International ice hockey competition
1998 Air Canada Cup|
Venue(s) | Sudbury Community Arena in Sudbury, ON |
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Dates | April 21–26, 1998 |
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Teams | 6 |
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Champions | Riverains du Collège Charles-Lemoyne |
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Runner-up | Sudbury Cara's Nickel Capitals |
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Third place | Calgary Buffaloes |
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Scoring leader(s) | Dany Heatley |
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MVP | Dany Heatley |
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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
Round robin
Standings
Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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L
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D
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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1
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Calgary Buffaloes
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5
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4
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0
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1
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34
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17
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+17
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9
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2
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Saskatoon Contacts
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5
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4
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1
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0
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27
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12
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+15
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8
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3
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Riverains du Collège Charles-Lemoyne
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5
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2
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1
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2
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25
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20
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+5
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6
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4
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Sudbury Cara's Nickel Capitals
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5
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2
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2
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1
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25
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25
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0
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5
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5
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Saint John Flames
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5
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2
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3
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0
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20
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17
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+3
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4
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6
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Don Mills Flyers
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5
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0
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5
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0
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7
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30
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−23
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0
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Scores
- Collège Charles-Lemoyne 7 - Don Mills 0
- Calgary 6 - Saint John 5
- Saskatoon 7 - Sudbury 2
- Collège Charles-Lemoyne 6 - Saint John 2
- Saskatoon 7 - Don Mills 2
- Calgary 9 - Sudbury 2
- Saint John 4 - Don Mills 2
- Saskatoon 6 - Collège Charles-Lemoyne 1
- Calgary 7 - Don Mills 1
- Sudbury 9 - Saint John 0
- Calgary 7 - Saskatoon 4
- Sudbury 5 - Don Mills 2
- Collège Charles-Lemoyne 5 - Calgary 5
- Saskatoon 3 - Saint John 0
- Sudbury 7 - Collège Charles-Lemoyne 7
Playoffs
Semi-finals
- Collège Charles-Lemoyne 3 - Saskatoon 2
- Sudbury 5 - Calgary 2
Bronze-medal game
Gold-medal game
- Collège Charles-Lemoyne 5 - Sudbury 4
Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player: Dany Heatley (Calgary)
- Top Scorer: Dany Heatley (Calgary)
- Top Forward: Adrian Foster (Calgary)
- Top Defenceman: Shawn Landry (Calgary)
- Top Goaltender: Chad Yaremko (Regina)
- Most Sportsmanlike Player: Krys Kolanos (Calgary)
See also
References
External links
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