1998 Air Canada Cup Explained

Tourney Name:Air Canada Cup
Year:1998
Dates:April 21–26, 1998
Num Teams:6
Venues:Sudbury Community Arena in Sudbury, ON
Type:other
Winners:Riverains du Collège Charles-Lemoyne
Second:Sudbury Cara's Nickel Capitals
Third:Calgary Buffaloes
Scoring Leader:Dany Heatley
Mvp:Dany Heatley
Prevseason:1997
Nextseason:1999

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.[1] Other future National Hockey League players playing in this tournament were Sheldon Brookbank, Randy Jones and Krys Kolanos.

Teams

width=20Result Team width=80Region 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

Scores

Playoffs

Semi-finals

Bronze-medal game

Gold-medal game

Individual awards

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: News Release #NR.0024. April 9, 1998. January 16, 2012. Hockey Canada.