2006 Telus Cup

2006 Telus Cup

Tournament details
Venue(s)	Charlottetown Civic Centre in Charlottetown, PE
Dates	April 24–30, 2006
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Prince Albert Mintos
Runner-up	Calgary Buffaloes
Third place	Patriotes de Châteauguay
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)	Mike Connolly
MVP	Mike Connolly

The 2006 Telus Cup was Canada's 28th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 24–30, 2006 at the Charlottetown Civic Centre in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The Prince Albert Mintos went undefeated throughout the tournament to win their first of two consecutive national titles, defeating the Calgary Buffaloes 5–4 in triple overtime in the gold medal game. Future National Hockey League players playing in this tournament included Dustin Tokarski, Yann Sauvé, Jordan Eberle, and Alex Pietrangelo.

Teams

Result	Team	Region	City
	Prince Albert Mintos	West	Prince Albert, SK
	Calgary Buffaloes	Pacific	Calgary, AB
	Patriotes de Châteauguay	Québec	Châteauguay, QC
4	Toronto Jr. Canadiens	Central	Toronto, ON
5	St. John's Maple Leafs	Atlantic	St. John's, NL
6	Charlottetown Islanders	Host	Charlottetown, PE

Round robin

Standings

Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Prince Albert Mintos	5	5	0	0	26	6	+20	10
Toronto Jr. Canadiens	5	3	2	0	20	15	+5	6
Calgary Buffaloes	5	3	2	0	22	18	+4	6
Patriotes de Châteauguay	5	2	3	0	14	20	−6	4
St. John's Maple Leafs	5	2	3	0	18	25	−7	4
Charlottetown Islanders	5	0	5	0	8	24	−16	0

Source:

Scores

• Châteauguay 6 - St. John's 4
• Prince Albert 7 - Calgary 2
• Toronto 7 - Charlottetown 2
• Prince Albert 5 - Châteauguay 0
• Toronto 5 - Calgary 4
• St. John's 6 - Charlottetown 4
• Toronto 5 - Châteauguay 1
• Prince Albert 6 - St. John's 3
• Calgary 4 - St. John's 1
• St. John's 4 - Toronto 3
• Calgary 6 - Châteauguay 4
• Prince Albert 4 - Charlottetown 1
• Calgary 6 - St. John's 1
• Prince Albert 4 - Toronto 0
• Châteauguay 3 - Charlottetown 0

Playoffs

Semi-finals

• Prince Albert 8 - Châteauguay 0
• Calgary 3 - Toronto 2

Bronze-medal game

• Châteauguay 4 - Toronto 3

Gold-medal game

• Prince Albert 5 - Calgary 4 (3OT)

Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player: Mike Connolly (Calgary)
• Top Scorer: Mike Connolly (Calgary)
• Top Forward: Matthew Robertson (Prince Albert)
• Top Defenceman: Chris Markiewicz (Calgary)
• Top Goaltender: Alan Reynolds (Toronto)
• Most Sportsmanlike Player: Jordan Eberle (Calgary)

See also

• Telus Cup

External links

• 2006 Telus Cup Home Page
• Hockey Canada-Telus Cup Guide and Record Book