2018 Telus Cup

2018 Telus Cup
Tournament details
VenueSudbury Community Arena in Sudbury, ON
DatesApril 23 – 29, 2018
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Notre Dame Hounds
Runners-up Cantonniers de Magog
Third place Lethbridge Hurricanes
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Brad Morrissey
Jeremey Rainville
Awards
MVPRonan Seeley

The 2018 Telus Cup was Canada's 40th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship contested April 23 – 29, 2018 at the Sudbury Community Arena in Sudbury, Ontario. The Notre Dame Hounds defeated the Cantonniers de Magog in the gold medal game to win their fifth national championship. Sudbury previously hosted the event in 1998.[1][2]

Teams

ResultTeamRegionCity
1st place, gold medalist(s)Notre Dame HoundsWestWilcox, SK
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Cantonniers de MagogQuebecMagog, QC
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Lethbridge HurricanesPacificLethbridge, AB
4Toronto Young NationalsCentralToronto, ON
5Moncton FlyersAtlanticMoncton, NB
6Sudbury Nickel Capital WolvesHostSudbury, ON

Round robin

PosTeamPldWLDGFGAGDPts
1Notre Dame Hounds5500207+1310
2Lethbridge Hurricanes5311139+47
3Cantonniers de Magog52211816+25
4Toronto Young Nationals51221516−14
5Moncton Flyers5140817−92
6Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves5032615−92
Source: [citation needed]

Tiebreaker: Head-to-head record, most wins, highest goal differential.

Schedule and Results
GameAway teamScoreHome teamScoreNotesDate
1Moncton1Magog4FinalApril 23
2Toronto3Notre Dame5FinalApril 23
3Sudbury1Lethbridge2FinalApril 23
4Toronto4Magog7FinalApril 24
5Lethbridge2Moncton0FinalApril 24
6Notre Dame4Sudbury0FinalApril 24
7Lethbridge3Toronto3FinalApril 25
8Magog2Notre Dame4FinalApril 25
9Sudbury1Moncton5FinalApril 25
10Notre Dame2Lethbridge1FinalApril 26
11Moncton1Toronto5FinalApril 26
12Magog2Sudbury2FinalApril 26
13Moncton1Notre Dame5FinalApril 27
14Magog3Lethbridge5FinalApril 27
15Sudbury2Toronto2FinalApril 27

Playoffs

Results
GameAway teamScoreHome teamScoreNotesDate
Semi 1Magog5Lethbridge4Final (OT)April 28
Semi 2Toronto2Notre Dame3FinalApril 28
BronzeToronto0Lethbridge4FinalApril 29
GoldMagog1Notre Dame5FinalApril 29

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Ronan Seeley (Lethbridge)
  • Top Scorer(s): Brad Morrissey (Notre Dame), Jeremey Rainville (Magog)
  • Top Forward: Zach Stinger (Lethbridge)
  • Top Defensive Player: Thomas Lucas (Notre Dame)
  • Top Goaltender: Alex Vendette (Sudbury)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Brad Morrissey (Notre Dame)
  • Most Dedicated: Joel Mongeon (Sudbury)

Road to the Telus Cup

Atlantic Region

Moncton Flyers advance by winning regional championship played March 29-April 1, 2018 at Lantz, Nova Scotia.[3][4]

Round Robin
PosQualificationTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPts
1NSMMHLDartmouth Major Midgets43010219+1210
2NBPEIMMHLMoncton Flyers421011511+48
3HostCole Harbour Wolfpack42002817−96
4NLMMHLSt. John's Maple Leafs410031114−33
5NBPEIMMHLKensington Wild410031317−43
Source: [citation needed]
Championship Game
Away TeamScoreHome TeamScore
Moncton3Dartmouth2

Québec

Cantonniers de Magog advance by winning Quebec Midget AAA Hockey League championship.

Best-of-7 series
PosTeamPldWLGFGAGD
1Cantonniers de Magog440178+9
2Estacades de Trois-Rivières404817−9
Source: [citation needed]

Central Region

Toronto Young Nationals advance by winning the regional championship played April 1–8, 2018 at Rockland, Ontario.[5]

Round Robin
PosQualificationTeamPldWLDGFGAGDPts
1HostRockland Nationals5500207+1310
2AllianceWaterloo Wolves5410168+88
3OMHAAjax-Pickering Raiders52301016−64
4GTHLToronto Young Nationals52302118+34
5GNMLSudbury Nickel Capital Wolves51401214−22
6HEOHawkesbury Hawks5140824−162
Source: [citation needed]
Playoff Round
GameAway TeamScoreHome TeamScore
SF 1Ajax-Pickering4Waterloo3
SF 2Toronto4Rockland3
FinalToronto6Ajax-Pickering2

West Region

Notre Dame Hounds advanced by winning the regional championship played April 5–8, 2018 at Fort William First Nation near Thunder Bay, Ontario.[6]

Round Robin
PosQualificationTeamPldWLDGFGAGDPts
1SMAAAHLNotre Dame Hounds3300224+186
2MMAAAHLWinnipeg Wild3210156+94
3HostThunder Bay Kings3120511−62
4HNOKenora Thistles3030122−210
Source: [citation needed]
Championship Game
Away TeamScoreHome TeamScore
Winnipeg2Notre Dame5
Full standings and statistics available at Pointstreak.com.

Pacific Region

Lethbridge Hurriances advance by winning best-of-three series played April 6–7, 2018 at Prospera Centre in Chilliwack, British Columbia.

Best-of-3 series
PosTeamPldWLGFGAGD
1Lethbridge Hurricanes220114+7
2Fraser Valley Thunderbirds202411−7
Source: [citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sudbury lands 2018 bid for Telus Cup, national midget hockey championship". CBC News. July 13, 2016.
  2. ^ "Sudbury, ONT, to host 2018 Telus Cup". Hockey Canada. July 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "Atlantic Major Midget Championship 2018".
  4. ^ "Moncton edges Steele for Atlantic Major Midget Championship". The Chronicle Herald. April 1, 2018. Archived from the original on April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  5. ^ "2018 ALL-ONTARIO AND CENTRAL REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS HOSTS NAMED". Ontario Hockey Federation. November 27, 2017.
  6. ^ "Telus Cup West". Archived from the original on 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  • 2018 Telus Cup Home Page
  • Midget AAA Canada Website
  • Midget AAA Telus Cup Regional Championship Website
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