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.

1981 Air Canada Cup

Tournament details
Venue(s)	Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, NS
Dates	April 14 – 19, 1981
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	Lions du Lac St-Louis
Runner-up	Kitchener Greenshirts
Third place	Antigonish Novas
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)	Normand Lacombe
MVP	Dale Derkatch

Teams

Result	Team	Branch	City
	Lions du Lac St-Louis	Quebec	Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC
	Kitchener Greenshirts	Ontario	Kitchener, ON
	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

DC8 Flight

Standings

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:

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

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:

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

• 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: 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

• Telus Cup

External links

• Telus Cup Website
• Hockey Canada-Telus Cup Guide and Record Book