1988 Air Canada Cup

1988 Air Canada Cup

Tournament details
Dates	April 1988
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, ON
Final positions
Champions	Regina Pat Canadians
Runner-up	Calgary NorthStars
Third place	Thunder Bay Bearcats
MVP	Wes Walz
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The 1988 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 10th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played in April 1988 at the Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The Regina Pat Canadians defeated the Calgary NorthStars to win their second national title. The host Thunder Bay Bearcats won the bronze medal.^[1] Calgary's Wes Walz was named Most Valuable Player. Other future National Hockey League players playing in this tournament were Greg Johnson, Rob Pearson, Chris Snell, Brent Thompson, and Dale Craigwell.

Teams

Result	Team	Region	City
01 !	Regina Pat Canadians	West	Regina, SK
02 !	Calgary NorthStars	Pacific	Calgary, AB
03 !	Thunder Bay Bearcats	Host	Thunder Bay, ON
4	Oshawa Kiwanis	Central	Oshawa, ON
5	Fredericton Redwings	Atlantic	Fredericton, NB
6	Laval Laurentides-Lanaudiere	Quebec	Laval, QC

Round Robin

Standings

Rank	Team	W-L-T	GF	GA	PTS
1	Calgary Northstars	4-1-0	26	14	8
2	Regina Pat Canadians	3-1-1	27	17	7
3	Thunder Bay Bearcats	3-2-0	18	15	6
4	Oshawa Kiwanis	3-2-0	14	15	6
5	Fredericton Redwings	1-4-0	10	24	2
6	Laval Laurentides-Lanaudiere	0-4-1	18	28	1

Scores

Playoffs

Semi-Finals

• Calgary 6 - Oshawa 4
• Regina 4 - Thunder Bay 3 (2OT)

Bronze Medal Game

• Thunder Bay 5 - Oshawa 4

Gold Medal Game

• Regina 7 - Calgary 4

Individual Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Wes Walz (Calgary)
• Most Sportsmanlike Player: Jason Bortolussi (Thunder Bay)

See also

• Telus Cup
• List of Telus Cup alumni who played in the NHL

References

External links

• Telus Cup Website
• Hockey Canada-Telus Cup Guide and Record Book