The 2017 Telus Cup was Canada's 39th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, contested April 24 – 30, 2017 at the CN Centre in Prince George, British Columbia. The Cape Breton West Islanders defeated the Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François 5-4 in overtime to win the gold medal, becoming the first team from Atlantic Canada to win a national midget championship.[1][2]
Teams[]
Round robin[]
| Standings
|
| Rank |
Team |
W–L-T |
GF |
GA |
Pts
|
| 1
|
 Mississauga Rebels
|
3-1-1
|
13
|
8
|
7
|
| 2
|
Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François
|
3-2-0
|
16
|
12
|
6
|
| 3
|
Regina Pat Canadians
|
2-2-1
|
18
|
17
|
5
|
| 4
|
Cape Breton West Islanders
|
2-3-0
|
11
|
12
|
4
|
| 5
|
Leduc Oil Kings
|
2-3-0
|
16
|
18
|
4
|
| 6
|
Cariboo Cougars
|
1-2-2
|
11
|
18
|
4
|
Tiebreaker: Head-to-head record, most wins, highest goal differential.
| Schedule & Results
|
| Game
|
Away Team
|
Score
|
Home Team
|
Score
|
Notes
|
Date
|
| 1
|
Cape Breton
|
2
|
Séminaire Saint-François
|
1
|
Final
|
April 24
|
| 2
|
Mississauga
|
5
|
Regina
|
2
|
Final
|
April 24
|
| 3
|
Cariboo
|
1
|
Leduc
|
4
|
Final
|
April 24
|
| 4
|
Mississauga
|
4
|
Séminaire Saint-François
|
0
|
Final
|
April 25
|
| 5
|
Leduc
|
1
|
Cape Breton
|
4
|
Final
|
April 25
|
| 6
|
Regina
|
3
|
Cariboo
|
3
|
Final
|
April 25
|
| 7
|
Leduc
|
4
|
Mississauga
|
1
|
Final
|
April 26
|
| 8
|
Séminaire Saint-François
|
3
|
Regina
|
2
|
Final
|
April 26
|
| 9
|
Cariboo
|
4
|
Cape Breton
|
3
|
Final
|
April 26
|
| 10
|
Regina
|
6
|
Leduc
|
4
|
Final
|
April 27
|
| 11
|
Cape Breton
|
0
|
Mississauga
|
1
|
Final
|
April 27
|
| 12
|
Séminaire Saint-François
|
6
|
Cariboo
|
1
|
Final
|
April 27
|
| 13
|
Cape Breton
|
2
|
Regina
|
5
|
Final
|
April 28
|
| 14
|
Séminaire Saint-François
|
3
|
Leduc
|
6
|
Final
|
April 28
|
| 15
|
Mississauga
|
2
|
Cariboo
|
2
|
Final
|
April 28
|
Playoffs[]
|
|
| Results
|
| Game
|
Away Team
|
Score
|
Home Team
|
Score
|
Notes
|
Date
|
| Semi 1
|
Regina
|
3
|
Séminaire Saint-François
|
4
|
OT Final
|
April 29
|
| Semi 2
|
Cape Breton
|
2
|
Mississauga
|
1
|
Final
|
April 29
|
| Bronze
|
Regina
|
1
|
Mississauga
|
4
|
Final
|
April 30
|
| Gold
|
Cape Breton
|
5
|
Séminaire Saint-François
|
4
|
OT Final
|
April 30
|
|
Individual awards[]
- Most Valuable Player: Jacob Hudson (Cape Breton)
- Top Scorer: Maxime Collin (Séminaire Saint-François)
- Top Forward: Dillon Hamaliuk (Leduc)
- Top Defensive Player: Jeremy Gervais (Cariboo)
- Top Goaltender: Christian Purboo (Mississauga)
- Most Sportsmanlike Player: Maxime Collin (Séminaire Saint-François)
- Esso Scholarship: Dylan MacDonald (Cape Breton)
Road to the Telus Cup[]
Atlantic Region[]
Cape Breton West Islanders advance by winning tournament played March 30–April 2, 2017 in Miramichi, New Brunswick.[3]
| Round Robin
|
| Rank |
Team |
Qualification |
W–L-T |
GF |
GA |
Pts
|
| 1
|
Cape Breton West Islanders
|
NSMMHL
|
3-1-0
|
20
|
11
|
6
|
| 2
|
Moncton Flyers
|
NBPEIMMHL
|
3-1-0
|
18
|
11
|
6
|
| 3
|
St. John's Maple Leafs
|
NLMMHL
|
3-1-0
|
18
|
11
|
6
|
| 4
|
Miramichi Rivermen
|
Host
|
1-3-0
|
13
|
24
|
2
|
| 5
|
Kensington WIld
|
NBPEIMMHL
|
0-4-0
|
5
|
17
|
0
|
| Championship Game
|
| Away Team
|
Score
|
Home Team
|
Score
|
| Moncton
|
2
|
Cape Breton
|
3
|
Québec[]
Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François advance by winning Quebec Midget AAA Hockey League championship series.
| Best-of-7 series
|
| Rank |
Team |
W–L |
GF |
GA
|
| 1
|
Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François
|
4-0
|
14
|
9
|
| 2
|
Estacades de Trois-Rivières
|
0-4
|
9
|
14
|
Central Region[]
Mississauga Rebels advance by winning tournament played March 26–April 2, 2016 in Sudbury, Ontario.[4]
| Round Robin
|
| Rank |
Team |
Qualification |
W–L-T |
GF |
GA |
Pts
|
| 1
|
Mississauga Rebels
|
GTHL
|
3-0-2
|
19
|
10
|
8
|
| 2
|
Windsor Jr. Spitfires
|
Alliance
|
4-1-0
|
21
|
11
|
8
|
| 3
|
Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves
|
Host
|
2-1-2
|
19
|
14
|
6
|
| 4
|
North Bay Trappers
|
GNML
|
2-3-0
|
13
|
22
|
4
|
| 5
|
Oakville Rangers
|
OMHA
|
1-2-2
|
20
|
13
|
4
|
| 6
|
Cornwall Colts
|
HEO
|
0-5-0
|
4
|
26
|
0
|
| Playoff Round
|
| Game
|
Away Team
|
Score
|
Home Team
|
Score
|
| SF 1
|
Sudbury
|
2
|
Windsor
|
3
|
| SF 2
|
North Bay
|
1
|
Mississauga
|
3
|
| Final
|
Windsor
|
0
|
Mississauga
|
4
|
West Region[]
Regina Pat Canadians advance by winning tournament played March 30–April 2, 2017 at the T.G. Smith Centre in Steinbach, Manitoba.[5][6]
| Round Robin
|
| Rank |
Team |
Qualification |
W–L-T |
GF |
GA |
Pts
|
| 1
|
Regina Pat Canadians
|
SMAAAHL
|
3-0-0
|
13
|
4
|
6
|
| 2
|
Thunder Bay Kings
|
HNO
|
2-1-0
|
10
|
8
|
4
|
| 3
|
Eastman Selects
|
Host
|
1-2-0
|
9
|
14
|
2
|
| 4
|
Winnipeg Wild
|
MMAAAHL
|
0-3-0
|
6
|
12
|
0
|
| Championship Game
|
| Away Team
|
Score
|
Home Team
|
Score
|
| Thunder Bay
|
2
|
Regina
|
4
|
Pacific Region[]
Series not played: Leduc Oil Kings advance automatically as Cariboo Cougars are the national host team.
| Best-of-3 series
|
| Rank |
Team |
Qualification |
W–L |
GF |
GA
|
| -
|
Leduc Oil Kings
|
AMHL
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| -
|
Cariboo Cougars
|
BCMMHL
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ "Telus Cup bringing top midgets to P.G. in 2017", Prince George Citizen, June 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Prince George, BC, to host 2017 Telus Cup", Hockey Canada, September 18, 2015.
- ↑ Meeting and Events Schedule 2016-17. Nova Scotia Major Midget Hockey League. Retrieved on December 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Nickel Capital Wolves start building roster", Nickel Capital Wolves Start Building Roster, August 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Selects Hosting 2017 Telus Cup Western Regionals", SteinbachOnline.com, June 14, 2016.
- ↑ Telus Cup West.
External links[]
Mississauga Rebels
Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François
Regina Pat Canadians
Cape Breton West Islanders
Leduc Oil Kings
Cariboo Cougars
Moncton Flyers
St. John's Maple Leafs
Kensington WIld
Eastman Selects