2012 Telus Cup

The 2012 Telus Cup was Canada's 34th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship played April 23–29, 2012 at Leduc, Alberta. The Red Deer Optimist Rebels completed an improbable comeback in the gold medal game, scoring four unanswered goals in the third period en route to 6-5 double overtime win over the Phénix du Collège Esther-Blondin. It was Red Deer's first gold medal after three previous silver medal finishes.^[1]^[2]

Teams[]

Result	Team	Region	City
1	Red Deer Optimist Rebels	Pacific	Red Deer, AB
2	Phénix du Collège Esther-Blondin	Québec	Saint-Jacques, QC
3	Saskatoon Contacts	West	Saskatoon, SK
4	Leduc Oil Kings	Host	Leduc, AB
5	Moncton Flyers	Atlantic	Moncton, NB
6	Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves	Central	Sudbury, ON

Round robin[]

Standings[]

Rank	Team	W-L-T	GF	GA	PTS
1	Phénix du Collège Esther-Blondin	4-0-1	28	15	9
2	Red Deer Optimist Rebels	3-0-2	19	10	8
3	Saskatoon Contacts	2-1-2	24	18	6
4	Leduc Oil Kings	2-3-0	22	22	4
5	Moncton Flyers	1-3-1	17	22	3
6	Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves	0-5-0	11	34	0

Scores[]

Monday, April 23

Saskatoon 2 - Red Deer 2
Collège Esther-Blondin 6 - Sudbury 2
Leduc 5 - Moncton 4

Tuesday, April 24

Collège Esther-Blondin 6 - Saskatoon 2
Red Deer 2 - Moncton 1
Leduc 6 - Sudbury 3

Wednesday, April 25

Collège Esther-Blondin 9 - Moncton 5
Saskatoon 9 - Sudbury 1
Red Deer 3 - Leduc 2

Thursday, April 26

Moncton 3 - Sudbury 2
Collège Esther-Blondin 2 - Red Deer 2
Saskatoon 7 - Leduc 5

Friday, April 27

Red Deer 10 - Sudbury 3
Moncton 4 - Saskatoon 4
Collège Esther-Blondin 5 - Leduc 4

Playoffs[]

Semi-Finals[]

Saturday, April 28

Red Deer 2 - Saskatoon 0
Collège Esther-Blondin 8 - Leduc 2

Bronze medal game[]

Sunday, April 29

Saskatoon 3 - Leduc 2

Gold medal game[]

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Red Deer 6 - Collège Esther-Blondin 5 (2OT)

Individual awards[]

Most Valuable Player: Laurent Dauphin (Collège Esther-Blondin)
Top Scorer: Laurent Dauphin (Collège Esther-Blondin)
Top Forward: Daniel Audette (Collège Esther-Blondin)
Top Defenceman: Joel Topping (Red Deer)
Top Goaltender: Dasan Sydora (Red Deer)
Most Sportsmanlike Player: Kord Pankewicz (Leduc)
Esso Scholarship: Bryn MacNab (Saskatoon)

Road to the Telus Cup[]

Atlantic Region[]

Tournament held March 29-April 1, 2012 at Jack Byrne Arena in Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador

Round Robin
Rank	Team	Qualification	W-L-T	GF	GA	PTS
1	Moncton Flyers	NBPEIMMHL	4-0-0	17	5	8
2	St. John's Pennecon Privateers	NLMMHL	3-1-0	15	13	6
3	Halifax Titans	NSMMHL	1-2-1	11	11	3
4	St. John's Maple Leafs	Host	1-2-1	14	19	2
5	Cornwall Thunder	NBPEIMMHL	0-4-0	9	18	0

Championship Game
Moncton 5 - St. John's 1
Moncton advances to Telus Cup

Quebec[]

Ligue de Hockey Midget AAA du Quebec Championship held March 23 - April 14, 2012 at Multi Glace De Lachenaie and PEPS in Quebec

Best-of-7 series
Rank	Team	Qualification	W-L	GF	GA
1	Phénix du Collège Esther-Blondin	LHMAAAQ	4-1	21	13
2	Le Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François	LHMAAAQ	1-4	13	21

Collège Esther-Blondin wins the series 4-1 and advances to Telus Cup

Central Region[]

Tournament held April 2 – 8, 2012 at the Essar Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario^[3]^[4]

Round Robin
Rank	Team	Qualifications	W-L-T	GF	GA	PTS
1	Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves	GNML	4-1-0	22	20	8
2	London Jr. Knights	Alliance	4-1-0	22	13	8
3	Mississuauga Rebels	GTHL	3-2-0	18	13	6
4	Whitby Wildcats	OMHA	2-2-1	25	20	5
5	Sault Ste. Marie North Stars	Host	1-3-1	15	18	1
6	Ottawa Jr. 67's	OEMHL	0-5-0	13	31	0

Semi Finals
London 3 - Missisauga 2
Sudbury 5 - Whitby 2

Championship Game
Sudbury 4 - London 3
Sudbury advances to Telus Cup

West Region[]

Tournament held March 29 - April 1, 2012 at the Virden Arena in Virden, Manitoba^[5]

Round Robin
Rank	Team	Qualification	W-L-T	GF	GA	PTS
1	Saskatoon Contacts	SMAAAHL	2-0-1	11	4	5
2	Southwest Cougars	Host	2-1-0	8	6	4
3	Winnipeg Wild	MMAAAHL	1-1-1	10	6	3
4	Kenora Thistles	HNO	0-3-0	0	13	0

Championship Game
Saskatoon 5 - Southwest 1
Saskatoon advances to Telus Cup

Pacific Region[]

Playoff held April 6–8, 2012 at Red Deer Arena in Red Deer, Alberta.

Best-of-3 series
Rank	Team	Qualification	W-L	GF	GA
1	Red Deer Optimist Rebels	AMHL	2-0	5	3
2	Vancouver Northwest Giants	BCMML	0-2	3	5

Red Deer wins series 2-0 and advances to Telus Cup

References[]

↑ News Release #58. Hockey Canada (April 24, 2011). Retrieved on January 14, 2012.
↑ RED DEER REBELS WIN 2012 TELUS CUP. Hockey Canada (April 29, 2012). Retrieved on January 12, 2012.
↑ Sault to play host to TELUS Cup, Canada's midget hockey championship. Sault Star. Retrieved on January 14, 2012.
↑ North Stars aligned for 2012. Sault Ste. Marie This Week. Retrieved on January 24, 2012.
↑ 2012 TELUS Cup West Regional qualifier to be hosted by Virden. Hockey Manitoba (June 4, 2011). Retrieved on January 14, 2012.

External links[]

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[1] News Release #58. Hockey Canada (April 24, 2011). Retrieved on January 14, 2012.

[2] RED DEER REBELS WIN 2012 TELUS CUP. Hockey Canada (April 29, 2012). Retrieved on January 12, 2012.

[3] Sault to play host to TELUS Cup, Canada's midget hockey championship. Sault Star. Retrieved on January 14, 2012.

[4] North Stars aligned for 2012. Sault Ste. Marie This Week. Retrieved on January 24, 2012.

[5] 2012 TELUS Cup West Regional qualifier to be hosted by Virden. Hockey Manitoba (June 4, 2011). Retrieved on January 14, 2012.

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