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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 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
MVPSaskatchewan 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

Result Team Branch City
1st place, gold medalist(s) Quebec Lions du Lac St-Louis Quebec Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ontario Kitchener Greenshirts Ontario Kitchener, ON
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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

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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