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1981 Air Canada Cup

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1981 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, NS
DatesApril 14 – 19, 1981
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Lions du Lac St-Louis
Runner-up Kitchener Greenshirts
Third place Antigonish Novas
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Normand Lacombe
MVPDale 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

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

Round robin

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DC8 Flight

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Kitchener Greenshirts 5 4 1 0 24 15 +9 8
2 Lions du Lac St-Louis 5 3 1 1 29 15 +14 7
3 Notre Dame Hounds 5 3 1 1 22 12 +10 7
4 Calgary Northstars 5 2 3 0 19 25 −6 4
5 M.N.S. Stars 5 2 3 0 12 18 −6 4
6 Prince George Kings 5 0 5 0 7 28 −21 0
Source: [citation needed]

Scores

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  • 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

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Antigonish Novas 5 4 1 0 25 11 +14 8
2 Current River Comets 5 3 2 0 15 14 +1 6
3 Gloucester Rangers 5 3 2 0 16 8 +8 6
4 North River Atlantic Insulators 5 1 2 2 13 16 −3 4
5 Saint John Pepsi 5 1 3 1 12 20 −8 3
6 Corner Brook Royals 5 1 3 1 9 21 −12 3
Source: [citation needed]

Scores

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  • 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

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Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

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

Bronze-medal game

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  • Antigonish 9 - Current River 3

Gold-medal game

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  • Lac St-Louis 7 - Kitchener 2

Individual awards

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

See also

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References

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  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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