The 2017 Telus Cup was Canada's 39th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, contested April 24 – 30, 2017 at the CN Centre in Prince George, British Columbia. The Cape Breton West Islanders defeated the Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François 5-4 in overtime to win the gold medal, becoming the first team from Atlantic Canada to win a national midget championship.[1][2]

2017 Telus Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)CN Centre in Prince George, BC
DatesApril 24 – 30, 2017
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Cape Breton West Islanders
Runner-up Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François
Third place Mississauga Rebels
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Maxime Collin
MVPJacob Hudson
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Teams

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Result Team Region City
  Cape Breton West Islanders Atlantic Port Hood, Nova Scotia
  Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François Quebec Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec
  Mississauga Rebels Central Mississauga, Ontario
4 Regina Pat Canadians West Regina, Saskatchewan
5 Leduc Oil Kings Pacific Leduc, Alberta
6 Cariboo Cougars Host Prince George, BC

Round robin

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Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Mississauga Rebels 5 3 1 1 13 8 +5 7
2 Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François 5 3 2 0 16 12 +4 6
3 Regina Pat Canadians 5 2 2 1 18 17 +1 5
4 Cape Breton West Islanders 5 2 3 0 11 12 −1 4
5 Leduc Oil Kings 5 2 3 0 16 18 −2 4
6 Cariboo Cougars 5 1 2 2 11 18 −7 4
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 Cape Breton 2 Séminaire Saint-François 1 Final April 24
2 Mississauga 5 Regina 2 Final April 24
3 Cariboo 1 Leduc 4 Final April 24
4 Mississauga 4 Séminaire Saint-François 0 Final April 25
5 Leduc 1 Cape Breton 4 Final April 25
6 Regina 3 Cariboo 3 Final April 25
7 Leduc 4 Mississauga 1 Final April 26
8 Séminaire Saint-François 3 Regina 2 Final April 26
9 Cariboo 4 Cape Breton 3 Final April 26
10 Regina 6 Leduc 4 Final April 27
11 Cape Breton 0 Mississauga 1 Final April 27
12 Séminaire Saint-François 6 Cariboo 1 Final April 27
13 Cape Breton 2 Regina 5 Final April 28
14 Séminaire Saint-François 3 Leduc 6 Final April 28
15 Mississauga 2 Cariboo 2 Final April 28

Playoffs

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Game Away team Score Home team Score Notes Date
Semi 1 Regina 3 Séminaire Saint-François 4 OT Final April 29
Semi 2 Cape Breton 2 Mississauga 1 Final April 29
Bronze Regina 1 Mississauga 4 Final April 30
Gold Cape Breton 5 Séminaire Saint-François 4 OT Final April 30

Individual awards

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  • Most Valuable Player: Jacob Hudson (Cape Breton)
  • Top Scorer: Maxime Collin (Séminaire Saint-François)
  • Top Forward: Dillon Hamaliuk (Leduc)
  • Top Defensive Player: Jeremy Gervais (Cariboo)
  • Top Goaltender: Christian Purboo (Mississauga)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Maxime Collin (Séminaire Saint-François)
  • Esso Scholarship: Dylan MacDonald (Cape Breton)

Road to the Telus Cup

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Atlantic Region

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Cape Breton West Islanders advance by winning tournament played March 30–April 2, 2017 in Miramichi, New Brunswick.[3]

Round Robin
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 NSMMHL Cape Breton West Islanders 4 3 1 0 20 11 +9 6
2 NBPEIMMHL Moncton Flyers 4 3 1 0 18 11 +7 6
3 NLMMHL St. John's Maple Leafs 4 3 1 0 18 11 +7 6
4 Host Miramichi Rivermen 4 1 3 0 13 24 −11 2
5 NBPEIMMHL Kensington Wild 4 0 4 0 5 17 −12 0
Source: [citation needed]
Championship Game
Away Team Score Home Team Score
Moncton 2 Cape Breton 3

Québec

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Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François advance by winning Quebec Midget AAA Hockey League championship series.

Best-of-7 series
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD
1 Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François 4 4 0 14 9 +5
2 Estacades de Trois-Rivières 4 0 4 9 14 −5
Source: [citation needed]

Central Region

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Mississauga Rebels advance by winning tournament played March 26–April 2, 2016 in Sudbury, Ontario.[4]

Round Robin
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 GTHL Mississauga Rebels 5 3 0 2 19 10 +9 8
2 Alliance Windsor Jr. Spitfires 5 4 1 0 21 11 +10 8
3 Host Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves 5 2 1 2 19 14 +5 6
4 GNML North Bay Trappers 5 2 3 0 13 22 −9 4
5 OMHA Oakville Rangers 5 1 2 2 20 13 +7 4
6 HEO Cornwall Colts 5 0 5 0 4 26 −22 0
Source: [citation needed]
Playoff Round
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score
SF 1 Sudbury 2 Windsor 3
SF 2 North Bay 1 Mississauga 3
Final Windsor 0 Mississauga 4

West Region

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Regina Pat Canadians advance by winning tournament played March 30–April 2, 2017 at the T.G. Smith Centre in Steinbach, Manitoba.[5][6]

Round Robin
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 SMAAAHL Regina Pat Canadians 3 3 0 0 13 4 +9 6
2 HNO Thunder Bay Kings 3 2 1 0 10 8 +2 4
3 Host Eastman Selects 3 1 2 0 9 14 −5 2
4 MMAAAHL Winnipeg Wild 3 0 3 0 6 12 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]
Championship Game
Away Team Score Home Team Score
Thunder Bay 2 Regina 4

Pacific Region

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Series not played: Leduc Oil Kings advance automatically as Cariboo Cougars are the national host team.

Best-of-3 series
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L GF GA GD
- AMHL Leduc Oil Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0
- BCMMHL Cariboo Cougars 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Telus Cup bringing top midgets to P.G. in 2017". Prince George Citizen. June 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "Prince George, BC, to host 2017 Telus Cup". Hockey Canada. September 18, 2015.
  3. ^ "Nova Scotia EASTLINK Major Midget Hockey League powered by GOALLINE.ca". 2017-04-13. Archived from the original on 2017-04-13. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  4. ^ "Nickel Capital Wolves start building roster". Nickel Capital Wolves Start Building Roster. August 17, 2016.
  5. ^ "Selects Hosting 2017 Telus Cup Western Regionals". SteinbachOnline.com. June 14, 2016.
  6. ^ "Telus Cup West". Archived from the original on 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
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