2009 Telus Cup

2009 Telus Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Selkirk Recreation Complex in Selkirk, MB
DatesApril 20–26, 2009
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Notre Dame Hounds
Runner-up Calgary Buffaloes
Third place Rousseau Sports de Laval-Bourassa
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Nolan Zajac
MVPNolan Zajac
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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

Result Team Region City
1st place, gold medalist(s) Notre Dame Hounds West Wilcox, SK
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Calgary Buffaloes Pacific Calgary, AB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Notre Dame Hounds 5 4 0 1 34 17 +17 9
2 Winnipeg Thrashers 5 4 1 0 25 16 +9 8
3 Calgary Buffaloes 5 2 1 2 22 17 +5 6
4 Rousseau Sports de Laval-Bourassa 5 1 2 2 15 18 −3 4
5 Moncton Flyers 5 1 4 0 15 32 −17 2
6 Hamilton Reps 5 0 4 1 14 25 −11 1
Source: [citation needed]

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 Brunswick

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, Ontario

West Region

Tournament held April 2–5, 2009 at Swift Current, Saskatchewan

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

See also