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.
==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 	Newfoundland 	Corner Brook, NL
12 	Prince George Kings 	British Columbia 	Prince George, BC
==Round robin==
===DC8 Flight===
====Standings====
Rank	Team 	W-L-T	GF	GA	PTS
1 	Kitchener Greenshirts	4-1-0	24	15	8
2 	Lions du Lac St-Louis	3-1-1	29	15	7
3 	Notre Dame Hounds 	3-1-1	22	12	7
4 	Calgary Northstars 	2-3-0	19	25	4
5 	M.N.S. Stars 	2-3-0	12	18	4
6 	Prince George Kings 	0-5-0	7 	28	0
====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====
Rank	Team 	W-L-T	GF	GA	PTS
1 	Antigonish Novas 	4-1-0	25	11	8
2 	Current River Comets 	3-2-0	15	14	6
3 	Gloucester Rangers 	3-2-0	16	8 	6
4 	North River Atlantic Insulators	1-2-2	13	16	4
5 	Saint John Pepsi 	1-3-1	12	20	3
6 	Corner Brook 	1-3-1	9 	21	3
====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
*List of Telus Cup alumni who played in the NHL
==References==
==External links==
*Telus Cup Website
*Hockey Canada-Telus Cup Guide and Record Book
Category:Telus Cup
Category:1981 in hockey