1994 Air Canada Cup
# 1994 Air Canada Cup

The 1994 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 16th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played April 18 – 24, 1994 at the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Manitoba. The Regina Pat Canadians defeated the Red Deer Chiefs in double overtime of the gold medal game to win the national title. The Intrépide de Gatineau won the bronze medal game. Daniel Brière of Gatineau led the tournament in scoring, while Chris Mason of Red Deer was named Top Goaltender.

## Teams

| Result | Team | Region | City |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Regina Pat Canadians | West | Regina, SK |
| | Red Deer Chiefs | Pacific | Red Deer, AB |
| | Intrépide de Gatineau | Quebec | Gatineau, QC |
| 4 | Sudbury Nickel Capitals | Central | Sudbury, ON |
| 5 | Halifax McDonald's | Atlantic | Halifax, NS |
| 6 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Host | Brandon, MB |

## Round robin

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Red Deer Chiefs | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 8 |
| 2 | Intrépide de Gatineau | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 6 |
| 3 | Regina Pat Canadians | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 6 |
| 4 | Sudbury Nickel Capitals | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 4 |
| 5 | Halifax McDonald's | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 4 |
| 6 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 0 |

### Scores

* Sudbury 5 - Brandon 2
* Regina 3 - Gatineau 2
* Red Deer 6 - Halifax 5
* Gatineau 5 - Brandon 3
* Sudbury 5 - Halifax 4
* Regina 5 - Brandon 1
* Red Deer 4 - Sudbury 1
* Halifax 7 - Gatineau 6
* Sudbury 4 - Regina 3
* Red Deer 5 - Brandon 1
* Regina 4 - Halifax 3
* Gatineau 7 - Sudbury 3
* Red Deer 4 - Regina 2
* Halifax 5 - Brandon 4
* Gatineau 7 - Red Deer 2

## Playoffs

### Semi-finals

* Red Deer 5 - Sudbury 1
* Regina 3 - Gatineau 1

### Bronze-medal game

* Gatineau 5 - Sudbury 1

### Gold-medal game

* Regina 3 - Red Deer 2 2OT

## Individual awards

* Most Valuable Player: Tyler Barabonoff (Red Deer)
* Top Scorer: Daniel Brière (Gatineau)
* Top Forward: Daniel Brière (Gatineau)
* Top Defenceman: Tyler Barabonoff (Red Deer)
* Top Goaltender: Chris Mason (Red Deer)
* Most Sportsmanlike Player: Joel Irving (Regina)
