1979 Air Canada Cup

1979 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
Dates April 16 – 22, 1979
Teams 12
Venue(s) Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, MB
Final positions
Champions  Quebec Couillard de Ste-Foy
Runner-up  Ontario St. Michael's College
Third place  Saskatchewan Notre Dame Hounds
Scoring leader(s) Quebec Claude Drouin
MVP Quebec Pierre Rioux
1980 →

The 1979 Air Canada Cup was Canada's inaugural national midget 'AAA' hockey championship. It took place April 16 – 22, 1979 at the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association established the Air Canada Cup for the 1978–79 season as the new official midget championship, replacing the invitational Wrigley National Midget Tournament.

The Couillard de Ste-Foy (Quebec) captured the first national championship, defeating St. Michael’s College Buzzers (Ontario) in the gold medal game. The Notre Dame Hounds (Saskatchewan) took the bronze medal.[1][2]

Future National Hockey League players competing at the inaugural Air Canada Cup were Garry Galley, Paul Gillis, Mike Moller, Randy Moller, Tony Tanti, James Patrick, and future Hall of Fame defenceman Al MacInnis.

Teams

Result Team Branch City
1st Quebec Couillard de Ste-Foy Quebec Ste-Foy, QC
2nd Ontario St. Michael's College Buzzers Ontario Toronto, ON
3rd Saskatchewan Notre Dame Hounds Saskatchewan Wilcox, SK
4 Ontario Ottawa West 79's Ottawa District Ottawa, ON
5 British Columbia North Shore Winter Club British Columbia North Vancouver, BC
6 Nova Scotia Antigonish Novas Nova Scotia Antigonish, NS
7 Prince Edward Island PEI Eastern Prince Edward Island Charlottetown, PE
8 Manitoba St. James Canadians Manitoba Winnipeg, MB
9 New Brunswick Moncton Flyers New Brunswick Moncton, NB
10 Alberta Red Deer Chiefs Alberta Red Deer, AB
11 Newfoundland and Labrador Corner Brook Newfoundland Corner Brook, NL
12 Ontario Andrews Maroons Thunder Bay District Thunder Bay, ON

Round Robin

DC8 Flight

Standings

Rank Team W-L-T GF GA PTS
1 Ontario St. Michael’s College Buzzers 4-1-0 24 11 8
2 Saskatchewan Notre Dame Hounds 4-1-0 25 14 8
3 British Columbia North Shore Winter Club 4-1-0 27 18 8
4 Manitoba St. James Canadians 1-3-1 15 18 3
5 Alberta Red Deer Chiefs 1-4-0 20 25 2
6 Ontario Andrews Maroons 0-4-1 10 35 1

Scores

  • St. Michael's College 6 - Red Deer 0
  • Notre Dame 11 - Andrews 2
  • North Shore 4 - St. James 3
  • North Shore 8 - Red Deer 8
  • St. Michael's College 5 - Notre Dame 3
  • St. James 2 - Andrews 2
  • Notre Dame 3 - North Shore 2
  • St. Michael's College 5 - Andrews 2
  • St. James 5 - Red Deer 3
  • North Shore 4 - St. Michael's College 3
  • Red Deer 8 - Andrews 2
  • Notre Dame 4 - St. James 3
  • North Shore 9 - Andrews 2
  • Notre Dame 4 - Red Deer 2
  • St. Michael's College 5 - St. James 2

DC9 Flight

Standings

Rank Team W-L-T GF GA PTS
1 Quebec Couillard de Ste-Foy 5-0-0 41 5 10
2 Ontario Ottawa West 79’s 3-1-1 19 13 7
3 Nova Scotia Antigonish Pirates 2-3-0 20 23 4
4 Prince Edward Island PEI Eastern 2-3-0 16 29 4
5 New Brunswick Moncton Flyers 1-3-1 16 22 3
6 Newfoundland and Labrador Corner Brook 1-4-0 10 30 2

Scores

  • Ottawa West 5 - Antigonish 4
  • Ste-Foy 14 - Corner Brook 1
  • Eastern 4 - Moncton 3
  • Ottawa West 5 - Corner Brook 1
  • Ste-Foy 9 - Eastern 1
  • Antigonish 5 - Moncton 4
  • Ste-Foy 8 - Moncton 1
  • Ottawa West 5 - Eastern 2
  • Corner Brook 4 - Antigonish 2
  • Ottawa West 3 - Moncton 3
  • Ste-Foy 7 - Antigonish 2
  • Eastern 5 - Corner Brook 4
  • Antigonish 7 - Eastern 3
  • Moncton 4 - Corner Brook 1
  • Ste-Foy 3 - Ottawa West 1

Playoffs

Bronze Medal Game

Gold Medal Game

Individual Awards

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ste Foy wins midget title", Regina Leader-Post, 1979-04-23, p. 22, retrieved 2013-04-26
  2. ↑ "Quebec captures midget hockey title", The Montreal Gazette, 1979-04-22, p. 49, retrieved 2013-04-26

External links

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