1981 Memorial Cup

Cornwall won their second Memorial Cup in a row and third overall, defeating Kitchener in the final game.

The Cornwall Royals represented the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League at the 1981 Memorial Cup.

The Royals were the top team during the 1980-81 season, earning a record of 44-26-2 for 90 points and winning the Jean Rougeau Trophy.

In the QMJHL quarter-finals, the Royals were nearly upset the Quebec Remparts, however, Cornwall was able to win the series four games to three.

In goal, Joe Mantione emerged as the starting goaltender late in the season and the playoffs, as he earned a 21-5-0 record with a 3.97 GAA and a .873 save percentage.

For the Memorial Cup, the Sherbrooke Castors goaltender Corrado Micalef was loaned to the Royals.

Despite finishing the 1980-81 season with a mediocre 34-33-1 record and earning 69 points, the Rangers were the top club in the Emms Division.

The Rangers offense was led by sixteen year old rookie Brian Bellows, who scored 47 goals and 116 points in 66 games.

Jeff Larmer had a breakout season, as he led the Rangers with 54 goals, and finished second in team scoring with 108 points in 68 games.

A previous Kitchener-based team, the Kitchener Colts, lost in the final round of the 1923 Memorial Cup.

Rich Chernomaz was acquired by Victoria in a trade with the Saskatoon Blades prior to the season.

Torrie Robertson was a third member of the Cougars to crack the 100-point plateau, as he scored 45 goals and 111 points in 59 games after he was returned to junior hockey after starting the season in the NHL with the Washington Capitals.