2012 Telus Cup
The 2012 Telus Cup was Canada's 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
Sunday, April 29
Sunday, April 29, 2012
- Red Deer 6 - Collège Esther-Blondin 5
Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player: Laurent Dauphin
- Top Scorer: Laurent Dauphin
- Top Forward: Daniel Audette
- Top Defenceman: Joel Topping
- Top Goaltender: Dasan Sydora
- Most Sportsmanlike Player: Kord Pankewicz
- Esso Scholarship: Bryn MacNab
Atlantic Region
Championship Game
Moncton 5 - St. John's 1
Moncton advances to Telus CupQuebec
Semi Finals
London 3 - Missisauga 2
Sudbury 5 - Whitby 2
Championship Game
Sudbury 4 - London 3
Sudbury advances to Telus CupChampionship Game
Saskatoon 5 - Southwest 1
Saskatoon advances to Telus CupPacific Region
Playoff held April 6–8, 2012 at Red Deer Arena in Red Deer, Alberta.