2012 Telus Cup

VenueLeduc Recreation Centre in Leduc, AB

DatesApril 23–29, 2012

Teams6

Champions

Red Deer Optimist Rebels

2012 Telus Cup
Tournament details
Venue	Leduc Recreation Centre in Leduc, AB
Dates	April 23–29, 2012
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Red Deer Optimist Rebels
Runners-up	Phénix du Collège Esther-Blondin
Third place	Saskatoon Contacts
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader	Laurent Dauphin (11G 7A 18P)
Awards
MVP	Laurent Dauphin
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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]

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Phénix du Collège Esther-Blondin	5	4	0	1	28	15	+13	9
2	Red Deer Optimist Rebels	5	3	0	2	19	10	+9	8
3	Saskatoon Contacts	5	2	1	2	24	18	+6	6
4	Leduc Oil Kings	5	2	3	0	22	22	0	4
5	Moncton Flyers	5	1	3	1	17	22	−5	3
6	Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves	5	0	5	0	11	34	−23	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Scores

Monday, April 23

Saskatoon 2 - Red Deer 2
Collège Esther-Blondin 6 - Sudbury 2
Leduc 5 - Moncton 4

Tuesday, April 24

Collège Esther-Blondin 6 - Saskatoon 2
Red Deer 2 - Moncton 1
Leduc 6 - Sudbury 3

Wednesday, April 25

Collège Esther-Blondin 9 - Moncton 5
Saskatoon 9 - Sudbury 1
Red Deer 3 - Leduc 2

Thursday, April 26

Moncton 3 - Sudbury 2
Collège Esther-Blondin 2 - Red Deer 2
Saskatoon 7 - Leduc 5

Friday, April 27

Red Deer 10 - Sudbury 3
Moncton 4 - Saskatoon 4
Collège Esther-Blondin 5 - Leduc 4

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

Round Robin
Pos	Qualification	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	NBPEIMMHL	Moncton Flyers	4	4	0	0	17	5	+12	8
2	NLMMHL	St. John's Pennecon Privateers	4	3	1	0	15	13	+2	6
3	NSMMHL	Halifax Titans	4	1	2	1	11	11	0	3
4	Host	St. John's Maple Leafs	4	1	2	1	14	19	−5	3
5	NBPEIMMHL	Cornwall Thunder	4	0	4	0	9	18	−9	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Championship Game
Moncton 5 - St. John's 1
Moncton advances to Telus Cup

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
Pos	Qualification	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
1	LHMAAAQ	Phénix du Collège Esther-Blondin	5	4	1	21	13	+8
2	LHMAAAQ	Le Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François	5	1	4	13	21	−8

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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]

Round Robin
Pos	Qualification	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	GNML	Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves	5	4	1	0	22	20	+2	8
2	Alliance	London Jr. Knights	5	4	1	0	22	13	+9	8
3	GTHL	Mississuauga Rebels	5	3	2	0	18	13	+5	6
4	OMHA	Whitby Wildcats	5	2	2	1	25	20	+5	5
5	Host	Sault Ste. Marie North Stars	5	1	3	1	15	18	−3	3
6	OEMHL	Ottawa Jr. 67's	5	0	5	0	13	31	−18	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Semi-finals
London 3 - Mississauga 2
Sudbury 5 - Whitby 2

Championship Game
Sudbury 4 - London 3
Sudbury advances to Telus Cup

West Region

Tournament held March 29 - April 1, 2012 at the Virden Arena in Virden, Manitoba^[5]

Round Robin
Pos	Qualification	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	SMAAAHL	Saskatoon Contacts	3	2	0	1	11	4	+7	5
2	Host	Southwest Cougars	3	2	1	0	8	6	+2	4
3	MMAAAHL	Winnipeg Wild	3	1	1	1	10	6	+4	3
4	HNO	Kenora Thistles	3	0	3	0	0	13	−13	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Championship Game
Saskatoon 5 - Southwest 1
Saskatoon advances to Telus Cup

Pacific Region

Playoff held April 6–8, 2012 at Red Deer Arena in Red Deer, Alberta.

Best-of-3 series
Pos	Qualification	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
1	AMHL	Red Deer Optimist Rebels	2	2	0	5	3	+2
2	BCMML	Vancouver Northwest Giants	2	0	2	3	5	−2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Red Deer wins series 2-0 and advances to Telus Cup

Round robin

Standings

Scores

Playoffs

Semi-finals

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Individual awards

Road to the Telus Cup

Atlantic Region

Quebec

Central Region

West Region

Pacific Region

See also

References

External links

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