2008 Telus Cup

2008 Telus Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)	Nick Smith Centre in Arnprior, ON
Dates	April 21–27, 2008
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves
Runner-up	Winnipeg Thrashers
Third place	Blizzard de Sèminiaire Saint-François
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)	Mark Stone
MVP	Mathew Bodie
	← 2007 2009 →

The 2008 Telus Cup was Canada's 30th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 21–27, 2008 at Arnprior, Ontario. The Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves defeated the Winnipeg Thrashers 6-4 in the gold medal game to win their first national title. The Blizzard de Sèminiaire Saint-François from Quebec picked up their second consecutive bronze medal. Current Vegas Golden Knights forward Mark Stone, playing for the Thrashers, was the tournament's top scorer.

Teams[edit]

Result	Team	Region	City
	Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves	Central	Sudbury, ON
	Winnipeg Thrashers	West	Winnipeg, MB
	Blizzard de Sèminiaire Saint-François	Québec	Québec City, QC
4	Calgary Buffaloes	Pacific	Calgary, AB
5	Cole Harbour McCains	Atlantic	Cole Harbour, NS
6	Ottawa Valley Titans	Host	Arnprior, ON

Round robin[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Winnipeg Thrashers	5	5	0	0	23	12	+11	10
2	Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves	5	3	1	1	18	13	+5	7
3	Calgary Buffaloes	5	2	2	1	11	10	+1	5
4	Blizzard de Sèminiaire Saint-François	5	2	3	0	16	11	+5	4
5	Cole Harbour McCains	5	1	3	1	9	14	−5	3
6	Ottawa Valley Titans	5	0	4	1	10	27	−17	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Scores[edit]

Saint-François 3 - Cole Harbour 1
Winnipeg 3 - Calgary 0
Sudbury 6 - Ottawa Valley 4
Winnipeg 5 - Saint-François 2
Calgary 2 - Sudbury 2
Cole Harbour 1 - Ottawa Valley 1
Sudbury 3 - Saint-François 2
Winnipeg 4 - Cole Harbour 3
Calgary 5 - Ottawa Valley 1
Sudbury 3 - Cole Harbour 0
Calgary 1 - Saint-François 0
Winnipeg 6 - Ottawa Valley 3
Cole Harbour 4 - Calgary 3
Winnipeg 5 - Sudbury 4
Saint-François 9 - Ottawa Valley 1

Playoffs[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

Winnipeg 4 - Saint-François 1
Sudbury 5 - Calgary 2

Bronze-medal game[edit]

Saint-François 7 - Calgary 2

Gold-medal game[edit]

Sudbury 6 - Winnipeg 4

Individual awards[edit]

Most Valuable Player: Mathew Bodie (Winnipeg)
Top Scorer: Mark Stone (Winnipeg)
Top Forward: Mattieu Lecours (Sudbury)
Top Defenceman: Mathew Bodie (Winnipeg)
Top Goaltender: Kris Moore (Calgary
Most Sportsmanlike Player: Jordan Burke (Cole Harbour)

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