2017 Telus Cup

International ice hockey competition

2017 Telus Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)	CN Centre in Prince George, BC
Dates	April 24 – 30, 2017
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Cape Breton West Islanders
Runner-up	Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François
Third place	Mississauga Rebels
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)	Maxime Collin
MVP	Jacob Hudson
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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 Islanders	Atlantic	Port Hood, Nova Scotia
	Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François	Quebec	Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec
	Mississauga Rebels	Central	Mississauga, Ontario
4	Regina Pat Canadians	West	Regina, Saskatchewan
5	Leduc Oil Kings	Pacific	Leduc, Alberta
6	Cariboo Cougars	Host	Prince George, BC

Round robin

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Mississauga Rebels	5	3	1	1	13	8	+5	7
2	Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François	5	3	2	0	16	12	+4	6
3	Regina Pat Canadians	5	2	2	1	18	17	+1	5
4	Cape Breton West Islanders	5	2	3	0	11	12	−1	4
5	Leduc Oil Kings	5	2	3	0	16	18	−2	4
6	Cariboo Cougars	5	1	2	2	11	18	−7	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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

Schedule and Results
Game	Away team	Score	Home team	Score	Notes	Date
1	Cape Breton	2	Séminaire Saint-François	1	Final	April 24
2	Mississauga	5	Regina	2	Final	April 24
3	Cariboo	1	Leduc	4	Final	April 24
4	Mississauga	4	Séminaire Saint-François	0	Final	April 25
5	Leduc	1	Cape Breton	4	Final	April 25
6	Regina	3	Cariboo	3	Final	April 25
7	Leduc	4	Mississauga	1	Final	April 26
8	Séminaire Saint-François	3	Regina	2	Final	April 26
9	Cariboo	4	Cape Breton	3	Final	April 26
10	Regina	6	Leduc	4	Final	April 27
11	Cape Breton	0	Mississauga	1	Final	April 27
12	Séminaire Saint-François	6	Cariboo	1	Final	April 27
13	Cape Breton	2	Regina	5	Final	April 28
14	Séminaire Saint-François	3	Leduc	6	Final	April 28
15	Mississauga	2	Cariboo	2	Final	April 28

Playoffs

Game	Away team	Score	Home team	Score	Notes	Date
Semi 1	Regina	3	Séminaire Saint-François	4	OT Final	April 29
Semi 2	Cape Breton	2	Mississauga	1	Final	April 29
Bronze	Regina	1	Mississauga	4	Final	April 30
Gold	Cape Breton	5	Séminaire Saint-François	4	OT Final	April 30

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player: Jacob Hudson (Cape Breton)
Top Scorer: Maxime Collin (Séminaire Saint-François)
Top Forward: Dillon Hamaliuk (Leduc)
Top Defensive Player: Jeremy Gervais (Cariboo)
Top Goaltender: Christian Purboo (Mississauga)
Most Sportsmanlike Player: Maxime Collin (Séminaire Saint-François)
Esso Scholarship: Dylan MacDonald (Cape Breton)

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]

Round Robin
Pos	Qualification	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	NSMMHL	Cape Breton West Islanders	4	3	1	20	11	+9	6
2	NBPEIMMHL	Moncton Flyers	4	3	1	18	11	+7	6
3	NLMMHL	St. John's Maple Leafs	4	3	1	18	11	+7	6
4	Host	Miramichi Rivermen	4	1	3	13	24	−11	2
5	NBPEIMMHL	Kensington Wild	4	0	4	5	17	−12	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Championship Game
Away Team	Score	Home Team	Score
Moncton	2	Cape Breton	3

Québec

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

Best-of-7 series
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François	4	4	0	14	9	+5
2	Estacades de Trois-Rivières	4	0	4	9	14	−5

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Central Region

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

Round Robin
Pos	Qualification	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	GTHL	Mississauga Rebels	5	3	0	2	19	10	+9	8
2	Alliance	Windsor Jr. Spitfires	5	4	1	0	21	11	+10	8
3	Host	Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves	5	2	1	2	19	14	+5	6
4	GNML	North Bay Trappers	5	2	3	0	13	22	−9	4
5	OMHA	Oakville Rangers	5	1	2	2	20	13	+7	4
6	HEO	Cornwall Colts	5	0	5	0	4	26	−22	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Playoff Round
Game	Away Team	Score	Home Team	Score
SF 1	Sudbury	2	Windsor	3
SF 2	North Bay	1	Mississauga	3
Final	Windsor	0	Mississauga	4

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]

Round Robin
Pos	Qualification	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	SMAAAHL	Regina Pat Canadians	3	3	0	13	4	+9	6
2	HNO	Thunder Bay Kings	3	2	1	10	8	+2	4
3	Host	Eastman Selects	3	1	2	9	14	−5	2
4	MMAAAHL	Winnipeg Wild	3	0	3	6	12	−6	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Championship Game
Away Team	Score	Home Team	Score
Thunder Bay	2	Regina	4

Pacific Region

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

Best-of-3 series
Pos	Qualification	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
-	AMHL	Leduc Oil Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0
-	BCMMHL	Cariboo Cougars	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Telus Cup bringing top midgets to P.G. in 2017". Prince George Citizen. June 7, 2015.
^ "Prince George, BC, to host 2017 Telus Cup". Hockey Canada. September 18, 2015.
^ "Nova Scotia EASTLINK Major Midget Hockey League powered by GOALLINE.ca". 2017-04-13. Archived from the original on 2017-04-13. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
^ "Nickel Capital Wolves start building roster". Nickel Capital Wolves Start Building Roster. August 17, 2016.
^ "Selects Hosting 2017 Telus Cup Western Regionals". SteinbachOnline.com. June 14, 2016.
^ "Telus Cup West". Archived from the original on 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2022-06-08.

External links

2017 Telus Cup Home Page
Midget AAA Canada Website
Midget AAA Telus Cup Regional Championship Website

U18 Hockey in Canada

National
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Leagues

Atlantic	Men's New Brunswick-Prince Edward Island Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Women's New Brunswick Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island
Central	Men's Alliance Eastern Greater Toronto Great North Ontario East South Central Women's Ontario Women's Hockey Association
Quebec	Men's LHMAAAQ Women's LHFDQ
Pacific	Men's Alberta British Columbia Women's Alberta British Columbia
West	Men's Manitoba Saskatchewan Women's Manitoba Saskatchewan