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 [ ]
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
Round Robin
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
Round Robin
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
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 [ ]
External links [ ]
U18 Hockey in Canada
National Championships
Leagues
Atlantic
Men's
New Brunswick-Prince Edward Island
Women's
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Men's
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Women's
Manitoba
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Invitational Tournaments