The 2012 Telus Cup was

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34th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship played April 23–29, 2012 at Leduc, Alberta. The Red Deer Optimist Rebels completed an improbable comeback in the gold medal game, scoring four unanswered goals in the third period en route to 6-5 double overtime win over the Phénix du Collège Esther-Blondin. It was Red Deer's first gold medal after three previous silver medal finishes.

Teams

Round robin

Standings

Scores

Monday, April 23 *Saskatoon 2 - Red Deer 2 *Collège Esther-Blondin 6 - Sudbury 2 *Leduc 5 - Moncton 4 Tuesday, April 24 *Collège Esther-Blondin 6 - Saskatoon 2 *Red Deer 2 - Moncton 1 *Leduc 6 - Sudbury 3 Wednesday, April 25 *Collège Esther-Blondin 9 - Moncton 5 *Saskatoon 9 - Sudbury 1 *Red Deer 3 - Leduc 2 Thursday, April 26 *Moncton 3 - Sudbury 2 *Collège Esther-Blondin 2 - Red Deer 2 *Saskatoon 7 - Leduc 5 Friday, April 27 *Red Deer 10 - Sudbury 3 *Moncton 4 - Saskatoon 4 *Collège Esther-Blondin 5 - Leduc 4

Playoffs

Semi-finals

Saturday, April 28 *Red Deer 2 - Saskatoon 0 *Collège Esther-Blondin 8 - Leduc 2

Bronze medal game

Sunday, April 29 *Saskatoon 3 - Leduc 2

Gold medal game

Sunday, April 29, 2012 *Red Deer 6 - Collège Esther-Blondin 5 (2OT)

Individual awards

*Most Valuable Player:

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(Collège Esther-Blondin) *Top Scorer: Laurent Dauphin (Collège Esther-Blondin) *Top Forward:

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(Collège Esther-Blondin) *Top Defenceman: Joel Topping (Red Deer) *Top Goaltender: Dasan Sydora (Red Deer) *Most Sportsmanlike Player: Kord Pankewicz (Leduc) *Esso Scholarship: Bryn MacNab (Saskatoon)

Road to the Telus Cup

Atlantic Region

:Tournament held March 29-April 1, 2012 at Jack Byrne Arena in Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador Championship Game
''Moncton 5 - St. John's 1''
''Moncton advances to Telus Cup''

Quebec

: Ligue de Hockey Midget AAA du Quebec Championship held March 23 - April 14, 2012 at Multi Glace De Lachenaie and PEPS in Quebec ::''Collège Esther-Blondin wins the series 4-1 and advances to Telus Cup''

Central Region

:Tournament held April 2 – 8, 2012 at the Essar Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Semi-finals
''London 3 - Missisauga 2''
''Sudbury 5 - Whitby 2'' Championship Game
''Sudbury 4 - London 3''
''Sudbury advances to Telus Cup''

West Region

:Tournament held March 29 - April 1, 2012 at the Virden Arena in Virden, Manitoba Championship Game
''Saskatoon 5 - Southwest 1''
''Saskatoon advances to Telus Cup''

Pacific Region

Playoff held April 6–8, 2012 at Red Deer Arena in Red Deer, Alberta. ::''Red Deer wins series 2-0 and advances to Telus Cup''

References

External links

2012 Telus Cup Home PageMidget AAA Telus Cup Regional Championship Website
{{Midget AAA Hockey in Canada Telus Cup Telus Cup Leduc, Alberta Telus Cup Telus Cup Ice hockey competitions in Alberta