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2008 Telus Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Nick Smith Centre in Arnprior, ON
DatesApril 21–27, 2008
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Ontario Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves
Runner-up Manitoba Winnipeg Thrashers
Third place Quebec Blizzard de Sèminiaire Saint-François
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Manitoba Mark Stone
MVPManitoba Mathew Bodie
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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

Result Team Region City
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ontario Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves Central Sudbury, ON
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Manitoba Winnipeg Thrashers West Winnipeg, MB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Quebec Blizzard de Sèminiaire Saint-François Québec Québec City, QC
4 Alberta Calgary Buffaloes Pacific Calgary, AB
5 Nova Scotia Cole Harbour McCains Atlantic Cole Harbour, NS
6 Ontario Ottawa Valley Titans Host Arnprior, ON

Round robin

Standings

Rank Team W-L-T GF GA PTS
1 Manitoba Winnipeg Thrashers 5-0-0 23 12 10
2 Ontario Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves 3-1-1 18 13 7
3 Alberta Calgary Buffaloes 2-2-1 11 10 5
4 Quebec Blizzard de Sèminiaire Saint-François 2-3-0 16 11 4
5 Nova Scotia Cole Harbour McCains 1-3-1 9 14 3
6 Ontario Ottawa Valley Titans 0-4-1 10 27 1

Scores

Playoffs

Semi-Finals

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

Bronze medal game

  • Saint-François 7 - Calgary 2

Gold medal game

  • Sudbury 6 - Winnipeg 4

Individual awards

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

See also