Coached by Al Patterson, this Burnaby Midget “AAA” club accomplished in 1982 what no other B.C. team had done before or since, win the prestigious Air Canada Cup, emblematic of the Canadian Midget Hockey Championship. In that tournament the Burnaby Club recorded eight wins and no losses in round robin play and then defeated St. Foy, Quebec, 3-1 in the championship game. Earlier in year the team won the Cromie Memorial Trophy, emblematic of the B.C. Amateur Hockey Association championship. Their season record 79 wins, three losses, three ties.
BACK: Al Patterson, coach, Frank Browne, Chris Humber, Steve Adrain, Dave Fabbro, Steve Brnjac, Dale Brisco, Tom Kurucz, Pat Austin, Grant Popowich, Dave Street, John Grisdale, assistant coach, Alex McDonald, assistant coach. FRONT: Drago Adam, Daryl Pretzer, Steve Cairns, Mike Browne, John Hemmerling, Cliff Ronning, Rob Patterson, Shawn Nagurny, Al Wozney, Dave Roach, Jason Patterson, stickboy. IN THE PRESS BOX: Nancy Patterson, statistican.
