1986 Air Canada Cup

The 1986 Air Canada Cup was Canada's eighth annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played April 15–19, 1986 at the Moncton Coliseum in Moncton, New Brunswick. The Notre Dame Hounds from Wilcox, Saskatchewan won their second national title, defeating the Toronto Redwings in the gold medal game. The Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy won the bronze medal. Future National Hockey League players competing in this tournament were Rod Brind'Amour, Scott Pellerin, Frederic Chabot, Michel Picard, Yves Racine, and most notably, future Hall of Famer Joe Sakic, who was a member of the Burnaby Hawks.
==Teams==
Result	Team 	Region 	City
 	Notre Dame Hounds 	West 	Wilcox, SK
 	Toronto Red Wings 	Central 	Toronto, ON
 	Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy	Quebec 	Ste-Foy, QC
4 	St. John's Avalons 	Atlantic	St. John's, NL
5 	Moncton Flyers AAA 	Host 	Moncton, NB
6 	Burnaby Hawks 	Pacific 	Burnaby, BC
==Round robin==
===Standings===
Rank	Team 	W-L-T	GF	GA	PTS
1 	Notre Dame Hounds 	5-0-0	33	10	10
2 	Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy	4-1-0	31	14	8
3 	Toronto Red Wings 	2-2-1	20	26	5
4 	St. John's Avalon 	1-3-1	18	34	3
5 	Moncton Flyers 	1-4-0	24	34	2
6 	Burnaby Hawks 	1-4-0	16	24	2
===Scores===
*Moncton 8 - Burnaby 5
*Toronto 4 - St. John's 4
*Notre Dame 3 - Ste-Foy 1
*Toronto 6 - Moncton 2
*Ste-Foy 11 - St. John's 2
*Notre Dame 10 - Toronto 1
*Ste-Foy 4 - Burnaby 1
*Notre Dame 7 - Moncton 4
*Burnaby 5 - St. John's 2
*Ste-Foy 9 - Moncton 5
*Toronto 6 - Burnaby 4
*Ste-Foy 6 - Toronto 3
*Notre Dame 9 - St. John's 3
*St. John's 7 - Moncton 5
*Notre Dame 4 - Burnaby 1
==Playoffs==
===Semi-Finals===
*Notre Dame 10 - St. John's 1
*Toronto 7 - Ste- Foy 4
===Bronze medal game===
*Ste-Foy 7 - St. John's 6
===Gold medal game===
*Notre Dame 8 - Toronto 5
==Individual awards==
*Most Valuable Player: Brent Bobyck (Notre Dame)
*Top Scorer: Michel Picard (Ste-Foy) 
*Top Forward: Benoit Groulx (Ste-Foy)
*Top Defenceman: Brent Bobyck (Notre Dame)
*Top Goaltender: Frederic Chabot (Ste-Foy)
*Most Sportsmanlike Player: Andrew McKim (Moncton)
==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:1986 in hockey