2001 Air Canada Cup

2001 Air Canada Cup

Tournament details
Dates	April 23–29, 2001
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Prince George Multiplex in Prince George, BC
Final positions
Champions	Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy
Runner-up	Calgary Royals
Third place	Toronto Young Nationals
Scoring leader(s)	Andrew Joudrey
MVP	Steve Bernier
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The 2001 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 23rd annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 23–29, 2001 at the Prince George Multiplex in Prince George, British Columbia.^[1] Steve Bernier scored the winning goal in the second overtime period of the gold medal game to give the Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Royals. It was Ste-Foy's third national title in eight appearances in the final.

Teams

Result	Team	Region	City
	Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy	Quebec	Sainte-Foy, QC
	Calgary Royals	Pacific	Calgary, AB
	Toronto Young Nationals	Central	Toronto, ON
4	Dartmouth Subways	Atlantic	Dartmouth, NS
5	Prince George Cougars	Host	Prince George, BC
6	Beardy's Blackhawks	West	Duck Lake, SK

Round Robin

Standings

Rank	Team	W-L-T	GF	GA	PTS
1	Calgary Royals	4-1-0	27	18	8
2	Dartmouth Subways	3-1-1	25	21	7
3	Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy	3-2-0	20	15	6
4	Toronto Young Nationals	3-2-0	19	18	6
5	Prince George Cougars	1-4-0	13	24	2
6	Beardy's Blackhawks	0-4-1	18	26	1

Scores

Ste-Foy 4 - Toronto 3 Calgary 6 - Dartmouth 4 Prince George 6 - Beardy's 4 Dartmouth 3 - Ste-Foy 2 (OT) Toronto 3 - Beardy's 2 Calgary 7 - Prince George 2 Toronto 6 - Calgary 4 Ste-Foy 6 - Beardy's 2

Dartmouth 5 - Prince George 2 Dartmouth 7 - Toronto 5 Calgary 5 - Beardy's 4 (OT) Ste-Foy 6 - Price George 2 Beardy's 6 - Dartmouth 6 Calgary 5 - Ste-Foy 2 Toronto 2 - Prince George 1

Playoffs

Semi-Finals

• Calgary 6 - Toronto 0
• Ste-Foy 10 - Dartmouth 1

Bronze Medal Game

• Toronto 4 - Dartmouth 3 (OT)

Gold Medal Game

• Ste-Foy 4 - Calgary 3 (2OT)

Individual Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Steve Bernier (Ste-Foy)
• Top Scorer: Andrew Joudrey (Dartmouth)
• Top Forward: Brett Pilkington (Calgary)
• Top Defenceman: Justin Cruse (Beardy's)
• Top Goaltender: Mike Charlton (Dartmouth)
• Most Sportsmanlike Player: Robert Cranston (Toronto)

Regional Playdowns

Atlantic Region

• The Dartmouth Subways advanced by winning their regional tournament, which was played April 4–8, 2001 in Miramichi, New Brunswick.^[1]

Quebec

• The Gouverneurs du Ste-Foy advanced by capturing the Quebec Midget AAA League title.^[1]

Central Region

• The Toronto Young Nationals advanced by winning their regional tournament, which was played April 3–8, 2001 in Kitchener, Ontario.^[1]

West Region

• The Beady's Blackhawks advanced by winning their regional tournament, which was played April 4–8, 2001 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.^[1]

Pacific Region

• The Prince George Cougars won their regional tournament, which was played April 4–8, 2001 in Alberta, but qualified for the national championship as the host team. As a result, the Calgary Royals also advanced by finishing second.^[1]

See also

• Telus Cup

References

1. "News Release #NR.017". Hockey Canada. March 14, 2001. Retrieved January 16, 2012.

External links

• 2001 Air Canada Cup Home Page
• Hockey Canada-Telus Cup Guide and Record Book