1985 Air Canada Cup
# 1985 Air Canada Cup

The 1985 Air Canada Cup was Canada's seventh annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played April 16 – 20, 1985 at the Regina Agridome in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Lions du Lac St-Louis from Quebec won their second national title, defeating the host Regina Pat Canadians in the gold medal game. The Calgary Buffaloes won the bronze medal. Future National Hockey League players playing in this tournament were Benoit Brunet, Dean Chynoweth, Kevin Dahl, Claude Lapointe, Don MacLean, Lyle Odelein, Cam Russell, and Peter White.

## Teams

| Result | Team | Region | City |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Lions du Lac St-Louis | Quebec | Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC |
| | Regina Pat Canadians | Host | Regina, SK |
| | Calgary Buffaloes | Pacific | Calgary, AB |
| 4 | Dartmouth Forbes | Atlantic | Dartmouth, NS |
| 5 | Toronto Red Wings | Central | Toronto, ON |
| 6 | Thunder Bay Comets | West | Thunder Bay, ON |

## Round robin

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Regina Pat Canadians | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 8 |
| 2 | Lions du Lac St-Louis | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 8 |
| 3 | Dartmouth Forbes | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 5 |
| 4 | Calgary Buffaloes | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 5 |
| 5 | Toronto Red Wings | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 4 |
| 6 | Thunder Bay Comets | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 29 | −22 | 0 |

### Scores

* Calgary 4 - Regina 1
* Toronto 4 - Thunder Bay 1
* Lac St-Louis 7 - Dartmouth 4
* Regina 4 - Toronto 2
* Lac St-Louis 5 - Thunder Bay 1
* Dartmouth 5 - Toronto 5
* Lac St-Louis 7 - Calgary 2
* Regina 10 - Dartmouth 3
* Calgary 11 - Thunder Bay 2
* Regina 7 - Lac St-Louis 3
* Calgary 2 - Toronto 2
* Dartmouth 7 - Thunder Bay 3
* Lac St-Louis 6 - Toronto 1
* Regina 2 - Thunder Bay 0
* Dartmouth 5 - Calgary 1

## Playoffs

### Semi-finals

* Regina 5 - Calgary 1
* Lac St-Louis 5 - Dartmouth 4 (2OT)

### Bronze-medal game

* Calgary 4 - Dartmouth 1

### Gold-medal game

* Lac St-Louis 5 - Regina 2

## Individual awards

* Most Valuable Player: Craig Suchan (Regina)
* Top Scorer: Hal Turner (Dartmouth), Colin Power (Dartmouth)
* Top Forward: Claude Lapointe (Lac St-Louis)
* Top Defenceman: Shawn Anderson (Lac St-Louis)
* Top Goaltender: Craig Suchan (Regina)
* Most Sportsmanlike Player: Bryan Bosch (Calgary)
