1981 Air Canada Cup

1981 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
Dates April 14 – 19, 1981
Teams 12
Venue(s) Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, NS
Final positions
Champions  Quebec Lions du Lac St-Louis
Runner-up  Ontario Kitchener Greenshirts
Third place  Nova Scotia Antigonish Novas
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s) Quebec Normand Lacombe
MVP Saskatchewan Dale Derkatch
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The 1981 Air Canada Cup was Canada's third annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played April 14 – 19, 1981 at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Lions du Lac St-Louis won their first national championship, defeating the Kitchener Greenshirts in the gold medal game. The Antigonish Novas from Nova Scotia won the bronze medal. Future National Hockey League players competing in this tournament were Lyndon Byers, Bobby Dollas, Normand Lacombe, Gary Leeman, Darryl Reaugh, Mike Tomlak and Brad Shaw.[1]

Teams

ResultTeamBranchCity
1st, gold medalist(s)Quebec Lions du Lac St-LouisQuebecDollard-des-Ormeaux, QC
2nd, silver medalist(s)Ontario Kitchener GreenshirtsOntarioKitchener, ON
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Nova Scotia Antigonish NovasNova ScotiaAntigonish, NS
4Ontario Current River CometsThunder Bay DistrictThunder Bay, ON
5Saskatchewan Notre Dame HoundsSaskatchewanWilcox, SK
6Ontario Gloucester RangersOttawa DistrictGloucester, ON
7Alberta Calgary NorthstarsAlbertaCalgary, AB
8Prince Edward Island North River Atlantic InsulatorsPrince Edward IslandNorth River, PE
9Manitoba M.N.S. StarsManitobaWinnipeg, MB
10New Brunswick Saint John PepsiNew BrunswickSaint John, NB
11Newfoundland and Labrador Corner BrookNewfoundlandCorner Brook, NL
12British Columbia Prince George KingsBritish ColumbiaPrince George, BC

Round robin

DC8 Flight

Standings

RankTeamW-L-TGFGAPTS
1Ontario Kitchener Greenshirts4-1-024158
2Quebec Lions du Lac St-Louis3-1-129157
3Saskatchewan Notre Dame Hounds3-1-122127
4Alberta Calgary Northstars2-3-019254
5Manitoba M.N.S. Stars2-3-012184
6British Columbia Prince George Kings0-5-07280

Scores

DC9 Flight

Standings

RankTeamW-L-TGFGAPTS
1Nova Scotia Antigonish Novas4-1-025118
2Ontario Current River Comets3-2-015146
3Ontario Gloucester Rangers3-2-01686
4Prince Edward Island North River Atlantic Insulators1-2-213164
5New Brunswick Saint John Pepsi1-3-112203
6Newfoundland and Labrador Corner Brook1-3-19213

Scores

Playoffs

Quarter-Finals

  • Antigonish 5 - Gloucester 3
  • Lac St-Louis 8 - Calgary 2
  • Current River 7 - North River 6
  • Kitchener 5 - Notre Dame 2

Semi-Finals

  • Lac St-Louis 3 - Antigonish 2
  • Kitchener 6 - Current River 0

Bronze medal game

  • Antigonish 9 - Current River 3

Gold medal game

  • Lac St-Louis 7 - Kitchener 2

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Saskatchewan Dale Derkatch (Notre Dame)
  • Top Scorer: Saskatchewan Normand Lacombe (Lac St-Louis)
  • Top Forward: Saskatchewan Dale Derkatch (Notre Dame)
  • Top Defenceman: Nova Scotia Calvin Fraser (Antigonish)
  • Top Goaltender: Ontario James Falle (Gloucester)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Manitoba Mike Vinsky (M.N.S.)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Greenshirts turned red-faced after losing final to Quebec", Regina Leader-Post, p. 23, 1981-04-20, retrieved 2013-04-26
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