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1981 Air Canada Cup

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Dates
  
April 14 – 19, 1981

Champions
  
Lions du Lac St-Louis

Third place
  
Antigonish Novas

Teams
  
12

Runner-up
  
Kitchener Greenshirts

Venue(s)
  
Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, NS

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.

Contents

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.)

    • References

    1981 Air Canada Cup Wikipedia
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