The 1989 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 11th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played in April 1989 at Memorial Stadium in St. John's, Newfoundland. In a rematch of the previous year's gold medal game, the Calgary Buffaloes defeated the defending champion Regina Pat Canadians to win the gold medal. The Wexford Raiders from Ontario won the bronze.

Teams

Result Team Region City
1st place, gold medalist(s) Calgary Buffaloes Pacific Calgary, AB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Regina Pat Canadians West Regina, SK
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wexford Raiders Central Scarborough, ON
4 Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy Quebec Ste-Foy, QC
5 Antigonish Novas Atlantic Antigonish, NS
6 St. John's Capitals Host St. John's, NL

Round robin

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Wexford Raiders 5 5 0 0 18 10 +8 10
2 Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy 5 3 2 0 21 9 +12 6
3 Regina Pat Canadiens 5 3 2 0 22 13 +9 6
4 Calgary Buffaloes 5 3 2 0 17 11 +6 6
5 Antigonish Novas 5 1 4 0 8 21 −13 2
6 St. John's Capitals 5 0 5 0 7 29 −22 0
Source: [citation needed]

Scores

  • Wexford 7 - St. John's 4
  • Ste-Foy 7 - Antigonish 0
  • Regina 6 - Calgary 2
  • Antigonish 4 - St. John's 0
  • Wexford 3 - Ste-Foy 2
  • Regina 7 - St. John's 1
  • Calgary 3 - Ste. Foy 1
  • Wexford 3 - Antigonish 2
  • Calgary 6 - St. John's 1
  • Ste-Foy 6 - Regina 2
  • Wexford 3 - Calgary 2
  • Ste-Foy 5 - St. John'[s 1
  • Wexford 2 - Regina 1
  • Calgary 5 - Antigonish 0

Playoffs

Semi-finals

  • Calgary 5 - Wexford 4
  • Regina 3 - Ste-Foy 2

Bronze-medal game

  • Wexford 7 - Ste-Foy 2

Gold-medal game

  • Calgary 4 - Regina 3

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Steve Smith (Wexford)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Kelly Harper (Wexford)

See also

References

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