The 2003 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 25th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 21–27, 2003 at the Sault Memorial Gardens in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.[1] The Calgary Northstars defeated the Gaulois du Collège Antoine-Girouard 5-1 in the gold medal game to win the national title. It also marked the last season that the midget championship was known as the Air Canada Cup; it would be renamed the Telus Cup.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | Sault Memorial Gardens in Sault Ste. Marie, ON |
| Dates | April 21–27, 2003 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Calgary Northstars |
Runner-up  | Collège Antoine-Girouard |
Third place  | St. John's Maple Leafs |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Scoring leader(s) | Mathieu Aubin |
| MVP | Ted Purcell |
Future National Hockey League players competing in this tournament were Kris Letang, Jay Beagle, Colin Greening, and Teddy Purcell, who was named the most valuable player of the tournament.
Teams edit
| Result | Team | Region | City |
|---|---|---|---|
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Calgary Northstars | Pacific | Calgary, AB |
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Gaulois du Collège Antoine-Girouard | Quebec | Saint-Hyacinthe, QC |
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St. John's Maple Leafs | Atlantic | St. John's, NL |
| 4 | Yorkton Harvest | West | Yorkton, SK |
| 5 | Waterloo Wolves | Central | Waterloo, ON |
| 6 | Sault Ste. Marie North Stars | Host | Sault Ste. Marie, ON |
Round robin edit
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaulois du Collège Antoine-Girouard | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 10 |
| 2 | Calgary Northstars | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 8 |
| 3 | Yorkton Harvest | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 6 |
| 4 | St. John's Maple Leafs | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 4 |
| 5 | Waterloo Wolves | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 2 |
| 6 | Sault Ste. Marie North Stars | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Scores edit
- Collège Antoine-Girouard 7 - Calgary 0
- Yorkton 4 - St. John's 0
- Waterloo 4 - Sault Ste Marie 3
- Calgary 4 - Waterloo 3
- Collège Antoine-Girouard 7 - Yorkton 3
- St. John's 6 - Sault Ste. Marie 2
- Collège Antoine-Girouard 2 - St. John's 1
- Yorkton 2 - Waterloo 1
- Calgary 6 - Sault Ste. Marie 2
- Calgary 2 - Yorkton 1
- St. John's 4 - Waterloo 3
- Collège Antoine-Girouard 2 - Sault Ste. Marie 0
- Collège Antoine-Girouard 5 - Waterloo 2
- Yorkton 5 - Sault Ste. Marie 3
- Calgary 4 - St. John's 0
Playoffs edit
Semi-finals edit
- Collège Antoine-Girouard 3 - St. John's 2
- Calgary 2 - Yorkton 1
Bronze-medal game edit
- St. John's 5 - Yorkton 4
Gold-medal game edit
- Calgary 5 - Collège Antoine-Girouard 1
Individual awards edit
- Most Valuable Player: Ted Purcell (St. John's)
- Top Scorer: Mathieu Aubin (Collège Antoine-Girouard)
- Top Forward: Alexandre Imbeault (Collège Antoine-Girouard)
- Top Defenceman: Dustin Nehring (Yorkton)
- Top Goaltender: Justin Mzarek (Yorkton)
- Most Sportsmanlike Player: Justin St. Louis (Calgary)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "News Release #NR.032". Hockey Canada. April 17, 2003. Retrieved January 16, 2012.