The 2011 Telus Cup was Canada's 33rd annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 18–24, 2011 at the Mile One Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The Winnipeg Thrashers defeated the London Jr. Knights 3–1 in the gold medal game to win their first national title.
Five future National Hockey League players participated in this tournament: Jonathan Drouin, Anthony Duclair, Mike Matheson, tournament scoring leader Sam Reinhart and MVP Alexander Kerfoot.
Teams Result Team Region City Winnipeg Thrashers West Winnipeg, MB London Jr. Knights Central London, ON Lions du Lac St-Louis Québec Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC 4 Vancouver North West Giants Pacific Burnaby, BC 5 Halifax Titans Atlantic Halifax, NS 6 St. John's Privateers Host St. John's, NL
Round robin
Standings
Scores
Vancouver 12 – Winnipeg 5 Lac St-Louis 5 – London 4 Halifax 6 – St. John's 3 Winnipeg 2 – Lac St-Louis 0 Vancouver 6 – Halifax 1 St. John's 5 – London 3 Lac St-Louis 9 – Halifax 3 Winnipeg 2 – London 2 Vancouver 4 – St. John's 3 London 2 – Halifax 2 Vancouver 4 – Lac St-Louis 2 St. John's 2 – Winnipeg 2 London 4 – Vancouver 1 Halifax 3 – Winnipeg 3 Lac St-Louis 6 – St. John's 1
Playoffs
Semi-finals Winnipeg 4 – Lac St-Louis 3 (2OT) London 4 – Vancouver 3 (OT)
Bronze medal game Lac St-Louis 5 – Vancouver 3
Gold medal game Winnipeg 3 – London 1
Individual awards Most Valuable Player: Alexander Kerfoot (Vancouver) Top Scorer: Sam Reinhart (Vancouver) Top Forward: Sam Reinhart (Vancouver) Top Defenceman: Mike Matheson (Lac St-Louis) Top Goaltender: Craig Wood (London) Most Sportsmanlike Player: Marcus Power (St. John's)
Road to the Telus Cup
Atlantic Region Tournament held March 31–April 3, 2011 at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Championship Game Halifax 4 – St. John's 3 Halifax advances to Telus Cup
Quebec Ligue de Hockey Midget AAA du Quebec Championship Lions du Lac St-Louis vs Albatros du Collège Notre-Dame Best-of-7 series played March 29-April 6, 2011 Game 1: Lac St-Louis 3 – Notre-Dame 2 Game 2: Lac St-Louis 5 – Notre-Dame 1 Game 3: Lac St-Louis 9 – Notre-Dame 4 Game 4: Notre-Dame 3 – Lac St-Louis 1 Game 5: Lac St-Louis 6 – Notre-Dame 1 Lac St-Louis wins series and advances to Telus Cup
Central Region Tournament held March 28-April 2, 2011 at London, Ontario
Semi-finals Ottawa 67's 5 – Mississauga 3 London 6 – Nickel City 2
Championship Game London 3 – Ottawa 67's 1 London advances to Telus Cup
West Region Tournament held March 31-April 3, 2011 at the Moose Jaw Civic Centre in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Championship Game Winnipeg 4 – Prince Albert 1 Winnipeg advances to Telus Cup
Pacific Region Vancouver North West Giants vs Red Deer Rebels Best-of-3 series played April 1–2, 2011 Game 1: Vancouver 7 – Red Deer 2 Game 2: Vancouver 3 – Red Deer 1 Vancouver wins series and advances to Telus Cup
See also Telus Cup
References
External links Hockey Canada Midget AAA Telus Cup Regional Championship Website