The 2004 National Midget Championship was Canada's 26th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 18–25, 2004 at

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, Ontario. The Brandon Wheat Kings defeated the Riverains du Collège Charles-Lemoyne 2-1 in overtime to win their first and only national title. It also marked the first time that a Manitoba team was the national midget champion. This was the only season that

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did not have a sponsor for the national midget championship. From 1979 to 2003, it was known as the ''Air Canada Cup''. Later in 2004, a new sponsor would be found and the midget championship would be renamed the Telus Cup.

Teams

Round robin

Standings

Scores

*Red Deer 6 - Brandon 5 (OT) *Collège Charles-Lemoyne 5 - Cornwall 2 *Toronto 5 - Kenora 1 *Collège Charles-Lemoyne 5 - Brandon 4 (OT) *Red Deer 3 - Toronto 1 *Kenora 5 - Cornwall 2 *Collège Charles-Lemoyne 6 - Toronto 2 *Brandon 5 - Cornwall 3 *Red Deer 4 - Kenora 1 *Cornwall 7 - Toronto 5 *Collège Charles-Lemoyne 5 - Red Deer 3 *Brandon 0 - Kenora 0 *Red Deer 3 - Cornwall 2 (OT) *Brandon 4 - Toronto 3 *Collège Charles-Lemoyne 8 - Kenora 1

Playoffs

Semi-finals

*Collège Charles-Lemoyne 2 - Kenora 1 *Brandon 6 - Red Deer 2

Bronze-medal game

*Red Deer 5 - Kenora 2

Gold-medal game

*Brandon 2 - Collège Charles-Lemoyne 1 (OT)

Individual awards

*Most Valuable Player: Francis Paré (Collège Charles-Lemoyne) *Top Scorer: Francis Paré (Collège Charles-Lemoyne) *Top Forward: Tyler Dittmer (Brandon) *Top Defenceman: Jeff Termineski (Toronto) *Top Goaltender: Tyler Gordon (Kenora) *Most Sportsmanlike Player: Kyle Dorowicz (Red Deer)

References

External links

2004 National Midget Championship Home Page
{{Midget AAA Hockey in Canada Telus Cup Midget Championship Sport in Kenora April 2004 sports events in Canada Ice hockey competitions in Ontario 2004 in Ontario