1989 Air Canada Cup
# 1989 Air Canada Cup

The 1989 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 11th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played in April 1989 at Memorial Stadium in St. John's, Newfoundland. In a rematch of the previous year's gold medal game, the Calgary Buffaloes defeated the defending champion Regina Pat Canadians to win the gold medal. The Wexford Raiders from Ontario won the bronze.

## Teams

| Result | Team | Region | City |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Calgary Buffaloes | Pacific | Calgary, AB |
| | Regina Pat Canadians | West | Regina, SK |
| | Wexford Raiders | Central | Scarborough, ON |
| 4 | Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy | Quebec | Ste-Foy, QC |
| 5 | Antigonish Novas | Atlantic | Antigonish, NS |
| 6 | St. John's Capitals | Host | St. John's, NL |

## Round robin

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Wexford Raiders | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 10 |
| 2 | Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 6 |
| 3 | Regina Pat Canadiens | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 6 |
| 4 | Calgary Buffaloes | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 6 |
| 5 | Antigonish Novas | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 2 |
| 6 | St. John's Capitals | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 29 | −22 | 0 |

### Scores

* Wexford 7 - St. John's 4
* Ste-Foy 7 - Antigonish 0
* Regina 6 - Calgary 2
* Antigonish 4 - St. John's 0
* Wexford 3 - Ste-Foy 2
* Regina 7 - St. John's 1
* Calgary 3 - Ste. Foy 1
* Wexford 3 - Antigonish 2
* Calgary 6 - St. John's 1
* Ste-Foy 6 - Regina 2
* Wexford 3 - Calgary 2
* Ste-Foy 5 - St. John'[s 1
* Wexford 2 - Regina 1
* Calgary 5 - Antigonish 0

## Playoffs

### Semi-finals

* Calgary 5 - Wexford 4
* Regina 3 - Ste-Foy 2

### Bronze-medal game

* Wexford 7 - Ste-Foy 2

### Gold-medal game

* Calgary 4 - Regina 3

## Individual awards

* Most Valuable Player: Steve Smith (Wexford)
* Most Sportsmanlike Player: Kelly Harper (Wexford)
