1980 Air Canada Cup

The 1980 Air Canada Cup was Canada's second annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played April 15 – 20, 1980 at the Cornwall Civic Complex in Cornwall, Ontario. The Notre Dame Hounds won their first national championship, defeating the Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy in the gold medal game. The North Shore Winter Club of North Vancouver, British Columbia won the bronze medal.
The two most notable players in this tournament were future Hall of Famers Steve Yzerman of the Nepean Raiders and Ron Francis of the Sault Ste. Marie Legion. Other future National Hockey League players competing were Lyndon Byers, Brian Curran, Dean Evason, Gary Leeman, Gerard Gallant, Ron Hextall, James Patrick, Darren Pang, and Michel Petit.
==Teams==
Result	Team 	Branch 	City
 	Notre Dame Hounds 	Saskatchewan 	Wilcox, SK
 	Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy 	Quebec 	Ste-Foy, QC
 	North Shore Winter Club 	British Columbia 	North Vancouver, BC
4 	Halifax McDonald's 	Nova Scotia 	Halifax, NS
5 	Nepean Raiders 	Ottawa District 	Nepean, ON
6 	Sault Ste. Marie Legion 	Ontario 	Sault Ste. Marie, ON
7 	Calgary Northstars 	Alberta 	Calgary, AB
8 	Moncton Flyers 	New Brunswick 	Moncton, NB
9 	Brandon Wheat Kings 	Manitoba 	Brandon, MB
10 	St. John's Christian Brothers	Newfoundland 	St. John's, NL
11 	Sherwood-Parkdale 	Prince Edward Island	Sherwood, PE
12 	Fort Frances Boise Cascade 	Thunder Bay District	Fort Frances, ON
==Round robin==
===DC8 Flight===
====Standings====
Rank	Team 	W-L-T	GF	GA	PTS
1 	Notre Dame Hounds 	5-0-0	31	14	10
2 	North Shore Winter Club 	3-2-0	26	13	6
3 	Sault Ste. Marie Legion 	3-2-0	19	15	6
4 	Calgary Northstars 	3-2-0	22	14	6
5 	Brandon Wheat Kings 	1-4-0	13	23	2
6 	Fort Frances Boise Cascade	0-5-0	8 	40	0
====Scores====
*Notre Dame 9 - Fort Frances 3
*North Shore 9 - Brandon 0
*Sault Ste. Marie 5 - Calgary 2
*North Shore 7 - Fort Frances 1
*Notre Dame 7 - Calgary 2
*Sault Ste. Marie 4 - Brandon 2
*Calgary 3 - Brandon 1
*Sault Ste. Marie 5 - Fort Frances 0
*Notre Dame 6 - North Shore 4
*Calgary 12 - Fort Frances 1
*Notre Dame 4 - Brandon 2
*North Shore 6 - Sault Ste. Marie 2
*Calgary 3 - North Shore 0
*Brandon 7 - Fort Frances 3
*Notre Dame 5 - Sault Ste. Marie 3
===DC9 Flight===
====Standings====
Rank	Team 	W-L-T	GF	GA	PTS
1 	Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy 	5-0-0	37	8 	10
2 	Halifax McDonald's 	3-2-0	14	12	6
3 	Nepean Rangers 	3-2-0	29	15	6
4 	Moncton Flyers 	2-3-0	17	20	4
5 	St. John's Christian Brothers	1-4-0	15	37	2
6 	Sherwood-Parkdale 	1-4-0	17	37	2
====Scores====
*Moncton 6 - Sherwood-Parkdale 3
*Ste-Foy 11 - St. John's 1
*Halifax 3 - Nepean 2
*Halifax 3 - Moncton 1
*Ste-Foy 12 - Sherwood-Parkdale 2
*Nepean 9 - St. John's 2
*Halifax 5 - St. John's 2
*Ste-Foy 5 - Moncton 2
*Nepean 10 - Sherwood-Parkdale 3
*Ste-Foy 4 - Halifax 1
*St. John's 7 - Sherwood-Parkdale 6
*Nepean 6 - Moncton 2
*Moncton 6 - St. John's 3
*Sherwood-Parkdale 3 - Halifax 2
*Ste-Foy 5 - Nepean 2
==Playoffs==
===Bronze medal game===
*North Shore 5 - Halifax 1
===Gold medal game===
*Notre Dame 5 - Ste-Foy 1
==Individual awards==
*Most Valuable Player: Gord Flegel (Notre Dame)
*Top Scorer: Richard Linteau (Ste-Foy)
*Top Forward: Rejean Bignola (Ste-Foy)
*Top Defenceman: James Patrick (Notre Dame)
*Top Goaltender: Robbie Richardson (Halifax)
*Most Sportsmanlike Player: Randy Heath (North Shore)
==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:1980 in hockey