2011 Telus Cup

The 2011 Telus Cup was Canada's 33rd annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 18–24, 2011 at the Mile One Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The Winnipeg Thrashers defeated the London Jr. Knights 3-1 in the gold medal game to win their first national title.
Four future National Hockey League players participated in this tournament, including Jonathan Drouin, Anthony Duclair, tournament scoring leader Sam Reinhart, and MVP Alex Kerfoot.
==Teams==
Result	Team 	Region 	City
 	Winnipeg Thrashers 	West 	Winnipeg, MB
 	London Jr. Knights 	Central 	London, ON
 	Lions du Lac St-Louis 	Québec 	Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC
4 	Vancouver North West Giants	Pacific 	Burnaby, BC
5 	Halifax Titans 	Atlantic	Halifax, NS
6 	St. John's Privateers 	Host 	St. John's, NL
==Round robin==
===Standings===
Rank	Team 	W-L-T	GF	GA	PTS
1 	Vancouver North West Giants	4-1-0	27	15	8
2 	Lions du Lac St-Louis 	3-2-0	22	14	6
3 	Winnipeg Thrashers 	1-1-3	14	19	5
4 	London Jr. Knights 	1-2-2	15	15	4
5 	Halifax Titans 	1-2-2	15	23	4
6 	St. John's Privateers 	1-3-1	14	21	3
===Scores===
*Vancouver 12 - Winnipeg 5
*Lac St-Louis 5 - London 4
*Halifax 6 - St. John's 3
*Winnipeg 2 - Lac St-Louis 0
*Vancouver 6 - Halifax 1
*St. John's 5 - London 3
*Lac St-Louis 9 - Halifax 3
*Winnipeg 2 - London 2
*Vancouver 4 - St. John's 3
*London 2 - Halifax 2
*Vancouver 4 - Lac St-Louis 2
*St. John's 2 - Winnipeg 2
*London 4 - Vancouver 1
*Halifax 3 - Winnipeg 3
*Lac St-Louis 6 - St. John's 1
==Playoffs==
===Semi-Finals===
*Winnipeg 4 - Lac St-Louis 3 (2OT)
*London 4 - Vancouver 3 (OT)
===Bronze medal game===
*Lac St-Louis 5 - Vancouver 3
===Gold medal game===
*Winnipeg 3 - London 1
==Individual awards==
*Most Valuable Player: Alex Kerfoot (Vancouver)
*Top Scorer: Sam Reinhart (Vancouver)
*Top Forward: Sam Reinhart (Vancouver)
*Top Defenceman: Mike Matheson (Lac St-Louis)
*Top Goaltender: Craig Wood (London)
*Most Sportsmanlike Player: Marcus Power (St. John's)
==Road to the Telus Cup==
===Atlantic Region===
:Tournament held March 31-April 3, 2011 at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
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Rank 	Team 	W-L-T 	GF 	GA 	PTS 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	St. John's Privateers 	4-0-0 	20 	18 	8 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2 	Halifax Titans 	3-1-0 	16 	8 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Fredericton Canadiens 	1-2-1 	16 	18 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Charlottetown Islanders (host)	1-3-0 	7 	17 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Cornwall Thunder 	0-3-1 	7 	17 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Championship Game
Halifax 4 - St. John's 3
Halifax advances to Telus Cup
===Quebec===
Ligue de Hockey Midget AAA du Quebec Championship
:Lions du Lac St-Louis vs Albatros du Collège Notre-Dame
::Best-of-7 series played March 29-April 6, 2011
*Game 1: Lac St-Louis 3 - Notre-Dame 2
*Game 2: Lac St-Louis 5 - Notre-Dame 1
*Game 3: Lac St-Louis 9 - Notre-Dame 4
*Game 4: Notre-Dame 3 - Lac St-Louis 1
*Game 5: Lac St-Louis 6 - Notre-Dame 1
::Lac St-Louis wins series and advances to Telus Cup
===Central Region===
:Tournament held March 28-April 2, 2011 at London, Ontario
Round Robin	Round Robin 	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin
Rank 	Team 	W-L-T 	GF 	GA 	PTS 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	London Jr. Knights (host)	5-1-0 	28 	5 	10 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2 	Mississauga Reps 	5-1-0 	33 	16 	10 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Ottawa Jr. 67's 	4-2-1 	22 	14 	8 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Nickel City Sons 	3-3-0 	19 	25 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Oakville Rangers 	2-4-0 	18 	26 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Waterloo Wolves 	2-4-0 	18 	16 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Ottawa Senators 	0-6-0 	6 	43 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Semi Finals
Ottawa 67's 5 - Mississauga 3
London 6 - Nickel City 2
Championship Game
London 3 - Ottawa 67's 1
London advances to Telus Cup
===West Region===
:Tournament held March 31-April 3, 2011 at the Moose Jaw Civic Centre in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Round Robin	Round Robin 	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin
Rank 	Team 	W-L-T 	GF 	GA 	PTS 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Winnipeg Thrashers 	2-0-1 	11 	8 	5 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2 	Prince Albert Mintos 	2-1-0 	11 	7 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Moose Jaw Generals (host)	0-1-2 	6 	7 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Thunder Bay Kings 	0-2-1 	11 	17 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Championship Game
Winnipeg 4 - Prince Albert 1
Winnipeg advances to Telus Cup
===Pacific Region===
: Vancouver North West Giants vs Red Deer Rebels
::Best-of-3 series played April 1–2, 2011
*Game 1: Vancouver 7 - Red Deer 2
*Game 2: Vancouver 3 - Red Deer 1
::Vancouver wins series and advances to Telus Cup
==See also==
*Telus Cup
==References==
==External links==
*Hockey Canada
*Midget AAA Telus Cup Regional Championship Website
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