# 2000 Air Canada Cup

The 2000 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 22nd annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 24–30, 2000 at the Maurice Richard Arena in Montreal, Quebec. The championship game was an all-Quebec showdown as the Quebec champions Cantonniers de Magog shutout the host Collége Français de Montréal-Bourassa 6-0 in the gold medal game to win the national championship.
Future National Hockey League players competing in this tournament were Joffrey Lupul and Ryane Clowe.

## Teams

| Result | Team | Region | City |
| | Cantonniers de Magog | Quebec | Magog, Quebec |
| | Collége Français de Montréal-Bourassa | Host | Montreal, QC |
| | Saskatoon Contacts | West | Saskatoon, SK |
| 4 | Fort Saskatchewan Rangers | Pacific | Fort Saskatchewan, AB |
| 5 | Richmond Hill Stars | Central | Richmond Hill, ON |
| 6 | St. John's Maple Leafs | Atlantic | St. John's, NL |

## Round robin
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Cantonniers de Magog | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 13 | +23 | 8 |
| 2 | Collége Français de Montréal-Bourassa | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 8 |
| 3 | Fort Saskatchewan Rangers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 8 |
| 4 | Saskatoon Contacts | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Richmond Hill Stars | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 41 | −32 | 2 |
| 6 | St. John's Maple Leafs | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 1 |

### Scores

* Fort Saskatchewan 6 - Saskatoon 4
* Magog 14 - Richmond Hill 3
* Montréal-Bourassa 6 - St. John's 4
* Saskatoon 7 - Richmond Hill 0
* Fort Saskatchewan 5 - St. John's 1
* Magog 5 - Montréal-Bourassa 3
* Richmond Hill 4 - St. John's 2
* Magog 7 - Saskatoon 3
* Montréal-Bourassa 5 - Fort Saskatchewan 2
* Magog 8 - St. John's 2
* Fort Saskatchewan 9 - Richmond Hill 0
* Montréal-Bourassa 2 - Saskatoon 1
* Fort Saskatchewan 3 - Magog 2
* St. John's 4 - Saskatoon 4
* Montréal-Bourassa 9 - Richmond Hill 2

## Playoffs
### Semi-finals

* Magog 4 - Saskatoon 3
* Montréal-Bourassa 4 - Fort Saskatchewan 1

### Bronze-medal game

* Saskatoon 6 - Fort Saskatchewan 5

### Gold-medal game

* Magog 6 - Montréal-Bourassa 0

## Individual awards

* Most Valuable Player: Jean-François Kingsley (Montréal-Bourassa)
* Top Scorer: Josh Welter (Fort Saskatchewan)
* Top Forward: Josh Welter (Fort Saskatchewan)
* Top Defenceman: Francis Trudel (Magog)
* Top Goaltender: Geoff McIntosh (Saskatoon)
* Most Sportsmanlike Player: Brent Roach (St. John's)

## Regional Playdowns
### Atlantic Region

* The St. John's Maple Leafs advanced by winning their regional tournament, which was played April 6–9, 2000 in St. John's, Newfoundland.

### Quebec

* The Cantonniers de Magog advanced by capturing the Quebec Midget AAA League title.

### Central Region

* The Richmond Hill Stars advanced by winning their regional tournament, which was played April 4–9, 2000 in Toronto, Ontario.
* Teams competing
       Don Mills Flyers (host)
       Lambton Lightning
       Mississauga Reps
       Ottawa Sting
       Richmond Hill Stars
       Southwest Storm
       Timmins Majors

### West Region

* The Saskatoon Contacts advanced by winning their regional tournament, which was played April 6–9, 2000 in Souris, Manitoba.
* Teams competing
       Eastman Selects
       Saskatoon Contacts
       Southwest Cougars (host)
       Thunder Bay Kings

### Pacific Region

* The Fort Saskatchewan Rangers advanced by winning their regional tournament, which was played April 7–9, 2000 in Kamloops, British Columbia.
* Teams competing
       Fort Saskatchewan Rangers
       Kamloops
       Northwest Territories