2016 Telus Cup

The 2016 Telus Cup was Canada's 38th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 18 – 24, 2016 at Quispamsis, New Brunswick. The North York Rangers defeated the host Saint John Vitos in the gold medal game, while the Lions du Lac du St-Louis won the bronze.
==Teams==
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Result	Team 	Region 	City
 	North York Rangers 	Central 	Toronto, Ontario
 	Saint John Vitos 	Host 	Saint John, New Brunswick
 	Lions du Lac St-Louis 	Quebec 	Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec
4 	Lloydminster Bobcats 	Pacific 	Lloydminster, Alberta
5 	Dartmouth Major Midgets	Atlantic	Halifax, Nova Scotia
6 	Saskatoon Contacts 	West 	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
==Round robin==
Standings	Standings 	Standings	Standings	Standings	Standings
Rank 	Team 	W–L-T 	GF 	GA 	Pts
1 	Lions du Lac St-Louis 	5-0-0 	22 	6 	10
2 	Lloydminster Bobcats 	3-1-1 	18 	14 	7
3 	North York Rangers 	3-2-0 	15 	12 	6
4 	Saint John Vitos 	2-2-1 	17 	19 	5
5 	Dartmouth Major Midgets	1-4-0 	20 	24 	2
6 	Saskatoon Contacts 	0-5-0 	11 	28 	0
Tiebreaker: Head-to-head record, most wins, highest goal differential.
Schedule & Results	Schedule & Results	Schedule & Results	Schedule & Results	Schedule & Results	Schedule & Results	
Game 	Away Team 	Score 	Home Team 	Score 	Notes 	Date
1 	Saskatoon 	0 	North York 	5 	Final 	April 18
2 	Lac St-Louis 	3 	Lloydminster 	2 	Final 	April 18
3 	Dartmouth 	2 	Saint John 	5 	Final 	April 18
4 	Saskatoon 	0 	Lac St-Louis 	4 	Final 	April 19
5 	North York 	5 	Dartmouth 	3 	Final 	April 19
6 	Saint John 	3 	Lloydminster 	3 	Final 	April 19
7 	Dartmouth 	3 	Lac St-Louis 	7 	Final 	April 20
8 	Lloydminster 	4 	Saskatoon 	3 	Final 	April 20
9 	North York 	3 	Saint John 	2 	Final 	April 20
10 	Lloydminster 	5 	Dartmouth 	3 	Final 	April 21
11 	Lac St-Louis 	3 	North York 	1 	Final 	April 21
12 	Saint John 	7 	Saskatoon 	6 	Final 	April 21
13 	North York 	1 	Lloydminster 	4 	Final 	April 22
14 	Saskatoon 	2 	Dartmouth 	8 	Final 	April 22
15 	Saint John 	0 	Lac St-Louis 	5 	Final 	April 22
==Playoffs==
 	
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Results	Results 	Results	Results 	Results	Results	
Game 	Away Team 	Score 	Home Team 	Score 	Notes 	Date
Semi 1 	North York 	5 	Lloydminster	3 	Final 	April 23
Semi 2 	Saint John 	2 	Lac St-Louis	1 	Final 	April 23
Bronze 	Lloydminster	2 	Lac St-Louis	6 	Final 	April 24
Gold 	Saint John 	1 	North York 	4 	Final 	April 24
==Individual awards==
*Most Valuable Player: Matthias Laferrière (Lac St-Louis)
*Top Scorer: Matthias Laferrière (Lac St-Louis)
*Top Forward: Adam Capannelli (Lac St-Louis)
*Top Defensive Player: Ty Smith (Lloydminster)
*Top Goaltender: Sandro Silvestre (Lac St-Louis)
*Most Sportsmanlike Player: Ty Gitzel (Saskatoon)
*Esso Scholarship: Ryan Porter (Dartmouth)
==Road to the Telus Cup==
===Atlantic Region===
Saint John Vitos won regional tournament held March 27 to April 3, 2016 at Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador. As Saint John already qualified as the host team, the runner-up Dartmouth Major Midgets also advanced to the Telus Cup.Road to the Telus Cup
Round Robin	Round Robin 	Round Robin 	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	
Rank 	Team 	Qualification	W–L-T 	GF 	GA 	Pts
1 	Dartmouth Major Midgets	NSMMHL 	3-0-1 	16 	6 	7
2 	Saint John Vitos 	NBPEIMMHL 	2-1-1 	13 	9 	5
3 	Kensington Wild 	NBPEIMMHL 	2-2-0 	13 	9 	4
4 	St. John's Maple Leafs 	NLMMHL 	1-3-0 	7 	12 	2
5 	St. John's Privateers 	Host 	1-3-0 	9 	22 	2
Championship Game	Championship Game	Championship Game 	Championship Game
Away Team 	Score 	Home Team 	Score
Saint John Vitos 	2 	Dartmouth Major Midgets	1
===Québec===
The Lions du Lac St-Louis advanced to the Telus Cup by winning the Quebec Midget AAA Hockey League championship series.
Best-of-7 series	Best-of-7 series 	Best-of-7 series	Best-of-7 series	Best-of-7 series
Rank 	Team 	W–L 	GF 	GA
1 	Lions du Lac St-Louis	4-2 	17 	15
2 	Cantonniers de Magog 	2-4 	15 	17
===Central Region===
The North York Rangers advanced to the Telus Cup by winning regional tournament held March 27 to April 3, 2016 at Waterloo, Ontario.
Round Robin	Round Robin 	Round Robin 	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	
Rank 	Team 	Qualification	W–L-T 	GF 	GA 	Pts
1 	North York Rangers 	GTHL 	4-1-0 	23 	16 	8
2 	Whitby Wildcats 	OMHA 	4-1-0 	19 	11 	8
3 	London Jr. Knights 	Alliance 	2-2-1 	20 	18 	5
4 	Kanata Lasers 	HEO 	2-3-0 	11 	15 	4
5 	Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves	GNML 	1-3-1 	12 	19 	3
6 	Waterloo Wolves 	Host 	1-4-0 	18 	24 	2
Playoff Round	Playoff Round	Playoff Round	Playoff Round	Playoff Round
Game 	Away Team 	Score 	Home Team 	Score
SF 1 	Kanata 	1 	North York 	3
SF 2 	London 	1 	Whitby 	4
Final 	Whitby 	0 	North York 	4
===West Region===
The Saskatoon Contacts advanced to the Telus Cup by winning regional tournament held March 31 to April 2, 2016 at the Rod Hamm Memorial Arena in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Round Robin	Round Robin 	Round Robin 	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	
Rank 	Team 	Qualification	W–L-T 	GF 	GA 	Pts
1 	Winnipeg Wild 	MMAAAHL 	2-0-1 	10 	7 	3
2 	Saskatoon Contacts	Host 	2-1-0 	13 	6 	4
3 	Kenora Thistles 	HNO 	1-1-1 	11 	14 	3
4 	Notre Dame Hounds 	SMAAAHL 	0-3-0 	4 	11 	0
Championship Game	Championship Game	Championship Game 	Championship Game
Away Team 	Score 	Home Team 	Score
Winnipeg Wild 	3 	Saskatoon Contacts	4
===Pacific Region===
The Lloydminster Bobcats advanced to the Telus Cup by winning regional best-of-three series held April 1 to 3, 2016 at Lloydminster, Saskatchewan.
Best-of-3 series	Best-of-3 series 	Best-of-3 series	Best-of-3 series	Best-of-3 series	Best-of-3 series
Rank 	Team 	Qualification 	W–L 	GF 	GA
1 	Lloydminster Bobcats	AMHL 	2-0 	9 	4
2 	Valley West Hawks 	BCMMHL 	0-2 	4 	9
==See also==
*Telus Cup
==References==
==External links==
*2016 Telus Cup Home Page
*Midget AAA Canada Website
*Midget AAA Telus Cup Regional Championship Website
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