2009 Telus Cup

The 2009 Telus Cup was Canada's 31st annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 20–26, 2009 at the Selkirk Recreation Complex in Selkirk, Manitoba. The Notre Dame Hounds defeated the Calgary Buffaloes 4-0 in the gold medal game to win their third national title. The Rousseau Sports de Laval-Bourassa defeated the host Winnipeg Thrashers to win the bronze. Winnipeg's Nolan Zajac, younger brother of National Hockey League player Travis Zajac, was the top scorer and named Most Valuable Player.
==Teams==
Result	Team 	Region 	City
 	Notre Dame Hounds 	West 	Wilcox, SK
 	Calgary Buffaloes 	Pacific 	Calgary, AB
 	Rousseau Sports de Laval-Bourassa	Québec 	Laval, QC
4 	Winnipeg Thrashers 	Host 	Winnipeg, MB
5 	Moncton Flyers 	Atlantic	Moncton, NB
6 	Hamilton Reps 	Central 	Hamilton, ON
==Round robin==
===Standings===
Rank	Team 	W-L-T	GF	GA	PTS
1 	Notre Dame Hounds 	4-0-1	34	17	9
2 	Winnipeg Thrashers 	4-1-0	25	16	8
3 	Calgary Buffaloes 	2-1-2	22	17	6
4 	Rousseau Sports de Laval-Bourassa	1-2-2	15	18	4
5 	Moncton Flyers 	1-4-0	15	32	2
6 	Hamilton Reps 	0-4-1	14	25	1
===Scores===
*Laval-Bourassa 5 - Moncton 4
*Notre Dame 4 - Calgary 4
*Winnipeg 5 - Hamilton 4
*Notre Dame 5 - Laval-Bourassa 4
*Calgary 4 - Hamilton 2
*Winnipeg 7 - Moncton 1
*Hamilton 2 - Laval-Bourassa 2
*Notre Dame 11 - Moncton 3
*Winnipeg 6 - Calgary 5
*Moncton 5 - Hamilton 3
*Calgary 3 - Laval-Bourassa 3
*Notre Dame 5 - Winnipeg 3
*Calgary 6 - Moncton 2
*Notre Dame 9 - Hamilton 3
*Winnipeg 4 - Laval-Bourassa 1
==Playoffs==
===Semi-Finals===
*Notre Dame 6 - Laval-Bourassa 4
*Calgary 7 - Winnipeg 0
===Bronze medal game===
*Laval-Bourassa 5 - Winnipeg 2
===Gold medal game===
*Notre Dame 4 - Calgary 0
==Individual awards==
*Most Valuable Player: Nolan Zajac (Winnipeg)
*Top Scorer: Nolan Zajac (Winnipeg)
*Top Forward: Ben Gamache (Notre Dame)
*Top Defenceman: Jesse Pauls (Notre Dame)
*Top Goaltender: Brett Gagnon (Winnipeg)
*Most Sportsmanlike Player: Chris Collins (Calgary)
==Road to the Telus Cup==
===Atlantic Region===
:Tournament held April 3–5, 2009 at Saint John, New Brunswick
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Rank 	Team 	W-L-T 	GF 	GA 	PTS 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Cornwall Thunder 	3-1-0 	14 	9 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2 	Moncton Flyers 	2-1-1 	14 	13 	5 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
3 	St. John's Fog Devils 	2-2-0 	15 	12 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Saint John Vitos (host)	1-2-1 	8 	14 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Cole Harbour McCains 	1-3-0 	10 	13 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Championship Game
Moncton 5 - Cornwall 4
Moncton advances to Telus Cup
===Quebec===
Ligue de Hockey Midget AAA du Quebec Championship
:Rousseau Sports de Laval-Bourassa vs Trois-Rivières
::Best-of-7 series played March 31-April 7, 2009
::Laval-Bourassa wins series 4-0 and advances to Telus Cup
===Central Region===
:Tournament held March 30-April 5, 2009 at Burlington, Ontario
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Rank 	Team 	W-L-T 	GF 	GA 	PTS 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Burlington Eagles (host) 	5-1-0 	33 	18 	10 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2 	Sault Ste. Marie North Stars	4-2-0 	24 	20 	8 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Hamilton Reps 	3-2-1 	21 	19 	7 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Oakville Rangers 	3-3-0 	23 	25 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Toronto Titans 	3-3-0 	22 	16 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Ottawa 67's 	1-4-1 	21 	31 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Ottawa Valley Titans 	1-5-0 	10 	26 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Semi Finals
Hamilton 8 - Sault Ste. Marie 4
Oakville 5 - Burlington 0
Championship Game
Hamilton 8 - Oakville 6
Hamilton advances to Telus Cup
===West Region===
:Tournament held April 2–5, 2009 at Swift Current, 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 Wild 	2-0-1 	15 	9 	5 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2 	Notre Dame Hounds 	2-1-0 	14 	9 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Swift Current Legionnaires (host)	1-1-1 	11 	9 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Thunder Bay Kings 	0-3-0 	6 	19 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Championship Game
Notre Dame 8 - Winnipeg 2
Notre Dame advances to Telus Cup
===Pacific Region===
: Calgary Buffaloes vs Vancouver North West Giants
::Best-of-3 series played April 3–5, 2009
*Game 1: Calgary 3 - Vancouver 1
*Game 2: Vancouver 6 - Calgary 3
*Game 3: Calgary 3 - Vancouver 2
::Calgary wins series and advances to Telus Cup
==See also==
*Telus Cup
==External links==
*2009 Telus Cup Home Page
*Road to the 2009 Telus Cup
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