1981 Air Canada Cup
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]
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| Dates | April 14 – 19, 1981 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, NS |
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Runner-up  |  |
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Teams
| Result | Team | Branch | City |
 | | Quebec | Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC |
 | | Ontario | Kitchener, ON |
 | | Nova Scotia | Antigonish, NS |
| 4 | | Thunder Bay District | Thunder Bay, ON |
| 5 | | Saskatchewan | Wilcox, SK |
| 6 | | Ottawa District | Gloucester, ON |
| 7 |  | Alberta | Calgary, AB |
| 8 |  | Prince Edward Island | North River, PE |
| 9 |  | Manitoba | Winnipeg, MB |
| 10 |  | New Brunswick | Saint John, NB |
| 11 |  | Newfoundland | Corner Brook, NL |
| 12 |  | British Columbia | Prince George, BC |
Round robin
DC8 Flight
Standings
| Rank | Team | W-L-T | GF | GA | PTS |
| 1 | | 4-1-0 | 24 | 15 | 8 |
| 2 | | 3-1-1 | 29 | 15 | 7 |
| 3 | | 3-1-1 | 22 | 12 | 7 |
| 4 | | 2-3-0 | 19 | 25 | 4 |
| 5 | | 2-3-0 | 12 | 18 | 4 |
| 6 | | 0-5-0 | 7 | 28 | 0 |
Scores
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DC9 Flight
Standings
| Rank | Team | W-L-T | GF | GA | PTS |
| 1 | | 4-1-0 | 25 | 11 | 8 |
| 2 | | 3-2-0 | 15 | 14 | 6 |
| 3 | | 3-2-0 | 16 | 8 | 6 |
| 4 | | 1-2-2 | 13 | 16 | 4 |
| 5 | | 1-3-1 | 12 | 20 | 3 |
| 6 | | 1-3-1 | 9 | 21 | 3 |
Scores
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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:
- Top Scorer:
- Top Forward:
- Top Defenceman:
- Top Goaltender:
- Most Sportsmanlike Player:
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See also
References
- "Greenshirts turned red-faced after losing final to Quebec", Regina Leader-Post, p. 23, 1981-04-20, retrieved 2013-04-26
External links
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