2012 Telus Cup

The 2012 Telus Cup was Canada's 34th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship played April 2329, 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]

2012 Telus Cup
Tournament details
DatesApril 23–29, 2012
Teams6
Venue(s)Leduc Recreation Centre in Leduc, AB
Final positions
Champions  Red Deer Optimist Rebels
Runner-up  Phénix du Collège Esther-Blondin
Third place  Saskatoon Contacts
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s) Laurent Dauphin (11G 7A 18P)
MVP Laurent Dauphin
2011
2013

Teams

ResultTeamRegionCity
Red Deer Optimist RebelsPacificRed Deer, AB
Phénix du Collège Esther-BlondinQuébecSaint-Jacques, QC
Saskatoon ContactsWestSaskatoon, SK
4 Leduc Oil KingsHostLeduc, AB
5 Moncton FlyersAtlanticMoncton, NB
6 Sudbury Nickel Capital WolvesCentralSudbury, ON

Round robin

Standings

RankTeamW-L-TGFGAPTS
1 Phénix du Collège Esther-Blondin4-0-128159
2 Red Deer Optimist Rebels3-0-219108
3 Saskatoon Contacts2-1-224186
4 Leduc Oil Kings2-3-022224
5 Moncton Flyers1-3-117223
6 Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves0-5-011340

Scores

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

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
RankTeamQualificationW-LGFGA
1 Phénix du Collège Esther-BlondinLHMAAAQ4-12113
2 Le Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-FrançoisLHMAAAQ1-41321
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]

West Region

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

Pacific Region

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

Best-of-3 series
RankTeamQualificationW-LGFGA
1 Red Deer Optimist RebelsAMHL2-053
2 Vancouver Northwest GiantsBCMML0-235
Red Deer wins series 2-0 and advances to Telus Cup
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See also

References

  1. "News Release #58". Hockey Canada. April 24, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  2. "RED DEER REBELS WIN 2012 TELUS CUP". Hockey Canada. April 29, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  3. "Sault to play host to TELUS Cup, Canada's midget hockey championship". Sault Star. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  4. "North Stars aligned for 2012". Sault Ste. Marie This Week. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  5. "2012 TELUS Cup West Regional qualifier to be hosted by Virden". Hockey Manitoba. June 4, 2011. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
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