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]

1980 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Cornwall Civic Complex in Cornwall, ON
DatesApril 15 – 20, 1980
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Notre Dame Hounds
Runner-up Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy
Third place North Shore WC
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Richard Linteau
MVPGord Flegel
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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 Gord Kluzak Michel Petit.

Teams

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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

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DC8 Flight

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Notre Dame Hounds 5 5 0 0 31 14 +17 10
2 North Shore Winter Club 5 3 2 0 26 13 +13 6
3 Sault Ste. Marie Legion 5 3 2 0 19 15 +4 6
4 Calgary Northstars 5 3 2 0 22 14 +8 6
5 Brandon Wheat Kings 5 1 4 0 13 23 −10 2
6 Fort Frances Boise Cascade 5 0 5 0 8 40 −32 0
Source: [citation needed]

Scores

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  • 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

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy 5 5 0 0 37 8 +29 10
2 Halifax McDonald's 5 3 2 0 14 12 +2 6
3 Nepean Rangers 5 3 2 0 29 15 +14 6
4 Moncton Flyers 5 2 3 0 17 20 −3 4
5 St. John's Christian Brothers 5 1 4 0 15 37 −22 2
6 Sherwood-Parkdale 5 1 4 0 17 37 −20 2
Source: [citation needed]

Scores

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  • 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

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Bronze medal game

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  • North Shore 5 - Halifax 1

Gold medal game

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  • Notre Dame 5 - Ste-Foy 1

Individual awards

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  • 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

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References

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