1983 Air Canada Cup

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====
Rank	Team 	W-L-T	GF	GA	PTS
1 	Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy	4-1-0	22	9 	8
2 	Don Mills Flyers 	4-1-0	37	15	8
3 	Regina Pat Canadians 	3-2-0	22	17	6
4 	Halifax McDonald's 	2-3-0	12	29	4
5 	Winnipeg Monarchs 	2-3-0	14	21	4
6 	Terrace Totem 	0-5-0	12	28	0
====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====
Rank	Team 	W-L-T	GF	GA	PTS
1 	Andrews Maroons 	5-0-0	27	11	10
2 	Sherwood Park Chain Gang 	3-2-0	24	14	6
3 	Sherwood-Parkdale 	3-2-0	20	15	6
4 	Corner Brook 	3-2-0	18	22	6
5 	Ottawa West Golden Knights	1-4-0	18	29	2
6 	Saint John Pepsi 	0-5-0	14	30	0
====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
*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:1983 in hockey