2009 Telus Cup

The 2009 Telus Cup was Canada's 31st annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 20–26, 2009 at the Selkirk Recreation Complex in Selkirk, Manitoba. The Notre Dame Hounds defeated the Calgary Buffaloes 4-0 in the gold medal game to win their third national title. The Rousseau Sports de Laval-Bourassa defeated the host Winnipeg Thrashers to win the bronze. Winnipeg's Nolan Zajac, younger brother of National Hockey League player Travis Zajac, was the top scorer and named Most Valuable Player.

Scores

 * Laval-Bourassa 5 - Moncton 4
 * Notre Dame 4 - Calgary 4
 * Winnipeg 5 - Hamilton 4
 * Notre Dame 5 - Laval-Bourassa 4
 * Calgary 4 - Hamilton 2
 * Winnipeg 7 - Moncton 1
 * Hamilton 2 - Laval-Bourassa 2
 * Notre Dame 11 - Moncton 3


 * Winnipeg 6 - Calgary 5
 * Moncton 5 - Hamilton 3
 * Calgary 3 - Laval-Bourassa 3
 * Notre Dame 5 - Winnipeg 3
 * Calgary 6 - Moncton 2
 * Notre Dame 9 - Hamilton 3
 * Winnipeg 4 - Laval-Bourassa 1

Semi-Finals

 * Notre Dame 6 - Laval-Bourassa 4
 * Calgary 7 - Winnipeg 0

Bronze medal game

 * Laval-Bourassa 5 - Winnipeg 2

Gold medal game

 * Notre Dame 4 - Calgary 0

Individual awards

 * Most Valuable Player: Nolan Zajac (Winnipeg)
 * Top Scorer: Nolan Zajac (Winnipeg)
 * Top Forward: Ben Gamache (Notre Dame)
 * Top Defenceman: Jesse Pauls (Notre Dame)
 * Top Goaltender: Brett Gagnon (Winnipeg)
 * Most Sportsmanlike Player: Chris Collins (Calgary)

Atlantic Region

 * Tournament held April 3–5, 2009 at Saint John, New Brunswick

Championship Game Moncton 5 - Cornwall 4 Moncton advances to Telus Cup

Quebec
Ligue de Hockey Midget AAA du Quebec Championship
 * Rousseau Sports de Laval-Bourassa vs Trois-Rivières
 * Best-of-7 series played March 31-April 7, 2009
 * Laval-Bourassa wins series 4-0 and advances to Telus Cup

Central Region

 * Tournament held March 30-April 5, 2009 at Burlington, Ontario

Semi Finals Hamilton 8 - Sault Ste. Marie 4 Oakville 5 - Burlington 0

Championship Game Hamilton 8 - Oakville 6 Hamilton advances to Telus Cup

West Region

 * Tournament held April 2–5, 2009 at Swift Current, Saskatchewan

Championship Game Notre Dame 8 - Winnipeg 2 Notre Dame advances to Telus Cup

Pacific Region

 * Calgary Buffaloes vs Vancouver North West Giants
 * Best-of-3 series played April 3–5, 2009


 * Game 1: Calgary 3 - Vancouver 1
 * Game 2: Vancouver 6 - Calgary 3
 * Game 3: Calgary 3 - Vancouver 2
 * Calgary wins series and advances to Telus Cup