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1996 Air Canada Cup

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Dates
  
April 16–21, 1996

Champions
  
Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy

Third place
  
North Kamloops Lions

Teams
  
6

Runner-up
  
Thunder Bay Kings

Venue(s)
  
Kamloops Memorial Arena in Kamloops, BC

The 1996 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 18th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 16–21, 1996 at the Kamloops Memorial Arena in Kamloops, British Columbia. The Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy defeated the Thunder Bay Kings in the championship game to win the gold medal. The host North Kamloops Lions won the bronze medal. Future National Hockey League players competing in this tournament were Brad Stuart and Simon Gagné.

Contents

Semi-Finals

  • Thunder Bay 6 - Red Deer 2
  • Ste-Foy 2 - North Kamloops 1

    • Bronze Medal Game

  • North Kamloops 2 - Red Deer 1

    • Gold Medal Game

  • Ste-Foy 6 - Thunder Bay 4

    • Individual Awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Derek Paget (North Kamloops)
  • Top Scorer: Ken MacPherson (Dartmouth)
  • Top Forward: Francois Fortier (Ste-Foy)
  • Top Defenceman: Paul Manning (Red Deer)
  • Top Goaltender: Joey Stephenson (Red Deer)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Jesse Pyatt (Thunder Bay)
  • Air Canada Scholarship: Derek Paget (North Kamloops)
  • Esso Scholarship: Shawn Hebert (Thunder Bay)

    • References

    1996 Air Canada Cup Wikipedia
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