The 2011 Telus Cup was Canada's 33rd annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 18–24, 2011 at the Mile One Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The Winnipeg Thrashers defeated the London Jr. Knights 3–1 in the gold medal game to win their first national title.

2011 Telus Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Mile One Centre in St. John's, NL
DatesApril 18–24, 2011
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Winnipeg Thrashers
Runner-up London Jr. Knights
Third place Lions du Lac St-Louis
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Sam Reinhart (7G, 13A, 20P)
MVPAlexander Kerfoot
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Five future National Hockey League players participated in this tournament: Jonathan Drouin, Anthony Duclair, Mike Matheson, tournament scoring leader Sam Reinhart and MVP Alexander Kerfoot.[1]

Teams edit

Result Team Region City
  Winnipeg Thrashers West Winnipeg, MB
  London Jr. Knights Central London, ON
  Lions du Lac St-Louis Québec Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC
4 Vancouver North West Giants Pacific Burnaby, BC
5 Halifax Titans Atlantic Halifax, NS
6 St. John's Privateers Host St. John's, NL

Round robin edit

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Vancouver North West Giants 5 4 1 0 27 15 +12 8
2 Lions du Lac St-Louis 5 3 2 0 22 14 +8 6
3 Winnipeg Thrashers 5 1 1 3 14 19 −5 5
4 London Jr. Knights 5 1 2 2 15 15 0 4
5 Halifax Titans 5 1 2 2 15 23 −8 4
6 St. John's Privateers 5 1 3 1 14 21 −7 3
Source: [citation needed]

Scores edit

  • Vancouver 12 – Winnipeg 5
  • Lac St-Louis 5 – London 4
  • Halifax 6 – St. John's 3
  • Winnipeg 2 – Lac St-Louis 0
  • Vancouver 6 – Halifax 1
  • St. John's 5 – London 3
  • Lac St-Louis 9 – Halifax 3
  • Winnipeg 2 – London 2
  • Vancouver 4 – St. John's 3
  • London 2 – Halifax 2
  • Vancouver 4 – Lac St-Louis 2
  • St. John's 2 – Winnipeg 2
  • London 4 – Vancouver 1
  • Halifax 3 – Winnipeg 3
  • Lac St-Louis 6 – St. John's 1

Playoffs edit

Semi-finals edit

  • Winnipeg 4 – Lac St-Louis 3 (2OT)
  • London 4 – Vancouver 3 (OT)

Bronze medal game edit

  • Lac St-Louis 5 – Vancouver 3

Gold medal game edit

  • Winnipeg 3 – London 1

Individual awards edit

  • Most Valuable Player: Alexander Kerfoot (Vancouver)
  • Top Scorer: Sam Reinhart (Vancouver)
  • Top Forward: Sam Reinhart (Vancouver)
  • Top Defenceman: Mike Matheson (Lac St-Louis)
  • Top Goaltender: Craig Wood (London)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Marcus Power (St. John's)

Road to the Telus Cup edit

Atlantic Region edit

Tournament held March 31–April 3, 2011 at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Quebec edit

Ligue de Hockey Midget AAA du Quebec Championship

Lions du Lac St-Louis vs Albatros du Collège Notre-Dame
Best-of-7 series played March 29-April 6, 2011
  • Game 1: Lac St-Louis 3 – Notre-Dame 2
  • Game 2: Lac St-Louis 5 – Notre-Dame 1
  • Game 3: Lac St-Louis 9 – Notre-Dame 4
  • Game 4: Notre-Dame 3 – Lac St-Louis 1
  • Game 5: Lac St-Louis 6 – Notre-Dame 1
Lac St-Louis wins series and advances to Telus Cup

Central Region edit

Tournament held March 28-April 2, 2011 at London, Ontario

West Region edit

Tournament held March 31-April 3, 2011 at the Moose Jaw Civic Centre in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Pacific Region edit

Vancouver North West Giants vs Red Deer Rebels
Best-of-3 series played April 1–2, 2011
  • Game 1: Vancouver 7 – Red Deer 2
  • Game 2: Vancouver 3 – Red Deer 1
Vancouver wins series and advances to Telus Cup

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "TELUS Cup alumni crack season-opening NHL rosters". Hockey Canada. October 17, 2014.

External links edit