2017 Telus Cup

The 2017 Telus Cup was Canada's 39th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, contested April 24 – 30, 2017 at the CN Centre in Prince George, British Columbia. The Cape Breton West Islanders defeated the Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François 5-4 in overtime to win the gold medal, becoming the first team from Atlantic Canada to win a national midget championship.[1][2]

2017 Telus Cup
Tournament details
DatesApril 24 – 30, 2017
Teams6
Venue(s)CN Centre in Prince George, BC
Final positions
Champions  Cape Breton West Islanders
Runner-up  Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François
Third place  Mississauga Rebels
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s) Maxime Collin
MVP Jacob Hudson
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Teams
ResultTeamRegionCity
Cape Breton West Islanders Atlantic Port Hood, Nova Scotia
Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François Quebec Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec
Mississauga Rebels Central Mississauga, Ontario
4 Regina Pat Canadians West Regina, Saskatchewan
5 Leduc Oil Kings Pacific Leduc, Alberta
6 Cariboo Cougars Host Prince George, BC

Round robin
Standings
RankTeamW–L-TGFGAPts
1 Mississauga Rebels 3-1-1 13 8 7
2 Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François 3-2-0 16 12 6
3 Regina Pat Canadians 2-2-1 18 17 5
4 Cape Breton West Islanders 2-3-0 11 12 4
5 Leduc Oil Kings 2-3-0 16 18 4
6 Cariboo Cougars 1-2-2 11 18 4

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

Schedule & Results
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score Notes Date
1 Cape Breton 2 Séminaire Saint-François 1 Final April 24
2 Mississauga 5 Regina 2 Final April 24
3 Cariboo 1 Leduc 4 Final April 24
4 Mississauga 4 Séminaire Saint-François 0 Final April 25
5 Leduc 1 Cape Breton 4 Final April 25
6 Regina 3 Cariboo 3 Final April 25
7 Leduc 4 Mississauga 1 Final April 26
8 Séminaire Saint-François 3 Regina 2 Final April 26
9 Cariboo 4 Cape Breton 3 Final April 26
10 Regina 6 Leduc 4 Final April 27
11 Cape Breton 0 Mississauga 1 Final April 27
12 Séminaire Saint-François 6 Cariboo 1 Final April 27
13 Cape Breton 2 Regina 5 Final April 28
14 Séminaire Saint-François 3 Leduc 6 Final April 28
15 Mississauga 2 Cariboo 2 Final April 28

Playoffs
Results
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score Notes Date
Semi 1 Regina 3 Séminaire Saint-François 4 OT Final April 29
Semi 2 Cape Breton 2 Mississauga 1 Final April 29
Bronze Regina 1 Mississauga 4 Final April 30
Gold Cape Breton 5 Séminaire Saint-François 4 OT Final April 30

Individual awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Jacob Hudson (Cape Breton)
  • Top Scorer: Maxime Collin (Séminaire Saint-François)
  • Top Forward: Dillon Hamaliuk (Leduc)
  • Top Defensive Player: Jeremy Gervais (Cariboo)
  • Top Goaltender: Christian Purboo (Mississauga)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Maxime Collin (Séminaire Saint-François)
  • Esso Scholarship: Dylan MacDonald (Cape Breton)

Road to the Telus Cup

Atlantic Region

Cape Breton West Islanders advance by winning tournament played March 30–April 2, 2017 in Miramichi, New Brunswick.[3]

Round Robin
RankTeamQualificationW–L-TGFGAPts
1 Cape Breton West Islanders NSMMHL 3-1-0 20 11 6
2 Moncton Flyers NBPEIMMHL 3-1-0 18 11 6
3 St. John's Maple Leafs NLMMHL 3-1-0 18 11 6
4 Miramichi Rivermen Host 1-3-0 13 24 2
5 Kensington Wild NBPEIMMHL 0-4-0 5 17 0
Championship Game
Away Team Score Home Team Score
Moncton 2 Cape Breton 3

Québec

Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François advance by winning Quebec Midget AAA Hockey League championship series.

Best-of-7 series
RankTeamW–LGFGA
1 Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François 4-0 14 9
2 Estacades de Trois-Rivières 0-4 9 14

Central Region

Mississauga Rebels advance by winning tournament played March 26–April 2, 2016 in Sudbury, Ontario.[4]

Round Robin
RankTeamQualificationW–L-TGFGAPts
1 Mississauga Rebels GTHL 3-0-2 19 10 8
2 Windsor Jr. Spitfires Alliance 4-1-0 21 11 8
3 Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves Host 2-1-2 19 14 6
4 North Bay Trappers GNML 2-3-0 13 22 4
5 Oakville Rangers OMHA 1-2-2 20 13 4
6 Cornwall Colts HEO 0-5-0 4 26 0
Playoff Round
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score
SF 1 Sudbury 2 Windsor 3
SF 2 North Bay 1 Mississauga 3
Final Windsor 0 Mississauga 4

West Region

Regina Pat Canadians advance by winning tournament played March 30–April 2, 2017 at the T.G. Smith Centre in Steinbach, Manitoba.[5][6]

Round Robin
RankTeamQualificationW–L-TGFGAPts
1 Regina Pat Canadians SMAAAHL 3-0-0 13 4 6
2 Thunder Bay Kings HNO 2-1-0 10 8 4
3 Eastman Selects Host 1-2-0 9 14 2
4 Winnipeg Wild MMAAAHL 0-3-0 6 12 0
Championship Game
Away Team Score Home Team Score
Thunder Bay 2 Regina 4

Pacific Region

Series not played: Leduc Oil Kings advance automatically as Cariboo Cougars are the national host team.

Best-of-3 series
RankTeamQualificationW–LGFGA
- Leduc Oil Kings AMHL - - -
- Cariboo Cougars BCMMHL - - -

See also

References
  1. "Telus Cup bringing top midgets to P.G. in 2017". Prince George Citizen. June 7, 2015.
  2. "Prince George, BC, to host 2017 Telus Cup". Hockey Canada. September 18, 2015.
  3. "Meeting and Events Schedule 2016-17". Nova Scotia Major Midget Hockey League. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  4. "Nickel Capital Wolves start building roster". Nickel Capital Wolves Start Building Roster. August 17, 2016.
  5. "Selects Hosting 2017 Telus Cup Western Regionals". SteinbachOnline.com. June 14, 2016.
  6. "Telus Cup West".
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