1980 Air Canada Cup

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1980 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
DatesApril 15 – 20, 1980
Teams12
Venue(s)Cornwall Civic Complex in Cornwall, ON
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svgNotre Dame Hounds
Runner-up Silver medal blank.svgGouverneurs de Ste-Foy
Third place Bronze medal blank.svgNorth Shore WC
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Richard Linteau
MVPGord Flegel
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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.[1]

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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Notre Dame Hounds Saskatchewan Wilcox, SK
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy Quebec Ste-Foy, QC
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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[]

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[]

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Hounds capture Air Canada Cup", Regina Leader-Post, p. 21, 1980-04-21, retrieved 2013-04-26

External links[]

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