# 2018 Telus Cup

The 2018 Telus Cup was Canada's 40th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship contested April 23 – 29, 2018 at the Sudbury Community Arena in Sudbury, Ontario. The Notre Dame Hounds defeated the Cantonniers de Magog in the gold medal game to win their fifth national championship. Sudbury previously hosted the event in 1998.

## Teams

| Result | Team | Region | City |
| | Notre Dame Hounds | West | Wilcox, SK |
| | Cantonniers de Magog | Quebec | Magog, QC |
| | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Pacific | Lethbridge, AB |
| 4 | Toronto Young Nationals | Central | Toronto, ON |
| 5 | Moncton Flyers | Atlantic | Moncton, NB |
| 6 | Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves | Host | Sudbury, ON |

## Round robin

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Notre Dame Hounds | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 10 |
| 2 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 7 |
| 3 | Cantonniers de Magog | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 5 |
| 4 | Toronto Young Nationals | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 4 |
| 5 | Moncton Flyers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 2 |
| 6 | Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 2 |
Tiebreaker: Head-to-head record, most wins, highest goal differential.
Schedule and Results :
| Game | Away team | Score | Home team | Score | Notes | Date |
| 1 | Moncton | 1 | Magog | 4 | Final | April 23 |
| 2 | Toronto | 3 | Notre Dame | 5 | Final | April 23 |
| 3 | Sudbury | 1 | Lethbridge | 2 | Final | April 23 |
| 4 | Toronto | 4 | Magog | 7 | Final | April 24 |
| 5 | Lethbridge | 2 | Moncton | 0 | Final | April 24 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 4 | Sudbury | 0 | Final | April 24 |
| 7 | Lethbridge | 3 | Toronto | 3 | Final | April 25 |
| 8 | Magog | 2 | Notre Dame | 4 | Final | April 25 |
| 9 | Sudbury | 1 | Moncton | 5 | Final | April 25 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 2 | Lethbridge | 1 | Final | April 26 |
| 11 | Moncton | 1 | Toronto | 5 | Final | April 26 |
| 12 | Magog | 2 | Sudbury | 2 | Final | April 26 |
| 13 | Moncton | 1 | Notre Dame | 5 | Final | April 27 |
| 14 | Magog | 3 | Lethbridge | 5 | Final | April 27 |
| 15 | Sudbury | 2 | Toronto | 2 | Final | April 27 |

## Playoffs

Results :
| Game | Away team | Score | Home team | Score | Notes | Date |
| Semi 1 | Magog | 5 | Lethbridge | 4 | Final (OT) | April 28 |
| Semi 2 | Toronto | 2 | Notre Dame | 3 | Final | April 28 |
| Bronze | Toronto | 0 | Lethbridge | 4 | Final | April 29 |
| Gold | Magog | 1 | Notre Dame | 5 | Final | April 29 |

## Individual awards

* Most Valuable Player: Ronan Seeley (Lethbridge)
* Top Scorer(s): Brad Morrissey (Notre Dame), Jeremey Rainville (Magog)
* Top Forward: Zach Stinger (Lethbridge)
* Top Defensive Player: Thomas Lucas (Notre Dame)
* Top Goaltender: Alex Vendette (Sudbury)
* Most Sportsmanlike Player: Brad Morrissey (Notre Dame)
* Most Dedicated: Joel Mongeon (Sudbury)

## Road to the Telus Cup
### Atlantic Region

Moncton Flyers advance by winning regional championship played March 29-April 1, 2018 at Lantz, Nova Scotia.
Round Robin :
| Pos | Qualification | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | NSMMHL | Dartmouth Major Midgets | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 10 |
| 2 | NBPEIMMHL | Moncton Flyers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 8 |
| 3 | Host | Cole Harbour Wolfpack | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 6 |
| 4 | NLMMHL | St. John's Maple Leafs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 3 |
| 5 | NBPEIMMHL | Kensington Wild | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 3 |
Championship Game :
| Away Team | Score | Home Team | Score |
| Moncton | 3 | Dartmouth | 2 |

### Québec

Cantonniers de Magog advance by winning Quebec Midget AAA Hockey League championship.
Best-of-7 series :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Cantonniers de Magog | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 8 | +9 |
| 2 | Estacades de Trois-Rivières | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 17 | −9 |

### Central Region

Toronto Young Nationals advance by winning the regional championship played April 1–8, 2018 at Rockland, Ontario.
Round Robin :
| Pos | Qualification | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Host | Rockland Nationals | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 10 |
| 2 | Alliance | Waterloo Wolves | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 8 |
| 3 | OMHA | Ajax-Pickering Raiders | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 4 |
| 4 | GTHL | Toronto Young Nationals | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 4 |
| 5 | GNML | Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 2 |
| 6 | HEO | Hawkesbury Hawks | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 2 |
Playoff Round :
| Game | Away Team | Score | Home Team | Score |
| SF 1 | Ajax-Pickering | 4 | Waterloo | 3 |
| SF 2 | Toronto | 4 | Rockland | 3 |
| Final | Toronto | 6 | Ajax-Pickering | 2 |

### West Region

Notre Dame Hounds advanced by winning the regional championship played April 5–8, 2018 at Fort William First Nation near Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Round Robin :
| Pos | Qualification | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | SMAAAHL | Notre Dame Hounds | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 6 |
| 2 | MMAAAHL | Winnipeg Wild | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 4 |
| 3 | Host | Thunder Bay Kings | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 2 |
| 4 | HNO | Kenora Thistles | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | −21 | 0 |
Championship Game :
| Away Team | Score | Home Team | Score |
| Winnipeg | 2 | Notre Dame | 5 |
    Full standings and statistics available at Pointstreak.com.

### Pacific Region

Lethbridge Hurriances advance by winning best-of-three series played April 6–7, 2018 at Prospera Centre in Chilliwack, British Columbia.
Best-of-3 series :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 |
| 2 | Fraser Valley Thunderbirds | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 |