2006 Telus Cup

The 2006 Telus Cup was Canada's 28th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 24–30, 2006 at the Charlottetown Civic Centre in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The Prince Albert Mintos went undefeated throughout the tournament to win their first of two consecutive national titles, defeating the Calgary Buffaloes 5-4 in triple overtime in the gold medal game. Future National Hockey League players playing in this tournament included Dustin Tokarski, Yann Sauvé, Jordan Eberle, and Alex Pietrangelo.
==Teams==
Result	Team 	Region 	City
 	Prince Albert Mintos 	West 	Prince Albert, SK
 	Calgary Buffaloes 	Pacific 	Calgary, AB
 	Patriotes de Châteauguay	Québec 	Châteauguay, QC
4 	Toronto Jr. Canadiens 	Central 	Toronto, ON
5 	St. John's Maple Leafs 	Atlantic	St. John's, NL
6 	Charlottetown Islanders 	Host 	Charlottetown, PE
==Round robin==
===Standings===
Rank	Team 	W-L-T	GF	GA	PTS
1 	Prince Albert Mintos 	5-0-0	26	6 	10
2 	Toronto Jr. Canadiens 	3-2-0	20	15	6
3 	Calgary Buffaloes 	3-2-0	22	21	6
4 	Patriotes de Châteauguay	2-3-0	14	20	4
5 	St. John's Maple Leafs 	2-3-0	18	25	2
6 	Charlottetown Islanders 	0-5-0	8 	24	0
===Scores===
*Châteauguay 6 - St. John's 4
*Prince Albert 7 - Calgary 2
*Toronto 7 - Charlottetown 2
*Prince Albert 5 - Châteauguay 0
*Toronto 5 - Calgary 4
*St. John's 6 - Charlottetown 4
*Toronto 5 - Châteauguay 1
*Prince Albert 6 - St. John's 3
*Calgary 4 - St. John's 1
*St. John's 4 - Toronto 3
*Calgary 6 - Châteauguay 4
*Prince Albert 4 - Charlottetown 1
*Calgary 6 - St. John's 1
*Prince Albert 4 - Toronto 0
*Châteauguay 3 - Charlottetown 0
==Playoffs==
===Semi-Finals===
*Prince Albert 8 - Châteauguay 0
*Calgary 3 - Toronto 2
===Bronze medal game===
*Châteauguay 4 - Toronto 3
===Gold medal game===
*Prince Albert 5 - Calgary 4 (3OT)
==Individual awards==
*Most Valuable Player: Mike Connolly (Calgary)
*Top Scorer: Mike Connolly (Calgary)
*Top Forward: Matthew Robertson (Prince Albert)
*Top Defenceman: Chris Markiewicz (Calgary)
*Top Goaltender: Alan Reynolds (Toronto)
*Most Sportsmanlike Player: Jordan Eberle (Calgary)
==See also==
*Telus Cup
==External links==
*2006 Telus Cup Home Page
*Hockey Canada-Telus Cup Guide and Record Book
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