Saturday, November 2, 2024
1984 CIHA Valor Cup Tournament
Saturday, October 19, 2024
1984 AQHL PLayoffs
Saturday, October 5, 2024
1983-84 AQHL Season
Saturday, September 28, 2024
1984 OMJHA Playoffs
Round 1
Hero Division
1st Oakville Oaks vs. 4th Milton Micmacs
The Oaks had a three-game to-none lead until game four, when the Micmacs won in overtime and did it again in game five. However, in game six, the Oaks finished them off with a 5-2 win to move on to the second round. Meanwhile, the fans inside the Milton Auditorium sadly said goodbye to the Micmacs, as the team will move to Newmarket next season. The Oaks won the series 4-2.
2nd Toronto Hornets vs. 3rd Barrie Admirals
Both went back and forth, with the Hornets taking games one and two while the Admirals won games three and four. However, the Hornets took the last two games to win the series thanks to Leon Jay Jr., who scored 7 goals in games five and six. The Hornets wins the series 4-2.
Steel Division
1st Toronto Neon vs. 4th Waterloo Maroons
The Toronto Neon really put to work in this series. It may take them five games, but their star player, Frank Grant, leads the team by scoring 10 of the team's 16 goals in the series, along with 6 assistants, to make 16 points as the Neon is heading to the second round. The Neon wins the series 4-1.
2nd Buffalo Bees vs. 3rd Owen Sound Arrowbirds
The Bees put the Arrowbirds down, but it took them five games because of the game three overtime loss, which made Bees owner Ryan Byron Sr. unhappy. Many believed that he was overreacting to everything, even though they felt that Senior blaming Junior for everything was not a good sign for the club. The Bees wins the series 4-1.
Round 2
1st Oakville Oaks vs. 2nd Toronto Hornets
The Oaks got themselves a rude awake with a 5-2 loss in game one to the Hornets, they would bounce back in game two with a 3-1 win. The Oaks had rough games three and four in overtime at the hands of the Hornets, But in game five, the Oaks were trialling 5-1 going into the third period, where Keith Dunn made 4 points (2G-2A) push to tie the game and force overtime, no shots were made by each team until Jake Johannsson scored the winner as for the third year in a row the Oakville Oaks are heading to the Smyth Cup finals. The Oaks wins the series 4-1.
1st Toronto Neon vs. 2nd Buffalo Bees
It was like any other matchup, a back-and-forth series, but this one was tearing unity apart between Ryan Byron Sr. and Junior as the Bees barely won their games in overtime while the Neon won their games in regulation. In game seven, the Bees came back from a 4-1 behind before the end of regulation to force overtime. The first overtime was deadlock with even numbers of shots by both teams, including a shot by Neon’s Michael Campbell, who had an open for a winner, but it hit the post. 3:57 left into the second overtime the Bees had a 5 on 3 powerplay until Frank Grant got the puck and took all the way and beating two defencemen and the goalie to score the overtime winner 5-4 and heading to the Smyth Cup finals. The Neon wins the series 4-3.
Smyth Cup Finals
Oakville Oaks vs. Toronto Neon
After four years of being in the league, the Toronto Neon is in the championship for the first time. While the Oakville Oaks are looking for their first Smyth Cup title since 1975. Game one was a big one for the Oaks as Jake Dahl made history with five goals and five assists with ten points in one game, leading the Oaks 11-2. In game two, Jake Dahl did again, this time with three goals, seven assists, and ten points in a 10-3 Oaks victory. After two blowout losses, the Neon finally won one over the Oaks 4-3 overtime, with Kenny Barkersons as the OT winner. Game four: The Neon had a 3-1 lead going into the third period when the Oaks came back thanks to Vince Olson scoring three goals for a 4-3 win and one win away from rising the Cup. The Oaks took over game five, where Jake Dahl, Vince Olson, and Warren Burk each scored three goals as the third period came to an end with a score of 9-3, and the fans in Oaks Centre celebrated as the Oakville Oaks becomes the 1984 Smyth Cup Champions, and most of all they are heading to Buffalo New York for the Valor Cup Tournament.
Saturday, September 14, 2024
1983-84 OMJHA Season
With the Legionnaires gone, the league downsized from 15 teams to 14, as the league was hoping to expand from two to three divisions, but that didn’t happen. Midway into the season, Lakers owner Tim O’Connor announced that the team will fold after the 83-84 season as the deal for a relocation to Belleville fell through as the Ottawa Guardians (NIHA) kept their minor pro team in Belleville long term, for the OMJHA it’s the third year in a row that a team folded after the season ended.
Another team will be gone after this season but in a relocation way. Harold MacFarland officially sold his team to Leon Littlestone, the owner of Canpress Trucking, a shipping company that delivers goods across Canada and North America. Leon will have the team play in a 1900-seat Newmarket Memorial Forum in Newmarket, Ontario. He will announce the team’s new name during the 1984 off-season.
Once again, the Oakville Oaks took first place in the Hero division. With the right players put together and getting the right wins, the Oaks are once again ready to make a deep playoff run this time around. Taking second place is the Toronto Hornets, which surprised many critics as they predicted them to be 4th place, but they were wrong. The Barrie Admirals take third place after a big last ten games of the season (8-0-2), mainly after rough mid-season issues where two of their top players got called up to the pros. After a rough first 25 games to even news of them being relocated after this season, the Milton Micmacs came back to win many critical games and even beat the Brantford Skyflyers at the last game of the season to take the fourth-place spot. Rounding out the rest from fifth to seventh are Brantford, Oshawa, and Kitchener.
Led by many veterans from the beginning, the Toronto Neon takes the Steel Division in a big way with a 78-point performance (38-10-2) and skyrocketed to the top with no issues whatsoever. “We play this season great; now it’s time for us to turn to the next level, the playoffs.” Neon head coach Warren Coyle said after the team’s practice days before the playoffs. The two-time Smyth Cup Champions, the Buffalo Bees, had some highs and lows from the start, but they won a good number of games to finish 2nd place but the big story was that word that the partnership between owner Ryan Byron Sr. and Ryan Byron Jr. who has 20% ownership of the team and current GM is falling apart despite successful seasons, and well put together team of talented players, but problems between the two could come to a head sooner than before the 1984 Valor Cup Tournament that the Bees are hosting. During off-seasons, the Arrowbirds made some questionable trades here and there, including trading away 1984 2nd, and 3rd-round picks to the Kitchener Generals for a 1984 1st-round pick, then they traded 1985 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-round draft picks to the Brantford Skyflyers for a 1985 1st round pick; lastly, the Arrowbirds gave 1986 3rd, 4th, and 5th round picks to Barrie for a 1st round and forward Greg McBill a 2nd-year player who got drafted in the forth round. As the 83-84 season came and went, Greg played like a first-rounder and helped the Arrowbirds to a third-place finish. The Waterloo Maroons have kept pace in staying in playoff form, but after losing 7 of the last 10 games, some concerns from the Maroons offices had a bad feeling that they are on the verge of a rebuild for the first time since the late ’50s. But never did the team get 60 points to get fourth place locked and ready for the playoffs. Finishing fifth, sixth, and seventh are Peterborough, Orangeville, and Orillia.
Saturday, August 24, 2024
1984 WCLH Playoffs
Saturday, August 10, 2024
1983-84 WCLH Season
The biggest news in the league was the Lethbridge Cougars had a great start in their first 25 games, all nothing but wins which they had a total of 90 wins (including 60 wins in 1982-83 and the last 15 games in 1981-82 seasons) until the Abbotsford Forest Kings broke that streak with a 3-2 game that shocked many hockey critics everywhere didn’t think that the Cougars would lose. The Cougars had a hard time as they only won 4 out of the last 25 games; many hope they can turn it around come playoffs.
League President James Name successfully banned Lite-Sonic pants from the league following the tragedy that ended Moose Jaw Wings Paul Phillips's career in the 1982-83 season. James Name also stated in the WCLH that white pants are banned, meaning that any team doing any rebranding in white is banned from recolouring pants.
After breaking the Cougar's winning streak, the Forest Kings got an excellent last 25 games of the season (18-5-2) to take first place in the West division. The Cougars battled the last 25 games in a rough way to finish Medicine Hat Hawks second. One point behind the Cougars is the Billings Trains. They had second place in the bag, but their last 10 games were very poor (1-8-1), and they finished third. In fourth place is the Medicine Hat Hawks, as they were almost on the outside of the playoffs spot, but the Hawks made some real key wins to finish the season in fourth place. Rounding off the West are Chilliwack Alpines taking fifth, Surrey River Dogs sixth, and in last place the Nanaimo Sharks.
After four years of missing the playoffs, the Saskatoon Cats are back in a big way. Led by Nathen Faulk's leadership, the Cats finished not just the East division but also the league with a big 80 points (38-8-4). It is their first time since the pre-CHIA history to ever finish at the top of the league; the last time they did it was in the 1970-71 season. Finishing second place was the Fargo Owls, which was an improvement from last season; however, they lost all of their four-game season series with the Cats. Many fear they could hurt them come playoffs, but the players have high hopes for a deep playoff run. The Portage la Prairie Magic takes third place but recently are in a heavy situation come playoff time; many fear that the Magic could be heading into rebuilding mode if they lose the first round for the fifth straight time, “we need to win the first round that is our goal, we can do this, we will work hard to win the first round.” Magic captain Zachary Natyshak said after team practice. Taking forth place the Swift Current Battalion, they had a bad hangover in the first 25 games, but they turn it around in the last 25 to get the last playoff spot and hope to head back to the Jade Trophy final like they did last season. Rounding off the East division are fifth-place Moose Jaw Wings, sixth-place Brandon Buffalos, and taking last place in both the East and the whole league are the Kenora Pioneers.
Saturday, July 20, 2024
1983 CIHA Off-season
AQHL Expansion Draft
The Charlottetown Greens made an impact with their expansion draft, as they took a player from each team except two teams, Rouyn-Noranda Firebirds and Val-d’Or Monarchs, as they joined the AQHL last season. The Greens select players drafted between the 1980’s and 1981s, hoping for a good first-season result without finishing last place. Here are the top 5 picks made by the Greens
1. Roy Messier, F (Manchester)
2. John Orlando, D (Shawinigan)
3. Roman Klatt, G (New Glasgow)
4. Glenn Pageau, F (Trois-Rivieres)
5. Lou Baillargeon, F (Drummondville)
1983 CIHA Draft
The players from the East Coast being in the draft weren’t vital to many team minds; not a lot of high goals nor savings against average to make the first round worth getting hyped up for, but that doesn’t stop from giving everyone surprises. The Firebirds made a pick that many questions everyone as they took Daniel Aalto, a forward from Finland who caught GM Scott Cournoyer's eyes from a youth summer hockey event in Sweden while on vacation a year ago; Daniel has the skill to play both offence and defence playing center and could give them a better result. Meanwhile, Sweden forward Mathieu Burakovsky was drafted by the Monarchs to give the offence the boost they needed. On the third pick, Cape Breton takes Curt Holik from Bilovec, Czechoslovakia. That pick would be something that head coach Lenny Copeland can work with after the 1982-83 season when the defence was very poor and one of the reasons the Warriors had the worst goals against average. Drummondville and Laval drafted top players from each other's territories, which was not the first time both did that, but those times from the past were in the second and third rounds. This rival could get ugly soon down the road. The dark horse of the draft was the Fredericton Vikings as they took hometown local Ted Savage, who plays defence very well, just like his father Jack Savage Jr., who retired two years ago after playing 12 seasons in the pros.
1. Rouyn-Noranda – Daniel Aalto, F (Lappeenranta, Finland)
2. Val-d’Or – Mathieu Burakovsky, F (Umea, Sweden)
3. Cape Breton – Curt Holik, D (Bilovec, Czechoslovakia)
4. Trois-Rivieres – Dale Holst, G (Trois-Rivieres, Que)
5. Drummondville – Ed Mellanby, F (Laval, Que)
6. Laval – Tom Meighan, D (Drummondville, Que)
7. New Glasgow – Stan Giffin, D (Chatham, NB)
8. Cape Breton (from Verdun) – Matthew Dandenault, F (Verden, Que)
9. Portland – M.J. Daigneault, F (Bathurst, NB)
10. Manchester – Mike Saunders, G (Concord, NH)
11. Laval Tigers (from Shawinigan) – Ollie Sarault, F (Drummondville, Que)
12. Fredericton – Ted Savage, D (Fredericton, NB)
13. Sherbrooke – Miro Sandstrom, F (Vaasa, Finland)
14. Moncton – Kurt Dresden, F (Charlottetown, PEI)
Many teams made deals upon deals, but in the end, the Kitchener Generals kept their first pick, and they picked Lenny Stone, a forward from Sudbury who had a hot streak in the Junior Bs, scoring 40 goals and led his Sudbury Jr.B team to a championship win. "That is the player we need for our roster." Generals owner Todd Holmes said at the draft press conference. Oshawa Gems has a lot of work cut out, mainly losing some good core defences in their roster; what better way to rebuild it than to select a goalie, Shawn Bedard, who has 30 wins and 10 shutouts last season in the Jr.Bs. With the future in a dark place, the Orillia Lakers push forward by drafting a forward named Andy Ivan, a well-sharped playmaker who can give the Lakers the need to win lots of games.
1. Kitchener – Lenny Stone, F (Sudbury, On)
2. Oshawa – Shawn Bedard, G (Brantford, On)
3. Orillia – Andy Ivan, F (Cobourg, On)
4. Peterborough – Nick Canton, F (Peterborough, On)
5. Brantford – George Iafrate, D (Kingston, On)
6. Orangeville – Sam Gilbert, G (Ottawa, On)
7. Toronto Hornets – John Getliffe, F (Rochester, NY)
8. Owen Sound – Mike Farly, F (Burlington, On)
9. Milton – Frank Daley, F (St. Catharines, On)
10. Barrie – Will Colborne, D (Lockport, NY)
11. Toronto Neon – Kenny Barkersons, F (Guelph, On)
12. Waterloo – Nick Hope, D (North Bay, On)
13. Oakville – Warren Burk, F (Toronto, On)
14. Buffalo – Paul Akron, D (Buffalo, NY)
This year's draft for the WCLH was a tough one, with many reporters scratching their heads. It was one of many gambles they could pull off. The Saskatoon Cats drafted a forward, which many believed was that they were supposed to draft a defenceman, but it did not happen; that forward they drafted is J.J. Orcas, a playmaker powerhouse who made a name for himself in the Manitoba Jr.B league and let his Steinbach Jr.B club to a perfect season and a third championship in a row. Unhappy with the Cats' pick, the Brandon Buffalos selected defence Herb Von Edwards, a big-time enforcer with a season-high 75 PIM, but he can also score goals. The Nanaimo Sharks select a player around their area more by taking forward Ben Goff, a Vancouver native who scored 56 goals at Jr.B level last season and helped his North Vancouver Jr.B club a first-place finish and a championship.
1. Saskatoon – J.J. Orcas, F (Neepawa, MB)
2. Brandon – Herb Von Edwards, D (Regina, SK)
3. Nanaimo – Ben Goff, F (Vancouver, B.C.)
4. Surrey – P.J. McLister, F (Victoria, B.C.)
5. Kenora – Mike Robert, G (Edmonton, AB)
6. Chilliwack – Steve Comrie, F (Kelowna, B.C.)
7. Moose Jaw – Randy Redden, D (Prince Albert, SK)
8. Fargo – Lionel Knipscheer, F (Bismarck, ND)
9. Surrey (from Abbotsford) – Peter Wickenheiser, G (Spokane, WA)
10. Medicine Hat – Leon White, D (Winnipeg, MB)
11. Billings – Luke MacIsaac, D (Kelowna, B.C.)
12. Portage la Prairie – James McDougall, F (Bemidji, MN)
13. Swift Current – Lenny Folk, F (Swift Current, SK)
14. Saskatoon (from Lethbridge) – Harold Richmond, G (Calgary, AB)
News
With many issues going on in the OMJHA, the Valor Cup committee pushed on, and with a close vote between two cities, the Buffalo Bees were named host of the 1984 Valor Cup Tournament over Orangeville. Bees GM Ryan Byron Jr. made a statement about it. “Within the Bees organization, including my father, Ryan Byron Sr., we are honoured to be the first American junior hockey team to host this wonderful event as we will be ready for any team to represent their league as champions.”
With Lethbridge doing the unthinkable and going perfect, there are talks that all three leagues may add 10 more games to a season; initially, the increase of games from 50 to 60 came to full fruition at the 1985-86 season for the CIHA’s 15th anniversary; however, if another perfect season happens again, the increase of games could happen sooner and could be more than 60.
There was no big news on the AQHL side, but one small news was that they could add Saint John, NB, to the league. Currently, the town has an AA minor-pro hockey club under the Halifax minor-pro, which is the Quebec pro hockey club’s affiliate team. Talks are that the Quebec Pro club could buy the Saint John team and move them elsewhere. If that happens, the AQHL could get the town on board.
Meanwhile, the Moncton Bears are putting their name on the ballot to host the 1985 CIHA Valor Cup tournament; however, Trois-Rivieres, Drummondville, Laval, Rouyn-Noranda, and Val-d’Or are also in the bid to host the event.
The Shawinigan Voltages failed to meet the city's bid for a new arena; some said the owner was playing hardball with the city, and others claimed Pierre Leflar had a gambling problem that cost him his chance to build an arena sooner. Whatever the case, Paul Name is investigating Leflar because many other owners have complained to Paul about the issues.
In the Aftermath of the court battle, the Kitchener Generals got the rights to all histories of the Legionnaires without paying any money to John Rupert, leaving him almost broke. Bitter with this, John Rupert said, “One day I’ll be back to this league, and when I do, Todd Holmes will be wishing that he should never steal this team away, not just from me but the community of Kitchener.”
For the second season in a row, the OMJHA lost another team. To make things worse, next season, they could witness a third team fold as the Orillia Lakers have a hard time with the attendance, but more so, team owner Tim O’Connor had no plans to stay in Orillia long term. His plan is to relocate the team to Belleville, Ontario, but one problem is there is a minor-pro hockey team playing there, and they are the Ottawa Pro Hockey affiliate team; there are talks that Ottawa could relocate the team from Belleville to Hull, Quebec if it goes according to plan we could see the Lakers moving, if not the team will fold.
The only good news in the OMJHA is that the Waterloo Maroons got the approval from the city of Waterloo to build a new arena. This new arena will have four rinks: one is the main rink, and the three others are used for practices and small league hockey games. The new arena will open its doors for the 1985-86 season.
In the light of a tragedy that ended Moose Jaw Wings Paul Phillip's career, WCLH President James Name had a meeting with the owners about the Lite-sonic pants becoming a danger to any players after the news that the NIHA pro hockey league officially banned the long pants, James and the owners guaranteed to follow suit with the banned and hopefully both OMJHA and AQHL will join in as well.
A big trade was made that shook the league, and that is the Chilliwack Alpines traded their 1984 and 85 1st round draft pick to the Portage la Prairie Magic in return for forward Max Peterson, even though Max led the 1982-83 season in goals and points and gave the Magic a good run in the playoffs but was not well-liked in the locker room. Hence, it was a good choice in the Magic end, and Max can play better and get along well with the Alpines locker room.
The WCLH is officially adding Red Deer to the league; former wrestling promoter Thomas Hendricks got the green light to put his team in the 3000 seats at Red Deer Arena; the team’s name will be called the Red Deer Bucks, and their colours are Red, black, and gold. 1984 is the date when the Bucks will play their first season.
Charlottetown Greens set
The Logo is just the letters C and G but with a twist on the home jerseys: the G sits on top of C, while on the road, the C sits on top of the G. The home jersey has a green stripe from the collar down to the wrist with red and blue, and the hem is green, red, and blue. The road jersey is the same but mostly green.
CIHA Alumni (where are they now)
Eric Dunn – Nanaimo Greyhounds, 1970-74
Eric was the first player to score a goal for the Greyhounds at their first game of the team’s history, even though they had a bad first two seasons until the 1972-73 season, where they turned it around thanks to Eric as he led the Greyhounds to win the Jade Trophy title along with the team’s first and so far the only CIHA Valor Cup championship and Eric was named the first Valor Cup MVP. In 1974, Eric Dunn was drafted by Manitoba in the 2nd round; his pro hockey career was short as he played only 366 games in 5 seasons and made 123 goals and 245 assists to make a total of 368 points. On July 30, 1979, Dunn hung his skates up and called it a career. After suffering a back injury, he tried coaching, and after coaching his hometown club in Kelowna, B.C., he got an assistant coach role with the Manitoba Pro Hockey Club and has been with them since.
Saturday, July 6, 2024
1983 CHIA Valor Cup Tournament
All four teams wear the Valor Cup 10th-anniversary logo as a patch on their jerseys.
With much hype in Medicine Hat, fans were in for a surprise in the round-robin. The Cougars kept their winning streak going by finishing 6-0 in first place spot for the second time in a row. Meanwhile, the Hawks, the Bees, and the Loups battled, and all three finished with a 2-4 record; the Bees took 2nd place over 3rd place Hawks and last place Loups is by goal against average.
Semi-finals
Buffalo Bees vs. Medicine Hat Hawks
The Hawks, Ross Featherstone, scored a goal, but it would be the only one for them as the Bees de-feathered the Hawks by scoring two goals in the second period. Two more in the third period made by William VanDean, Greg Dahlstrom, Floyd Currie, and Mark O’Reilly shared a goal as the Buffalo Bees won the semi-final over the Hawks 4-1 and headed to the Valor Cup finals for the second time in a row.
Lethbridge Cougars vs. Sherbrooke Loups
The Cougars had lousy news: Greg Finley suffered a lower-body injury and will be out for this game, so backup goalie Luke Catred, a 2nd round pick from the 1982 draft from Victoria B.C., must defend the net in hopes for the Cougars' winning streak stays in tack. While the Loups had their own issue, Jesse Matthews was approved to join Boston College. The problem was that she couldn’t play the rest of the tournament once it was made. Despite each team losing a player a piece, however, it was a back-and-forth all the way to the final minute of the third, where Lenny Tardif scored a goal to tie it up 4-4. In overtime, both teams made multiple attempts to score until 3:29 left. Anders Krzysztof scored the winner in overtime (5-4ot) as the Lethbridge Cougars moved on to the Valor Cup Finals.
Valor Cup Finals
Lethbridge Cougars vs. Buffalo Bees
For the first time in five years, a Valor Cup final is a rematch from a previous season between the Cougars and the Bees. In the first period, Karl Fuhr scored two goals, both were shorthanded, to give the Cougars the lead. In the second period, the Bees bounced back with a powerplay goal by Greg Dahlstrom, which they needed as they kept shooting at Luke Catred until the clock hit zero. As the third period began, it was all Cougars. As the last ten minutes came, the Cougars scored two more goals. As the third period ended, the Cougars won 4-1. The Lethbridge Cougars are the 1983 CIHA Valor Cup Champions, and Karl Fuhr became the Valor Cup MVP.
Saturday, June 22, 2024
1983 AQHL Playoffs
Round 1
Moncton Bears vs. New Glasgow Highlanders
New Glasgow swept the Bears in the season series, but Moncton got the last laugh as they swept the Highlanders in four games; all of them were blowouts, with game three being the only game that was a blowout, but at least the Highlanders got three goals, in that game the rest were only a goal. The Bears wins the series 4-0.
Sherbrooke Loups vs. Verdun Knights
The Sherbrooke Loups have the advantage of winning this series over the Knights, but both Shawn Thomas and Lenny Tardif got called up by their own reprehensive minor-pro hockey clubs, so the Loups call up some players from lower-tier level leagues to fill some holes in one of them is Jesse Matthews, a tough forward from St. John, Newfoundland. The crowd at Arena Commemorative de Sherbrooke was shocked to see that Jesse is a girl. Some felt uncomfortable with this, but after she gave Knights Tom Acomb a clean hit in game two and added two assists for a Loups win, the crowd started cheering for her. In game six, history was made as Jesse scored an overtime winner, which would be her first AQHL goal, and she became the first female hockey player to be named player of the game; many fans now got warmed up and hoped that the Loups could go all the way. The Loups wins the series 4-2.
Fredericton Vikings vs. Portland Clippers
The Vikings got themselves some luck in their side as Ed Thibault returned from playing most of this season with the Minnesota Pro Hockey club, with the team right now out of the playoff picture the team decide to send Ed to the Vikings to finish off this season. On paper, it’s an even series match, but the Vikings did everything right, while the Clippers did everything wrong as Dave Messier made 5 goals and 11 points within 5 games as the Fredericton Vikings took the series and moved ahead to round two. The Vikings wins the series 4-1.
Shawinigan Voltages vs. Manchester Americans
Both the Volts and the Americans went back and forth throughout the series all the way to game seven, but many Volts fans wish the series should have ended in game five as the team was falling apart; even some reporters saw the Voltages owner Pierre Leflar at the Casino Manchester, one asked an employee from the casino of how long he’s been there, the employee said that he has been making stops during the Volts games with the Americans both season and playoff games without letting anyone know about it. In game seven in Shawinigan, the Americans were winning 4-2 late in the third. Some fans look up and see Pierre Leflar acting unprofessionally throughout the game, too even throwing beer cups on the ice; as the game comes to an end, the Manchester Americans win their first-ever playoff series in their first-ever playoff appearance while the Volts got eggs on their faces with the owner’s bad behaviour. The Americans wins the series 4-3.
Round 2
Moncton Bears vs. Manchester Americans
The Manchester Americans came in Moncton with momentum on their side, but as the puck dropped to start game one, the Bears dominated that game in game two, both game three and four; however, the Americans fought back and only fell short in overtime. After being eliminated from the playoffs, the crowd at the Manchester Forum gave the team a standing ovation, thanking the Americans for a wild ride and hoping for a better result next season. The Bears wins the series 4-0.
Sherbrooke Loups vs. Fredericton Vikings
The Vikings almost had the Loups on the ropes after winning the first two games in Sherbrooke, but in game three, however, Timothy Moreau was finally back from injury before the playoffs started and became a brick wall with Jesse scoring a goal to win it 1-0 to turn this series around. In game four, the Loups were on a scoring frenzy all over the Vikings, winning it 8-2. Both games, five and six, were all Loups as they won 5-2 and 6-2 and went on to win the series and headed to the Bronz Cup for the second time in three seasons. The Loups wins the series 4-2.
Bronz Cup Finals
Moncton Bears vs. Sherbrooke Loups
For the third season in a row, the Moncton Bears are back in the finals and hope for a third time of charm. In game one, the Bears got themselves in a groove as Andrew Jones scored a hat-trick for a 4-2 win and became the first player in the AQHL history to score a hat-trick from each round of the playoffs. The Loups would get their payback in game two as Shawn Thomas scored two goals to tie the game, and Jesse became the first female to score a goal in a Bronz Cup finals as the Loups took game two 3-2. In game number three, the Bears took down the Loups in a blowout way with a 6-0 win, but the big news was that the Bears' defence, John Handley, elbowed Jesse, but she got back up ready for a scrap, but John got off the ice after the hit, many Bears fans question the hit, luckily Jesse background is she also play hockey with her brothers that’s how she got toughness in her. As game four came, Jesse got her payback on John from the check by playing hockey, scoring a goal off John’s skate and in the net, and putting in 3 assists to give the Loups a 5-3 win. In game five, the Bears thought they had it in hand, but the Loups turned it around by scoring to tie the game, and in overtime, Shawn scored the winner to give the Loups one win away from claiming the Bronz Cup. In game six, the Bears did everything they could to even the series, but the Loups had all the answers with three goals in the third period for a 5-2 final, and the team celebrated after the clock hit zero; the Sherbrooke Loups are the 1983 AQHL Bronz Cup Champions there was a happy moment were Shawn received the Bronz Cup he handed the Cup over to Jesse Matthew as she was the reason the Loups went all the way to the Bronz Cup, as the Bronz Cup event ended the Loups have to be ready for a trip to Medicine Hat for the Valor Cup Tournament.