2019 Telus Cup


2019 Telus Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Fort Williams Gardens in Thunder Bay, ON
DatesApril 22 – 28, 2019
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Toronto Young Nationals
Runners-up Cantonniers de Magog
Third place Tisdale Trojans
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Justin Robidas
Awards
MVPJustin Robidas

The 2019 Telus Cup was Canada's 41st annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship contested April 22 – 28, 2019 at the Fort Williams Gardens in Thunder Bay, ON, Ontario. The Toronto Young Nationals defeated the Cantonniers de Magog in the gold medal game to win their second national championship in five years. This was also Magog's second finals appearance in a row. Thunder Bay previously hosted the event in 1988.[1]

Teams

Result Team Region City
Toronto Young Nationals Central Etobicoke, ON
Cantonniers de Magog Quebec Magog, QC
Tisdale Trojans West Tisdale, SK
4 Calgary Buffaloes Pacific Calgary, AB
5 Halifax McDonald's Atlantic Halifax, NS
6 Thunder Bay Kings Host Thunder Bay, ON

Round robin

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Cantonniers de Magog 5 5 0 0 19 4 +15 10
2 Toronto Young Nationals 5 3 2 0 12 11 +1 6
3 Calgary Buffaloes 5 3 2 0 21 16 +5 6
4 Tisdale Trojans 5 2 3 0 12 18 −6 4
5 Halifax McDonald's 5 1 3 1 6 12 −6 3
6 Thunder Bay Kings 5 0 4 1 9 18 −9 1
Source:

Tiebreaker: Head-to-head record, most wins, highest goal differential.

Schedule and Results
Game Away team Score Home team Score Notes Date
1 Toronto 1 Halifax 2 Final April 22
2 Magog 6 Tisdale 0 Final April 22
3 Thunder Bay 4 Calgary 7 Final April 22
4 Magog 3 Halifax 1 Final April 23
5 Calgary 1 Toronto 3 Final April 23
6 Tisdale 4 Thunder Bay 2 Final April 23
7 Calgary 2 Magog 3 Final April 24
8 Halifax 0 Tisdale 2 Final April 24
9 Thunder Bay Kings 2 Toronto 3 Final April 24
10 Tisdale 4 Calgary 6 Final April 25
11 Toronto 1 Magog 4 Final April 25
12 Halifax 1 Thunder Bay 1 Final April 25
13 Toronto 4 Tisdale 2 Final April 26
14 Halifax 2 Calgary 5 Final April 26
15 Thunder Bay 0 Magog 3 Final April 26

Playoffs

Results
Game Away team Score Home team Score Notes Date
Semi 1 Calgary 2 Toronto 4 Final April 27
Semi 2 Tisdale 2 Magog 4 Final April 27
Bronze Tisdale 3 Calgary 2 Final April 28
Gold Toronto 2 Magog 1 Final OT2 April 28

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Justin Robidas (Magog)
  • Top Scorer(s): Justin Robidas (Magog)
  • Top Forward: Justin Ross (Calgary)
  • Top Defensive Player: Landon Kosior (Tisdale)
  • Top Goaltender: Olivier Adam (Magog)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Nicholas DeGrazia (Thunder Bay)
  • Most Dedicated: Brant King (Halifax)

Road to the Telus Cup

Atlantic Region

Halifax McDonald's advance by winning regional championship played April 4-7, 2019 at Charlottetown, PEI.[2][3]

Round Robin
Pos Qualification Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 NBPEIMMHL Kensington Wild 4 2 2 0 0 23 9 +14 10
2 NSMMHL Halifax McDonald's 4 2 1 0 1 13 9 +4 8
3 Host Charlottetown Pride 4 2 0 1 1 15 11 +4 7
4 NBPEIMMHL Moncton Flyers 4 1 0 1 2 18 14 +4 4
5 NLMMHL Western Kings 4 0 0 0 4 3 29 −26 0
Source:
Championship Game
Away Team Score Home Team Score
Halifax 4 Kensington 1

Québec

Cantonniers de Magog advance by winning Quebec Midget AAA Hockey League championship.

Best-of-7 series
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD
1 Cantonniers de Magog 4 4 0 16 10 +6
2 Lions du Lac St-Louis 4 0 4 10 16 −6
Source:

Central Region

Toronto Young Nationals advance by winning the regional championship played April 1–7, 2019 at Clarington, Ontario.[4]

Round Robin
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 GNML North Bay Trappers 5 3 0 2 14 7 +7 8
2 GTHL Toronto Young Nationals 5 3 0 2 18 11 +7 8
3 Alliance Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs 5 3 2 0 14 10 +4 6
4 Host Clarington Toros 5 2 2 1 17 13 +4 5
5 HEO Pembroke Lumber Kings 5 1 4 0 13 26 −13 2
6 OMHA Kingston Jr. Frontenacs 5 0 4 1 12 21 −9 1
Source:
Playoff Round
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score
SF 1 Elgin-Middlesex 3 Toronto 5
SF 2 Clarington 1 North Bay 4
Final Toronto 4 North Bay 0

West Region

Tisdale Trojans advanced by winning the regional championship played April 4–7, 2019 at Fort William First Nation near Thunder Bay, Ontario.[5]

Round Robin
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Host Tisdale Trojans 3 3 0 0 12 2 +10 6
2 HNO Thunder Bay Kings 3 1 1 1 7 8 −1 3
3 SMAAAHL Notre Dame Hounds 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 3
4 MMAAAHL Brandon Wheat Kings 3 0 3 0 7 15 −8 0
Source:
Championship Game
Away Team Score Home Team Score
Thunder Bay 5 Tisdale 6
Full standings and statistics available at Pointstreak.com.

Pacific Region

Calgary Buffaloes advance by winning best-of-three series played April 5–6, 2018 in Calgary, Alberta.

Best-of-3 series
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD
1 Calgary Buffaloes 2 2 0 8 4 +4
2 Cariboo Cougars 2 0 2 4 8 −4
Source:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Thunder Bay last hosted the midget hockey championship 31 years ago". TBNewsWatch. April 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "Atlantic Major Midget Championship 2019".
  3. ^ "Halifax Macs, Station Six capture Atlantic midget titles". Saltwire. April 9, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 OHF Championship and All-Ontario Central Regional Championships Hosts Selected". GTHL Canada. September 20, 2018.
  5. ^ "Host Tisdale Trojans capture West Regionals, advance to Telus Cup". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. 2019-04-09.