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.

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

Semi-finals

 * Thunder Bay 6 - Red Deer 2
 * Ste-Foy 2 - North Kamloops 1

Bronze-medal game

 * North Kamloops 2 - Red Deer 1

Gold-medal game

 * Ste-Foy 6 - Thunder Bay 4

Individual awards

 * Most Valuable Player: Derek Paget (North Kamloops)
 * Top Scorer: Ken MacPherson (Dartmouth)
 * Top Forward: Francois Fortier (Ste-Foy)
 * Top Defenceman: Paul Manning (Red Deer)
 * Top Goaltender: Joey Stephenson (Red Deer)
 * Most Sportsmanlike Player: Jesse Pyatt (Thunder Bay)
 * Air Canada Scholarship: Derek Paget (North Kamloops)
 * Esso Scholarship: Shawn Hebert (Thunder Bay)