The 2018 Telus Cup was Canada's 40th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship contested April 23 – 29, 2018 at the Sudbury Community Arena in Sudbury, Ontario. The Notre Dame Hounds defeated the Cantonniers de Magog in the gold medal game to win their fifth national championship. Sudbury previously hosted the event in 1998.
Teams Result Team Region City Notre Dame Hounds West Wilcox, SK Cantonniers de Magog Quebec Magog, QC Lethbridge Hurricanes Pacific Lethbridge, AB 4 Toronto Young Nationals Central Toronto, ON 5 Moncton Flyers Atlantic Moncton, NB 6 Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves Host Sudbury, ON
Round robin
Tiebreaker: Head-to-head record, most wins, highest goal differential.
+ Schedule and Results Game Away team Score Home team Score Notes Date 1 Moncton 1 Magog 4 Final April 23 2 Toronto 3 Notre Dame 5 Final April 23 3 Sudbury 1 Lethbridge 2 Final April 23 4 Toronto 4 Magog 7 Final April 24 5 Lethbridge 2 Moncton 0 Final April 24 6 Notre Dame 4 Sudbury 0 Final April 24 7 Lethbridge 3 Toronto 3 Final April 25 8 Magog 2 Notre Dame 4 Final April 25 9 Sudbury 1 Moncton 5 Final April 25 10 Notre Dame 2 Lethbridge 1 Final April 26 11 Moncton 1 Toronto 5 Final April 26 12 Magog 2 Sudbury 2 Final April 26 13 Moncton 1 Notre Dame 5 Final April 27 14 Magog 3 Lethbridge 5 Final April 27 15 Sudbury 2 Toronto 2 Final April 27
Playoffs + Results Game Away team Score Home team Score Notes Date Semi 1 Magog 5 Lethbridge 4 Final (OT) April 28 Semi 2 Toronto 2 Notre Dame 3 Final April 28 Bronze Toronto 0 Lethbridge 4 Final April 29 Gold Magog 1 Notre Dame 5 Final April 29
Individual awards Most Valuable Player: Ronan Seeley (Lethbridge) Top Scorer(s): Brad Morrissey (Notre Dame), Jeremey Rainville (Magog) Top Forward: Zach Stinger (Lethbridge) Top Defensive Player: Thomas Lucas (Notre Dame) Top Goaltender: Alex Vendette (Sudbury) Most Sportsmanlike Player: Brad Morrissey (Notre Dame) Most Dedicated: Joel Mongeon (Sudbury)
Road to the Telus Cup Atlantic Region Moncton Flyers advance by winning regional championship played March 29-April 1, 2018 at Lantz, Nova Scotia.
+ Championship Game Away team Score Home team Score Moncton 3 Dartmouth 2
Québec Cantonniers de Magog advance by winning Quebec Midget AAA Hockey League championship.
Central Region Toronto Young Nationals advance by winning the regional championship played April 1–8, 2018 at Rockland, Ontario.
+ Playoff Round Game Away team Score Home team Score SF 1 Ajax-Pickering 4 Waterloo 3 SF 2 Toronto 4 Rockland 3 Final Toronto 6 Ajax-Pickering 2
West Region Notre Dame Hounds advanced by winning the regional championship played April 5–8, 2018 at Fort William First Nation near Thunder Bay, Ontario.
+ Championship Game Away team Score Home team Score Winnipeg 2 Notre Dame 5 Full standings and statistics available at Pointstreak.com.
Pacific Region Lethbridge Hurriances advance by winning best-of-three series played April 6–7, 2018 at Prospera Centre in Chilliwack, British Columbia.
See also Telus Cup
References
External links 2018 Telus Cup Home Page Midget AAA Canada Website Midget AAA Telus Cup Regional Championship Website