2017 Telus Cup Explained

Tourney Name:Telus Cup
Year:2017
Size:300px
Dates:April 24 – 30, 2017
Num Teams:6
Venues:CN Centre in Prince George, BC
Type:other
Winners:Cape Breton West Islanders
Second:Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François
Third:Mississauga Rebels
Scoring Leader:Maxime Collin
Mvp:Jacob Hudson
Prevseason:2016
Nextseason:2018

The 2017 Telus Cup was Canada's 39th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, contested April 24 – 30, 2017 at the CN Centre in Prince George, British Columbia. The Cape Breton West Islanders defeated the Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François 5-4 in overtime to win the gold medal, becoming the first team from Atlantic Canada to win a national midget championship.[1] [2]

Teams

Result Team Region City
Cape Breton West IslandersAtlanticPort Hood, Nova Scotia
Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-FrançoisQuebecSaint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec
Mississauga RebelsCentralMississauga, Ontario
4Regina Pat CanadiansWestRegina, Saskatchewan
5Leduc Oil KingsPacificLeduc, Alberta
6Cariboo CougarsHostPrince George, BC

Round robin

Tiebreaker

Head-to-head record, most wins, highest goal differential.

Schedule and Results
GameAway teamScoreHome teamScoreNotesDate
1Cape Breton2Séminaire Saint-François1FinalApril 24
2Mississauga5Regina2FinalApril 24
3Cariboo1Leduc4FinalApril 24
4Mississauga4Séminaire Saint-François0FinalApril 25
5Leduc1Cape Breton4FinalApril 25
6Regina3Cariboo3FinalApril 25
7Leduc4Mississauga1FinalApril 26
8Séminaire Saint-François3Regina2FinalApril 26
9Cariboo4Cape Breton3FinalApril 26
10Regina6Leduc4FinalApril 27
11Cape Breton0Mississauga1FinalApril 27
12Séminaire Saint-François6Cariboo1FinalApril 27
13Cape Breton2Regina5FinalApril 28
14Séminaire Saint-François3Leduc6FinalApril 28
15Mississauga2Cariboo2FinalApril 28

Playoffs

GameAway teamScoreHome teamScoreNotesDate
Semi 1Regina3Séminaire Saint-François4OT FinalApril 29
Semi 2Cape Breton2Mississauga1FinalApril 29
BronzeRegina1Mississauga4FinalApril 30
GoldCape Breton5Séminaire Saint-François4OT FinalApril 30

Individual awards

Road to the Telus Cup

Atlantic Region

Cape Breton West Islanders advance by winning tournament played March 30–April 2, 2017 in Miramichi, New Brunswick.[3]

Championship Game
width=40%Away TeamScorewidth=40%Home TeamScore
Moncton2Cape Breton3

Québec

Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François advance by winning Quebec Midget AAA Hockey League championship series.

Central Region

Mississauga Rebels advance by winning tournament played March 26–April 2, 2016 in Sudbury, Ontario.[4]

Playoff Round
Gamewidth=35%Away TeamScorewidth=35%Home TeamScore
SF 1Sudbury2Windsor3
SF 2North Bay1Mississauga3
FinalWindsor0Mississauga4

West Region

Regina Pat Canadians advance by winning tournament played March 30–April 2, 2017 at the T.G. Smith Centre in Steinbach, Manitoba.[5] [6]

Championship Game
width=40%Away TeamScorewidth=40%Home TeamScore
Thunder Bay2Regina4

Pacific Region

Series not played: Leduc Oil Kings advance automatically as Cariboo Cougars are the national host team.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Telus Cup bringing top midgets to P.G. in 2017. June 7, 2015. Prince George Citizen.
  2. News: Prince George, BC, to host 2017 Telus Cup. September 18, 2015. Hockey Canada.
  3. Web site: 2017-04-13 . Nova Scotia EASTLINK Major Midget Hockey League powered by GOALLINE.ca . 2022-12-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170413183214/http://nsmmhl.goalline.ca:80/page.php?page_id=53545 . 2017-04-13 .
  4. News: Nickel Capital Wolves start building roster. Nickel Capital Wolves Start Building Roster. August 17, 2016.
  5. News: Selects Hosting 2017 Telus Cup Western Regionals. June 14, 2016. SteinbachOnline.com.
  6. Web site: Telus Cup West. 2022-06-08. 2016-04-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20160410012154/http://teluscupwest.ca/. dead.