The 2012 Telus Cup was Canada's 34th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship played April 23âÂÂ29, 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
Gold medal game
Sunday, April 29, 2012
- Red Deer 6 - Collège Esther-Blondin 5 (2OT)
Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player: Laurent Dauphin (Collège Esther-Blondin)
- Top Scorer: Laurent Dauphin (Collège Esther-Blondin)
- Top Forward: Daniel Audette (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<br> Moncton 5 - St. John's 1<br> Moncton advances to Telus Cup
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 â 8, 2012 at the Essar Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Semi-finals<br> London 3 - Mississauga 2<br> Sudbury 5 - Whitby 2
Championship Game<br> Sudbury 4 - London 3<br> Sudbury advances to Telus Cup
West Region
Tournament held March 29 - April 1, 2012 at the Virden Arena in Virden, Manitoba
Championship Game<br> Saskatoon 5 - Southwest 1 <br> Saskatoon advances to Telus Cup
Pacific Region
Playoff held April 6âÂÂ8, 2012 at Red Deer Arena in Red Deer, Alberta.
:Red Deer wins series 2-0 and advances to Telus Cup
See also
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