1982 Air Canada Cup
# 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.

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.

## Teams

| Result | Team | Branch | City |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Burnaby Winter Club Travellers | British Columbia | Burnaby, BC |
| | Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy | Quebec | Ste-Foy, QC |
| | Capre Breton Colonels | Nova Scotia | Sydney, NS |
| | South Ottawa Warriors | Ottawa District | Ottawa, ON |
| 5 | Andrews Maroons | Thunder Bay District | Thunder Bay, ON |
| 6 | Notre Dame Hounds | Saskatchewan | Wilcox, SK |
| 7 | Corner Brook Royals | Newfoundland | Corner Brook, NL |
| 8 | St. Catharines Central Lions | Ontario | St. Catharines, ON |
| 9 | St. Boniface Saints | Manitoba | Winnipeg, MB |
| 10 | Edmonton SSAC | Alberta | Edmonton, AB |
| 11 | Sherwood-Parkdale | Prince Edward Island | Sherwood, PE |
| 12 | Fredericton Caps | New Brunswick | Fredericton, NB |

## Round robin

### DC8 Flight

**Standings**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 8 |
| 2 | Notre Dame Hounds | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 8 |
| 3 | Cape Breton Colonels | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 4 |
| 4 | St. Catharines Central Lions | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 4 |
| 5 | St. Boniface Saints | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 3 |
| 6 | Edmonton SSAC | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 3 |

**Scores**

* Notre Dame 6 - Edmonton 1
* St. Boniface 3 - St. Catharines 3
* Ste-Foy 10 - Cape Breton 0
* Cape Breton 4 - St. Boniface 2
* Ste- Foy 3 - Edmonton 2
* Notre Dame 4 - St. Catharines 1
* Ste-Foy 6 - St. Boniface 3
* St. Catharines 5 - Edmonton 5
* Notre Dame 6 - Cape Breton 5
* Cape Breton 4 - Edmonton 3
* St. Boniface 4 - Edmonton 3
* Ste- Foy 4 - Notre Dame 1
* Edmonton 6 - Cape Breton 3
* Notre Dame 3 - St. Boniface 2
* St. Catharines 3 - Ste-Foy 2

### DC9 Flight

**Standings**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Buranby Winter Club Travellers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 10 |
| 2 | South Ottawa Warriors | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 8 |
| 3 | Andrews Maroons | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 6 |
| 4 | Corner Brook Royals | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 4 |
| 5 | Sherwood-Parkdale | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 2 |
| 6 | Fredericton Caps | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 30 | −21 | 0 |

**Scores**

* Andrews 9 - Fredericton 3
* South Ottawa 6 - Sherwood-Parkdale 1
* Burnaby 7 - Corner Brook 0
* South Ottawa 3 - Andrews 0
* Corner Brook 3 - Fredericton 1
* Burnaby 7 - Sherwood-Parkdale 5
* Sherwood-Parkdale 9 - Fredericton 2
* Andrews 6 - Corner Brook 2
* Burnaby 4 - South Ottawa 2
* South Ottawa 8 - Corner Brook 0
* Andrews 7 - Sherwood-Parkdale 5
* Burnaby 6 - Fredericton 2
* Corner Brook 3 - Sherwood-Parkdale 2
* South Ottawa 3 - Fredericton 2
* Burnaby 7 - Andrews 2

## 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)
