2010 Telus Cup
# 2010 Telus Cup

The 2010 Telus Cup was Canada's 32nd annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 19–25, 2010 at Lévis, Quebec. The Notre Dame Hounds defeated the Mississauga Reps 3–2 in the gold medal game to win their second straight national title and fourth overall.

The tournament featured four future National Hockey League players: Morgan Rielly, Slater Koekkoek, Liam O'Brien and Malcolm Subban. Koekkoek was named the tournament's Top Defenceman and Most Valuable Player.

## Teams

| Result | Team | Region | City |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Notre Dame Hounds | West | Wilcox, SK |
| | Mississauga Reps | Central | Mississauga, ON |
| | St. John's Fog Devils | Atlantic | St. John's, NL |
| 4 | Gaulois du Collège Antoine-Girouard | Québec | Saint-Hyacinthe, QC |
| 5 | Red Deer Optimist Rebels | Pacific | Red Deer, AB |
| 6 | Commandeurs de Lévis | Host | Lévis, QC |

## Round robin

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gaulois du Collège Antoine-Girouard | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 8 |
| 2 | Notre Dame Hounds | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 7 |
| 3 | St. John's Fog Devils | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 6 |
| 4 | Mississauga Reps | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 5 |
| 5 | Red Deer Optimist Rebels | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 2 |
| 6 | Commandeurs de Lévis | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 2 |

### Scores

* Notre Dame 5 - Red Deer 3
* Collège Antoine-Girouard 3 - St. John's 3
* Lévis 4 - Mississauga 1
* Mississauga 5 - Red Deer 2
* Notre Dame 2 - Collège Antoine-Girouard 2
* St. John's 6 - Lévis 2
* Collège Antoine-Girouard 6 - Mississauga 4
* Notre Dame 3 - St. John's 3
* Red Deer 4 - Lévis 1
* Collège Antoine-Girouard 6 - Red Deer 1
* Mississauga 4 - St. John's 1
* Notre Dame 6 - Lévis 4
* Notre Dame 5 - Mississauga 5
* St. John's 7 - Red Deer 2
* Collège Antoine-Girouard 6 - Lévis 0

## Playoffs

### Semifinals

* Notre Dame 5 - St. John's 3
* Mississauga 4 - Collège Antoine-Girouard 3 (OT)

### Bronze medal game

* St. John's 5 - Collège Antoine-Girouard 4

### Gold medal game

* Notre Dame 3 - Mississauga 2

## Individual awards

* Most Valuable Player: Slater Koekkoek (Notre Dame)
* Top Scorer: Zach O'Brien (St. John's)
* Top Forward: Zach O'Brien (St. John's)
* Top Defenceman: Slater Koekkoek (Notre Dame)
* Top Goaltender: Scott Bray (St. John's)
* Most Sportsmanlike Player: Alexandre Lemieux (Collège Antoine-Girouard)

## Road to the Telus Cup

### Atlantic Region

    Tournament held March 31-April 3, 2010 at Halifax, Nova Scotia

### Quebec

Ligue de Hockey Midget AAA du Quebec Championship

    Gaulois du Collège Antoine-Girouard vs Lions du Lac St-Louis
       Best-of-7 series played March 30-April 6, 2010
* Game 1: Collège Antoine-Girouard 4 - Lac St-Louis 3
* Game 2: Collège Antoine-Girouard 8 - Lac St-Louis 3
* Game 3: Collège Antoine-Girouard 3 - Lac St-Louis 2
* Game 4: Lac St-Louis 4 - Collège Antoine-Girouard 3
* Game 5: Collège Antoine-Girouard 2 - Lac St-Louis 1

       Collège Antoine-Girouard wins series and advances to Telus Cup

### Central Region

    Tournament held March 29-April 4, 2010 at Vaughan, Ontario

### West Region

    Tournament held April 1–4, 2010 at Morden, Manitoba

### Pacific Region

    Red Deer Optimist Rebels vs Vancouver North West Giants
       Best-of-3 series played April 2–4, 2010
* Game 1: Vancouver 7 - Red Deer 4
* Game 2: Red Deer 5 - Vancouver 2
* Game 2: Red Deer 2 - Vancouver 1

       Red Deer wins series and advances to Telus Cup
