The 1983 Air Canada Cup was Canada's fifth annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played April 17 – 24, 1983 at the Laval University Sports and Physical Education Pavilion (PEPS) in Ste-Foy, Quebec. The Regina Pat Canadians defeated the Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy to win the gold medal. The Andrew Maroons, representing the Thunder Bay District, captured the bronze medal. Tony Hrkac of the Andrews Maroons led the tournament in scoring, while Kirk McLean of the Don Mills Flyers was named the Top Goaltender. Other future National Hockey League players competing in this tournament were Alain Côté, Peter Douris, Brent Fedyk, Wade Flaherty, Ian Herbers, Dale Kushner, Scott Mellanby, and Don Sweeney.

Teams Result Team Branch City Regina Pat Canadians Saskatchewan Regina, SK Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy Quebec Ste-Foy, QC Andrews Maroons Thunder Bay District Thunder Bay, ON 4 Sherwood Park Chain Gang Alberta Sherwood Park, AB 5 Don Mills Flyers Ontario Toronto, ON 6 Sherwood-Parkdale Prince Edward Island Sherwood, PE 7 Corner Brook Newfoundland Corner Brook, NL 8 Halifax McDonald's Nova Scotia Halifax, NS 9 Winnipeg Monarchs Manitoba Winnipeg, MB 10 Ottawa West Golden Knights Ottawa District Ottawa, ON 11 Saint John Pepsi New Brunswick Saint John, NB 12 Terrace Totem British Columbia Terrace, BC

Round robin

DC8 Flight

Standings

Scores

Don Mills 5 - Regina 1 Ste-Foy 7 - Winnipeg 2 Halifax 5 - Terrace 3 Regina 6 - Halifax 1 Don Mills 6 - Winnipeg 3 Ste-Foy 1 - Terrace 0 Winnipeg 4 - Regina 3 Don Mills 12 - Terrace 4 Ste-Foy 6 - Halifax 0 Don Mills 11 - Halifax 2 Winnipeg 2 - Terrace 1 Regina 4 - Ste-Foy 3 Halifax 4 - Winnipeg 3 Regina 8 - Terrace 4 Ste-Foy 8 - Don Mills 3

DC9 Flight

Standings

Scores

Ottawa West 6 - Saint John 4 Corner Brook 4 - Sherwood-Parkdale 1 Andrews 4 - Sherwood Park 3 Sherwood Park 9 - Corner Brook 1 Andrews 6 - Saint John 2 Sherwood-Parkdale 9 - Ottawa West 3 Andrews 6 - Corner Brook 2 Sherwood-Parkdale 6 - Saint John 2 Sherwood Park 6 - Ottawa West 4 Sherwood Park 5 - Saint John 1 Andrews 5 - Sherwood-Parkdale 1 Corner Brook 4 - Ottawa West 2 Andrews 6 - Ottawa West 3 Sherwood-Parkdale 3 - Sherwood Park 1 Corner Brook 7 - Saint John 4

Playoffs

Quarter-finals Andrews 8 - Corner Brook 5 Regina 4 - Don Mills 3 Sherwood Park 8 - Sherwood-Parkdale 1 Ste-Foy 8 - Halifax 1

Semi-finals Regina 6 - Andrews 2 Ste-Foy 5 - Sherwood Park 1

Bronze-medal game Andrews 6 - Sherwood Park 1

Gold-medal game Regina 5 - Ste-Foy 4

Individual awards Most Valuable Player: Donnie Porter (Andrews) Top Scorer: Tony Hrkac (Andrews) Top Forward: Tim Iannone (Regina) Top Defenceman: Selmar Odelein (Regina) Top Goaltender: Kirk McLean (Don Mills) Most Sportsmanlike Player: Rejean Boivin (Ste-Foy)

See also Telus Cup

References

External links Telus Cup Website Hockey Canada-Telus Cup Guide and Record Book