2001 Air Canada Cup

The 2001 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 23rd annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 23–29, 2001 at the Prince George Multiplex in Prince George, British Columbia. Steve Bernier scored the winning goal in the second overtime period of the gold medal game to give the Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Royals. It was Ste-Foy's third national title in eight appearances in the final.
==Teams==
Result	Team 	Region 	City
 	Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy 	Quebec 	Sainte-Foy, QC
 	Calgary Royals 	Pacific 	Calgary, AB
 	Toronto Young Nationals	Central 	Toronto, ON
4 	Dartmouth Subways 	Atlantic	Dartmouth, NS
5 	Prince George Cougars 	Host 	Prince George, BC
6 	Beardy's Blackhawks 	West 	Duck Lake, SK
==Round robin==
===Standings===
Rank	Team 	W-L-T	GF	GA	PTS
1 	Calgary Royals 	4-1-0	27	18	8
2 	Dartmouth Subways 	3-1-1	25	21	7
3 	Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy 	3-2-0	20	15	6
4 	Toronto Young Nationals	3-2-0	19	18	6
5 	Prince George Cougars 	1-4-0	13	24	2
6 	Beardy's Blackhawks 	0-4-1	18	26	1
===Scores===
*Ste-Foy 4 - Toronto 3
*Calgary 6 - Dartmouth 4
*Prince George 6 - Beardy's 4
*Dartmouth 3 - Ste-Foy 2 (OT)
*Toronto 3 - Beardy's 2
*Calgary 7 - Prince George 2
*Toronto 6 - Calgary 4
*Ste-Foy 6 - Beardy's 2
*Dartmouth 5 - Prince George 2
*Dartmouth 7 - Toronto 5
*Calgary 5 - Beardy's 4 (OT)
*Ste-Foy 6 - Price George 2
*Beardy's 6 - Dartmouth 6
*Calgary 5 - Ste-Foy 2
*Toronto 2 - Prince George 1
==Playoffs==
===Semi-Finals===
*Calgary 6 - Toronto 0
*Ste-Foy 10 - Dartmouth 1
===Bronze medal game===
*Toronto 4 - Dartmouth 3 (OT)
===Gold medal game===
*Ste-Foy 4 - Calgary 3 (2OT)
==Individual awards==
*Most Valuable Player: Steve Bernier (Ste-Foy)
*Top Scorer: Andrew Joudrey (Dartmouth)
*Top Forward: Brett Pilkington (Calgary)
*Top Defenceman: Justin Cruse (Beardy's)
*Top Goaltender: Mike Charlton (Dartmouth)
*Most Sportsmanlike Player: Robert Cranston (Toronto)
==Regional Playdowns==
=== Atlantic Region ===
*The Dartmouth Subways advanced by winning their regional tournament, which was played April 4–8, 2001 in Miramichi, New Brunswick.
=== Quebec ===
*The Gouverneurs du Ste-Foy advanced by capturing the Quebec Midget AAA League title.
=== Central Region ===
*The Toronto Young Nationals advanced by winning their regional tournament, which was played April 3–8, 2001 in Kitchener, Ontario.
=== West Region ===
*The Beady's Blackhawks advanced by winning their regional tournament, which was played April 4–8, 2001 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
=== Pacific Region ===
*The Prince George Cougars won their regional tournament, which was played April 4–8, 2001 in Alberta, but qualified for the national championship as the host team. As a result, the Calgary Royals also advanced by finishing second. A team from the North West Territories referred to as the Northwest Territories Flyers also participated in the tournament.https://web.archive.org/web/20010613181154/http://amhl.ab.ca/PacificScores.htm
==See also==
*Telus Cup
==References==
==External links==
*2001 Air Canada Cup Home Page
*Hockey Canada-Telus Cup Guide and Record Book
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