1986 Air Canada Cup


The 1986 Air Canada Cup was Canada's eighth annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played April 15–19, 1986 at the Moncton Coliseum in Moncton, New Brunswick. The Notre Dame Hounds from Wilcox, Saskatchewan won their second national title, defeating the Toronto Redwings in the gold medal game. The Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy won the bronze medal. Future National Hockey League players competing in this tournament were Rod Brind'Amour, Scott Pellerin, Frédéric Chabot, Michel Picard, Yves Racine, and most notably, future Hall of Famer Joe Sakic, who was a member of the Burnaby Hawks.

Round robin

Scores

  • Moncton 8 – Burnaby 5
  • Toronto 4 – St. John's 4
  • Notre Dame 3 – Ste-Foy 1
  • Toronto 6 – Moncton 2
  • Ste-Foy 11 – St. John's 2
  • Notre Dame 10 – Toronto 1
  • Ste-Foy 4 – Burnaby 1
  • Notre Dame 7 – Moncton 4
  • Burnaby 5 – St. John's 2
  • Ste-Foy 9 – Moncton 5
  • Toronto 6 – Burnaby 4
  • Ste-Foy 6 – Toronto 3
  • Notre Dame 9 – St. John's 3
  • St. John's 7 – Moncton 5
  • Notre Dame 4 – Burnaby 1

Playoffs

Semi-finals

  • Notre Dame 10 – St. John's 1
  • Toronto 7 – Ste- Foy 4

Bronze-medal game

  • Ste-Foy 7 – St. John's 6

Gold-medal game

  • Notre Dame 8 – Toronto 5

Individual awards