Telus Cup The Telus Cup is Canada ' s national midget ice hockey championship . It is an annual event , held by Hockey Canada each April . From 1979 to 2003 , the national midget championship was sponsored by Air Canada . The current champions are the North York Rangers who won the 2016 Telus Cup in Quispamsis , New Brunswick . The 2017 Telus Cup will take place in Prince George , British Columbia . History . Wrigley Cup ( 1973 - 1978 ) . The forerunner to the Canadian national midget championship was the " Wrigley National Midget Hockey Tournament " which ran from 1974 though 1978 . Oshawa , Ontario hosted the very first Wrigley tournament . In 1973 , prior to Wrigley , the Prince Edward Island provincial government co - sponsored it as part of their " Come Home Year " celebrations . The Wrigley was an invitational event , with each of Canadian Hockey ' s branches declaring their respective champions through playdowns held during the Christmas and New Year ' s holidays . The champions were invited to take part in the Wrigley each January , a host team comprised the final competitor . Each year , the winning team represented Canada in the Soviet Union for a series of games against elite teams , including the Soviet Midget Red Army in Moscow , Leningrad , and Riga . The Verdun Midget Maple Leafs won the first Wrigley championship in 1974 , defeating Kingston Gurnsey Realtors of Ontario 5 - 3 . The final game was televised live coast to coast by the CTV Television Network . Media in USSR reported that the last game between the Leafs and the Red Army team in Moscow was viewed by more than 100 million people on Soviet television , although there were only two television channels in Russia at that time . Verdun lost to the National Russian Team , 6 - 5 . Air Canada Cup ( 1979 - 2003 ) . Canada ' s official national midget championship , the " Air Canada Cup " , was established in 1979 . The inaugural tournament was held in Winnipeg , Manitoba and used a format similar to the Wrigley . Each of Canada ' s twelve branches determined their champions through their own playoff system . The branch champions advanced to the national tournament to play for the Air Canada Cup . In 1984 , the Air Canada Cup was revised to the current six - team format . Five regional representatives , decided by inter - branch competition ( branch playoffs in Quebec ) , and a predetermined host team play a round robin with the top four teams qualifying for the semi - finals . The winners of the semi - finals advance to the gold medal game , the losers play for the bronze medal . A total of 19 games are played over six days of competition . Telus Cup ( 2004 - present ) . After Air Canada ' s sponsorship ended in 2003 , Telus signed on as the new title sponsor and the national championship was rechristened as the " Telus Cup " in October 2004 . Teams from Saskatchewan and Quebec have been dominate at this event and captured the most medals . The most successful teams include the Notre Dame Hounds , Regina Pat Canadians , Prince Albert Mintos , Lac St - Louis Lions , Richelieu Riverains ( now Collège Charles - Lemoyne ) , and Red Deer Rebels / Chiefs . All Telus Cup round robin , semi - final , and bronze medal games are streamed live by FASTHockey . com . Each year ' s gold medal game is televised nationally on TSN ( English ) and RDS ( French ) . National championships by region . " Note : Wins by host teams and teams prior to regional consolidation have been assigned to their respective regions as they currently exist . Award winners . See : List of Telus Cup award winners Telus Cup alumni . See : List of Telus Cup alumni who played in the NHL