The 2004 National Midget Championship was Canada's 26th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 18–25, 2004 at Kenora, Ontario. The Brandon Wheat Kings defeated the Riverains du Collège Charles-Lemoyne 2-1 in overtime to win their first and only national title. It also marked the first time that a Manitoba team was the national midget champion.

This was the only season that Hockey Canada did not have a sponsor for the national midget championship. From 1979 to 2003, it was known as the Air Canada Cup. Later in 2004, a new sponsor would be found and the midget championship would be renamed the Telus Cup.

Teams

ResultTeamRegionCity
Brandon Wheat KingsWestBrandon, MB
Riverains du Collège Charles-LemoyneQuebecSainte-Catherine, QC
Red Deer Optimist ChiefsPacificRed Deer, AB
4Kenora StarsHostKenora, ON
5Cornwall ThunderAtlanticCornwall, PE
6Toronto MarlborosCentralToronto, ON

Round robin

Standings

PosTeamPldWLDGFGAGDPts
1Riverains du Collège Charles-Lemoyne55002912+1710
2Red Deer Optimist Chiefs54101914+58
3Brandon Wheat Kings52211817+15
4Kenora Stars5131819−113
5Cornwall Thunder51401623−72
6Toronto Marlboros51401621−52

Scores

  • Red Deer 6 - Brandon 5 (OT)
  • Collège Charles-Lemoyne 5 - Cornwall 2
  • Toronto 5 - Kenora 1
  • Collège Charles-Lemoyne 5 - Brandon 4 (OT)
  • Red Deer 3 - Toronto 1
  • Kenora 5 - Cornwall 2
  • Collège Charles-Lemoyne 6 - Toronto 2
  • Brandon 5 - Cornwall 3
  • Red Deer 4 - Kenora 1
  • Cornwall 7 - Toronto 5
  • Collège Charles-Lemoyne 5 - Red Deer 3
  • Brandon 0 - Kenora 0
  • Red Deer 3 - Cornwall 2 (OT)
  • Brandon 4 - Toronto 3
  • Collège Charles-Lemoyne 8 - Kenora 1

Playoffs

Semi-finals

  • Collège Charles-Lemoyne 2 - Kenora 1
  • Brandon 6 - Red Deer 2

Bronze-medal game

  • Red Deer 5 - Kenora 2

Gold-medal game

  • Brandon 2 - Collège Charles-Lemoyne 1 (OT)

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Francis Paré (Collège Charles-Lemoyne)
  • Top Scorer: Francis Paré (Collège Charles-Lemoyne)
  • Top Forward: Tyler Dittmer (Brandon)
  • Top Defenceman: Jeff Termineski (Toronto)
  • Top Goaltender: Tyler Gordon (Kenora)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Kyle Dorowicz (Red Deer)

See also

External links