1996 Air Canada Cup
The 1996 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 18th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 16–21, 1996 at the Kamloops Memorial Arena in Kamloops, British Columbia. The Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy defeated the Thunder Bay Kings in the championship game to win the gold medal. The host North Kamloops Lions won the bronze medal. Future National Hockey League players competing in this tournament were Brad Stuart and Simon Gagné.Teams
Round robin
Standings
Scores
- New Liskeard 6 - Dartmouth 6
- Ste-Foy 3 - Red Deer 1
- Thunder Bay 6 - North Kamloops 3
- Ste-Foy 4 - Dartmouth 2
- Thunder Bay 6 - New Liskeard 3
- North Kamloops 6 - Red Deer 2
- Ste-Foy 10 - New Liskeard 2
- Red Deer 4 - Dartmouth 4
- Thunder Bay 8 - Ste-Foy 5
- New Liskeard 3 - North Kamloops 2
- Red Deer 4 - Thunder Bay 0
- North Kamloops 7 - Ste-Foy 2
- Dartmouth 4 - Thunder Bay 2
- Red Deer 6 - New Liskeard 2
- North Kamloops 9 - Dartmouth 2
Playoffs
Semi-Finals
- Thunder Bay 6 - Red Deer 2
- Ste-Foy 2 - North Kamloops 1
- North Kamloops 2 - Red Deer 1
- Ste-Foy 6 - Thunder Bay 4
- Most Valuable Player: Derek Paget
- Top Scorer: Ken MacPherson
- Top Forward: Francois Fortier
- Top Defenceman: Paul Manning
- Top Goaltender: Joey Stephenson
- Most Sportsmanlike Player: Jesse Pyatt
- Air Canada Scholarship: Derek Paget
- Esso Scholarship: Shawn Hebert
