2009 Telus Cup Explained

Tourney Name:	Telus Cup
Year:	2009
Size:	250px
Dates:	April 20–26, 2009
Num Teams:	6
Venues:	Selkirk Recreation Complex in Selkirk, MB
Type:	other
Winners:	Notre Dame Hounds
Second:	Calgary Buffaloes
Third:	Rousseau Sports de Laval-Bourassa
Scoring Leader:	Nolan Zajac
Mvp:	Nolan Zajac
Prevseason:	2008
Nextseason:	2010

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

width=20	Result	Team	width=80	Region	City
		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

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 BrunswickChampionship 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, OntarioSemi-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, SaskatchewanChampionship 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