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===
Rank	Team 	W-L-T	GF	GA	PTS
1 	Cantonniers de Magog 	4-1-0	36	13	8
2 	Collége Français de Montréal-Bourassa	4-1-0	25	14	8
3 	Fort Saskatchewan Rangers 	4-1-0	25	12	8
4 	Saskatoon Contacts 	1-3-1	19	19	3
5 	Richmond Hill Stars 	1-4-0	9 	41	2
6 	St. John's Maple Leafs 	0-4-1	13	27	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
==See also==
*Telus Cup
==References==
==External links==
*2000 Air Canada Cup Home Page
*Hockey Canada-Telus Cup Guide and Record Book
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