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 province. 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. 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 Result Team Region City 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
Standings
Scores
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
Semi-finals Regina 5 - Calgary 1 Lac St-Louis 5 - Dartmouth 4 (2OT)
Bronze-medal game Calgary 4 - Dartmouth 1
Gold-medal game Lac St-Louis 5 - Regina 2
Individual awards Most Valuable Player: Craig Suchan (Regina) Top Scorer: Hal Turner (Dartmouth), Colin Power (Dartmouth) Top Forward: Claude Lapointe (Lac St-Louis) Top Defenceman: Shawn Anderson (Lac St-Louis) Top Goaltender: Craig Suchan (Regina) Most Sportsmanlike Player: Bryan Bosch (Calgary)
See also Telus Cup
References
External links Telus Cup Website Hockey Canada-Telus Cup Guide and Record Book