| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | Moncton Coliseum in Moncton, NB |
| Dates | April 15–19, 1986 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Notre Dame Hounds |
Runner-up  | Toronto Redwings |
Third place  | Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Scoring leader(s) | Michel Picard |
| MVP | Brent Bobyck |
The 1986 Air Canada Cup was Canada's eighth annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played April 15–19, 1986 at the Moncton Coliseum in Moncton, New Brunswick. The Notre Dame Hounds from Wilcox, Saskatchewan won their second national title, defeating the Toronto Redwings in the gold medal game. The Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy won the bronze medal. Future National Hockey League players competing in this tournament were Rod Brind'Amour, Scott Pellerin, Frédéric Chabot, Michel Picard, Yves Racine, and most notably, future Hall of Famer Joe Sakic, who was a member of the Burnaby Hawks.[1][2]
- ^ "TELUS40". Hockey Canada. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
- ^ "Hounds have a second title to howl about", Regina Leader-Post, p. 13, 1986-04-21, retrieved 2013-04-24