2008 Telus Cup

2008 Telus Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Nick Smith Centre in Arnprior, ON
DatesApril 21–27, 2008
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves
Runner-up Winnipeg Thrashers
Third place Blizzard de Sèminiaire Saint-François
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Mark Stone
MVPMathew Bodie
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The 2008 Telus Cup was Canada's 30th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 21–27, 2008 at Arnprior, Ontario. The Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves defeated the Winnipeg Thrashers 6-4 in the gold medal game to win their first national title. The Blizzard de Sèminiaire Saint-François from Quebec picked up their second consecutive bronze medal. Current Vegas Golden Knights forward Mark Stone, playing for the Thrashers, was the tournament's top scorer.

Teams

Result Team Region City
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves Central Sudbury, ON
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Winnipeg Thrashers West Winnipeg, MB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Blizzard de Sèminiaire Saint-François Québec Québec City, QC
4 Calgary Buffaloes Pacific Calgary, AB
5 Cole Harbour McCains Atlantic Cole Harbour, NS
6 Ottawa Valley Titans Host Arnprior, ON

Round robin

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Winnipeg Thrashers 5 5 0 0 23 12 +11 10
2 Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves 5 3 1 1 18 13 +5 7
3 Calgary Buffaloes 5 2 2 1 11 10 +1 5
4 Blizzard de Sèminiaire Saint-François 5 2 3 0 16 11 +5 4
5 Cole Harbour McCains 5 1 3 1 9 14 −5 3
6 Ottawa Valley Titans 5 0 4 1 10 27 −17 1
Source: [citation needed]

Scores

  • Saint-François 3 - Cole Harbour 1
  • Winnipeg 3 - Calgary 0
  • Sudbury 6 - Ottawa Valley 4
  • Winnipeg 5 - Saint-François 2
  • Calgary 2 - Sudbury 2
  • Cole Harbour 1 - Ottawa Valley 1
  • Sudbury 3 - Saint-François 2
  • Winnipeg 4 - Cole Harbour 3
  • Calgary 5 - Ottawa Valley 1
  • Sudbury 3 - Cole Harbour 0
  • Calgary 1 - Saint-François 0
  • Winnipeg 6 - Ottawa Valley 3
  • Cole Harbour 4 - Calgary 3
  • Winnipeg 5 - Sudbury 4
  • Saint-François 9 - Ottawa Valley 1

Playoffs

Semi-finals

  • Winnipeg 4 - Saint-François 1
  • Sudbury 5 - Calgary 2

Bronze-medal game

  • Saint-François 7 - Calgary 2

Gold-medal game

  • Sudbury 6 - Winnipeg 4

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Mathew Bodie (Winnipeg)
  • Top Scorer: Mark Stone (Winnipeg)
  • Top Forward: Mattieu Lecours (Sudbury)
  • Top Defenceman: Mathew Bodie (Winnipeg)
  • Top Goaltender: Kris Moore (Calgary
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Jordan Burke (Cole Harbour)

See also