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.[1] 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.

1983 Air Canada Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)PEPS in Ste-Foy, QC
DatesApril 17 – 24, 1983
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Regina Pat Canadians
Runner-up Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy
Third place Andrews Maroons
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Tony Hrkac
MVPDonnie Porter
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Teams

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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

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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 Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy 5 4 1 0 22 9 +13 8
2 Don Mills Flyers 5 4 1 0 37 15 +22 8
3 Regina Pat Canadians 5 3 2 0 22 17 +5 6
4 Halifax McDonald's 5 2 3 0 12 29 −17 4
5 Winnipeg Monarchs 5 2 3 0 14 21 −7 4
6 Terrace Totem 5 0 5 0 12 28 −16 0
Source: [citation needed]

Scores

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  • 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

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Andrews Maroons 5 5 0 0 27 11 +16 10
2 Sherwood Park Chain Gang 5 3 2 0 24 14 +10 6
3 Sherwood-Parkdale 5 3 2 0 20 15 +5 6
4 Corner Brook 5 3 2 0 18 22 −4 6
5 Ottawa West Golden Knights 5 1 4 0 18 29 −11 2
6 Saint John Pepsi 5 0 5 0 14 30 −16 0
Source: [citation needed]

Scores

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  • 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

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Quarter-finals

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  • Andrews 8 - Corner Brook 5
  • Regina 4 - Don Mills 3
  • Sherwood Park 8 - Sherwood-Parkdale 1
  • Ste-Foy 8 - Halifax 1

Semi-finals

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  • Regina 6 - Andrews 2
  • Ste-Foy 5 - Sherwood Park 1

Bronze-medal game

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  • Andrews 6 - Sherwood Park 1

Gold-medal game

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  • Regina 5 - Ste-Foy 4

Individual awards

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  • Most Valuable Player: Donnie Porter (Andrews)
  • Top Scorer: Tony Hrkac (Andrews)[1]
  • Top Forward: Tim Iannone (Regina)[1]
  • Top Defenceman: Selmar Odelein (Regina)[1]
  • Top Goaltender: Kirk McLean (Don Mills)[1]
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Rejean Boivin (Ste-Foy)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Nielsen decides game with late heroics", Regina Leader-Post, p. 13, 1983-04-25, retrieved 2013-04-25
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