1981 Memorial Cup
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The 1981 Memorial Cup
occurred May 3-May 15 at the Windsor Arena
in Windsor, Ontario
. Participating teams were the winners of the Ontario Hockey League
, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
and Western Hockey League
which were the Kitchener Rangers
, Cornwall Royals
and Victoria Cougars. Cornwall won their second Memorial Cup in a row and third overall, defeating Kitchener in the final game.
Final
, Fred Arthur
, Fred Boimistruck
, Eric Calder
, Marc Crawford
, Gilles Crepeau, Jeff Eatough
, Dan Frawley
, Tom Graovec, Doug Gilmour
, Craig Haliday, Dale Hawerchuk
, John Kirk, Marc Lalonde
, David Poldrugovac Joe Mantione, Corrado Micalef
, Sandy Mitchell
, Stephen Molaski, Gerard Peltier, Roy Russell, Robert Savard. Coach: Bob Kilger
All-star team
Memorial Cup
The Memorial Cup is a junior ice hockey club championship trophy awarded annually to the Canadian Hockey League champion. It is awarded following a four-team, round robin tournament between a host team and the champions of the CHL's three member leagues: the Ontario Hockey League , Quebec Major...
occurred May 3-May 15 at the Windsor Arena
Windsor Arena
Windsor Arena is an indoor arena located in Windsor, Ontario. Its capacity is approximately 4,400 with standing room. The arena's ice is an asymmetrical by or...
in Windsor, Ontario
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
. Participating teams were the winners of the Ontario Hockey League
Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....
, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League...
and Western Hockey League
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...
which were the Kitchener Rangers
Kitchener Rangers
The Kitchener Rangers are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League that have called Kitchener, Ontario, Canada their home since 1963. The Rangers are a publicly owned hockey team, governed by a 40-person Board of Directors made up of season ticket subscribers. The Rangers hosted...
, Cornwall Royals
Cornwall Royals
The Cornwall Royals were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1969 to 1981 and the Ontario Hockey League from 1981 to 1992. This team should not be confused with other Cornwall Royals teams that played in the QSHL, MMJHL, or OHA-B.-History:From 1961 until 1969, the...
and Victoria Cougars. Cornwall won their second Memorial Cup in a row and third overall, defeating Kitchener in the final game.
Round-robin standings
| GP | W | L | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall Royals Cornwall Royals The Cornwall Royals were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1969 to 1981 and the Ontario Hockey League from 1981 to 1992. This team should not be confused with other Cornwall Royals teams that played in the QSHL, MMJHL, or OHA-B.-History:From 1961 until 1969, the... (QMJHL Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League... ) |
4 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 14 |
| Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Rangers The Kitchener Rangers are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League that have called Kitchener, Ontario, Canada their home since 1963. The Rangers are a publicly owned hockey team, governed by a 40-person Board of Directors made up of season ticket subscribers. The Rangers hosted... (OHL Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... ) |
4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 19 |
| Victoria Cougars (WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... ) |
4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 19 |
Scores
Round-robin- May 3 Cornwall 6-3 Kitchener
- May 4 Victoria 7-4 Kitchener
- May 5 Cornwall 3-1 Victoria
- May 6 Kitchener 6-4 Cornwall
- May 7 Kitchener 4-2 Victoria
- May 8 Cornwall 8-4 Victoria
Final
- May 10 Cornwall 8-2 Kitchener
Winning roster
Scott ArnielScott Arniel
Scott William Arniel , is a Canadian professional ice hockey head coach for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League . Arniel was awarded the Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award as American Hockey League coach of the year in 2009, his third year as an AHL coach...
, Fred Arthur
Fred Arthur
Frederick Edward Arthur is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 3 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Hartford Whalers and Philadelphia Flyers...
, Fred Boimistruck
Fred Boimistruck
Fred Boimistruck Jr. is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He played in the NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He grew up in Capreol, Ontario.-External links:...
, Eric Calder
Eric Calder
Eric Calder is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played two games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals...
, Marc Crawford
Marc Crawford
Marc Joseph John Crawford is a Canadian professional ice hockey head coach, most recently employed by the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League. He was previously the head coach of three other organizations and won a Stanley Cup in 1996 with the Colorado Avalanche...
, Gilles Crepeau, Jeff Eatough
Jeff Eatough
Jeffrey Eatough is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted in the fourth round, 80th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. He played just one game in the National Hockey League, with the Sabres as an 18-year-old during the 1981–82 season...
, Dan Frawley
Dan Frawley (ice hockey)
William Daniel Frawley . During his junior hockey years, Frawley played for the Sudbury Wolves of the OHA and the Cornwall Royals of the QMJHL, before being drafted by the Chicago Black Hawks, 204th overall in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Frawley spent most of the next two years playing in the AHL...
, Tom Graovec, Doug Gilmour
Doug Gilmour
Douglas Robert Gilmour is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who is the current general manager of the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League . During his National Hockey League career, Gilmour played for 7 NHL clubs: the St...
, Craig Haliday, Dale Hawerchuk
Dale Hawerchuk
Dale Hawerchuk is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League for 16 seasons. He won the NHL's Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's Rookie of the Year in 1982 and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in his second year of eligibility in 2001...
, John Kirk, Marc Lalonde
Marc Lalonde
Marc Lalonde, PC, OC, QC is a retired Canadian politician and Cabinet minister.Lalonde was born in Île Perrot, Quebec and obtained a Master of Laws degree from the Université de Montréal, a Master's degree from Oxford University, and a Diplôme d'études supérieures en droit from the University of...
, David Poldrugovac Joe Mantione, Corrado Micalef
Corrado Micalef
Corrado Micalef is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who spent five seasons with the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL in the 1980s.-Playing career:...
, Sandy Mitchell
Sandy Mitchell
Sandy Mitchell was one of seven men incarcerated in Saudi Arabia for the bombing death of Christopher Rodway, a British National living in Riyadh. While in prison, he was tortured and forced to make a televised confession in which he detailed the methods and as to which he and his fellow prisoners...
, Stephen Molaski, Gerard Peltier, Roy Russell, Robert Savard. Coach: Bob Kilger
Bob Kilger
Robert “Bob” Kilger is a Canadian politician.Born in Cornwall, Ontario, Kilger is the former Liberal member of Parliament for the Cornwall region, representing the riding Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry from 2000 to 2004, and Stormont—Dundas from 1988 to 2000...
Award winners
- Stafford Smythe Memorial TrophyStafford Smythe Memorial TrophyThe Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy is a Canadian Hockey League trophy, awarded to the most valuable player in the annual Memorial Cup Tournament...
(MVP): Dale HawerchukDale HawerchukDale Hawerchuk is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League for 16 seasons. He won the NHL's Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's Rookie of the Year in 1982 and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in his second year of eligibility in 2001...
, Cornwall - George Parsons TrophyGeorge Parsons TrophyThe George Parsons Trophy is awarded annually to the player judged to be the most sportsmanlike at the Memorial Cup ice hockey tournament. It was first awarded in 1973. The trophy is named for George Parsons, a former OHA and NHL player whose career was ended prematurely in 1939 by an eye...
(Sportsmanship): Mark MorrisonMark Morrison (ice hockey b. 1963)Mark Morrison is a professional ice hockey player who played 10 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and is the current assistant coach of the St. John's AHL team.-Playing career:...
, Victoria - Hap Emms Memorial TrophyHap Emms Memorial TrophyThe Hap Emms Memorial Trophy is awarded to the outstanding goaltender at the Memorial Cup of the Canadian Hockey League.The award is named after Leighton "Hap" Emms, who led four teams to championship victories at the Memorial Cup in the 1950s and 1960s....
(Goaltender): Corrado MicalefCorrado MicalefCorrado Micalef is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who spent five seasons with the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL in the 1980s.-Playing career:...
, Cornwall
All-star team
- Goal: Corrado MicalefCorrado MicalefCorrado Micalef is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who spent five seasons with the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL in the 1980s.-Playing career:...
, Cornwall - Defence: Fred ArthurFred ArthurFrederick Edward Arthur is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 3 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Hartford Whalers and Philadelphia Flyers...
, Cornwall; Joe McDonell, Kitchener - Centre: Dale HawerchukDale HawerchukDale Hawerchuk is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League for 16 seasons. He won the NHL's Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's Rookie of the Year in 1982 and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in his second year of eligibility in 2001...
, Cornwall - Left wing: Marc CrawfordMarc CrawfordMarc Joseph John Crawford is a Canadian professional ice hockey head coach, most recently employed by the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League. He was previously the head coach of three other organizations and won a Stanley Cup in 1996 with the Colorado Avalanche...
, Cornwall - Right wing: Brian BellowsBrian BellowsBrian Bellows is a retired professional ice hockey player. He played nearly 1200 games in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars, Montreal Canadiens, Tampa Bay Lightning, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the Washington Capitals...
, Kitchener