The 2015 Telus Cup was Canada's 37th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 20 – 26, 2015 at Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec. The Toronto Young Nationals defeated Grenadiers de Châteauguay in the final to win the gold medal. The Regina Pat Canadians won the bronze medal.[1][2]

2015 Telus Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Centre Premier Tech in Rivière-du-Loup, QC
DatesApril 20 – 26, 2015
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Toronto Young Nationals
Runner-up Grenadiers de Châteauguay
Third place Regina Pat Canadians
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Owen Sillinger (6G 11A 17P)
MVPOwen Sillinger
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Teams

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Result Team Region City
  Toronto Young Nationals Central Toronto, ON
  Grenadiers de Châteauguay Quebec Châteauguay, QC
  Regina Pat Canadians West Regina, SK
4 UFA Bisons Pacific Strathmore, AB
5 Albatros du Collège Notre-Dame Host Rivière-du-Loup, QC
6 Newbridge Academy Gladiators Atlantic Dartmouth, NS

Round robin

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Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Regina Pat Canadians 5 4 0 1 25 10 +15 9
2 Grenadiers de Châteauguay 5 4 1 0 20 13 +7 8
3 Strathmore Bisons 5 3 2 0 23 15 +8 6
4 Toronto Young Nationals 5 2 3 0 14 20 −6 4
5 Albatros du Collège Notre-Dame 5 1 4 0 12 22 −10 2
6 Newbridge Academy Gladiators 5 0 4 1 9 23 −14 1
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 Regina 7 Toronto 2 Final April 20
2 Châteauguay 5 Strathmore 3 Final April 20
3 Newbridge Academy 0 Collège Notre-Dame 4 Final April 20
4 Regina 5 Châteauguay 0 Final April 21
5 Toronto 5 Newbridge Academy 2 Final April 21
6 Collège Notre-Dame 1 Strathmore 7 Final April 21
7 Newbridge Academy 2 Châteauguay 5 Final April 22
8 Strathmore 2 Regina 4 Final April 22
9 Toronto 3 Collège Notre-Dame 2 Final April 22
10 Strathmore 6 Newbridge Academy 2 Final April 23
11 Châteauguay 4 Toronto 1 Final April 23
12 Collège Notre-Dame 3 Regina 6 Final April 23
13 Strathmore 5 Toronto 3 Final April 24
14 Newbridge Academy 3 Regina 3 Final April 24
15 Châteauguay 6 Collège Notre-Dame 2 Final April 24

Playoffs

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Semifinals Gold Medal Game
      
1 Regina 1
4 Toronto 3
2 Châteauguay 2
4 Toronto 6
2 Châteauguay 7
3 UFA 1 Bronze Medal Game
1 Regina 6
3 UFA 3

Individual awards

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  • Most Valuable Player: Owen Sillinger (Regina)
  • Top Scorer: Owen Sillinger (Regina)
  • Top Forward: Owen Sillinger (Regina)
  • Top Defenceman: Jake Tesarowski (Regina)
  • Top Goaltender: Kyle Jessiman (Châteauguay)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Mathieu Samuel (Collège Notre-Dame)
  • Esso Scholarship: Mikael Recine (Châteauguay)

Road to the Telus Cup

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Atlantic Region

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The Newbridge Academy Gladiators advanced to the Telus Cup by winning tournament held April 2 – 5, 2015 at the Community Gardens Arena in Kensington, Prince Edward Island.[2]

Round Robin
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 NBPEIMMHL Moncton Flyers 4 3 0 1 20 9 +11 7
2 NSMMHL Newbridge Academy Gladiators 4 2 0 2 12 8 +4 6
3 Host Kensington Wild 4 2 1 1 18 17 +1 5
4 NBPEIMMHL Charlottetown Islanders 4 1 3 0 9 16 −7 2
5 NLMMHL St. John's Maple Leafs 4 0 4 0 8 17 −9 0
Source: [citation needed]
Championship Game
Away Team Score Home Team Score
Newbridge Academy (2) 4 Moncton (1) 3

Québec

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The Grenadiers de Châteauguay advanced to the Telus Cup by winning the Quebec Midget AAA Hockey League championship series.

Best-of-7 series
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD
1 Grenadiers de Châteauguay 4 4 0 24 8 +16
2 Lions du Lac St-Louis 4 0 4 8 24 −16
Source: [citation needed]

Central Region

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The Toronto Young Nationals advanced to the Telus Cup by winning tournament held March 30 – April 5, 2015 at the Westwood Arena in Toronto, Ontario.[3]

Round Robin
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Host Toronto Young Nationals 5 5 0 0 34 10 +24 10
2 OMHA Whitby Wildcats 5 3 1 1 19 15 +4 7
3 Alliance London Jr. Knights 5 2 2 1 17 15 +2 5
4 HEO Ottawa Senators 5 2 3 0 13 22 −9 4
5 GTHL Don Mills Flyers 5 0 2 3 12 17 −5 3
6 GNML Sault Ste. Marie Thunderbirds 5 0 4 1 11 27 −16 1
Source: [citation needed]
Playoff Round
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score
Semi 1 Ottawa (4) 2 Toronto (1) 5
Semi 2 London (3) 6 Whitby (2) 2
Bronze Ottawa (4) 1 Whitby (2) 2
Gold London (3) 0 Toronto (1) 3

West Region

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The Regina Pat Canadians advanced to the Telus Cup by winning tournament held April 2 – 5, 2015 at Credit Union Place in Dauphin, Manitoba.[4]

Round Robin
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 MMAAAHL Pembina Valley Hawks 3 2 0 1 11 5 +6 5
2 SMAAAHL Regina Pat Canadians 3 1 1 1 6 8 −2 3
3 HNO Kenora Thistles 3 1 1 1 9 7 +2 3
4 Host Parkland Rangers 3 0 2 1 6 12 −6 1
Source: [citation needed]
Championship Game
Away Team Score Home Team Score
Regina (2) 7 Pembina Valley (1) 1

Pacific Region

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The Strathmore Bisons advanced to the Telus Cup by winning the best-of-3 playoff series held April 3 – 5, 2015 at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Best-of-3 series
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L GF GA GD
1 AMHL UFA Bisons 2 2 0 9 2 +7
2 BCMMHL Vancouver NE Chiefs 2 0 2 2 9 −7
Source: [citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rivière-du-Loup, Que., to host 2015 TELUS Cup". Hockey Canada. April 26, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Kensington awarded Atlantic major midget hockey championship". The Guardian. August 20, 2014. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Young Nationals to host Midget AAA Championship". Greater Toronto Hockey League. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  4. ^ "Dauphin to host 2015 Telus Cup West Regional hockey tourney". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
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