The 2004 National Midget Championship was Canada's 26th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 18–25, 2004 at Kenora, Ontario.[1] The Brandon Wheat Kings defeated the Riverains du Collège Charles-Lemoyne 2-1 in overtime to win their first and only national title. It also marked the first time that a Manitoba team was the national midget champion.

2004 National Midget Championship
Tournament details
Venue(s)Kenora Recreation Centre in Kenora, ON
DatesApril 18–25, 2004
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Brandon Wheat Kings
Runner-up Riverains du Collège Charles-Lemoyne
Third place Red Deer Chiefs
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Francis Paré (11G 3A 14P)
MVPFrancis Paré
← 2003
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This was the only season that Hockey Canada did not have a sponsor for the national midget championship. From 1979 to 2003, it was known as the Air Canada Cup. Later in 2004, a new sponsor would be found and the midget championship would be renamed the Telus Cup.[2]

Teams

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Result Team Region City
  Brandon Wheat Kings West Brandon, MB
  Riverains du Collège Charles-Lemoyne Quebec Sainte-Catherine, QC
  Red Deer Optimist Chiefs Pacific Red Deer, AB
4 Kenora Stars Host Kenora, ON
5 Cornwall Thunder Atlantic Cornwall, PE
6 Toronto Marlboros Central Toronto, ON

Round robin

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Riverains du Collège Charles-Lemoyne 5 5 0 0 29 12 +17 10
2 Red Deer Optimist Chiefs 5 4 1 0 19 14 +5 8
3 Brandon Wheat Kings 5 2 2 1 18 17 +1 5
4 Kenora Stars 5 1 3 1 8 19 −11 3
5 Cornwall Thunder 5 1 4 0 16 23 −7 2
6 Toronto Marlboros 5 1 4 0 16 21 −5 2
Source: [citation needed]

Scores

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  • Red Deer 6 - Brandon 5 (OT)
  • Collège Charles-Lemoyne 5 - Cornwall 2
  • Toronto 5 - Kenora 1
  • Collège Charles-Lemoyne 5 - Brandon 4 (OT)
  • Red Deer 3 - Toronto 1
  • Kenora 5 - Cornwall 2
  • Collège Charles-Lemoyne 6 - Toronto 2
  • Brandon 5 - Cornwall 3
  • Red Deer 4 - Kenora 1
  • Cornwall 7 - Toronto 5
  • Collège Charles-Lemoyne 5 - Red Deer 3
  • Brandon 0 - Kenora 0
  • Red Deer 3 - Cornwall 2 (OT)
  • Brandon 4 - Toronto 3
  • Collège Charles-Lemoyne 8 - Kenora 1

Playoffs

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Semi-finals

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  • Collège Charles-Lemoyne 2 - Kenora 1
  • Brandon 6 - Red Deer 2

Bronze-medal game

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  • Red Deer 5 - Kenora 2

Gold-medal game

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  • Brandon 2 - Collège Charles-Lemoyne 1 (OT)

Individual awards

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  • Most Valuable Player: Francis Paré (Collège Charles-Lemoyne)
  • Top Scorer: Francis Paré (Collège Charles-Lemoyne)
  • Top Forward: Tyler Dittmer (Brandon)
  • Top Defenceman: Jeff Termineski (Toronto)
  • Top Goaltender: Tyler Gordon (Kenora)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Kyle Dorowicz (Red Deer)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "News Release #NR.041". Hockey Canada. April 16, 2004. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  2. ^ "Canada's National Midget Championship Officially Named the Telus Cup". Hockey Canada. October 14, 2004. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
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