International ice hockey competition
The 1979 Air Canada Cup was Canada's inaugural national midget 'AAA' hockey championship . It took place April 16 – 22, 1979 at the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg , Manitoba . The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association established the Air Canada Cup for the 1978–79 season as the new official midget championship, replacing the invitational Wrigley National Midget Tournament .
The Couillard de Ste-Foy (Quebec ) captured the first national championship, defeating St. Michael's College Buzzers (Ontario ) in the gold medal game. The Notre Dame Hounds (Saskatchewan ) took the bronze medal.
Future National Hockey League players competing at the inaugural Air Canada Cup were Garry Galley , Paul Gillis , Mike Moller , Randy Moller , Tony Tanti , James Patrick , and future Hall of Fame defenceman Al MacInnis .
Teams
Result
Team
Branch
City
Couillard de Ste-Foy
Quebec Ste-Foy, QC
St. Michael's College Buzzers Ontario Toronto, ON
Notre Dame Hounds Saskatchewan Wilcox, SK
4
Ottawa West 79's
Ottawa District Ottawa, ON
5
North Shore Winter Club
British Columbia North Vancouver, BC
6
Antigonish Novas
Nova Scotia Antigonish, NS
7
PEI Eastern
Prince Edward Island Charlottetown, PE
8
St. James Canadians
Manitoba Winnipeg, MB
9
Moncton Flyers
New Brunswick Moncton, NB
10
Red Deer Chiefs
Alberta Red Deer, AB
11
Corner Brook
Newfoundland Corner Brook, NL
12
Andrews Maroons
Thunder Bay District Thunder Bay, ON
Round robin
DC8 Flight
Standings
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
St. Michael's College Buzzers
5
4
1
0
24
11
+13
8
2
Notre Dame Hounds
5
4
1
0
25
14
+11
8
3
North Shore Winter Club
5
4
1
0
27
18
+9
8
4
St. James Canadians
5
1
3
1
15
18
−3
3
5
Red Deer Chiefs
5
1
4
0
20
25
−5
2
6
Andrews Maroons
5
0
4
1
10
35
−25
1
Source:
Scores
St. Michael's College 6 - Red Deer 0
Notre Dame 11 - Andrews 2
North Shore 4 - St. James 3
North Shore 8 - Red Deer 8
St. Michael's College 5 - Notre Dame 3
St. James 2 - Andrews 2
Notre Dame 3 - North Shore 2
St. Michael's College 5 - Andrews 2
St. James 5 - Red Deer 3
North Shore 4 - St. Michael's College 3
Red Deer 8 - Andrews 2
Notre Dame 4 - St. James 3
North Shore 9 - Andrews 2
Notre Dame 4 - Red Deer 2
St. Michael's College 5 - St. James 2 DC9 Flight
Standings
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Couillard de Ste-Foy
5
5
0
0
41
5
+36
10
2
Ottawa West 79's
5
3
1
1
19
13
+6
7
3
Antigonish Pirates
5
2
3
0
20
23
−3
4
4
PEI Eastern
5
2
3
0
16
29
−13
4
5
Moncton Flyers
5
1
3
1
16
22
−6
3
6
Corner Brook
5
1
4
0
10
30
−20
2
Source:
Scores
Ottawa West 5 - Antigonish 4
Ste-Foy 14 - Corner Brook 1
Eastern 4 - Moncton 3
Ottawa West 5 - Corner Brook 1
Ste-Foy 9 - Eastern 1
Antigonish 5 - Moncton 4
Ste-Foy 8 - Moncton 1
Ottawa West 5 - Eastern 2
Corner Brook 4 - Antigonish 2
Ottawa West 3 - Moncton 3
Ste-Foy 7 - Antigonish 2
Eastern 5 - Corner Brook 4
Antigonish 7 - Eastern 3
Moncton 4 - Corner Brook 1
Ste-Foy 3 - Ottawa West 1 Playoffs
Bronze medal game
Notre Dame 7 - Ottawa West 2 Gold medal game
Ste-Foy 9 - St. Michael's College 7 Individual awards
Most Valuable Player: Pierre Rioux (Ste-Foy)
Top Scorer: Claude Drouin (Ste-Foy)
Most Sportsmanlike Player: Paul Houck (North Shore) See also
References
"Ste Foy wins midget title" , Regina Leader-Post , p. 22, 1979-04-23, retrieved 2013-04-26"Quebec captures midget hockey title" , The Montreal Gazette , p. 49, 1979-04-22, retrieved 2013-04-26
External links
U18 Hockey in Canada National Leagues Invitational
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