2013 Telus Cup

The 2013 Telus Cup was Canada's 35th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, held April 22 – 28, 2013 at the Essar Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The Red Deer Chiefs defeated the Ottawa Junior 67's in the gold medal game to win their second straight national title. The Rousseau Royal de Laval-Montréal won the bronze medal. This was Sault Ste. Marie's second time hosting the national championship – the 2003 Air Canada Cup was played at the old Sault Memorial Gardens.
==Teams==
Result	Team 	Region 	City
 	Red Deer Chiefs 	Pacific 	Red Deer, AB
 	Ottawa Junior 67's 	Central 	Ottawa, ON
 	Rousseau Royal de Laval-Montréal	Québec 	Laval, QC
4 	Saskatoon Contacts 	West 	Saskatoon, SK
5 	Sault Ste. Marie North Stars 	Host 	Sault Ste. Marie, ON
6 	Valley Wildcats 	Atlantic	Berwick, NS
==Round robin==
===Standings===
Rank	Team 	W-L-T	GF	GA	PTS
1 	Rousseau Royal de Laval-Montréal	4-1-0	28	11	8
2 	Red Deer Chiefs 	2-1-2	21	11	6
3 	Saskatoon Contacts 	2-1-2	19	17	6
4 	Ottawa Junior 67's 	2-2-1	17	13	5
5 	Sault Ste. Marie North Stars 	2-2-1	14	19	5
6 	Valley Wildcats 	0-5-0	7 	34	0
===Schedule===
Monday, April 22
*Saskatoon 4 - Ottawa 2
*Red Deer 5 - Laval-Montréal 1
*Sault Ste Marie 6 - Valley 2
Tuesday, April 23
*Laval-Montréal 7 - Saskatoon 0
*Ottawa 4 - Valley 2
*Sault Ste. Marie 4 - Red Deer 3
Wednesday, April 24
*Laval-Montréal 7 - Valley 1
*Red Deer 5 - Saskatoon 5
*Ottawa 6 - Sault Ste. Marie 1
Thursday, April 25
*Red Deer 8 - Valley 1
*Laval-Montréal 4 - Ottawa 3
*Sault Ste. Marie 1 - Saskatoon 1
Friday, April 26
*Red Deer 2 - Ottawa 2
*Saskatoon 9 - Valley 1
*Laval-Montréal 9 - Sault Ste. Marie 2
==Playoffs==
==Individual awards==
*Most Valuable Player: Matthew Hudson (Ottawa)
*Top Scorer: Massimo Carozza (Laval-Montréal)
*Top Forward: Kolten Olynek (Saskatoon)
*Top Defenceman: Gabe Bast (Red Deer)
*Top Goaltender: Simon Hofley (Ottawa)
*Most Sportsmanlike Player: Massimo Carozza (Laval-Montréal)
*Esso Scholarship: Joshua Bergen (Saskatoon)
==Road to the Telus Cup==
===Atlantic Region===
:Tournament held April 4 – 7, 2013 at the Red Ball Internet Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick
Round Robin	Round Robin 	Round Robin 	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin
Rank 	Team 	Qualification	W-L-T 	GF 	GA 	PTS
1 	Valley Wildcats 	NSMMHL 	3-1-0 	15 	10 	6
2 	Cornwall Thunder	NBPEIMMHL 	2-1-1 	15 	10 	5
3 	Moncton Flyers 	Host 	2-2-0 	14 	11 	4
4 	Saint John Vitos	NBPEIMMHL 	1-2-1 	11 	14 	3
5 	Western Kings 	NLMMHL 	1-3-0 	9 	19 	2
Championship Game
Valley 4 - Cornwall 3
Valley Wildcats advance to Telus Cup
===Quebec===
:Ligue de Hockey Midget AAA du Quebec championship series played March 28 – April 9, 2013
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 	W-L 	GF 	GA 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Rousseau Royal de Laval-Montréal 	4-0 	21 	7 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2 	Blizzard du Séminiaire Saint-François	0-4 	7 	21 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rousseau Royal de Laval-Montréal advance to Telus Cup
===Central Region===
:Tournament held March 30 – April 5, 2013 at the Brockville Memorial Centre in Brockville, Ontario
Round Robin	Round Robin 	Round Robin 	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin
Rank 	Team 	Qualification	W-L-T 	GF 	GA 	PTS
1 	Whitby Wildcats 	OMHA 	4-1-0 	24 	11 	8
2 	Ottawa Jr. 67's 	OEMHL 	3-1-1 	17 	15 	7
3 	Vaughan Kings 	GTHL 	3-2-0 	19 	18 	6
4 	Sault Ste. Marie North Stars	GNML 	2-2-1 	19 	16 	5
5 	Upper Canada Cyclones 	Host 	1-4-0 	12 	20 	2
6 	London Jr. Knights 	Alliance 	1-4-0 	12 	23 	2
Semi Finals
Whitby 4 - Sault Ste. Marie 3 OT
Ottawa 2 - Vaughan 1
Bronze Medal Game
Vaughan 7 - Sault Ste. Marie 3
Gold Medal Game
Ottawa 6 - Whitby 5 OT 
Ottawa Jr. 67's advance to Telus Cup
===West Region===
:Tournament held April 4 – 7, 2013 at the Kenora Recreation Centre in Kenora, Ontario
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 	2-1-0 	10 	6 	4
2 	Thunder Bay Kings 	HNO 	2-1-0 	10 	8 	4
3 	Winnipeg Wild 	MMAAAHL 	2-1-0 	7 	7 	4
4 	Kenora Thistles 	Host 	0-3-0 	5 	11 	0
Championship Game
Saskatoon 3 - Thunder Bay 0
Saskatoon Contacts advance to Telus Cup
===Pacific Region===
:Best-of-3 playoff series played April 5 – 7, 2013 at the Burnaby Winter Club in Burnaby, British Columbia.
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 Chiefs 	AMHL 	2-1 	10 	9 	
2 	Vancouver North West Giants	BCMML 	1-2 	9 	10 	
Red Deer Chiefs advance to Telus Cup
==See also==
*Telus Cup
==References==
MidgetAAACanada.com
2013 Coupe TELUS Cup Gold Medal Champions: Red Deer Chiefs (Pacific)
==External links==
*2013 Telus Cup Home Page
*Midget AAA Canada Website
*Midget AAA Telus Cup Regional Championship Website
*Hockey Canada-Telus Cup Guide and Record Book
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