1982 Air Canada Cup

The 1982 Air Canada Cup was Canada's fourth annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played April 13 18, 1982 at the Memorial Arena in Victoria, British Columbia. The Burnaby Winter Club Travellers defeated the Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy, who were led by future Hall of Famer Patrick Roy in goal, to win the gold medal. The bronze medal game between the Cape Breton Colonels and the South Ottawa Warriors ended in a 5-5 tie. Burnaby's Cliff Ronning led the tournament in scoring and was named Most Valuable Player.[1]

1982 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
DatesApril 13 18, 1982
Teams12
Venue(s)Memorial Arena in Victoria, BC
Final positions
Champions Burnaby Winter Club
Runner-up Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy
Third place Cape Breton Colonels
South Ottawa Warriors
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Cliff Ronning
MVPCliff Ronning
1981
1983

Aside from Ronning and Roy, other future National Hockey League players competing were Wendel Clark, Sylvain Côté Russ Courtnall, Tony Hrkac, Grant Jennings, Bob Joyce, and Mike Millar.[2]

Teams

ResultTeamBranchCity
Burnaby Winter Club TravellersBritish ColumbiaBurnaby, BC
Gouverneurs de Ste-FoyQuebecSte-Foy, QC
Capre Breton ColonelsNova ScotiaSydney, NS
South Ottawa WarriorsOttawa DistrictOttawa, ON
5Andrews MaroonsThunder Bay DistrictThunder Bay, ON
6Notre Dame HoundsSaskatchewanWilcox, SK
7Corner Brook RoyalsNewfoundlandCorner Brook, NL
8St. Catharines Central LionsOntarioSt. Catharines, ON
9St. Boniface SaintsManitobaWinnipeg, MB
10Edmonton SSACAlbertaEdmonton, AB
11Sherwood-ParkdalePrince Edward IslandSherwood, PE
12Fredericton CapsNew BrunswickFredericton, NB

Round robin

Standings

RankTeamW-L-TGFGAPTS
1Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy4-1-02598
2Notre Dame Hounds4-1-020138
3Cape Breton Colonels2-3-016174
4St. Catharines Central Lions2-3-015184
5St. Boniface Saints1-3-114193
6Edmonton SSAC1-3-117213

Scores

Standings

RankTeamW-L-TGFGAPTS
1Buranby Winter Club Travellers5-0-0311110
2South Ottawa Warriors4-1-02279
3Andrews Maroons3-2-023196
4Corner Brook Royals2-3-08234
5Sherwood-Parkdale1-4-022252
6Fredericton Caps0-5-09300

Scores

Playoffs

Quarter-Finals

  • Burnaby 7 - Corner Brook 1
  • Cape Breton 2 - Notre Dame 1
  • South Ottawa 6 - Andrews 3
  • Ste-Foy 7 - St. Catharines 4

Semi-Finals

  • Burnaby 4 - Cape Breton 3 (OT)
  • Ste-Foy 4 - South Ottawa 2

Bronze medal game

  • Cape Breton 5 - South Ottawa 5 (OT)

Gold medal game

  • Burnaby 3 - Ste-Foy 1

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Cliff Ronning (Burnaby)
  • Top Scorer: Cliff Ronning (Burnaby)
  • Top Forward: Martin Bouliane (Ste-Foy)
  • Top Defenceman: Sylvain Côté (Ste-Foy)
  • Top Goaltender: Marc Robillard (South Ottawa)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Steve Dunne (Corner Brook)

See also

References

  1. "BC Midgets standing tall", Regina Leader-Post, p. 13, 1982-04-19, retrieved 2013-04-26
  2. "82 Colonels to be inducated into Sport Hall of Fame". Cape Breton Post. 2009-04-23. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
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