The 1987 Air Canada Cup was Canada's ninth annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played in April 1987 at the Earl Armstrong Arena in Gloucester, Ottawa city, Ontario province. The Riverains du Richelieu defeated the Notre Dame Hounds to win their first national title. The Calgary Buffaloes won the bronze medal. Future National Hockey League players competing in this tournament were Rod Brind'Amour, Scott Pellerin, Reggie Savage, Olaf Kölzig, and Stephane Fiset. Savage, playing for Richelieu, was the tournament's top scorer and named Most Valuable Player.
Teams Result Team Region City Riverains du Richelieu Quebec Sorel, QC Notre Dame Hounds West Wilcox, SK Calgary Buffaloes Pacific Calgary, AB 4 Sudbury Burgess Powertrains Central Sudbury, ON 5 Gloucester Rangers Host Gloucester, ON 6 Dartmouth Forbes Atlantic Dartmouth, NS
Round robin
Standings
Scores
Notre Dame 9 - Gloucester 5 Richelieu 5 - Dartmouth 1 Calgary 4 - Sudbury 2 Gloucester 3 - Dartmouth 2 Richelieu 2 - Notre Dame 1 Sudbury 3 - Gloucester 2 Richelieu 3 - Calgary 2 Notre Dame 7 - Dartmouth 2 Calgary 5 - Gloucester 2 Richelieu 4 - Sudbury 2 Notre Dame 4 - Calgary 0 Dartmouth 6 - Sudbury 5 Richelieu 5 - Gloucester 2 Sudbury 1 - Notre Dame 0 Calgary 5 - Dartmouth 3
Playoffs
Semi-finals Richelieu 7 - Sudbury 5 Notre Dame 5 - Calgary 4 (2OT)
Bronze-medal game Calgary 8 - Sudbury 2
Gold-medal game Richelieu 6 - Notre Dame 2
Individual awards Most Valuable Player: Reggie Savage (Richelieu) Top Scorer: Reggie Savage (Richelieu) Top Forward: Jamie Steer (Calgary) Top Defenceman: Jason Herter (Notre Dame) Top Goaltender: Patrick Daigneault (Richelieu) Most Sportsmanlike Player: David McGahan (Gloucester)
See also Telus Cup
References
External links Telus Cup Website Hockey Canada-Telus Cup Guide and Record Book