Telus Cup 2026: Chevaliers Go All the Way!

Updated April 28

The road to the Hockey Canada Club National Championships for U18 boys and girls began almost two months ago for some teams. For the ones that have been able to avoid all the obstacles and potholes that pop up along the way and are still playing, the end of the road is here. 

The Esso Cup U18 Girls Club National Championship began April 19 in New Brunswick, while the puck dropped on the 2026 Telus Cup U18 Boys Club National Championship Monday, April 20, in Ontario. 

Postseason play north of the border got underway for some Canadian minor hockey leagues as early as mid-February, with U18 teams of both genders embarking on what they hoped would be long and fruitful journeys. As we near the end of April, champions have been crowned at the league and provincial levels, while the surviving U18 boys teams ran the gauntlet through their league, provincial and regional championships and arrived at Peterborough, Ontario, to compete for a national title.

Five regional Boys champions (West, Pacific, Central, Atlantic, Quebec) competed in Ontario along with the host Peterborough Petes at the 2026 Telus Cup April 20-26. The Levis Chevaliers captured the Quebec title April 12 to finalize the Telus Cup field for 2026. 

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Telus Cup Club National Championship Standings

MHR Canada U18 Boys Week 30 Rankings

#1 Regina Pat Canadians – West (4-1-0, 13pts) BRONZE MEDAL

#15 Levis Chevaliers – Quebec (4-1-0, 11pts) GOLD MEDAL

#12 Okanagan Rockets – Pacific (2-3-0, 7pts)

#32 Halifax Macs - Atlantic (2-3-0, 6pts) SILVER MEDAL

#70 Peterborough Petes – Host (2-3-0, 5pts)

 #33 Waterloo Wolves – Central (1-4-0, 3pts) 

 

Likewise, regional U18 Girls champions (West, Quebec, Ontario, Pacific, Atlantic) advanced to compete in New Brunswick along with the host Moncton Rockets at the 2026 Esso Cup April 19-25. With the qualification of the Quebec A's April 12, the field for the tournament was completely set. 

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Esso Cup Club National Championship Field

MHR Canada U18 Girls Week 30 Rankings

#5 Red Deer Chiefs – Pacific

#8 Winnipeg Ice – West

#9 Moncton Rockets – Host

#11 Quebec A’s – Quebec

#13 Stoney Creek Sabres – Ontario

#18 Northern Selects – Atlantic

 

The Telus Cup began Monday, April 20, at 11 a.m. EDT when the 12th-ranked Okanagan Rockets, the Pacific Region champions, took on the No. 15 Levis Chevaliers from Quebec.

That was the first of three games on the opening day of the 2026 tournament. The No. 32 Halifax Macs from the Atlantic Region took on the Central Region-champion and 33rd-ranked Waterloo Wolves at 3 p.m. EDT, and the first day of competition culminated with the No. 70 host Peterborough Petes taking on the top-tanked Regina Pat Canadians, the defending national champs.

The tournament concluded Sunday, April 26, as the defending-champion Regina Pat Canadians faced off against the Okanagan Rockets for the bronze medal followed by the Levis Chevaliers vs. the Halifax Macs for gold. 

All Telus Cup games were played at Peterborough Memorial Centre and can be viewed on demand at HNLive.ca.

 

2026 Telus Cup Award Winners

MVP - Maddox Schultz (Regina Pat Canadians)

Best Forward - Brayden Jugnauth (Okanagan Rockets)

Best Defender - Jacob Boucher (Levis Chevaliers)

Best Goaltender - Camden Walser (Peterborough Petes)

Most Sportsmanlike - Jax Ginnish (Halifax Macs)

Telus Cup Scholarship - Chandler Bell (Halifax Macs)

 

Telus Cup Format

All six teams played each other once – for a total of five games per club – in the preliminary round. There were three games per day until the opening round concluded with the host Peterborough Petes taking on their rivals from Ontario, the Waterloo Wolves, Friday, April 24, at 7 p.m. EDT.

The teams that finished first through fourth in the preliminary round advanced to play in the semifinals April 25 at 2 and 6 p.m. EDT. The bronze-medal game will be played April 26 at 2 p.m. EDT, with puck dropping for the gold-medal game at 6 p.m. EDT that same day. 

 

2026 Telus Cup Preliminary Round Game Recaps

All times Eastern

Monday, April 20

#12 Okanagan Rockets 5, #15 Levis Chevaliers 2

Brayden Jugnauth and Hudson Getzlaf scored in a 1:47 span of the third period to break a 2-2 tie and lift Okangan to the Day 1 vicctory. Will Fuhrman iced the game with an empty-net goal in the final minute. Raine Lepin and Kaishu Shin also scored for the Rockets, and winning goalie Finn McKiernan made 41 saves. Jugnauth, Lepin and Ben Campbell had two points apiece for the winners. Simon Cartier and Ludovic Plante scored for Levis. 

 

#33 Waterloo Wolves 3, Halifax Macs 2 (OT)

Eli Humphrey scored 42 seconds into overtime as the Wolves won on opening day. Zack Forwell and Christopher Mabey assisted on the game-winning goal as Mabey notched his third helper of the game. Forwell scored Waterloo's second goal and Wyatt Marks netted the first one, with Humphrey dishing out two assists. Evan Lyver opened the scoring for Halifax 10:42 into the game, and Jax Ginnish scored in the third period to foce overtime. Grady McCall made 42 saves to earn the win ingoal. 

 

#1 Regina Pat Canadians 7, #70 Peterborough Petes 3

The Pat Canadians spoiled the host team's Telus Cup debut, exploding for the game's first give goals then cruising to victory. Regina scored three times in a span of 5:12 of the first period, with Malaki Martin assisting on two of those tallies. Maddox Schultz scored two straight goals overlapping the second and third periods, while Ryker Doka buried the fifh marker as Ethan Young and Liam Pue assisted for their third points of the game. The Pat Canadians extended the lead to 7-1 in the second period on goals by Ty Gendron and Anthony Farace before Peterborough responded with a pair of third-period tallies. Adam Muntain stopped 49 shots to record the victory in goal. Gendron had a goal and two assists for the Petes, while Henri Packalen added a goal and a helper. 

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Tuesday, April 21

#15 Levis Chevaliers 7, #33 Waterloo Wolves 2

Levis exploded for five first-period goals to put this one way early and improve to 1-1-0. Charly Roy got the siege underway early, scoring nine seconds into the game, and the Chevaliers scored all five goals in the first 6:44 of the opening frame. Malyk Cote was the only player to score twice during the run, potting the fourth and fifth scores. He finished with three points as did Simon Chariter (1-2-3) and Jacob Boucher (3 assists). Zachary Lainesse made 24 saves to earn the win in goal. 

 

#1 Regina Pat Canadians 4, #32 Halifax Macs 3

There were plenty of third-period fireworks as Halifax scored three of the five goals in the final frame to push the defending champs in an upset bid. Down 2-0 through 40 minutes, River Welsh and Evan Lyver scored for the Macs to tie the game 3:39 into the third period. Maddox Schultz responded 1:50 later to return the Pat C's to the lead, and Eli Heroux extended the margin to 2 with 11:20 left in the game. Carter Sullivan scored to give Halifax hope with 2 minutes left, but Ben Meyer and the Regina defense held Halifax off to improve to 2-0-0. Meyer finished with 37 saves. Ryker Doka and Ethan Young each had a goal and 2 assists for the winners, while Schultz contribured 2 points. Sullivan and Lyver each had 1-1-2 for the Macs. 

 

#70 Peterborough Petes 2, #12 Okanagan Rockets 1

The host team thrilled the home fans by capping Day 2 with a 2-1 victory thanks to Colby Kekki's goal 5:21 into the third period. Camden Walser was the real hero, howver, stopping 40 shots to lead his team to victory. Blake Moncrief also scored for the Petes, while Brayden Jugnauth had the only Okanagan goal. 

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Wednesday, April 22

#32 Halifax Macs 4, #12 Okangan Rockets 3 (SO)

Jax Ginnish and Will Shearer forced overtime by scoring goals 1:23 apart late in the third period, and Ginnish turned out to be the hero by scoring in the seventh round of the shootout when 13 others missed. Also heroic, Halifax goalie Chandler Bell thwarted all seven shooters he faced in the skills competition and made 27 saves druing game play to earn the win in goal. Finn McKiernan was equally impressive on the other end of the ice, making 39 saves and allowing just one goal vs. seven shooters in the shootout. Ginnish also picked up an assist, with Carter Sullivan and Will Shearer potting the other Halifax goals. Von Lakovic had a pair of goals for Okanagan. 

 

#1 Regina Pat Canadians 7, #33 Waterloo Wolves 0

The Pat Canadians scored multiple goals in each period and cruised to the win to remain undefeated. Liam Pue and Maddox Schultz led the way for Regina with a goal and three assists each. Malaki Martin scored twice, with Ethan Young and Brady Vipond each contributing two points. Adam Muntain stopped 36 shots to earn the win in goal. 

 

#15 Levis Chevaliers 4, #70 Peterborough Petes 3

In an intense and chippy game that came down to the final 20 minutes, Jacob Boucher scored with 5:42 left, notching his second point of the game, to break a 2-all tie and lift the Chevaliers to victory. Camden Walser stopped 48 shots to keep the host team in the game, but it wasn't quite enough. Enzo Roy and Benjamin Corso had a goal and an assist apiece for the winners, while Garrett Jones posted 1-1-2 and Daniel Tout handed out a pair of helpers for Peterborough. Winning netminder Nathan Gagnon stopped 20 shots. 

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Thursday, April 23

#15 Levis Chevaliers 6, #1 Regina Pat Canadians 5

Christopher St-Hilaire scored 3:37 into overtime to lift Levis to an upset win that pulled the Chevaliers (3-1-0) to within 2 points of the first-place Pat Canadians (3-1-0). Jonathan St-Hilarie and Jacob Boucher assisted on the winning goal; it was Boucher's fourth helper of the game. Six different players scored for the victors, with Christopher St-Hilaire and Ludovic Plante each recording a goal and an assist. Alex Duguay-Caron and Malyk Cote each dished out a pair of helpers, and winning goalie Zachary Lainesse made 29 saves. Loik Poulin, Logan Bety and Simon Chartier scored third-period goals as Levis rallied from a 5-2 deficit in the final 17 minutes to force overtime. Maddox Schultz recorded a goal and three assists in the loss for Regina, with Ryker Doka and Ethan Young contributing three points apiece. 

 

#12 Okanagan Rockets 4, #33 Waterloo Wolves 3

After battling to a 1-1 tie through 40 minutes, the teams exploded for five third-period goals, with Okanagan netting three of those to skate off with a hard-fought victory and improve to 2-2-0. Waterloo fell to 1-3-0. Hayden Laing, Will Fuhrmann and Brayden Jugnauth scored for the Rockets in the final frame. Jugnauth also potted their other goal, while Fuhrmann dished out 2 assists to go along with his marker. Reed Russell earned the win in goal by stopping 37 shots. Waterloo's Zach Forwell notched a goal and 2 assists. 

 

#32 Halifax Macs 3, #70 Peterborough Petes 2

The Macs scored three times in the third period, including the final two goals of the game, to rally for the victory and improve to 2-2-0 while the hosts dropped to 1-3-0. Will Shearer, Jax Ginnish and Sam Flemming scored for Halifax in the final 16:18 of the game. Henri Packalen gave Peterborough a 2-1 lead with 11:48 left in the third period, but Ginnish and Flemming scored 1:11 apart to send the home crowd home disappointed. Chandler Bell made 33 saves to earn the win in goal. 

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Friday, April 24

#1 Regina Pat Canadians 5, #12 Okanagan Rockets 4

The defending champs pumped home three first-period goals while outshooting the Rockets, 25-5, but Okanagan would not go away quietly. Goalie Adam Muntain, who finished with 29 saves, and the Pat C's defense withstood a furious two-goal, third-period rally to remain undefeated and earn the top seed. Von Lakovic and Hayden Laing scored 38 seconds apart in the final frame to cut the margin to 5-4 with 13:09 left, but Muntain stood tall the rest of the way. Liam Pue, Cooper Bratton, Ethan Young and Brady Vipond each recorded two points for the winning side, while Brayden Jugnauth and Kaishu Shin led the Rocket attack with three points apiece. 

 

#15 Levis Chevaliers 5, #33 Halifax Macs 3

In a battle for the third semifinal seed, Levis scored four of the game's first five goals overlapping the first two periods and cruised to the victory. Sam Flemming scored two straight goals for Halifax in the second and third periods to cut the margin to 4-3 with 11:41 left, but Simon Delarosbil responded 2:08 later with an insurance marker for the Chevaliers. Nathan Gagnon was the difference in goal, finishing with 43 saves for the winners. Jonathan St-Hilaire, Delarosbil and Malyk Cote each recorded two points for Levis. 

 

#70 Peterborough Petes 5, #33 Waterloo Wolves 4

The host Petes gave the hometown fans a thrill, capped round-robin play with a victory and avoided finising last by rallying from a 4-2 third-period deficit to force overtime and ultimately win. Garrett Jones tied the game at 4 with 3:44 left in the third period, and Henri Packalen won it 4;59 into the extra session. Despite giving up four goals, Camden Walser battled in net to keep Peterborough in the game until the offense rallied, finishing with 46 saves. Garret Jones had a hat trick for the Petes, with Packalen, Ethan Richardson and Anthony Faraace contributing two points apiece. Logan Young and Eli Humphrey each had a goal and an assist for Waterloo.  

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Saturday, April 25 - Semifinals

#33 Halifax Macs 3, #1 Regina Pat Canadians 1

An overwhelming favorite to repeat as national champions, the Pat Canadians seemed to be unbeatable at times during the tournament while showing vulnerability on other occasions. Semfinal Saturday turned out to be the Macs' day, however, as Halifax scored three tiimes in the game's final 21 minutes to pull of the upset and advance to the gold medal game. River Welsh, Carter Sullifan and Will Shearer scored goals, while Chandler Bell made the saves; Bell stopped 31 of the 32 shots he faced to backstop the victory. Brodie Bown scored the lone Regina goal. 

 

#15 Levis Chevaliers 2, #12 Okanagan Rockets 1

Malyk Cote scored 2:59 into overtime to lead Levis to the gold medal game and make a winner out of netminder Zachary Lainesse, who stopped 40 of the 41 shots he faced. That capped a final 13 minutes of game action during which all three goals were scored. Simon Chartier got the Chevaliers on the board first with 10:41 left in the third period only to see Logan Jugnauth force overtime with his goal in the final minute of regulation. Cote turned out to be the hero, though, with Logan Bety and Lucas Morin picking up assists on the big goal. 

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Sunday, April 26 - Bronze Medal Game

#1 Regina Pat Canadians 6, #12 Okanagan Rockets 2

The top-ranked Pat C's rebounded from their heartbreaking semfinal loss to Halifax by scoring four times in the opening 29 minutes to put a stranglehold on the bronze medal. Liam Pue, Nathan Gardiner, tournament-MVP Maddox Schultz and Grady Hodgins scored for Regina during that run, with Malaki Martin and Schultz each dishing out a pair of assists. Pue and Gardner also contibured one assist each. Martin potted a goal of his own, with the Pat Canadians shorthanded in the second period, and Schultz concluded the scoring in the final frame as Martin picked up this third helper of the day. Winning goalie Adam Muntain made 33 saves. Brayden Jugnauth and Brayden Westman scored for the Rockets. 

 

Gold Medal Game

#15 Levis Chevaliers 8, #33 Halifax Macs 1

Halifax scored an upset for the ages against the defending champions in the semifinals but didn't have much left in the tank for the gold medal game as Levis scored six of the game's first seven goals in the opening 33:38 to run away with the gold medal and their first Telus Cup. Jacob Boucher led all players with four points, all coming on assists, while Jonathan St-Hiliare, Logan Bety and Malyk Cote each talled 3 points. Cote scored a pair of goals, with the other two posting a goal and two helpers. Christoper St-Hilaire, Benjamin Corso, Anthony Breton and Simon Chartier also scored for the champs, while winning goalie Zachary Lainesse stopped 25 shots. Carter Odell had the lone Halifax goal.  

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