
Since 1974, the best under-18 teams in the country have gathered to compete for Canada's National U18 Club Championship. Five regional champions join the host team in a week-long marathon to crown the very best in Canada.
The TELUS Cup has been a starting point for hundreds of NHL careers; alumni of Canada’s National U18 Club Championship include a trio of first-overall picks (Gord Kluzak, Wendel Clark, Sidney Crosby), and a who’s-who of Canadian stars past and present – names like Brind’Amour, Drouin, Eberle, Francis, Letang, Rielly, Roy, Sakic and Yzerman.
The LHMAAAQ champions advance directly to the TELUS Cup as Quebec representatives, while the other four regional spots will be filled by the champions of Pacific (B.C. and Alberta), West (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, NW Ontario), Central (GNML, MHAO, GTHL, OMHA, HEO) and Atlantic (N.S., N.L., N.B., P.E.I.).