The 2011 Telus Cup was Canada's 33rd annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 18–24, 2011 at the

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. The Winnipeg Thrashers defeated the London Jr. Knights 3–1 in the gold medal game to win their first national title. Five future

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players participated in this tournament:

Jonathan Drouin Jonathan Drouin (born March 28, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), left winger for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). After a stellar 2012–13 QMJHL season, 2012–13 season with the Quebec ...

Anthony Duclair Anthony Duclair (born August 26, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Duclair was selected by the New York Rangers in the third round, 80th overall, of the 2013 NHL ...

Mike Matheson Michael Matheson (born February 27, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 23rd overall, by the Florida Pa ...

, tournament scoring leader

Sam Reinhart Samson Reinhart (born November 6, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Reinhart was selected second overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2014 NHL entry draft. Reinhart ...

and MVP

Alexander Kerfoot Alexander Douglas Kerfoot (born August 11, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and alternate captain for the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the fifth round, 150th overall, by the New Jersey ...

Teams

Round robin

Standings

Scores

*Vancouver 12 – Winnipeg 5 *Lac St-Louis 5 – London 4 *Halifax 6 – St. John's 3 *Winnipeg 2 – Lac St-Louis 0 *Vancouver 6 – Halifax 1 *St. John's 5 – London 3 *Lac St-Louis 9 – Halifax 3 *Winnipeg 2 – London 2 *Vancouver 4 – St. John's 3 *London 2 – Halifax 2 *Vancouver 4 – Lac St-Louis 2 *St. John's 2 – Winnipeg 2 *London 4 – Vancouver 1 *Halifax 3 – Winnipeg 3 *Lac St-Louis 6 – St. John's 1

Playoffs

Semi-finals

*Winnipeg 4 – Lac St-Louis 3 (2OT) *London 4 – Vancouver 3 (OT)

Bronze medal game

*Lac St-Louis 5 – Vancouver 3

Gold medal game

*Winnipeg 3 – London 1

Individual awards

*Most Valuable Player:

(Vancouver) *Top Scorer:

(Vancouver) *Top Forward: Sam Reinhart (Vancouver) *Top Defenceman:

(Lac St-Louis) *Top Goaltender: Craig Wood (London) *Most Sportsmanlike Player: Marcus Power (St. John's)

Road to the Telus Cup

Atlantic Region

:Tournament held March 31–April 3, 2011 at

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Championship Game
Halifax 4 – St. John's 3
''Halifax advances to Telus Cup''

Quebec

Ligue de Hockey Midget AAA du Quebec Championship :Lions du Lac St-Louis vs Albatros du Collège Notre-Dame ::Best-of-7 series played March 29-April 6, 2011 *Game 1: Lac St-Louis 3 – Notre-Dame 2 *Game 2: Lac St-Louis 5 – Notre-Dame 1 *Game 3: Lac St-Louis 9 – Notre-Dame 4 *Game 4: Notre-Dame 3 – Lac St-Louis 1 *Game 5: Lac St-Louis 6 – Notre-Dame 1 ::''Lac St-Louis wins series and advances to Telus Cup''

Central Region

:Tournament held March 28-April 2, 2011 at

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Semi-finals
Ottawa 67's 5 – Mississauga 3
London 6 – Nickel City 2 Championship Game
London 3 – Ottawa 67's 1
''London advances to Telus Cup''

West Region

:Tournament held March 31-April 3, 2011 at the Moose Jaw Civic Centre in

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Championship Game
Winnipeg 4 – Prince Albert 1
''Winnipeg advances to Telus Cup''

Pacific Region

:Vancouver North West Giants vs Red Deer Rebels ::Best-of-3 series played April 1–2, 2011 *Game 1: Vancouver 7 – Red Deer 2 *Game 2: Vancouver 3 – Red Deer 1 ::''Vancouver wins series and advances to Telus Cup''

References

External links

Hockey CanadaMidget AAA Telus Cup Regional Championship Website
{{Midget AAA Hockey in Canada Telus Cup

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