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==
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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==
Standings	Standings 	Standings	Standings	Standings	Standings
Rank 	Team 	W–L-T 	GF 	GA 	Pts
1 	Notre Dame Hounds 	5-0-0 	20 	7 	10
2 	Lethbridge Hurricanes 	3-1-1 	13 	9 	7
3 	Cantonniers de Magog 	2-2-1 	18 	16 	5
4 	Toronto Young Nationals 	1-2-2 	15 	16 	4
5 	Moncton Flyers 	1-4-0 	8 	17 	2
6 	Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves	0-3-2 	6 	15 	2
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 	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==
 	
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Results	Results 	Results	Results 	Results	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	Round Robin 	Round Robin 	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	
Rank 	Team 	Qualification	W–OTW-OTL-L	GF 	GA 	Pts
1 	Dartmouth Major Midgets	NSMMHL 	3-0-1-0 	21 	9 	10
2 	Moncton Flyers 	NBPEIMMHL 	2-1-0-1 	15 	11 	8
3 	Cole Harbour Wolfpack 	Host 	2-0-0-2 	8 	17 	6
4 	St. John's Maple Leafs 	NLMMHL 	1-0-0-3 	11 	14 	3
5 	Kensington Wild 	NBPEIMMHL 	1-0-0-3 	13 	17 	3
Championship Game	Championship Game	Championship Game	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	Best-of-7 series 	Best-of-7 series	Best-of-7 series	Best-of-7 series
Rank 	Team 	W–L 	GF 	GA
1 	Cantonniers de Magog 	4-0 	17 	8
2 	Estacades de Trois-Rivières	0-4 	8 	17
===Central Region===
Toronto Young Nationals advance by winning regional championship played April 1–8, 2018 at Rockland, Ontario.
Round Robin	Round Robin 	Round Robin 	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	
Rank 	Team 	Qualification	W–L-T 	GF 	GA 	Pts
1 	Rockland Nationals 	Host 	5-0-0 	20 	7 	10
2 	Waterloo Wolves 	Alliance 	4-1-0 	16 	8 	8
3 	Ajax-Pickering Raiders 	OMHA 	2-3-0 	10 	16 	4
4 	Toronto Young Nationals 	GTHL 	2-3-0 	21 	18 	4
5 	Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves	GNML 	1-4-0 	12 	14 	2
6 	Hawkesbury Hawks 	HEO 	1-4-0 	8 	24 	2
Playoff Round	Playoff Round 	Playoff Round	Playoff Round 	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===
Tournament to be played April 5–8, 2018 at Fort William First Nation near Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Round Robin	Round Robin 	Round Robin 	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	
Rank 	Team 	Qualification	W–L-T 	GF 	GA 	Pts
1 	Notre Dame Hounds	SMAAAHL 	3-0-0 	22 	4 	6
2 	Winnipeg Wild 	MMAAAHL 	2-1-0 	15 	6 	4
3 	Thunder Bay Kings	Host 	1-2-0 	5 	11 	2
4 	Kenora Thistles 	HNO 	0-3-0 	1 	22 	0
Championship Game	Championship Game	Championship Game	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	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 	Lethbridge Hurricanes 	AMHL 	2-0 	11 	4
2 	Fraser Valley Thunderbirds	BCMMHL 	0-2 	4 	11
==See also==
*Telus Cup
==References==
==External links==
*2018 Telus Cup Home Page
*Midget AAA Canada Website
*Midget AAA Telus Cup Regional Championship Website
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