The 1991 Air Canada Cup was

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13th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played April 23 – 28, 1991 at the Max Bell Centre in

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. The gold medal game was an all-

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showdown, as the Calgary Northstars defeated the Sherwood Park Chain Gang to become the third host team to win the national midget title. Shawn Davis scored the game-tying goal for the Northstars and Scott Bradford the game-winner in the Northstars' 2-1 defeat of the Chain Gang. Bradford was the game MVP and Davis was subsequently voted the Northstars' most improved player. The Lions du Lac St-Louis defeated the Winnipeg Hawks to win the bronze medal. Future

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players competing in the 1991 Air Canada Cup were Manny Fernandez,

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, and

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. Calgary Northstars drafted to the NHL include, notably, the NHL Draft Overall selection number: 3 in 1986 (Neil Brady), 4 in 1987 (Wayne MacBean), 18 in 1992 (Jason Smith), 29 in 2004 (Mike Green), 39 in 1989 (Brent Thompson), 57 in 1989 (Wes Walz) & 63 in 1989 (Corey Lyons). Each of Smith, Green and Walz had key leadership roles and highly successful careers on their respective NHL teams. Smith served as Captain for the Edmonton Oilers and Philadelphia Flyers and Walz served as Captain for the Minnesota Wild. From 2008-10 Green was selected to the NHL First All-Star Team and was a finalist for the Norris Trophy (best defenseman). On Feb. 14, 2009, Green set an NHL record for the longest goal-scoring streak by a defenseman at eight games. In 2003, the Calgary Northstars defeated the Gaulois du Collège Antoine-Girouard 5-1 in the gold medal game to win the Air Canada Cup. The Calgary Northstars won the silver medal at the 1988 Air Canada Cup.

Teams

Round robin

Standings

Scores

*Calgary 6 - Hamilton 2 *Sherwood Park 3 - Fredericton 2 *Lac St-Louis 5 - Winnipeg 3 *Calgary 2 - Fredericton 2 *Sherwood Park 5 - Hamilton 2 *Calgary 6 - Winnipeg 1 *Lac St-Louis 3 - Sherwood Park 2 *Hamilton 7 - Fredericton 6 *Lac St-Louis 2 - Calgary 1 *Winnipeg 6 - Sherwood Park 4 *Lac St-Louis 3 - Hamilton 2 *Fredericton 6 - Winnipeg 0 *Calgary 6 - Sherwood Park 3 *Winnipeg 7 - Hamilton 2 *Lac St-Louis 3 - Fredericton 2

Playoffs

Semi-finals

*Sherwood Park 5 - Lac St-Louis 3 *Calgary 6 - Winnipeg 3

Bronze-medal game

*Lac St-Louis 5 - Winnipeg 2

Gold-medal game

*Calgary 2 - Sherwood Park 1

Individual awards

*Most Valuable Player: Kane Chaloner (Winnipeg) *Most Sportsmanlike Player:

(Winnipeg)

References

External links

Telus Cup WebsiteHockey Canada-Telus Cup Guide and Record Book
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