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
Runners-up	Winnipeg Thrashers
Third place	Blizzard de Sèminiaire Saint-François
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader	Mark Stone
Awards
MVP	Mathew Bodie

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
	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

Standings

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

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

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: 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)

External links

2008 Telus Cup Home Page
Hockey Canada-Telus Cup Guide and Record Book