The 2016 Telus Cup was Canada's 38th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 18 – 24, 2016 at Quispamsis, New Brunswick. The North York Rangers defeated the host Saint John Vitos in the gold medal game, while the Lions du Lac du St-Louis won the bronze.[1][2]

2016 Telus Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)qplex in Quispamsis, NB
DatesApril 18 – 24, 2016
Teams6
Final positions
Champions North York Rangers
Runner-up Saint John Vitos
Third place Lions du Lac St-Louis
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Matthias Laferrière
MVPMatthias Laferrière
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Teams edit

Result Team Region City
  North York Rangers Central Toronto, Ontario
  Saint John Vitos Host Saint John, New Brunswick
  Lions du Lac St-Louis Quebec Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec
4 Lloydminster Bobcats Pacific Lloydminster, Alberta
5 Dartmouth Major Midgets Atlantic Halifax, Nova Scotia
6 Saskatoon Contacts West Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Round robin edit

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Lions du Lac St-Louis 5 5 0 0 22 6 +16 10
2 Lloydminster Bobcats 5 3 1 1 18 14 +4 7
3 North York Rangers 5 3 2 0 15 12 +3 6
4 Saint John Vitos 5 2 2 1 17 19 −2 5
5 Dartmouth Major Midgets 5 1 4 0 20 24 −4 2
6 Saskatoon Contacts 5 0 5 0 11 28 −17 0
Source: [citation needed]

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

Schedule and Results
Game Away team Score Home team Score Notes Date
1 Saskatoon 0 North York 5 Final April 18
2 Lac St-Louis 3 Lloydminster 2 Final April 18
3 Dartmouth 2 Saint John 5 Final April 18
4 Saskatoon 0 Lac St-Louis 4 Final April 19
5 North York 5 Dartmouth 3 Final April 19
6 Saint John 3 Lloydminster 3 Final April 19
7 Dartmouth 3 Lac St-Louis 7 Final April 20
8 Lloydminster 4 Saskatoon 3 Final April 20
9 North York 3 Saint John 2 Final April 20
10 Lloydminster 5 Dartmouth 3 Final April 21
11 Lac St-Louis 3 North York 1 Final April 21
12 Saint John 7 Saskatoon 6 Final April 21
13 North York 1 Lloydminster 4 Final April 22
14 Saskatoon 2 Dartmouth 8 Final April 22
15 Saint John 0 Lac St-Louis 5 Final April 22

Playoffs edit

Game Away team Score Home team Score Notes Date
Semi 1 North York 5 Lloydminster 3 Final April 23
Semi 2 Saint John 2 Lac St-Louis 1 Final April 23
Bronze Lloydminster 2 Lac St-Louis 6 Final April 24
Gold Saint John 1 North York 4 Final April 24

Individual awards edit

  • Most Valuable Player: Matthias Laferrière (Lac St-Louis)
  • Top Scorer: Matthias Laferrière (Lac St-Louis)
  • Top Forward: Adam Capannelli (Lac St-Louis)
  • Top Defensive Player: Ty Smith (Lloydminster)
  • Top Goaltender: Sandro Silvestre (Lac St-Louis)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Ty Gitzel (Saskatoon)
  • Esso Scholarship: Ryan Porter (Dartmouth)

Road to the Telus Cup edit

Atlantic Region edit

Saint John Vitos won regional tournament held March 27 to April 3, 2016 at Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador. As Saint John already qualified as the host team, the runner-up Dartmouth Major Midgets also advanced to the Telus Cup.[3][4]

Round Robin
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 NSMMHL Dartmouth Major Midgets 4 3 0 1 16 6 +10 7
2 NBPEIMMHL Saint John Vitos 4 2 1 1 13 9 +4 5
3 NBPEIMMHL Kensington Wild 4 2 2 0 13 9 +4 4
4 NLMMHL St. John's Maple Leafs 4 1 3 0 7 12 −5 2
5 Host St. John's Privateers 4 1 3 0 9 22 −13 2
Source: [citation needed]
Championship Game
Away Team Score Home Team Score
Saint John Vitos 2 Dartmouth Major Midgets 1

Québec edit

The Lions du Lac St-Louis advanced to the Telus Cup by winning the Quebec Midget AAA Hockey League championship series.[4]

Best-of-7 series
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD
1 Lions du Lac St-Louis 6 4 2 17 15 +2
2 Cantonniers de Magog 6 2 4 15 17 −2
Source: [citation needed]

Central Region edit

The North York Rangers advanced to the Telus Cup by winning regional tournament held March 27 to April 3, 2016 at Waterloo, Ontario.[5][4]

Round Robin
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 GTHL North York Rangers 5 4 1 0 23 16 +7 8
2 OMHA Whitby Wildcats 5 4 1 0 19 11 +8 8
3 Alliance London Jr. Knights 5 2 2 1 20 18 +2 5
4 HEO Kanata Lasers 5 2 3 0 11 15 −4 4
5 GNML Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves 5 1 3 1 12 19 −7 3
6 Host Waterloo Wolves 5 1 4 0 18 24 −6 2
Source: [citation needed]
Playoff Round
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score
SF 1 Kanata 1 North York 3
SF 2 London 1 Whitby 4
Final Whitby 0 North York 4

West Region edit

The Saskatoon Contacts advanced to the Telus Cup by winning regional tournament held March 31 to April 2, 2016 at the Rod Hamm Memorial Arena in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.[6][4]

Round Robin
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 MMAAAHL Winnipeg Wild 3 2 0 1 10 7 +3 5
2 Host Saskatoon Contacts 3 2 1 0 13 6 +7 4
3 HNO Kenora Thistles 3 1 1 1 11 14 −3 3
4 SMAAAHL Notre Dame Hounds 3 0 3 0 4 11 −7 0
Source: [citation needed]
Championship Game
Away Team Score Home Team Score
Winnipeg Wild 3 Saskatoon Contacts 4

Pacific Region edit

The Lloydminster Bobcats advanced to the Telus Cup by winning regional best-of-three series held April 1 to 3, 2016 at Lloydminster, Saskatchewan.[4]

Best-of-3 series
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L GF GA GD
1 AMHL Lloydminster Bobcats 2 2 0 9 4 +5
2 BCMMHL Valley West Hawks 2 0 2 4 9 −5
Source: [citation needed]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Quispamsis, N.B., to host 2016 TELUS Cup". Hockey Canada. 25 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Al Coates talks up Quispamsis as host of 2016 Telus Cup". cbc.ca. 25 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Hockey NL AGM Concludes in Gander". Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador. 14 June 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e Road to the Telus Cup
  5. ^ "Waterloo Wolves to host 2016 Central Regionals". MidgetAAACanada.com. 16 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Event Info". Telus Cup West. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.

External links edit