The 1997 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 19th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 22–27, 1997 at the New Glasgow Stadium in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. The Thunder Bay Kings defeated the New Liskeard Cubs in the championship game to win their second gold medal in three years. The Calgary Royals won the bronze medal.
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Teams[edit | edit source]
| Result | Team | Region | City |
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 Thunder Bay Kings |
West | Thunder Bay, ON |
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New Liskeard Cubs |
Central | New Liskeard, ON |
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 Calgary Royals |
Pacific | Calgary, Alberta |
| 4 |  Riverains de Collège Charles-Lemoyne |
Quebec | Sainte-Catherine, QC |
| 5 |  Charlottetown Abbies |
Atlantic | Charlottetown, PE |
| 6 |  Pictou County Weeks |
Host | New Glasgow, NS |
Round robin[edit | edit source]
Standings[edit | edit source]
| Rank | Team | W-L-T | GF | GA | PTS |
| 1 | Thunder Bay Kings |
4-1-0 | 23 | 13 | 8 |
| 2 | Riverains de Collège Charles-Lemoyne |
3-1-1 | 28 | 11 | 7 |
| 3 | New Liskeard Cubs |
3-2-0 | 23 | 14 | 6 |
| 4 | Calgary Royals |
2-2-1 | 18 | 19 | 5 |
| 5 | Charlottetown Abbies |
1-4-0 | 12 | 36 | 2 |
| 6 | Pictou County Weeks |
0-3-2 | 15 | 26 | 2 |
Scores[edit | edit source]
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Playoffs[edit | edit source]
Semi-Finals[edit | edit source]
- New Liskeard 4 - Collège Charles-Lemoyne 3
- Thunder Bay 3 - Calgary 2 (OT)
Bronze medal game[edit | edit source]
- Calgary 3 - Collège Charles-Lemoyne 2
Gold medal game[edit | edit source]
- Thunder Bay 4 - New Liskeard 1
Individual awards[edit | edit source]
- Most Valuable Player:
Tim Zafiris (New Liskeard) - Top Scorer: Tim Zafiris (New Liskeard)
- Top Forward: John Bistihas (Calgary)
- Top Defenceman: Erik Adams (Thunder Bay)
- Top Goaltender: David St. Germain (Collège Charles-Lemoyne)
- Most Sportsmanlike Player: Derek Field (Pictou County)
- Air Canada Scholarship: Tim Zafiris (New Liskeard)
- Esso Scholarship: Vincent Blanchette (Collège Charles-Lemoyne)
See also[edit | edit source]
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