1999 Air Canada Cup

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1999 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Prince Albert Comuniplex in Prince Albert, SK
DatesApril 19–25, 1999
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Regina Pat Canadians
Runner-up Calgary Flames
Third place Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Curtis Markewich
MVPCurtis Markewich
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The 1999 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 21st annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 19–25, 1999 at the Prince Albert Comuniplex in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The Regina Pat Canadians defeated the Calgary AAA Midget Flames in double overtime in the championship game to win the gold medal. The Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy from Quebec took home the bronze medal in their tenth Air Canada Cup appearance.[1]

Teams[edit]

Result Team Region City
1st place, gold medalist(s) Regina Pat Canadians West Regina, SK
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Calgary AAA Midget Flames Pacific Calgary, AB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy Quebec Sainte Foy, QC
4 Prince Albert Mintos Host Prince Albert, SK
5 Cape Breton Jeans Experts Atlantic Sydney, NS
6 Sault Ste. Marie North Stars Central Sault Ste. Marie, ON

Round robin[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Calgary AAA Midget Flames 5 4 1 0 18 11 +7 8
2 Regina Pat Canadians 5 4 1 0 31 9 +22 8
3 Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy 5 4 1 0 26 12 +14 8
4 Prince Albert Mintos 5 2 3 0 14 19 −5 4
5 Cape Breton Jeans Experts 5 1 4 0 10 29 −19 2
6 Sault Ste. Marie North Stars 5 0 5 0 14 33 −19 0
Source: [citation needed]

Scores[edit]

  • Ste-Foy 7 - Sault Ste. Marie 1
  • Calgary 4 - Regina 2
  • Prince Albert 2 - Cape Breton 1
  • Regina 9 - Sault Ste. Marie 2
  • Ste-Foy 9 - Cape Breton 3
  • Calgary 2 - Prince Albert 1
  • Regina 10 - Cape Breton 0
  • Calgary 5 - Sault Ste. Marie 3
  • Ste_Foy 5 - Prince Albert 2
  • Cape Breton 5 - Sault Ste. Marie 4
  • Ste-Foy 4 - Calgary 4
  • Regina 7 - Prince Albert 2
  • Calgary 4 - Cape Breton 1
  • Regina 3 - Ste-Foy 1
  • Prince Albert 7 - Sault Ste. Marie 4

Playoffs[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

  • Calgary 3 - Prince Albert 1
  • Regina 3 - Ste-Foy 2 (2OT)

Bronze-medal game[edit]

  • Ste-Foy 6 - Prince Albert 2

Gold-medal game[edit]

  • Regina 5 - Calgary 4 (2OT)

Individual awards[edit]

  • Most Valuable Player: Curtis Markewich (Regina)
  • Top Scorer: Curtis Markewich (Regina)
  • Top Forward: Jean-Phillippe Briere (Ste-Foy)
  • Top Defenceman: Jean-Philippe Côté (Ste-Foy)
  • Top Goaltender: Paul Valaitis (Regina)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: David Borrelli (Sault Ste. Marie)

Regional Playdowns[edit]

Atlantic Region[edit]

  • The Cape Breton Jeans Experts advanced by winning their regional tournament, which was played April 1–4, 1999 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

Quebec[edit]

  • The Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy advanced by capturing the Quebec Midget AAA League title.

Central Region[edit]

  • The Sault Ste. Marie North Stars advanced by winning their regional tournament, which was played April 6–11, 1999 in Belleville, Ontario.

West Region[edit]

  • The Regina Pat Canadians advanced by winning their regional tournament, which was played April 8–11, 1999 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Pacific Region[edit]

  • The Calgary AAA Midget Flames advanced by winning their regional tournament, which was played April 9–11, 1999 in Calgary, Alberta.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "News Release #NR.0050". Hockey Canada. April 16, 1999. Retrieved January 16, 2012.

External links[edit]