2009 Telus Cup
# 2009 Telus Cup

The 2009 Telus Cup was Canada's 31st annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 20–26, 2009 at the Selkirk Recreation Complex in Selkirk, Manitoba. The Notre Dame Hounds defeated the Calgary Buffaloes 4-0 in the gold medal game to win their third national title. The Rousseau Sports de Laval-Bourassa defeated the host Winnipeg Thrashers to win the bronze. Winnipeg's Nolan Zajac, younger brother of National Hockey League player Travis Zajac, was the top scorer and named Most Valuable Player.

## Teams

| Result | Team | Region | City |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Notre Dame Hounds | West | Wilcox, SK |
| | Calgary Buffaloes | Pacific | Calgary, AB |
| | Rousseau Sports de Laval-Bourassa | Québec | Laval, QC |
| 4 | Winnipeg Thrashers | Host | Winnipeg, MB |
| 5 | Moncton Flyers | Atlantic | Moncton, NB |
| 6 | Hamilton Reps | Central | Hamilton, ON |

## Round robin

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Notre Dame Hounds | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 9 |
| 2 | Winnipeg Thrashers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 8 |
| 3 | Calgary Buffaloes | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 6 |
| 4 | Rousseau Sports de Laval-Bourassa | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 4 |
| 5 | Moncton Flyers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 32 | −17 | 2 |
| 6 | Hamilton Reps | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 1 |

### Scores

* Laval-Bourassa 5 - Moncton 4
* Notre Dame 4 - Calgary 4
* Winnipeg 5 - Hamilton 4
* Notre Dame 5 - Laval-Bourassa 4
* Calgary 4 - Hamilton 2
* Winnipeg 7 - Moncton 1
* Hamilton 2 - Laval-Bourassa 2
* Notre Dame 11 - Moncton 3
* Winnipeg 6 - Calgary 5
* Moncton 5 - Hamilton 3
* Calgary 3 - Laval-Bourassa 3
* Notre Dame 5 - Winnipeg 3
* Calgary 6 - Moncton 2
* Notre Dame 9 - Hamilton 3
* Winnipeg 4 - Laval-Bourassa 1

## Playoffs

### Semi-finals

* Notre Dame 6 - Laval-Bourassa 4
* Calgary 7 - Winnipeg 0

### Bronze medal game

* Laval-Bourassa 5 - Winnipeg 2

### Gold medal game

* Notre Dame 4 - Calgary 0

## Individual awards

* Most Valuable Player: Nolan Zajac (Winnipeg)
* Top Scorer: Nolan Zajac (Winnipeg)
* Top Forward: Ben Gamache (Notre Dame)
* Top Defenceman: Jesse Pauls (Notre Dame)
* Top Goaltender: Brett Gagnon (Winnipeg)
* Most Sportsmanlike Player: Chris Collins (Calgary)

## Road to the Telus Cup

### Atlantic Region

    Tournament held April 3–5, 2009 at Saint John, New Brunswick

### Quebec

Ligue de Hockey Midget AAA du Quebec Championship

    Rousseau Sports de Laval-Bourassa vs Trois-Rivières
       Best-of-7 series played March 31-April 7, 2009
       Laval-Bourassa wins series 4-0 and advances to Telus Cup

### Central Region

    Tournament held March 30-April 5, 2009 at Burlington, Ontario

### West Region

    Tournament held April 2–5, 2009 at Swift Current, Saskatchewan

### Pacific Region

    Calgary Buffaloes vs Vancouver North West Giants
       Best-of-3 series played April 3–5, 2009
* Game 1: Calgary 3 - Vancouver 1
* Game 2: Vancouver 6 - Calgary 3
* Game 3: Calgary 3 - Vancouver 2

       Calgary wins series and advances to Telus Cup
