2011 Telus Cup

2011 Telus Cup

Tournament details
Venue	Mile One Centre in St. John's, NL
Dates	April 18–24, 2011
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions File:Gold medal blank.svg	Winnipeg Thrashers
Runners-up File:Silver medal blank.svg	London Jr. Knights
Third place File:Bronze medal blank.svg	Lions du Lac St-Louis
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)	Sam Reinhart (7G, 13A, 20P)
Awards
MVP	Alexander Kerfoot

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.

Teams

Result	Team	Region	City
1st place, gold medalist(s)	Winnipeg Thrashers	West	Winnipeg, MB
2nd place, silver medalist(s)	London Jr. Knights	Central	London, ON
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	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

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Vancouver North West Giants	5	4	1	0	27	15	+12	8
2	Lions du Lac St-Louis	5	3	2	0	22	14	+8	6
3	Winnipeg Thrashers	5	1	1	3	14	19	−5	5
4	London Jr. Knights	5	1	2	2	15	15	0	4
5	Halifax Titans	5	1	2	2	15	23	−8	4
6	St. John's Privateers	5	1	3	1	14	21	−7	3

Source:

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 Island

Round Robin

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	St. John's Privateers	4	4	0	0	20	18	+2	8
2	Halifax Titans	4	3	1	0	16	8	+8	6
3	Fredericton Canadiens	4	1	2	1	16	18	−2	3
4	Charlottetown Islanders (host)	4	1	3	0	7	17	−10	2
5	Cornwall Thunder	4	0	3	1	7	17	−10	1

Source:

Championship 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, Ontario

Round Robin

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	London Jr. Knights (host)	6	5	1	0	28	5	+23	10
2	Mississauga Reps	6	5	1	0	33	16	+17	10
3	Ottawa Jr. 67's	6	4	2	0	22	14	+8	8
4	Nickel City Sons	6	3	3	0	19	25	−6	6
5	Oakville Rangers	6	2	4	0	18	26	−8	4
6	Waterloo Wolves	6	2	4	0	18	16	+2	4
7	Ottawa Senators	6	0	6	0	6	43	−37	0

Source:

Semi-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, Saskatchewan

Round Robin

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Winnipeg Thrashers	3	2	0	1	11	8	+3	5
2	Prince Albert Mintos	3	2	1	0	11	7	+4	4
3	Moose Jaw Generals (host)	3	0	1	2	6	7	−1	2
4	Thunder Bay Kings	3	0	2	1	11	17	−6	1

Source:

Championship 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

See also

• Telus Cup

External links

• Hockey Canada
• Midget AAA Telus Cup Regional Championship Website