| Tourney Name: | Air Canada Cup |
| Year: | 1997 |
| Dates: | April 22–27, 1997 |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Venues: | New Glasgow Stadium in New Glasgow, NS |
| Type: | other |
| Winners: | Thunder Bay Kings |
| Second: | New Liskeard Cubs |
| Third: | Calgary Royals |
| Scoring Leader: | Tim Zafiris |
| Mvp: | Tim Zafiris |
| Prevseason: | 1996 |
| Nextseason: | 1998 |
The 1997 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 19th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 22–27, 1997 at the New Glasgow Stadium in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. The Thunder Bay Kings defeated the New Liskeard Cubs in the championship game to win their second gold medal in three years. The Calgary Royals won the bronze medal.
| width=20 | Result | Team | width=80 | Region | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Bay Kings | West | Thunder Bay, ON | |||
| New Liskeard Cubs | Central | New Liskeard, ON | |||
| Calgary Royals | Pacific | Calgary, Alberta | |||
| 4 | Riverains de Collège Charles-Lemoyne | Quebec | Sainte-Catherine, QC | ||
| 5 | Charlottetown Abbies | Atlantic | Charlottetown, PE | ||
| 6 | Pictou County Weeks | Host | New Glasgow, NS |