2005 Telus Cup

The 2005 Telus Cup was Canada's 27th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 18–24, 2005 at the Robert Guertin Arena in Gatineau, Quebec.[1] The Saskatoon Contacts defeated the host L'Intrépide de Gatineau 4–1 in the gold medal game to win the national title. National Hockey League defencemen Luke Schenn and Eric Gryba were members of the Contacts' championship team.

2005 Telus Cup
Tournament details
DatesApril 18–24, 2005
Teams6
Venue(s)Robert Guertin Arena in Gatineau, QC
Final positions
Champions Saskatoon Contacts
Runner-up L'Intrépide de Gatineau
Third place Commandeurs de Lévis
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Kyle Bortis
MVPDavid Richard

At the start of the 2004-05 hockey season, Telus signed on as a premier sponsor of Hockey Canada. As a result of the sponsorship agreement, the national midget championship was named the Telus Cup. Until 2003, it had been known as the Air Canada Cup.[2]

Teams

ResultTeamRegionCity
1st place, gold medalist(s)Saskatoon ContactsWestSaskatoon, SK
2nd place, silver medalist(s)L'Intrépide de GatineauHostGatineau, QC
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Commandeurs de LévisQuébecLévis, QC
4Don Mills FlyersCentralToronto, ON
5Cole Harbour McCainsAtlanticCole Harbour, NS
6Edmonton SSACPacificEdmonton, AB

Round robin

Standings

Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
Saskatoon Contacts 5 4 0 1 23 11 +12 9
Commandeurs de Lévis 5 3 1 1 15 11 +4 7
L'Intrépide de Gatineau 5 2 3 0 12 11 +1 4
Don Mills Flyers 5 2 3 0 12 19 7 4
Cole Harbour McCains 5 2 3 0 12 21 9 4
Edmonton SSAC 5 1 4 0 17 18 1 2
Source:

Scores

  • Saskatoon 4 - Edmonton 3
  • Lévis 3 - Don Mills 1
  • Gatineau 6 - Cole Harbour 0
  • Lévis 3 - Saskatoon 3
  • Cole Harbour 5 - Edmonton 4 (OT)
  • Gatineau 3 - Don Mills 1
  • Don Mills 5 - Edmonton 4
  • Saskatoon 5 - Cole Harbour 1
  • Lévis 2 - Gatineau 1
  • Don Mills 3 - Cole Harbour 2
  • Lévis 4 - Edmonton 2
  • Saskatoon 4 0 Gatineau 2
  • Cole Harbour 4 - Lévis 3 (OT)
  • Saskatoon 7 - Don Mills 2
  • Edmonton 4 - Gatineau 0

Playoffs

Semi-finals

  • Saskatoon 3 - Don Mills 5
  • Gatineau 5 - Lévis 2

Bronze-medal game

  • Lévis 7 - Don Mills 3

Gold-medal game

  • Saskatoon 4 - Gatineau 1

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Dave Richard (Saskatoon)
  • Top Scorer: Kyle Bortis (Saskatoon)
  • Top Forward: Kyle Bortis (Saskatoon)
  • Top Defenceman: Eric Gryba (Saskatoon)
  • Top Goaltender: Bobby Nadeau (Lévis)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Simon Danis-Pépin (Gatineau)

See also

References

  1. "News Release #NR.042". Hockey Canada. April 13, 2005. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  2. "Canada's National Midget Championship Officially Named the Telus Cup". Hockey Canada. October 14, 2004. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
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