The 2009 Telus Cup was Canada's 31st annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 20–26, 2009 at the Selkirk Recreation Complex in Selkirk, Manitoba. The Notre Dame Hounds defeated the Calgary Buffaloes 4-0 in the gold medal game to win their third national title. The Rousseau Sports de Laval-Bourassa defeated the host Winnipeg Thrashers to win the bronze. Winnipeg's Nolan Zajac, younger brother of National Hockey League player Travis Zajac, was the top scorer and named Most Valuable Player.
Teams Result Team Region City Notre Dame Hounds West Wilcox, SK Calgary Buffaloes Pacific Calgary, AB Rousseau Sports de Laval-Bourassa Québec Laval, QC 4 Winnipeg Thrashers Host Winnipeg, MB 5 Moncton Flyers Atlantic Moncton, NB 6 Hamilton Reps Central Hamilton, ON
Round robin
Standings
Scores
Laval-Bourassa 5 - Moncton 4 Notre Dame 4 - Calgary 4 Winnipeg 5 - Hamilton 4 Notre Dame 5 - Laval-Bourassa 4 Calgary 4 - Hamilton 2 Winnipeg 7 - Moncton 1 Hamilton 2 - Laval-Bourassa 2 Notre Dame 11 - Moncton 3 Winnipeg 6 - Calgary 5 Moncton 5 - Hamilton 3 Calgary 3 - Laval-Bourassa 3 Notre Dame 5 - Winnipeg 3 Calgary 6 - Moncton 2 Notre Dame 9 - Hamilton 3 Winnipeg 4 - Laval-Bourassa 1
Playoffs
Semi-finals Notre Dame 6 - Laval-Bourassa 4 Calgary 7 - Winnipeg 0
Bronze medal game Laval-Bourassa 5 - Winnipeg 2
Gold medal game Notre Dame 4 - Calgary 0
Individual awards Most Valuable Player: Nolan Zajac (Winnipeg) Top Scorer: Nolan Zajac (Winnipeg) Top Forward: Ben Gamache (Notre Dame) Top Defenceman: Jesse Pauls (Notre Dame) Top Goaltender: Brett Gagnon (Winnipeg) Most Sportsmanlike Player: Chris Collins (Calgary)
Road to the Telus Cup
Atlantic Region Tournament held April 3–5, 2009 at Saint John, New Brunswick
Championship Game Moncton 5 - Cornwall 4 Moncton advances to Telus Cup
Quebec Ligue de Hockey Midget AAA du Quebec Championship Rousseau Sports de Laval-Bourassa vs Trois-Rivières Best-of-7 series played March 31-April 7, 2009 Laval-Bourassa wins series 4-0 and advances to Telus Cup
Central Region Tournament held March 30-April 5, 2009 at Burlington, Ontario
Semi-finals Hamilton 8 - Sault Ste. Marie 4 Oakville 5 - Burlington 0
Championship Game Hamilton 8 - Oakville 6 Hamilton advances to Telus Cup
West Region Tournament held April 2–5, 2009 at Swift Current, Saskatchewan
Championship Game Notre Dame 8 - Winnipeg 2 Notre Dame advances to Telus Cup
Pacific Region Calgary Buffaloes vs Vancouver North West Giants Best-of-3 series played April 3–5, 2009 Game 1: Calgary 3 - Vancouver 1 Game 2: Vancouver 6 - Calgary 3 Game 3: Calgary 3 - Vancouver 2 Calgary wins series and advances to Telus Cup
See also Telus Cup
External links 2009 Telus Cup Home Page Road to the 2009 Telus Cup