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

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. The

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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

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player

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, was the top scorer and named Most Valuable Player.

Teams

Round robin

Standings

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

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Championship Game
Moncton 5 - Cornwall 4
''Moncton advances to Telus Cup''

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

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Semi-finals
Hamilton 8 - Sault Ste. Marie 4
Oakville 5 - Burlington 0 Championship Game
Hamilton 8 - Oakville 6
''Hamilton advances to Telus Cup''

West Region

:Tournament held April 2–5, 2009 at

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Championship Game
Notre Dame 8 - Winnipeg 2
''Notre Dame advances to Telus Cup''

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''

External links

2009 Telus Cup Home PageRoad to the 2009 Telus Cup
{{Midget AAA Hockey in Canada Telus Cup

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