2008 Telus Cup

The 2008 Telus Cup was Canada's 30th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 21–27, 2008 at the Nick Smith Centre in Arnprior, Ontario. The Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves defeated the Winnipeg Thrashers 6-4 in the gold medal game to win their first national title. The Blizzard de Sèminiaire Saint-François from Quebec picked up their second consecutive bronze medal. Current Ottawa Senators forward Mark Stone, playing for the Thrashers, was the tournament's top scorer.
==Teams==
Result	Team 	Region 	City
 	Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves 	Central 	Sudbury, ON
 	Winnipeg Thrashers 	West 	Winnipeg, MB
 	Blizzard de Sèminiaire Saint-François	Québec 	Québec City, QC
4 	Calgary Buffaloes 	Pacific 	Calgary, AB
5 	Cole Harbour McCains 	Atlantic	Cole Harbour, NS
6 	Ottawa Valley Titans 	Host 	Arnprior, ON
==Round robin==
===Standings===
Rank	Team 	W-L-T	GF	GA	PTS
1 	Winnipeg Thrashers 	5-0-0	23	12	10
2 	Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves 	3-1-1	18	13	7
3 	Calgary Buffaloes 	2-2-1	11	10	5
4 	Blizzard de Sèminiaire Saint-François	2-3-0	16	11	4
5 	Cole Harbour McCains 	1-3-1	9 	14	3
6 	Ottawa Valley Titans 	0-4-1	10	27	1
===Scores===
*Saint-François 3 - Cole Harbour 1
*Winnipeg 3 - Calgary 0
*Sudbury 6 - Ottawa Valley 4
*Winnipeg 5 - Saint-François 2
*Calgary 2 - Sudbury 2
*Cole Harbour 1 - Ottawa Valley 1
*Sudbury 3 - Saint-François 2
*Winnipeg 4 - Cole Harbour 3
*Calgary 5 - Ottawa Valley 1
*Sudbury 3 - Cole Harbour 0
*Calgary 1 - Saint-François 0
*Winnipeg 6 - Ottawa Valley 3
*Cole Harbour 4 - Calgary 3
*Winnipeg 5 - Sudbury 4
*Saint-François 9 - Ottawa Valley 1
==Playoffs==
===Semi-Finals===
*Winnipeg 4 - Saint-François 1
*Sudbury 5 - Calgary 2
===Bronze medal game===
*Saint-François 7 - Calgary 2
===Gold medal game===
*Sudbury 6 - Winnipeg 4
==Individual awards==
*Most Valuable Player: Mathew Bodie (Winnipeg)
*Top Scorer: Mark Stone (Winnipeg)
*Top Forward: Mattieu Lecours (Sudbury)
*Top Defenceman: Mathew Bodie (Winnipeg)
*Top Goaltender: Kris Moore (Calgary
*Most Sportsmanlike Player: Jordan Burke (Cole Harbour)
==See also==
*Telus Cup
==External links==
*2008 Telus Cup Home Page
*Hockey Canada-Telus Cup Guide and Record Book
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