2000 Air Canada Cup

2000 Air Canada Cup

Tournament details
Dates	April 24–30, 2000
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Maurice Richard Arena in Montréal, QC
Final positions
Champions	Cantonniers de Magog
Runner-up	Collége Français de Montréal-Bourassa
Third place	Saskatoon Contacts
Scoring leader(s)	Josh Welter
MVP	Jean-François Kingsley
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The 2000 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 22nd annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 24–30, 2000 at the Maurice Richard Arena in Montreal, Quebec.^[1] The championship game was an all-Quebec showdown as the Quebec champions Cantonniers de Magog shutout the host Collége Français de Montréal-Bourassa 6-0 in the gold medal game to win the national championship.

Future National Hockey League players competing in this tournament were Joffrey Lupul and Ryane Clowe.

Teams

Result	Team	Region	City
	Cantonniers de Magog	Quebec	Magog, Quebec
	Collége Français de Montréal-Bourassa	Host	Montreal, QC
	Saskatoon Contacts	West	Saskatoon, SK
4	Fort Saskatchewan Rangers	Pacific	Fort Saskatchewan, AB
5	Richmond Hill Stars	Central	Richmond Hill, ON
6	St. John's Maple Leafs	Atlantic	St. John's, NL

Round Robin

Standings

Rank	Team	W-L-T	GF	GA	PTS
1	Cantonniers de Magog	4-1-0	36	13	8
2	Collége Français de Montréal-Bourassa	4-1-0	25	14	8
3	Fort Saskatchewan Rangers	4-1-0	25	12	8
4	Saskatoon Contacts	1-3-1	19	19	3
5	Richmond Hill Stars	1-4-0	9	41	2
6	St. John's Maple Leafs	0-4-1	13	27	1

Scores

Fort Saskatchewan 6 - Saskatoon 4 Magog 14 - Richmond Hill 3 Montréal-Bourassa 6 - St. John's 4 Saskatoon 7 - Richmond Hill 0 Fort Saskatchewan 5 - St. John's 1 Magog 5 - Montréal-Bourassa 3 Richmond Hill 4 - St. John's 2 Magog 7 - Saskatoon 3

Montréal-Bourassa 5 - Fort Saskatchewan 2 Magog 8 - St. John's 2 Fort Saskatchewan 9 - Richmond Hill 0 Montréal-Bourassa 2 - Saskatoon 1 Fort Saskatchewan 3 - Magog 2 St. John's 4 - Saskatoon 4 Montréal-Bourassa 9 - Richmond Hill 2

Playoffs

Semi-Finals

• Magog 4 - Saskatoon 3
• Montréal-Bourassa 4 - Fort Saskatchewan 1

Bronze Medal Game

• Saskatoon 6 - Fort Saskatchewan 5

Gold Medal Game

• Magog 6 - Montréal-Bourassa 0

Individual Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Jean-François Kingsley (Montréal-Bourassa)
• Top Scorer: Josh Welter (Fort Saskatchewan)
• Top Forward: Josh Welter (Fort Saskatchewan)
• Top Defenceman: Francis Trudel (Magog)
• Top Goaltender: Geoff McIntosh (Saskatoon)
• Most Sportsmanlike Player: Brent Roach (St. John's)

Regional Playdowns

Atlantic Region

• The St. John's Maple Leafs advanced by winning their regional tournament, which was played April 6–9, 2000 in St. John's, Newfoundland.

Quebec

• The Cantonniers de Magog advanced by capturing the Quebec Midget AAA League title.

Central Region

• The Richmond Hill Stars advanced by winning their regional tournament, which was played April 4–9, 2000 in Toronto, Ontario.
• Teams competing

Don Mills Flyers (host)

Lambton Lightning

Mississauga Reps

Ottawa Sting

Richmond Hill Stars

Southwest Storm

Timmins Majors

West Region

• The Saskatoon Contacts advanced by winning their regional tournament, which was played April 6–9, 2000 in Souris, Manitoba.
• Teams competing

Eastman Selects

Saskatoon Contacts

Southwest Cougars (host)

Thunder Bay Kings

Pacific Region

• The Fort Saskatchewan Rangers advanced by winning their regional tournament, which was played April 7–9, 2000 in Kamloops, British Columbia.
• Teams competing

Fort Saskatchewan Rangers

Kamloops

Northwest Territories

See also

• Telus Cup

References

1. "News Release #NR.033". Hockey Canada. April 20, 2000. Retrieved January 16, 2012.

External links

• 2000 Air Canada Cup Home Page
• Hockey Canada-Telus Cup Guide and Record Book