2011 Telus Cup
# 2011 Telus Cup

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.

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.

## Teams

| 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

### Standings

| 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 |

### Scores

* 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

### Semi-finals

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

### Bronze medal game

* Lac St-Louis 5 – Vancouver 3

### Gold medal game

* Winnipeg 3 – London 1

## Individual awards

* 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

### Atlantic Region

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

### Quebec

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

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

### West Region

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

### Pacific Region

    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
