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1980 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Cornwall Civic Complex in Cornwall, ON
DatesApril 15 – 20, 1980
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Saskatchewan Notre Dame Hounds
Runner-up Quebec Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy
Third place British Columbia North Shore WC
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Quebec Richard Linteau
MVPSaskatchewan Gord Flegel
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The 1980 Air Canada Cup was Canada's second annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played April 15 – 20, 1980 at the Cornwall Civic Complex in Cornwall, Ontario. The Notre Dame Hounds won their first national championship, defeating the Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy in the gold medal game. The North Shore Winter Club of North Vancouver, British Columbia won the bronze medal.[1]

The two most notable players in this tournament were future Hall of Famers Steve Yzerman of the Nepean Raiders and Ron Francis of the Sault Ste. Marie Legion. Other future National Hockey League players competing were Lyndon Byers, Brian Curran, Dean Evason, Gary Leeman, Gerard Gallant, Ron Hextall, James Patrick, Darren Pang, and Michel Petit.

Teams

Result Team Branch City
1st place, gold medalist(s) Saskatchewan Notre Dame Hounds Saskatchewan Wilcox, SK
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Quebec Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy Quebec Ste-Foy, QC
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) British Columbia North Shore Winter Club British Columbia North Vancouver, BC
4 Nova Scotia Halifax McDonald's Nova Scotia Halifax, NS
5 Ontario Nepean Raiders Ottawa District Nepean, ON
6 Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Legion Ontario Sault Ste. Marie, ON
7 Alberta Calgary Northstars Alberta Calgary, AB
8 New Brunswick Moncton Flyers New Brunswick Moncton, NB
9 Manitoba Brandon Wheat Kings Manitoba Brandon, MB
10 Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's Christian Brothers Newfoundland St. John's, NL
11 Prince Edward Island Sherwood-Parkdale Prince Edward Island Sherwood, PE
12 Ontario Fort Frances Boise Cascade Thunder Bay District Fort Frances, ON

Round robin

DC8 Flight

Standings

Rank Team W-L-T GF GA PTS
1 Saskatchewan Notre Dame Hounds 5-0-0 31 14 10
2 British Columbia North Shore Winter Club 3-2-0 26 13 6
3 Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Legion 3-2-0 19 15 6
4 Alberta Calgary Northstars 3-2-0 22 14 6
5 Manitoba Brandon Wheat Kings 1-4-0 13 23 2
6 Ontario Fort Frances Boise Cascade 0-5-0 8 40 0

Scores

DC9 Flight

Standings

Rank Team W-L-T GF GA PTS
1 Quebec Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy 5-0-0 37 8 10
2 Nova Scotia Halifax McDonald's 3-2-0 14 12 6
3 Ontario Nepean Rangers 3-2-0 29 15 6
4 New Brunswick Moncton Flyers 2-3-0 17 20 4
5 Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's Christian Brothers 1-4-0 15 37 2
6 Prince Edward Island Sherwood-Parkdale 1-4-0 17 37 2

Scores

Playoffs

Bronze medal game

  • North Shore 5 - Halifax 1

Gold medal game

  • Notre Dame 5 - Ste-Foy 1

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Saskatchewan Gord Flegel (Notre Dame)
  • Top Scorer: Quebec Richard Linteau (Ste-Foy)
  • Top Forward: Quebec Rejean Bignola (Ste-Foy)
  • Top Defenceman: Saskatchewan James Patrick (Notre Dame)
  • Top Goaltender: Nova Scotia Robbie Richardson (Halifax)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: British Columbia Randy Heath (North Shore)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hounds capture Air Canada Cup", Regina Leader-Post, p. 21, 1980-04-21, retrieved 2013-04-26
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