1979 Air Canada Cup

The 1979 Air Canada Cup was Canada's inaugural national midget 'AAA' hockey championship. It took place April 16 – 22, 1979 at the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association established the Air Canada Cup for the 1978–79 season as the new official midget championship, replacing the invitational Wrigley National Midget Tournament.
The Couillard de Ste-Foy (Quebec) captured the first national championship, defeating St. Michael's College Buzzers (Ontario) in the gold medal game. The Notre Dame Hounds (Saskatchewan) took the bronze medal.
Future National Hockey League players competing at the inaugural Air Canada Cup were Garry Galley, Paul Gillis, Mike Moller, Randy Moller, Tony Tanti, James Patrick, and future Hall of Fame defenceman Al MacInnis.
==Teams==
Result	Team 	Branch 	City
 	Couillard de Ste-Foy 	Quebec 	Ste-Foy, QC
 	St. Michael's College Buzzers	Ontario 	Toronto, ON
 	Notre Dame Hounds 	Saskatchewan 	Wilcox, SK
4 	Ottawa West 79's 	Ottawa District 	Ottawa, ON
5 	North Shore Winter Club 	British Columbia 	North Vancouver, BC
6 	Antigonish Novas 	Nova Scotia 	Antigonish, NS
7 	PEI Eastern 	Prince Edward Island	Charlottetown, PE
8 	St. James Canadians 	Manitoba 	Winnipeg, MB
9 	Moncton Flyers 	New Brunswick 	Moncton, NB
10 	Red Deer Chiefs 	Alberta 	Red Deer, AB
11 	Corner Brook 	Newfoundland 	Corner Brook, NL
12 	Andrews Maroons 	Thunder Bay District	Thunder Bay, ON
==Round robin==
===DC8 Flight===
====Standings====
Rank	Team 	W-L-T	GF	GA	PTS
1 	St. Michael's College Buzzers	4-1-0	24	11	8
2 	Notre Dame Hounds 	4-1-0	25	14	8
3 	North Shore Winter Club 	4-1-0	27	18	8
4 	St. James Canadians 	1-3-1	15	18	3
5 	Red Deer Chiefs 	1-4-0	20	25	2
6 	Andrews Maroons 	0-4-1	10	35	1
====Scores====
*St. Michael's College 6 - Red Deer 0
*Notre Dame 11 - Andrews 2
*North Shore 4 - St. James 3
*North Shore 8 - Red Deer 8
*St. Michael's College 5 - Notre Dame 3
*St. James 2 - Andrews 2
*Notre Dame 3 - North Shore 2
*St. Michael's College 5 - Andrews 2
*St. James 5 - Red Deer 3
*North Shore 4 - St. Michael's College 3
*Red Deer 8 - Andrews 2
*Notre Dame 4 - St. James 3
*North Shore 9 - Andrews 2
*Notre Dame 4 - Red Deer 2
*St. Michael's College 5 - St. James 2
===DC9 Flight===
====Standings====
Rank	Team 	W-L-T	GF	GA	PTS
1 	Couillard de Ste-Foy	5-0-0	41	5 	10
2 	Ottawa West 79's 	3-1-1	19	13	7
3 	Antigonish Pirates 	2-3-0	20	23	4
4 	PEI Eastern 	2-3-0	16	29	4
5 	Moncton Flyers 	1-3-1	16	22	3
6 	Corner Brook 	1-4-0	10	30	2
====Scores====
*Ottawa West 5 - Antigonish 4
*Ste-Foy 14 - Corner Brook 1
*Eastern 4 - Moncton 3
*Ottawa West 5 - Corner Brook 1
*Ste-Foy 9 - Eastern 1
*Antigonish 5 - Moncton 4
*Ste-Foy 8 - Moncton 1
*Ottawa West 5 - Eastern 2
*Corner Brook 4 - Antigonish 2
*Ottawa West 3 - Moncton 3
*Ste-Foy 7 - Antigonish 2
*Eastern 5 - Corner Brook 4
*Antigonish 7 - Eastern 3
*Moncton 4 - Corner Brook 1
*Ste-Foy 3 - Ottawa West 1
==Playoffs==
===Bronze medal game===
*Notre Dame 7 - Ottawa West 2
===Gold medal game===
*Ste-Foy 9 - St. Michael's College 7
==Individual awards==
*Most Valuable Player: Pierre Rioux (Ste-Foy)
*Top Scorer: Claude Drouin (Ste-Foy)
*Most Sportsmanlike Player: Paul Houck (North Shore)
==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:1979 in hockey