SK 5 Saint John Flames Atlantic Saint John, NB 6 Don Mills Flyers Central Toronto, ON
Round robin
Standings
Scores
Collège Charles-Lemoyne 7 - Don Mills 0 Calgary 6 - Saint John 5 Saskatoon 7 - Sudbury 2 Collège Charles-Lemoyne 6 - Saint John 2 Saskatoon 7 - Don Mills 2 Calgary 9 - Sudbury 2 Saint John 4 - Don Mills 2 Saskatoon 6 - Collège Charles-Lemoyne 1 Calgary 7 - Don Mills 1 Sudbury 9 - Saint John 0 Calgary 7 - Saskatoon 4 Sudbury 5 - Don Mills 2 Collège Charles-Lemoyne 5 - Calgary 5 Saskatoon 3 - Saint John 0 Sudbury 7 - Collège Charles-Lemoyne 7
Playoffs
Semi-finals Collège Charles-Lemoyne 3 - Saskatoon 2 Sudbury 5 - Calgary 2
Bronze-medal game Calgary 5 - Saskatoon 4
Gold-medal game Collège Charles-Lemoyne 5 - Sudbury 4
Individual awards Most Valuable Player: Dany Heatley (Calgary) Top Scorer: Dany Heatley (Calgary) Top Forward: Adrian Foster (Calgary) Top Defenceman: Shawn Landry (Calgary) Top Goaltender: Chad Yaremko (Regina) Most Sportsmanlike Player: Krys Kolanos (Calgary)
See also Telus Cup
References
External links 1998 Air Canada Cup Home Page Hockey Canada-Telus Cup Guide and Record Book