1987 Air Canada Cup

The 1987 Air Canada Cup was Canada's ninth annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played in April 1987 at the Earl Armstrong Arena in Gloucester, Ottawa city, Ontario province. The Riverains du Richelieu defeated the Notre Dame Hounds to win their first national title.^[1] The Calgary Buffaloes won the bronze medal. Future National Hockey League players competing in this tournament were Rod Brind'Amour, Scott Pellerin, Reggie Savage, Olaf Kölzig, and Stephane Fiset. Savage, playing for Richelieu, was the tournament's top scorer and named Most Valuable Player.

1987 Air Canada Cup

Tournament details
Venue(s)	Earl Armstrong Arena in Gloucester, ON
Dates	April 1987
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Riverains du Richelieu
Runners-up	Notre Dame Hounds
Third place	Calgary Buffaloes
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)	Reggie Savage
Awards
MVP	Reggie Savage
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Teams

Result	Team	Region	City
	Riverains du Richelieu	Quebec	Sorel, QC
	Notre Dame Hounds	West	Wilcox, SK
	Calgary Buffaloes	Pacific	Calgary, AB
4	Sudbury Burgess Powertrains	Central	Sudbury, ON
5	Gloucester Rangers	Host	Gloucester, ON
6	Dartmouth Forbes	Atlantic	Dartmouth, NS

Round robin

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Riverains du Richelieu	5	5	0	0	19	8	+11	10
2	Notre Dame Hounds	5	3	1	1	21	9	+12	7
3	Calgary Buffaloes	5	3	2	0	16	14	+2	6
4	Sudbury Burgess Powertrains	5	2	3	0	13	16	−3	4
5	Gloucester Rangers	5	1	4	0	14	24	−10	2
6	Dartmouth Forbes	5	1	4	0	14	25	−11	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Scores

• Notre Dame 9 - Gloucester 5
• Richelieu 5 - Dartmouth 1
• Calgary 4 - Sudbury 2
• Gloucester 3 - Dartmouth 2
• Richelieu 2 - Notre Dame 1
• Sudbury 3 - Gloucester 2
• Richelieu 3 - Calgary 2
• Notre Dame 7 - Dartmouth 2
• Calgary 5 - Gloucester 2
• Richelieu 4 - Sudbury 2
• Notre Dame 4 - Calgary 0
• Dartmouth 6 - Sudbury 5
• Richelieu 5 - Gloucester 2
• Sudbury 1 - Notre Dame 0
• Calgary 5 - Dartmouth 3

Playoffs

Semi-finals

• Richelieu 7 - Sudbury 5
• Notre Dame 5 - Calgary 4 (2OT)

Bronze-medal game

• Calgary 8 - Sudbury 2

Gold-medal game

• Richelieu 6 - Notre Dame 2

Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player: Reggie Savage (Richelieu)
• Top Scorer: Reggie Savage (Richelieu)
• Top Forward: Jamie Steer (Calgary)
• Top Defenceman: Jason Herter (Notre Dame)
• Top Goaltender: Patrick Daigneault (Richelieu)
• Most Sportsmanlike Player: David McGahan (Gloucester)

See also

• Telus Cup