1995 Air Canada Cup
# 1995 Air Canada Cup

The 1995 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 17th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played April 19 – 25, 1995 at Sherbrooke, Quebec. The Thunder Bay Kings defeated the Red Deer Chiefs in the championship game to win the gold medal. The Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy won the bronze medal. Future National Hockey League players competing in this tournament were Brad Leeb and Derek Morris.

## Teams

| Result | Team | Region | City |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Thunder Bay Kings | West | Thunder Bay, ON |
| | Red Deer Optimist Chiefs | Pacific | Red Deer, AB |
| | Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy | Quebec | Sainte-Foy, QC |
| 4 | Wexford Raiders | Central | Scarborough, ON |
| 5 | Cantonniers de Magog | Host | Magog, QC |
| 6 | Dartmouth Subways | Atlantic | Dartmouth, NS |

## Round robin

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Thunder Bay Kings | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | Red Deer Chiefs | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 5 |
| 4 | Wexford Raiders | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 4 |
| 5 | Cantonniers de Magog | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 |
| 6 | Dartmouth Subways | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 2 |

### Scores

* Thunder Bay 2 - Red Deer 2
* Ste-Foy 4 - Dartmouth 0
* Wexford 3 - Magog 0
* Ste-Foy 2 - Red Deer 1
* Thunder Bay 2 - Magog 1
* Dartmouth 4 - Wexford 2
* Magog 2 - Ste-Foy 1
* Thunder Bay 5 - Wexford 3
* Red Deer 8 - Dartmouth 1
* Ste-Foy 6 - Wexford 3
* Magog 3 - Dartmouth 1
* Wexford 2 - Red Deer 1
* Thunder Bay 3 - Dartmouth 1
* Red Deer 5 - Magog 1
* Thunder Bay 3 - Ste-Foy 1

## Playoffs

### Semi-finals

* Thunder Bay 5 - Wexford 1
* Red Deer 6 - Ste-Foy 4

### Bronze-medal game

* Ste-Foy 4 - Wexford 3

### Gold-medal game

* Thunder Bay 4 - Red Deer 3

## Individual awards

* Most Valuable Player: David Cinelli (Wexford)
* Top Scorer: Jesse Heerema (Thunder Bay)
* Top Forward: Josh Lazzari (Red Deer)
* Top Defenceman: Derek Morris (Red Deer)
* Top Goaltender: David Cinelli (Wexford)
* Most Sportsmanlike Player: Bryan Boorman (Red Deer)
