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