2011 Telus Cup Explained

Tourney Name:	Telus Cup
Year:	2011
Size:	250px
Dates:	April 18–24, 2011
Num Teams:	6
Venues:	Mile One Centre in St. John's, NL
Type:	other
Winners:	Winnipeg Thrashers
Second:	London Jr. Knights
Third:	Lions du Lac St-Louis
Scoring Leader:	Sam Reinhart (7G, 13A, 20P)
Mvp:	Alexander Kerfoot
Prevseason:	2010
Nextseason:	2012

The 2011 Telus Cup was Canada's 33rd annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 18–24, 2011 at the Mile One Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The Winnipeg Thrashers defeated the London Jr. Knights 3–1 in the gold medal game to win their first national title.

Five future National Hockey League players participated in this tournament: Jonathan Drouin, Anthony Duclair, Mike Matheson, tournament scoring leader Sam Reinhart and MVP Alexander Kerfoot.^[1]

Teams

width=20	Result	Team	width=80	Region	City
		West	Winnipeg, MB
	London Jr. Knights	Central	London, ON
	Lions du Lac St-Louis	Québec	Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC
4	Vancouver North West Giants	Pacific	Burnaby, BC
5	Halifax Titans	Atlantic	Halifax, NS
6	St. John's Privateers	Host	St. John's, NL

Round robin

Scores

Vancouver 12 – Winnipeg 5
Lac St-Louis 5 – London 4
Halifax 6 – St. John's 3
Winnipeg 2 – Lac St-Louis 0
Vancouver 6 – Halifax 1
St. John's 5 – London 3
Lac St-Louis 9 – Halifax 3
Winnipeg 2 – London 2
Vancouver 4 – St. John's 3
London 2 – Halifax 2
Vancouver 4 – Lac St-Louis 2
St. John's 2 – Winnipeg 2
London 4 – Vancouver 1
Halifax 3 – Winnipeg 3
Lac St-Louis 6 – St. John's 1

Playoffs

Semi-finals

Winnipeg 4 – Lac St-Louis 3 (2OT)
London 4 – Vancouver 3 (OT)

Bronze medal game

Lac St-Louis 5 – Vancouver 3

Gold medal game

Winnipeg 3 – London 1

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player: Alexander Kerfoot (Vancouver)
Top Scorer: Sam Reinhart (Vancouver)
Top Forward: Sam Reinhart (Vancouver)
Top Defenceman: Mike Matheson (Lac St-Louis)
Top Goaltender: Craig Wood (London)
Most Sportsmanlike Player: Marcus Power (St. John's)

Road to the Telus Cup

Atlantic Region

Tournament held March 31–April 3, 2011 at Charlottetown, Prince Edward IslandChampionship Game
Halifax 4 – St. John's 3
Halifax advances to Telus Cup

Quebec

Ligue de Hockey Midget AAA du Quebec Championship

Lions du Lac St-Louis vs Albatros du Collège Notre-Dame

Best-of-7 series played March 29-April 6, 2011

Game 1: Lac St-Louis 3 – Notre-Dame 2
Game 2: Lac St-Louis 5 – Notre-Dame 1
Game 3: Lac St-Louis 9 – Notre-Dame 4
Game 4: Notre-Dame 3 – Lac St-Louis 1
Game 5: Lac St-Louis 6 – Notre-Dame 1

Lac St-Louis wins series and advances to Telus Cup

Central Region

Tournament held March 28-April 2, 2011 at London, OntarioSemi-finals
Ottawa 67's 5 – Mississauga 3
London 6 – Nickel City 2

Championship Game
London 3 – Ottawa 67's 1
London advances to Telus Cup

West Region

Tournament held March 31-April 3, 2011 at the Moose Jaw Civic Centre in Moose Jaw, SaskatchewanChampionship Game
Winnipeg 4 – Prince Albert 1
Winnipeg advances to Telus Cup

Pacific Region

Vancouver North West Giants vs Red Deer Rebels

Best-of-3 series played April 1–2, 2011

Game 1: Vancouver 7 – Red Deer 2
Game 2: Vancouver 3 – Red Deer 1

Vancouver wins series and advances to Telus Cup

External links

Notes and References

News: TELUS Cup alumni crack season-opening NHL rosters. Hockey Canada. October 17, 2014.