1987 Air Canada Cup

The 1988 Air Canada Cup was Canada's ninth annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played in April 1987 at the Earl Armstrong Arena in Gloucester, Ontario. The Riverains du Richelieu defeated the Notre Dame Hounds to win their first national title. The Calgary Buffaloes won the bronze medal. Future National Hockey League players competing in this tournament were Rod Brind'Amour, Scott Pellerin, Reggie Savage, Olaf Kölzig, and Stephane Fiset. Savage, playing for Richelieu, was the tournament's top scorer and named Most Valuable Player.
==Teams==
Result	Team 	Region 	City
 	Riverains du Richelieu	Quebec 	Sorel, QC
 	Notre Dame Hounds 	West 	Wilcox, SK
 	Calgary Buffaloes 	Pacific 	Calgary, AB
4 	Sudbury Burgess 	Central 	Sudbury, ON
5 	Gloucester Rangers 	Host 	Gloucester, ON
6 	Dartmouth Forbes 	Atlantic	Dartmouth, NS
==Round robin==
===Standings===
Rank	Team 	W-L-T	GF	GA	PTS
1 	Riverains du Richelieu	5-0-0	19	8 	10
2 	Notre Dame Hounds 	3-1-1	21	9 	6
3 	Calgary Buffaloes 	3-2-0	16	14	6
4 	Sudbury Burgess 	2-3-0	13	16	4
5 	Gloucester Rangers 	1-4-0	14	24	2
6 	Dartmouth Forbes 	1-4-0	14	25	2
===Scores===
*Notre Dame 9 - Gloucester 5
*Richelieu 5 - Dartmouth 1
*Calgary 4 - Sudbury 2
*Gloucester 3 - Dartmouth 2
*Richelieu 2 - Notre Dame 1
*Sudbury 3 - Gloucester 2
*Richelieu 3 - Calgary 2
*Notre Dame 7 - Dartmouth 2
*Calgary 5 - Gloucester 2
*Richelieu 4 - Sudbury 2
*Notre Dame 4 - Calgary 0
*Dartmouth 6 - Sudbury 5
*Richelieu 5 - Gloucester 2
*Sudbury 1 - Notre Dame 0
*Calgary 5 - Dartmouth 3
==Playoffs==
===Semi-Finals===
*Richelieu 7 - Sudbury 5
*Notre Dame 5 - Calgary 4 (2OT)
===Bronze medal game===
*Calgary 8 - Sudbury 2
===Gold medal game===
*Richelieu 6 - Notre Dame 2
==Individual awards==
*Most Valuable Player: Reggie Savage (Richelieu)
*Top Scorer: Reggie Savage (Richelieu)
*Top Forward: Jamie Steer (Calgary)
*Top Defenceman: Jason Herter (Notre Dame)
*Top Goaltender: Patrick Daigneault (Richelieu)
*Most Sportsmanlike Player: David McGahan (Gloucester)
==See also==
*Telus Cup
*List of Telus Cup alumni who played in the NHL
==References==
==External links==
*Telus Cup Website
*Hockey Canada-Telus Cup Guide and Record Book
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Category:1987 in hockey