The 1984 Air Canada Cup was

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sixth annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played April 17 – 21, 1984 at the

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. Prior to the season, the

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overhauled the format of the Air Canada Cup. Under the new format, the twelve branch champions would compete in five regional playoffs to qualify for the national championship. They would be joined by the host team to round out the six-team field. The host North Bay Pinehill ended up winning the first gold medal under the Air Canada Cup's new format. The

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and Lions du Lac St-Louis took silver and bronze, respectively. Future

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players competing in the 1984 tournament were Shawn Anderson,

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, Mike O'Neill,

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, Myles O'Connor,

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, Cam Russell, Darren Turcotte, and

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Teams

Round robin

Standings

Scores

*North Bay 5 - Ottawa West 3 *Notre Dane 3 - Sherwood Park 0 *Lac St-Louis 6 - Dartmouth 1 *North Bay 5 - Sherwood Park 1 *Notre Dame 4 - Ottawa West 0 *Ottawa West 5 - Sherwood Park 5 *Notre Dame 7 - Dartmouth 0 *Lac St-Louis 1 - Sherwood Park 0 *North Bay 9 - Dartmouth 1 *Lac St-Louis 6 - Ottawa West 3 *North Bay 3 - Notre Dame 1 *Sherwood Park 8 - Dartmouth 1 *Lac St-Louis 4 - Notre Dame 1 *Ottawa West 3 - Dartmouth 3 *Lac St-Louis 1 - North Bay 1

Playoffs

Semi-Finals

*North Bay 5 - Sherwood Park 4 (2OT) *Notre Dame 7 - Lac St-Louis 4

Bronze medal game

*Lac St-Louis 5 - Sherwood Park 4 (2OT)

Gold medal game

*North Bay 5 - Notre Dame 3

Individual awards

*Most Valuable Player: Guy Girouard (North Bay) *Top Scorer: Barry Gilberson (Ottawa West) *Top Forward: Steve Rosebrook (Ottawa West) *Top Defenceman: Sean Whitham (Sherwood Park) *Top Goaltender: Bill Horn ( Notre Dame) *Most Sportsmanlike Player: Ron Pitre (Dartmouth)

References

External links

Telus Cup WebsiteHockey Canada-Telus Cup Guide and Record Book
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