2017 Telus Cup

The 2017 Telus Cup was Canada's 39th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, contested April 24 – 30, 2017 at the CN Centre in Prince George, British Columbia. The Cape Breton West Islanders defeated the Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François 5-4 in overtime to win the gold medal, becoming the first team from Atlantic Canada to win a national midget championship.
==Teams==
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Result	Team 	Region 	City
 	Cape Breton West Islanders 	Atlantic	Port Hood, Nova Scotia
 	Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François	Quebec 	Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec
 	Mississauga Rebels 	Central 	Mississauga, Ontario
4 	Regina Pat Canadians 	West 	Regina, Saskatchewan
5 	Leduc Oil Kings 	Pacific 	Leduc, Alberta
6 	Cariboo Cougars 	Host 	Prince George, BC
==Round robin==
Standings	Standings 	Standings	Standings	Standings	Standings
Rank 	Team 	W–L-T 	GF 	GA 	Pts
1 	Mississauga Rebels 	3-1-1 	13 	8 	7
2 	Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François	3-2-0 	16 	12 	6
3 	Regina Pat Canadians 	2-2-1 	18 	17 	5
4 	Cape Breton West Islanders 	2-3-0 	11 	12 	4
5 	Leduc Oil Kings 	2-3-0 	16 	18 	4
6 	Cariboo Cougars 	1-2-2 	11 	18 	4
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 	Cape Breton 	2 	Séminaire Saint-François	1 	Final 	April 24
2 	Mississauga 	5 	Regina 	2 	Final 	April 24
3 	Cariboo 	1 	Leduc 	4 	Final 	April 24
4 	Mississauga 	4 	Séminaire Saint-François	0 	Final 	April 25
5 	Leduc 	1 	Cape Breton 	4 	Final 	April 25
6 	Regina 	3 	Cariboo 	3 	Final 	April 25
7 	Leduc 	4 	Mississauga 	1 	Final 	April 26
8 	Séminaire Saint-François	3 	Regina 	2 	Final 	April 26
9 	Cariboo 	4 	Cape Breton 	3 	Final 	April 26
10 	Regina 	6 	Leduc 	4 	Final 	April 27
11 	Cape Breton 	0 	Mississauga 	1 	Final 	April 27
12 	Séminaire Saint-François	6 	Cariboo 	1 	Final 	April 27
13 	Cape Breton 	2 	Regina 	5 	Final 	April 28
14 	Séminaire Saint-François	3 	Leduc 	6 	Final 	April 28
15 	Mississauga 	2 	Cariboo 	2 	Final 	April 28
==Playoffs==
 	
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Results	Results 	Results	Results 	Results	Results 	
Game 	Away Team 	Score 	Home Team 	Score 	Notes 	Date
Semi 1 	Regina 	3 	Séminaire Saint-François	4 	OT Final	April 29
Semi 2 	Cape Breton	2 	Mississauga 	1 	Final 	April 29
Bronze 	Regina 	1 	Mississauga 	4 	Final 	April 30
Gold 	Cape Breton	5 	Séminaire Saint-François	4 	OT Final	April 30
==Individual awards==
*Most Valuable Player: Jacob Hudson (Cape Breton)
*Top Scorer: Maxime Collin (Séminaire Saint-François)
*Top Forward: Dillon Hamaliuk (Leduc)
*Top Defensive Player: Jeremy Gervais (Cariboo)
*Top Goaltender: Christian Purboo (Mississauga)
*Most Sportsmanlike Player: Maxime Collin (Séminaire Saint-François)
*Esso Scholarship: Dylan MacDonald (Cape Breton)
==Road to the Telus Cup==
===Atlantic Region===
Cape Breton West Islanders advance by winning tournament played March 30–April 2, 2017 in Miramichi, New Brunswick.
Round Robin	Round Robin 	Round Robin 	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	
Rank 	Team 	Qualification	W–L-T 	GF 	GA 	Pts
1 	Cape Breton West Islanders	NSMMHL 	3-1-0 	20 	11 	6
2 	Moncton Flyers 	NBPEIMMHL 	3-1-0 	18 	11 	6
3 	St. John's Maple Leafs 	NLMMHL 	3-1-0 	18 	11 	6
4 	Miramichi Rivermen 	Host 	1-3-0 	13 	24 	2
5 	Kensington WIld 	NBPEIMMHL 	0-4-0 	5 	17 	0
Championship Game	Championship Game	Championship Game	Championship Game
Away Team 	Score 	Home Team 	Score
Moncton 	2 	Cape Breton 	3
===Québec===
Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François advance by winning 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 	Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François	4-0 	14 	9
2 	Estacades de Trois-Rivières 	0-4 	9 	14
===Central Region===
Mississauga Rebels advance by winning tournament played March 26–April 2, 2016 in Sudbury, Ontario.
Round Robin	Round Robin 	Round Robin 	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	
Rank 	Team 	Qualification	W–L-T 	GF 	GA 	Pts
1 	Mississauga Rebels 	GTHL 	3-0-2 	19 	10 	8
2 	Windsor Jr. Spitfires 	Alliance 	4-1-0 	21 	11 	8
3 	Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves	Host 	2-1-2 	19 	14 	6
4 	North Bay Trappers 	GNML 	2-3-0 	13 	22 	4
5 	Oakville Rangers 	OMHA 	1-2-2 	20 	13 	4
6 	Cornwall Colts 	HEO 	0-5-0 	4 	26 	0
Playoff Round	Playoff Round	Playoff Round	Playoff Round	Playoff Round
Game 	Away Team 	Score 	Home Team 	Score
SF 1 	Sudbury 	2 	Windsor 	3
SF 2 	North Bay 	1 	Mississauga 	3
Final 	Windsor 	0 	Mississauga 	4
===West Region===
Regina Pat Canadians advance by winning tournament played March 30–April 2, 2017 at the T.G. Smith Centre in Steinbach, Manitoba.
Round Robin	Round Robin 	Round Robin 	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	
Rank 	Team 	Qualification	W–L-T 	GF 	GA 	Pts
1 	Regina Pat Canadians	SMAAAHL 	3-0-0 	13 	4 	6
2 	Thunder Bay Kings 	HNO 	2-1-0 	10 	8 	4
3 	Eastman Selects 	Host 	1-2-0 	9 	14 	2
4 	Winnipeg Wild 	MMAAAHL 	0-3-0 	6 	12 	0
Championship Game	Championship Game	Championship Game	Championship Game
Away Team 	Score 	Home Team 	Score
Thunder Bay 	2 	Regina 	4
===Pacific Region===
Series not played: Leduc Oil Kings advance automatically as Cariboo Cougars are the national host team.
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
- 	Leduc Oil Kings 	AMHL 	- 	- 	-
- 	Cariboo Cougars 	BCMMHL 	- 	- 	-
==See also==
*Telus Cup
==References==
==External links==
*2017 Telus Cup Home Page
*Midget AAA Canada Website
*Midget AAA Telus Cup Regional Championship Website
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