1988 Air Canada Cup

1988 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)	Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, ON
Dates	April 1988
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Regina Pat Canadians
Runner-up	Calgary NorthStars
Third place	Thunder Bay Bearcats
Tournament statistics
MVP	Wes Walz
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The 1988 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 10th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played in April 1988 at the Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The Regina Pat Canadians defeated the Calgary NorthStars to win their second national title. The host Thunder Bay Bearcats won the bronze medal.^[1] Calgary's Wes Walz was named Most Valuable Player. Other future National Hockey League players playing in this tournament were Greg Johnson, Rob Pearson, Chris Snell, Brent Thompson, and Dale Craigwell.

Teams

Result	Team	Region	City
	Regina Pat Canadians	West	Regina, SK
	Calgary NorthStars	Pacific	Calgary, AB
	Thunder Bay Bearcats	Host	Thunder Bay, ON
4	Oshawa Kiwanis	Central	Oshawa, ON
5	Fredericton Redwings	Atlantic	Fredericton, NB
6	Laval Laurentides-Lanaudiere	Quebec	Laval, QC

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Calgary Northstars	5	4	1	0	26	14	+12	8
2	Regina Pat Canadians	5	3	1	1	27	17	+10	7
3	Thunder Bay Bearcats	5	3	2	0	18	15	+3	6
4	Oshawa Kiwanis	5	3	2	0	14	15	−1	6
5	Fredericton Redwings	5	1	4	0	10	24	−14	2
6	Laval Laurentides-Lanaudiere	5	0	4	1	18	28	−10	1

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