2012 Telus Cup
Tournament details | |
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Venue(s) | Leduc Recreation Centre in Leduc, AB |
Dates | April 23–29, 2012 |
Teams | 6 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Red Deer Optimist Rebels |
Runner-up | Phénix du Collège Esther-Blondin |
Third place | Saskatoon Contacts |
Tournament statistics | |
Scoring leader(s) | Laurent Dauphin (11G 7A 18P) |
MVP | Laurent Dauphin |
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 |
Red Deer Optimist Rebels | Pacific | Red Deer, AB | |
Phénix du Collège Esther-Blondin | Québec | Saint-Jacques, QC | |
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
Scores
Monday, April 23
Tuesday, April 24
Wednesday, April 25
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Thursday, April 26
Friday, April 27
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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
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Championship Game
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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]
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Semi Finals Championship Game |
West Region
- Tournament held March 29 - April 1, 2012 at the Virden Arena in Virden, Manitoba[5]
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Championship Game |
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
See also
References
- ^ "News Release #58". Hockey Canada. April 24, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
- ^ "RED DEER REBELS WIN 2012 TELUS CUP". Hockey Canada. April 29, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ "Sault to play host to TELUS Cup, Canada's midget hockey championship". Sault Star. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
- ^ "North Stars aligned for 2012". Sault Ste. Marie This Week. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ^ "2012 TELUS Cup West Regional qualifier to be hosted by Virden". Hockey Manitoba. June 4, 2011. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2012.