The 2014 Telus Cup was Canada's 36th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 21 – 27, 2014 at Mosaic Place in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.[1] The Prince Albert Mintos defeated the Grenadiers de Châteauguay in the third overtime period of the gold medal game, which was the longest in Telus Cup history. It was the third national title for the Mintos.[2] The Okanagan Rockets won the bronze medal game, becoming the first British Columbian team to win a medal since 1996.[3]

2014 Telus Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Mosaic Place in Moose Jaw, SK
DatesApril 21 – 27, 2014
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Prince Albert Mintos
Runner-up Grenadiers de Châteauguay
Third place Okanagan Rockets
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Tanner Wishnowski (3G 12A 15P)
MVPLane Michasiw
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Teams edit

Result Team Region City
  Prince Albert Mintos West Prince Albert, SK
  Grenadiers de Châteauguay Quebec Châteauguay, QC
  Okaganan Rockets Pacific Kelowna, BC
4 Toronto Young Nationals Central Toronto, ON
5 Halifax McDonald's Atlantic Halifax, NS
6 Moose Jaw Generals Host Moose Jaw, SK

Round robin edit

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Prince Albert Mintos 5 3 0 2 11 3 +8 8 First overall
2 Toronto Young Nationals 5 3 2 0 13 18 −5 6 Semi-final berth
3 Grenadiers de Châteauguay 5 2 1 2 16 12 +4 6
4 Okanagan Rockets 5 1 1 3 22 14 +8 5
5 Halifax McDonald's 5 1 3 1 10 19 −9 3
6 Moose Jaw Generals 5 0 3 2 9 15 −6 2

Schedule edit

Round Robin Schedule
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score Notes Date
1 Prince Albert 4 Toronto 1 Final April, 21
2 Châteauguay 3 Okanagan 3 Final April, 21
3 Halifax 2 Moose Jaw 2 Final April, 21
4 Prince Albert 1 Châteauguay 1 Final April, 22
5 Toronto 3 Halifax 0 Final April, 22
6 Moose Jaw 3 Okanagan 3 Final April, 22
7 Halifax 3 Châteauguay 7 Final April, 23
8 Okanagan 1 Prince Albert 1 Final April, 23
9 Toronto 4 Moose Jaw 2 Final April, 23
10 Okanagan 4 Halifax 5 Final April, 24
11 Châteauguay 1 Toronto 3 Final April, 24
12 Moose Jaw 0 Prince Albert 2 Final April, 24
13 Okanagan 11 Toronto 2 Final April, 25
14 Halifax 0 Prince Albert 3 Final April, 25
15 Châteauguay 4 Moose Jaw 2 Final April, 25

Playoffs edit

Semifinals Gold Medal Game
      
1 Prince Albert 6
4 Okanagan 3
1 Prince Albert 4
3 Châteauguay 3
2 Toronto 1
3 Châteauguay 6 Bronze Medal Game
2 Toronto 2
4 Okanagan 3

Individual awards edit

  • Most Valuable Player: Lane Michasiw (Prince Albert)
  • Top Scorer: Tanner Wishnowski (Okanagan)
  • Top Forward: Tanner Wishnowski (Okanagan)
  • Top Defenceman: Dawson Davidson (Moose Jaw)
  • Top Goaltender: Lane Michasiw and Connor Ingram (Prince Albert)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Liam Finlay (Okanagan)
  • Esso Scholarship: Oliver Jacobs (Toronto)

Road to the Telus Cup edit

Atlantic Region edit

Tournament held April 3 – 6, 2014 at the Pictou County Wellness Centre in, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.[4]
Round Robin
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 NSMMHL Halifax McDonald's 5 5 0 0 16 3 +13 10
2 NBPEIMMHL Saint John Vitos 5 3 2 0 14 11 +3 6
3 Host Pictou County Weeks 4 2 2 0 9 9 0 4
4 NLMMHL Central IcePak 4 1 3 0 10 8 +2 2
5 NBPEIMMHL Kensington Wild 4 0 4 0 8 16 −8 0
Championship Game
Halifax 5 - Saint John 4
Halifax advances to Telus Cup

Québec edit

Ligue de Hockey Midget AAA du Quebec championship series[5]
Best-of-7 series
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD
1 Grenadiers de Châteauguay 7 4 3 28 24 +4
2 Phénix du Collège Esther-Blondin 7 3 4 24 28 −4
Châteauguay advances to Telus Cup

Central Region edit

Tournament held March 31 – April 6, 2014 at the Markham Centennial Centre in Markham, Ontario.[6]
Round Robin
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 OMHA Ajax-Pickering Raiders 5 5 0 0 22 11 +11 10
2 Host Markham Waxers 5 4 1 0 26 12 +14 8
3 GTHL Toronto Nationals 5 3 2 0 18 18 0 6
4 OEMHL Ottawa Senators 5 2 3 0 17 21 −4 4
5 GNML Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves 5 1 4 0 9 16 −7 2
6 Alliance London Jr. Knights 5 0 5 0 14 28 −14 0
Semi-finals
Ottawa 1 - Ajax-Pickering 0
Toronto 6 - Markham 1
Bronze Medal Game
Ajax-Pickering 6 - Markham 0
Gold Medal Game
Toronto 4 - Ottawa 2
Toronto advances to Telus Cup

West Region edit

Tournament held April 3 – 6, 2014 at the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.[7]
Round Robin
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 SMAAAHL Notre Dame Argos 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 5
2 Host Prince Albert Mintos 3 2 1 0 6 8 −2 4
3 MMAAAHL Winnipeg Wild 3 1 2 0 13 8 +5 2
4 HNO Thunder Bay Kings 3 0 2 1 5 14 −9 1
Championship Game
Prince Albert 4 - Notre Dame 3
Prince Albert advances to Telus Cup

Pacific Region edit

Best-of-3 playoff series held April 4–6, 2014 played at the Red Deer Arena in Red Deer, Alberta[8]
Best-of-3 series
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L GF GA GD
1 BCMML Okanagan Rockets 3 2 1 7 10 −3
2 AMHL Red Deer Chiefs 3 1 2 10 7 +3
Okanagan advances to Telus Cup

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Moose Jaw a good choice for Telus Cup". Moose Jaw Times. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "Boutin nets winner in triple overtime to lead Mintos to Telus Cup title". Prince Albert Herald. April 27, 2014. Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  3. ^ "Boutin Scores in Triple OT; Prince Albert wins Telus Cup". TSN.ca. April 27, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  4. ^ "2014 Major Midget Atlantics schedule". Hockeyscene.com. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  5. ^ "Quebec Midget Hockey League". liguemidgetaaa.ca.
  6. ^ "Markham Waxers To Host 2014 TELUS Cup Central Regional Championship". MidgetAAACanada.com. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  7. ^ "Mintos to host 2014 Western Regionals". PrinceAlbertNow.com. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  8. ^ "Chiefs Win Fifth Straight Provincial Title". 1067thedrive.fm. March 28, 2014. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2014.

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