BACK TO BACK!
MINTOS WIN SECOND CONSECUTIVE TELUS CUP
WITH OVERTIME WIN OVER OPTIMIST REBELS

Ryan Fox was the hero on Sunday night at the Enmax Centrium in Red Deer, AB, scoring 48 seconds into the second overtime period to give the Prince Albert Mintos a 3-2 win over the Red Deer Optimist Rebels, and their second consecutive TELUS Cup. » more | Photo Gallery

BLIZZARD USE HUGE FIRST PERIOD TO WIN BRONZE

Emotions were running high as both the Vancouver North West Giants and the Séminaire Saint-François Blizzard took to the ice at Enmax Centrium on Sunday morning for the bronze medal game at the 2007 TELUS Cup. » more | Photo Gallery

A LOOK AHEAD TO ARNPRIOR 2008

As the end of the 2007 TELUS Cup draws near and the playoff round gets set to kick off this weekend, focus is already beginning to shift to the 2008 TELUS Cup, to be held in Arnprior, ON. » more

BOULANGER
SAVES HIS WAY TO MVP

Choosing a TELUS Cup MVP is always a tough decision, and 2007 was no different. A number of quality candidates stood out, but one player had the numbers worthy of joining Sidney Crosby, Dany Heatley as MVPs of the National Midget Championship. » more

TELUS CUP AWARD WINNERS

The 2007 TELUS Cup, Canada’s 29th National Midget Championship, held its Awards Banquet on Friday night in Red Deer, AB. The tournament’s Awards Committee named the recipients of all seven individual awards. » more | photo gallery

PACIFIC 2 - HOST 3
SEMI-FINAL

It was close in the end, but the Red Deer Optimist Rebels are into the gold medal game at the 2007 TELUS Cup following a 3-2 win over the Vancouver North West Giants in their semi-final on Saturday night. » more

QUÉBEC 2 - WEST 4
SEMI-FINAL

The Prince Albert Mintos have clinched their second consecutive berth in the gold medal game at the TELUS Cup after a 4-2 semi-final win over the Séminaire Saint-François Blizzard on Saturday afternoon. » more

HAPPY 100TH HOCKEY ALBERTA

November 29, 1907 – the day that Hockey Alberta came to be. One hundred years later and the celebration is on for its Centennial birthday. » more

DAY IN REVIEW
FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2007

Central 1 - West 4

Pacific 4 - Atlantic 2

Québec 2 - Host 6

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DAY IN REVIEW
THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2007

Pacific 4 - Québec 1

Host 0 - West 2

Atlantic 4 - Central 1

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TELUS CUP TRIVIA

Which team has made the most appearances at the National Midget Championship? » answers

1) Notre Dame College Hounds
2) Gouveneurs de Ste-Foy
3) Red Deer Chiefs
4) Dartmouth Subways

FERRARO EXCITED ABOUT FUTURE

Landon Ferraro comes from a family that eats, sleeps, and breathes hockey.

In 2002 his father, Ray Ferraro, finished off an illustrious 18-year career in the NHL, while his stepmother, Cammi Granato, is the former captain of the U.S. national women’s hockey team. » more

DAY IN REVIEW
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2007

West 3 - Atlantic 2

Host 5 - Pacific 0

Central 0 - Québec 7

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DAY IN REVIEW
TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2007

Pacific 2 - Central 1

Atlantic 0 - Host 10

Québec 1 - West 3

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DAY IN REVIEW
MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2007

Central 0 - Host 2

Québec 3 - Atlantic 1

West 2 - Pacific 1

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PLAYERS TO WATCH
AT THE 2007 TELUS CUP

The defending TELUS Cup champions are back, looking to become the first team in the 29-year history of the National Midget Championship to repeat. » more

FROM RED DEER TO NASHVILLE,
AND ALL POINTS IN BETWEEN

Chris Mason remembers the feeling of standing in goal, on national television, ready to play for a national championship. » more

BRIEF MINTO HISTORY

Story courtesy 2006 TELUS Cup

Minto’s assistant coach Wally Lynds said the team is named after a district in Scotland. Back in the 1800s, the land was controlled by a baron without a proper name of distinction. They decided to call him the Earle of Minto, or Lord Minto. » more

2007 TELUS CUP SET TO KICK OFF
IN RED DEER

CALGARY, AB – The top six Midget teams in the country are set to converge on Red Deer, AB next week to compete for Canada’s 29th National Midget Hockey Championship, the TELUS Cup. » more

View the latest Telus Cup promo videos

ROAD TO
THE 2007 TELUS CUP

The six teams are decided and booked for their trip to Red Deer, all that is left is for the first puck to drop at the 2007 TELUS Cup, the National Midget Championship. » more

TELUS CUP HOST:
CENTRAL ALBERTA?

With the TELUS Cup fast approaching, ticket holders have begun picking out their must-see games in an effort to get a peek at the young stars of tomorrow. » more

MINTOS EARN CHANCE TO DEFEND TELUS CUP TITLE

The Prince Albert Mintos held off the Brandon Wheat Kings 4-3 Sunday in the Western Regional championship to earn their second consecutive berth in the National Midget Championship. » more

MAPLE LEAFS BACK FOR ANOTHER CRACK AT TELUS CUP

For St. John’s Maple Leafs coach Rick Babstock, the biggest challenge ahead is convincing his team that they belong on the same ice surface as the best Midget teams in the country. » more

OPTIMIST REBELS WIN AMHL CHAMPIONSHIP

The field isn’t set yet, but the Red Deer Optimist Rebels have cemented themselves as serious contenders for the TELUS Cup. » more

GIANTS OFF TO TELUS CUP

For the first time since 2001, a team from British Columbia will play for the National Midget Championship. » more

MOORE RETURNS TO TELUS CUP
IN NEW ROLE

When the Red Deer Optimist Rebels went to the TELUS Cup in 2004, Graham Moore was the Director of Operations for the team. » more

SUTTER FUND CONTINUES
TO SUPPORT RED DEER MINOR HOCKEY

It all started with a charity golf tournament 11 years ago in which the six Sutter brothers from Viking, AB held a fundraiser for minor hockey in Red Deer. » more

Round Robin/Semi-Final photos courtesy Digital D Photography
Gold/Bronze medal photos courtesy Andy Devlin