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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.[1][2]

2012 Telus Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Leduc Recreation Centre in Leduc, AB
DatesApril 23–29, 2012
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Red Deer Optimist Rebels
Runner-up Phénix du Collège Esther-Blondin
Third place Saskatoon Contacts
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Laurent Dauphin (11G 7A 18P)
MVPLaurent Dauphin
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Teams

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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

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Phénix du Collège Esther-Blondin 5 4 0 1 28 15 +13 9
2 Red Deer Optimist Rebels 5 3 0 2 19 10 +9 8
3 Saskatoon Contacts 5 2 1 2 24 18 +6 6
4 Leduc Oil Kings 5 2 3 0 22 22 0 4
5 Moncton Flyers 5 1 3 1 17 22 −5 3
6 Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves 5 0 5 0 11 34 −23 0
Source: [citation needed]

Scores

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Playoffs

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Semi-finals

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Saturday, April 28

  • Red Deer 2 - Saskatoon 0
  • Collège Esther-Blondin 8 - Leduc 2

Bronze medal game

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Sunday, April 29

  • Saskatoon 3 - Leduc 2

Gold medal game

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Sunday, April 29, 2012

  • Red Deer 6 - Collège Esther-Blondin 5 (2OT)

Individual awards

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  • 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

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Atlantic Region

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Tournament held March 29-April 1, 2012 at Jack Byrne Arena in Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador

Quebec

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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
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L GF GA GD
1 LHMAAAQ Phénix du Collège Esther-Blondin 5 4 1 21 13 +8
2 LHMAAAQ Le Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François 5 1 4 13 21 −8
Source: [citation needed]
Collège Esther-Blondin wins the series 4-1 and advances to Telus Cup

Central Region

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Tournament held April 2 – 8, 2012 at the Essar Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario[3][4]

West Region

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Tournament held March 29 - April 1, 2012 at the Virden Arena in Virden, Manitoba[5]

Pacific Region

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Playoff held April 6–8, 2012 at Red Deer Arena in Red Deer, Alberta.

Best-of-3 series
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L GF GA GD
1 AMHL Red Deer Optimist Rebels 2 2 0 5 3 +2
2 BCMML Vancouver Northwest Giants 2 0 2 3 5 −2
Source: [citation needed]
Red Deer wins series 2-0 and advances to Telus Cup

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "News Release #58". Hockey Canada. April 24, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  2. ^ "RED DEER REBELS WIN 2012 TELUS CUP". Hockey Canada. April 29, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "Sault to play host to TELUS Cup, Canada's midget hockey championship". Sault Star. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  4. ^ "North Stars aligned for 2012". Sault Ste. Marie This Week. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  5. ^ "2012 TELUS Cup West Regional qualifier to be hosted by Virden". Hockey Manitoba. June 4, 2011. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
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