1988 Air Canada Cup

The 1988 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 10th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played in April 1988 at the Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The Regina Pat Canadians defeated the Calgary NorthStars to win their second national title. The host Thunder Bay Bearcats won the bronze medal. Calgary's Wes Walz was named Most Valuable Player. Other future National Hockey League players playing in this tournament were Greg Johnson, Rob Pearson, Chris Snell, Brent Thompson, and Dale Craigwell.
==Teams==
Result	Team 	Region 	City
 	Regina Pat Canadians 	West 	Regina, SK
 	Calgary NorthStars 	Pacific 	Calgary, AB
 	Thunder Bay Bearcats 	Host 	Thunder Bay, ON
4 	Oshawa Kiwanis 	Central 	Oshawa, ON
5 	Fredericton Redwings 	Atlantic	Fredericton, NB
6 	Laval Laurentides-Lanaudiere	Quebec 	Laval, QC
==Round robin==
===Standings===
Rank	Team 	W-L-T	GF	GA	PTS
1 	Calgary Northstars 	4-1-0	26	14	8
2 	Regina Pat Canadians 	3-1-1	27	17	7
3 	Thunder Bay Bearcats 	3-2-0	18	15	6
4 	Oshawa Kiwanis 	3-2-0	14	15	6
5 	Fredericton Redwings 	1-4-0	10	24	2
6 	Laval Laurentides-Lanaudiere	0-4-1	18	28	1
===Scores===
*Regina 5 - Thunder Bay 1
*Fredericton 4 - Laval Laurentides-Lanaudiere 3
*Oshawa 2 - Calgary 1
*Thunder Bay 4 - Fredericton 2
*Regina 6 - Laval Laurentides-Lanaudiere 6
*Thunder Bay 3 - Oshawa 1
*Calgary 8 - Laval Laurentides-Lanaudiere 5
*Regina 7 -Fredericton 2
*Calgary 6 - Thunder Bay 4
*Oshawa 4 - Laval Laurentides-Lanaudiere 3
*Calgary 6 - Regina 3
*Oshawa 5 - Fredericton 2
*Thunder Bay 6 - Laval Laurentides-Lanaudiere 1
*Regina 6 - Oshawa 2
*Calgary 5 - Fredericton 0
==Playoffs==
===Semi-Finals===
*Calgary 6 - Oshawa 4
*Regina 4 - Thunder Bay 3 (2OT)
===Bronze medal game===
*Thunder Bay 5 - Oshawa 4
===Gold medal game===
*Regina 7 - Calgary 4
==Individual awards==
*Most Valuable Player: Wes Walz (Calgary)
*Most Sportsmanlike Player: Jason Bortolussi (Thunder Bay)
==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
Category:Telus Cup
Category:1988 in hockey