1997 Air Canada Cup
# 1997 Air Canada Cup

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.

## Teams

| 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

### Standings

| 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 |

### Scores

* 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

### Semi-finals

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

### Bronze-medal game

* Calgary 3 - Collège Charles-Lemoyne 2

### Gold-medal game

* Thunder Bay 4 - New Liskeard 1

## Individual awards

* 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)
