1997 Air Canada Cup

1997 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)	New Glasgow Stadium in New Glasgow, NS
Dates	April 22–27, 1997
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Thunder Bay Kings
Runner-up	New Liskeard Cubs
Third place	Calgary Royals
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)	Tim Zafiris
MVP	Tim Zafiris
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The 1997 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 19th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 22–27, 1997 at the New Glasgow Stadium in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. The Thunder Bay Kings defeated the New Liskeard Cubs in the championship game to win their second gold medal in three years. The Calgary Royals won the bronze medal.

Teams[edit]

Result	Team	Region	City
	Thunder Bay Kings	West	Thunder Bay, ON
	New Liskeard Cubs	Central	New Liskeard, ON
	Calgary Royals	Pacific	Calgary, Alberta
4	Riverains de Collège Charles-Lemoyne	Quebec	Sainte-Catherine, QC
5	Charlottetown Abbies	Atlantic	Charlottetown, PE
6	Pictou County Weeks	Host	New Glasgow, NS

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Thunder Bay Kings	5	4	1	0	23	13	+10	8
2	Riverains de Collège Charles-Lemoyne	5	3	1	1	28	11	+17	7
3	New Liskeard Cubs	5	3	2	0	23	14	+9	6
4	Calgary Royals	5	2	2	1	18	19	−1	5
5	Charlottetown Abbies	5	1	4	0	12	36	−24	2
6	Pictou County Weeks	5	0	3	2	15	26	−11	2

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