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
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, and Brad Shaw.[1]

Teams

Result Team Branch City
1st Quebec Lions du Lac St-Louis Quebec Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC
2nd Ontario Kitchener Greenshirts Ontario Kitchener, ON
3rd Nova Scotia Antigonish Novas Nova Scotia Antigonish, NS
4 Ontario Current River Comets Thunder Bay District Thunder Bay, ON
5 Saskatchewan Notre Dame Hounds Saskatchewan Wilcox, SK
6 Ontario Gloucester Rangers Ottawa District Gloucester, ON
7 Alberta Calgary Northstars Alberta Calgary, AB
8 Prince Edward Island North River Atlantic Insulators Prince Edward Island North River, PE
9 Manitoba M.N.S. Stars Manitoba Winnipeg, MB
10 New Brunswick Saint John Pepsi New Brunswick Saint John, NB
11 Newfoundland and Labrador Corner Brook Newfoundland Corner Brook, NL
12 British Columbia Prince George Kings British Columbia Prince George, BC

Round Robin

DC8 Flight

Standings

Rank Team W-L-T GF GA PTS
1 Ontario Kitchener Greenshirts 4-1-0 24 15 8
2 Quebec Lions du Lac St-Louis 3-1-1 29 15 7
3 Saskatchewan Notre Dame Hounds 3-1-1 22 12 7
4 Alberta Calgary Northstars 2-3-0 19 25 4
5 Manitoba M.N.S. Stars 2-3-0 12 18 4
6 British Columbia Prince George Kings 0-5-0 7 28 0

Scores

  • M.N.S. 4 - Kitchener 2
  • Calgary 5 - Prince George 1
  • Lac St-Louis 3 - Notre Dame 3
  • Notre Dame 4 - M.N.S. 0
  • Lac St-Louis 8 - Prince George 2
  • Kitchener 6 - Calgary 4
  • Lac St-Louis 7 - M.N.S. 1
  • Notre Dame 6 - Calgary 4
  • Kitchener 5 - Prince George 2
  • Lac St-Louis 8 - Calgary 2
  • M.N.S. 3 - Prince George 0
  • Kitchener 4 - Notre Dame 2
  • Calgary 5 - M.N.S. 4
  • Notre Dame 7 - Prince George 2
  • Kitchener 7 - Lac St-Louis 3

DC9 Flight

Standings

Rank Team W-L-T GF GA PTS
1 Nova Scotia Antigonish Novas 4-1-0 25 11 8
2 Ontario Current River Comets 3-2-0 15 14 6
3 Ontario Gloucester Rangers 3-2-0 16 8 6
4 Prince Edward Island North River Atlantic Insulators 1-2-2 13 16 4
5 New Brunswick Saint John Pepsi 1-3-1 12 20 3
6 Newfoundland and Labrador Corner Brook 1-3-1 9 21 3

Scores

  • Corner Brook 2 - North River 2
  • Current River 2 - Gloucester 0
  • Anigonish 7 - Saint John 3
  • Current River 5 - Saint John 3
  • Gloucester 6 - Corner Brook 1
  • Antigonish 4 - North River 1
  • Gloucester 4 - Saint John 0
  • Current River 4 - North River 2
  • Antigonish 8 - Corner Brook 2
  • North River 4 - Gloucester 2
  • Saint John 2 - Corner Brook 0
  • Antigonish 5 - Current River 1
  • Saint John 4 - North River 4
  • Corner Brook 4 - Current River 3
  • Gloucester 4 - Antigonish 1

Playoffs

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Bronze Medal Game

Gold Medal Game

Individual Awards

See also

References

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

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