The 2012 Telus Cup was Canada's 34th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship played April 23–29, 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.
Teams Result Team Region City Red Deer Optimist Rebels Pacific Red Deer, AB Phénix du Collège Esther-Blondin Québec Saint-Jacques, QC Saskatoon Contacts West Saskatoon, SK 4 Leduc Oil Kings Host Leduc, AB 5 Moncton Flyers Atlantic Moncton, NB 6 Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves Central Sudbury, ON
Round robin
Standings
Scores
Monday, April 23 Saskatoon 2 - Red Deer 2 Collège Esther-Blondin 6 - Sudbury 2 Leduc 5 - Moncton 4
Tuesday, April 24 Collège Esther-Blondin 6 - Saskatoon 2 Red Deer 2 - Moncton 1 Leduc 6 - Sudbury 3
Wednesday, April 25 Collège Esther-Blondin 9 - Moncton 5 Saskatoon 9 - Sudbury 1 Red Deer 3 - Leduc 2
Thursday, April 26 Moncton 3 - Sudbury 2 Collège Esther-Blondin 2 - Red Deer 2 Saskatoon 7 - Leduc 5
Friday, April 27 Red Deer 10 - Sudbury 3 Moncton 4 - Saskatoon 4 Collège Esther-Blondin 5 - Leduc 4
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
Championship Game Moncton 5 - St. John's 1 Moncton advances to Telus Cup
Quebec Ligue de Hockey Midget AAA du Quebec Championship held March 23 - April 14, 2012 at Multi Glace De Lachenaie and PEPS in Quebec
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
Semi-finals London 3 - Mississauga 2 Sudbury 5 - Whitby 2
Championship Game Sudbury 4 - London 3 Sudbury advances to Telus Cup
West Region Tournament held March 29 - April 1, 2012 at the Virden Arena in Virden, Manitoba
Championship Game Saskatoon 5 - Southwest 1
Saskatoon advances to Telus Cup
Pacific Region Playoff held April 6–8, 2012 at Red Deer Arena in Red Deer, Alberta.
Red Deer wins series 2-0 and advances to Telus Cup
See also Telus Cup
References
External links 2012 Telus Cup Home Page Road to the Telus Cup Midget AAA Telus Cup Regional Championship Website Hockey Canada-Telus Cup Guide and Record Book