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.

1997 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)New Glasgow Stadium in New Glasgow, NS
DatesApril 22–27, 1997
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Thunder Bay Kings
Runner-up New Liskeard Cubs
Third place Calgary Royals
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Tim Zafiris
MVPTim Zafiris
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Teams

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Result Team Region City
  Thunder Bay Kings West Thunder Bay, ON
  New Liskeard Cubs Central New Liskeard, ON
  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

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Thunder Bay Kings 5 4 1 0 23 13 +10 8
2 Riverains de Collège Charles-Lemoyne 5 3 1 1 28 11 +17 7
3 New Liskeard Cubs 5 3 2 0 23 14 +9 6
4 Calgary Royals 5 2 2 1 18 19 −1 5
5 Charlottetown Abbies 5 1 4 0 12 36 −24 2
6 Pictou County Weeks 5 0 3 2 15 26 −11 2
Source: [citation needed]

Scores

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  • New Liskeard 5 - Collège Charles-Lemoyne 2
  • Calgary 9 - Charlotteown 2
  • Thunder Bay 6 - Pictou County 3
  • Collège Charles-Lemoyne 13 - Charlottetown 1
  • Thunder Bay 6 - New Liskeard 3
  • Calgary 4 - Pictou County 4
  • New Liskeard 5 - Charlottetown 1
  • Collège Charles-Lemoyne 4 - Thunder Bay 1
  • Calgary 4 - New Liskeard 2
  • Charlottetown 5 - Pictou County 4
  • Thunder Bay 4 - Calgary 0
  • New Liskeard 8 - Pictou County 1
  • Collège Charles-Lemoyne 7 - Calgary 1
  • Thunder Bay 6 - Charlottetown 3
  • Pictou County 3 - Collège Charles-Lemoyne 3

Playoffs

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Semi-finals

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  • New Liskeard 4 - Collège Charles-Lemoyne 3
  • Thunder Bay 3 - Calgary 2 (OT)

Bronze-medal game

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  • Calgary 3 - Collège Charles-Lemoyne 2

Gold-medal game

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  • Thunder Bay 4 - New Liskeard 1

Individual awards

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  • 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

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References

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