1990 Air Canada Cup

The 1990 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 12th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played April 18 – 22, 1990 at the Colisée Cardin in Sorel, Quebec. The gold medal game was an all-Quebec showdown, as the Riverains du Richelieu defeated the Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy to become the second host team to win the national midget title. The Notre Dame Hounds took the bronze medal. Rene Corbet of Richelieu was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. Other future National Hockey League players competing in this tournament were Philippe Boucher, Michael Peca, Scott Fraser, and Pascal Rhéaume.
==Teams==
Result	Team 	Region 	City
 	Riverains du Richelieu 	Host 	Sorel, QC
 	Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy 	Quebec 	Ste-Foy, QC
 	Notre Dame Hounds 	West 	Wilcox, SK
4 	St. Albert Eagle Raiders	Pacific 	St. Albert, AB
5 	Toronto Red Wings 	Central 	Toronto, ON
6 	Fredericton Red Wings 	Atlantic	Fredericton, NB
==Round robin==
===Standings===
Rank	Team 	W-L-T	GF	GA	PTS
1 	Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy 	4-0-1	22	13	9
2 	Notre Dame Hounds 	3-1-1	16	9 	7
3 	Riverains du Richelieu 	3-1-1	11	11	7
4 	St. Albert Eagle Raiders	2-3-0	20	30	4
5 	Toronto Red Wings 	1-3-1	17	23	3
6 	Fredericton Red Wings 	0-5-0	11	21	0
===Scores===
*Richelieu 5 - Toronto 2
*Ste-Foy 4 - Fredericton 2
*Notre Dame 5 - St. Albert 0
*Richelieu 2 - Fredericton 0
*Ste-Foy 5 - Toronto 2
*Notre Dame 3 - Richelieu 1
*Ste-Foy 6 - St. Albert 5
*Toronto 6 - Fredericton 3
*Richelieu 10 - St. Albert 2
*Ste-Foy 4 - Notre Dame 1
*St. Albert 8 - Toronto 5
*Notre Dame 4 - Fredericton 2
*Richelieu 3 - Ste. Foy 3
*Toronto 2 - Notre Dame 2
*St. Albert 5 - Fredericton 4
==Playoffs==
===Semi-Finals===
*Ste-Foy 2 - St. Albert 0
*Richelieu 5 - Notre Dame 4 OT
===Bronze medal game===
*Notre Dame 5 - St. Albert 3
===Gold medal game===
*Richelieu 7 - Ste-Foy 2
==Individual awards==
*Most Valuable Player: Rene Corbet (Richelieu)
*Most Sportsmanlike Player: Normand Paquet (Ste-Foy)
==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:1990 in hockey