2012 Telus Cup

The 2012 Telus Cup was Canada's 34th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship played April 23–29, 2012 at Leduc, Alberta. The Red Deer Optimist Rebels completed an improbable comeback in the gold medal game, scoring four unanswered goals in the third period en route to 6-5 double overtime win over the Phénix du Collège Esther-Blondin. It was Red Deer's first gold medal after three previous silver medal finishes.
==Teams==
Result	Team 	Region 	City
 	Red Deer Optimist Rebels 	Pacific 	Red Deer, AB
 	Phénix du Collège Esther-Blondin	Québec 	Saint-Jacques, QC
 	Saskatoon Contacts 	West 	Saskatoon, SK
4 	Leduc Oil Kings 	Host 	Leduc, AB
5 	Moncton Flyers 	Atlantic	Moncton, NB
6 	Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves 	Central 	Sudbury, ON
==Round robin==
===Standings===
Rank	Team 	W-L-T	GF	GA	PTS
1 	Phénix du Collège Esther-Blondin	4-0-1	28	15	9
2 	Red Deer Optimist Rebels 	3-0-2	19	10	8
3 	Saskatoon Contacts 	2-1-2	24	18	6
4 	Leduc Oil Kings 	2-3-0	22	22	4
5 	Moncton Flyers 	1-3-1	17	22	3
6 	Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves 	0-5-0	11	34	0
===Scores===
Monday, April 23
*Saskatoon 2 - Red Deer 2
*Collège Esther-Blondin 6 - Sudbury 2
*Leduc 5 - Moncton 4
Tuesday, April 24
*Collège Esther-Blondin 6 - Saskatoon 2
*Red Deer 2 - Moncton 1
*Leduc 6 - Sudbury 3
Wednesday, April 25
*Collège Esther-Blondin 9 - Moncton 5
*Saskatoon 9 - Sudbury 1
*Red Deer 3 - Leduc 2
Thursday, April 26
*Moncton 3 - Sudbury 2
*Collège Esther-Blondin 2 - Red Deer 2
*Saskatoon 7 - Leduc 5
Friday, April 27
*Red Deer 10 - Sudbury 3
*Moncton 4 - Saskatoon 4
*Collège Esther-Blondin 5 - Leduc 4
==Playoffs==
===Semi-Finals===
Saturday, April 28
*Red Deer 2 - Saskatoon 0
*Collège Esther-Blondin 8 - Leduc 2
===Bronze medal game===
Sunday, April 29
*Saskatoon 3 - Leduc 2
===Gold medal game===
Sunday, April 29, 2012
*Red Deer 6 - Collège Esther-Blondin 5 (2OT)
==Individual awards==
*Most Valuable Player: Laurent Dauphin (Collège Esther-Blondin)
*Top Scorer: Laurent Dauphin (Collège Esther-Blondin)
*Top Forward: Daniel Audette (Collège Esther-Blondin)
*Top Defenceman: Joel Topping (Red Deer)
*Top Goaltender: Dasan Sydora (Red Deer)
*Most Sportsmanlike Player: Kord Pankewicz (Leduc)
*Esso Scholarship: Bryn MacNab (Saskatoon)
==Road to the Telus Cup==
===Atlantic Region===
:Tournament held March 29-April 1, 2012 at Jack Byrne Arena in Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador
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	Round Robin	Round Robin
Rank 	Team 	Qualification	W-L-T 	GF 	GA 	PTS 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Moncton Flyers 	NBPEIMMHL 	4-0-0 	17 	5 	8 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2 	St. John's Pennecon Privateers	NLMMHL 	3-1-0 	15 	13 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Halifax Titans 	NSMMHL 	1-2-1 	11 	11 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
4 	St. John's Maple Leafs 	Host 	1-2-1 	14 	19 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Cornwall Thunder 	NBPEIMMHL 	0-4-0 	9 	18 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Championship Game
Moncton 5 - St. John's 1
Moncton advances to Telus Cup
===Quebec===
:Ligue de Hockey Midget AAA du Quebec Championship held March 23 - April 14, 2012 at Multi Glace De Lachenaie and PEPS in Quebec
Best-of-7 series	Best-of-7 series 	Best-of-7 series	Best-of-7 series	Best-of-7 series	Best-of-7 series	Best-of-7 series	Best-of-7 series	Best-of-7 series	Best-of-7 series	Best-of-7 series	Best-of-7 series	Best-of-7 series
Rank 	Team 	Qualification 	W-L 	GF 	GA 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Phénix du Collège Esther-Blondin 	LHMAAAQ 	4-1 	21 	13 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2 	Le Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François	LHMAAAQ 	1-4 	13 	21 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
::Collège Esther-Blondin wins the series 4-1 and advances to Telus Cup
===Central Region===
:Tournament held April 2 – 8, 2012 at the Essar Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, 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 	Qualifications	W-L-T 	GF 	GA 	PTS 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves	GNML 	4-1-0 	22 	20 	8 	 	 	 	 	 	
2 	London Jr. Knights 	Alliance 	4-1-0 	22 	13 	8 	 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Mississuauga Rebels 	GTHL 	3-2-0 	18 	13 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Whitby Wildcats 	OMHA 	2-2-1 	25 	20 	5 	 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sault Ste. Marie North Stars 	Host 	1-3-1 	15 	18 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Ottawa Jr. 67's 	OEMHL 	0-5-0 	13 	31 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
Semi Finals
London 3 - Missisauga 2
Sudbury 5 - Whitby 2
Championship Game
Sudbury 4 - London 3
Sudbury advances to Telus Cup
===West Region===
:Tournament held March 29 - April 1, 2012 at the Virden Arena in Virden, Manitoba
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 	Qualification	W-L-T 	GF 	GA 	PTS 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Saskatoon Contacts	SMAAAHL 	2-0-1 	11 	4 	5 	 	 	 	 	 	
2 	Southwest Cougars 	Host 	2-1-0 	8 	6 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Winnipeg Wild 	MMAAAHL 	1-1-1 	10 	6 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Kenora Thistles 	HNO 	0-3-0 	0 	13 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
Championship Game
Saskatoon 5 - Southwest 1
Saskatoon advances to Telus Cup
===Pacific Region===
Playoff held April 6–8, 2012 at Red Deer Arena in Red Deer, Alberta.
Best-of-3 series	Best-of-3 series 	Best-of-3 series	Best-of-3 series	Best-of-3 series	Best-of-3 series	Best-of-3 series	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 	Red Deer Optimist Rebels 	AMHL 	2-0 	5 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2 	Vancouver Northwest Giants	BCMML 	0-2 	3 	5 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
::Red Deer wins series 2-0 and advances to Telus Cup
==See also==
*Telus Cup
==References==
==External links==
*2012 Telus Cup Home Page
*Road to the Telus Cup
*Midget AAA Telus Cup Regional Championship Website
*Hockey Canada-Telus Cup Guide and Record Book
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