The 2010 Telus Cup was Canada's 32nd annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 19–25, 2010 at Lévis, Quebec. The Notre Dame Hounds defeated the Mississauga Reps 3–2 in the gold medal game to win their second straight national title and fourth overall.

The tournament featured four future National Hockey League players: Morgan Rielly, Slater Koekkoek, Liam O'Brien and Malcolm Subban. Koekkoek was named the tournament's Top Defenceman and Most Valuable Player.

Teams Result Team Region City Notre Dame Hounds West Wilcox, SK Mississauga Reps Central Mississauga, ON St. John's Fog Devils Atlantic St. John's, NL 4 Gaulois du Collège Antoine-Girouard Québec Saint-Hyacinthe, QC 5 Red Deer Optimist Rebels Pacific Red Deer, AB 6 Commandeurs de Lévis Host Lévis, QC

Round robin

Standings

Scores

Notre Dame 5 - Red Deer 3 Collège Antoine-Girouard 3 - St. John's 3 Lévis 4 - Mississauga 1 Mississauga 5 - Red Deer 2 Notre Dame 2 - Collège Antoine-Girouard 2 St. John's 6 - Lévis 2 Collège Antoine-Girouard 6 - Mississauga 4 Notre Dame 3 - St. John's 3 Red Deer 4 - Lévis 1 Collège Antoine-Girouard 6 - Red Deer 1 Mississauga 4 - St. John's 1 Notre Dame 6 - Lévis 4 Notre Dame 5 - Mississauga 5 St. John's 7 - Red Deer 2 Collège Antoine-Girouard 6 - Lévis 0

Playoffs

Semifinals Notre Dame 5 - St. John's 3 Mississauga 4 - Collège Antoine-Girouard 3 (OT)

Bronze medal game St. John's 5 - Collège Antoine-Girouard 4

Gold medal game Notre Dame 3 - Mississauga 2

Individual awards Most Valuable Player: Slater Koekkoek (Notre Dame) Top Scorer: Zach O'Brien (St. John's) Top Forward: Zach O'Brien (St. John's) Top Defenceman: Slater Koekkoek (Notre Dame) Top Goaltender: Scott Bray (St. John's) Most Sportsmanlike Player: Alexandre Lemieux (Collège Antoine-Girouard)

Road to the Telus Cup

Atlantic Region Tournament held March 31-April 3, 2010 at Halifax, Nova Scotia

Championship Game St. John's 6 - Miramichi 3 St. John's advances to Telus Cup

Quebec Ligue de Hockey Midget AAA du Quebec Championship Gaulois du Collège Antoine-Girouard vs Lions du Lac St-Louis Best-of-7 series played March 30-April 6, 2010 Game 1: Collège Antoine-Girouard 4 - Lac St-Louis 3 Game 2: Collège Antoine-Girouard 8 - Lac St-Louis 3 Game 3: Collège Antoine-Girouard 3 - Lac St-Louis 2 Game 4: Lac St-Louis 4 - Collège Antoine-Girouard 3 Game 5: Collège Antoine-Girouard 2 - Lac St-Louis 1 Collège Antoine-Girouard wins series and advances to Telus Cup

Central Region Tournament held March 29-April 4, 2010 at Vaughan, Ontario

Semi-finals Ottawa 67's 7 - Oakville 5 Mississauga 2 - Sault Ste. Marie 1

Championship Game Mississauga 7 - Ottawa 67's 3 Mississauga advances to Telus Cup

West Region Tournament held April 1–4, 2010 at Morden, Manitoba

Championship Game Notre Dame 6 - Pembina Valley 3 Notre Dame advances to Telus Cup

Pacific Region Red Deer Optimist Rebels vs Vancouver North West Giants Best-of-3 series played April 2–4, 2010 Game 1: Vancouver 7 - Red Deer 4 Game 2: Red Deer 5 - Vancouver 2 Game 2: Red Deer 2 - Vancouver 1 Red Deer wins series and advances to Telus Cup

See also Telus Cup

External links 2010 Telus Cup Home Page Team Notes