2012 Telus Cup Explained

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

width=20	Result	Team	width=80	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

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 LabradorChampionship 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

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]} 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] 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.

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

See also

• Telus Cup

External links

• 2012 Telus Cup Home Page
• Road to the Telus Cup
• Midget AAA Telus Cup Regional Championship Website
• Hockey Canada-Telus Cup Guide and Record Book

Notes and References

1. Web site: News Release #58 . April 24, 2011. January 14, 2012. Hockey Canada.
2. Web site: RED DEER REBELS WIN 2012 TELUS CUP . April 29, 2012. January 12, 2012. Hockey Canada.
3. Web site: Sault to play host to TELUS Cup, Canada's midget hockey championship. https://archive.today/20120909190949/http://www.saultstar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3150387&archive=true. dead. September 9, 2012. January 14, 2012. Sault Star.
4. Web site: North Stars aligned for 2012. https://archive.today/20120914105129/http://www.saultthisweek.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3029296. dead. September 14, 2012. January 24, 2012. Sault Ste. Marie This Week.
5. Web site: 2012 TELUS Cup West Regional qualifier to be hosted by Virden . https://archive.today/20120802212929/http://www.hockeymanitoba.ca/news.php?id=1026 . dead . August 2, 2012 . June 4, 2011 . January 14, 2012 . .