Magog wins Telus Cup

Hockey Canada

The Magog Cantonniers are Telus Cup champions.

Saint John Sea Dogs prospect Kyan Labbé made 19 saves to help the Cantonniers defeat the Brandon Wheat Kings (the other Brandon Wheat Kings) 4-1 in Sunday's championship game in Cape Breton.

THE MAGOG CANTONNIERS ARE 2024 TELUS CUP CHAMPIONS 🏆@CantonniersAAA pic.twitter.com/EtbmN7Z1SJ

— TSN (@TSN_Sports) April 28, 2024

It's the second straight year a Quebec based team won the national under-18 championship following Séminaire St-François Blizzard's win last year. 

Magog previously won the Telus Cup in 2000. They finished second in 2018, 2019 and 2022.

Labbé, who recently committed to play NCAA hockey at Union College, appeared in five games at this year's tournament, posting a 5-0 record to go along with a 1.60 goals against average and a .944 save percentage. Unsurprisingly, he was named the tournament's best goaltender.

The 16-year-old was previously named the Quebec under-18 league's playoff MVP and top defensive player after posting an 11-3-0 record to go along with a 2.26 GAA and .920 SV%. He was also recently named Canadian Elite Hockey League's goaltender of the year.

The biggest concern about Labbé is his size. The Hockey Canada website lists him at 5'8" and 157 lbs.

A few other news and notes...

• In the QMJHL playoffs, the Drummondville Voltigeurs lead the Victorville Tigres 2-0. The Volts won Game 2 by a final score of 5-1 on Saturday. Former Sea Dogs forward Noah Reinhart had a goal in the win.
• Game 3 of the Baie-Comeau/Cape Breton series takes place Monday night in Sydney while the Drummondville/Victoriaville series resumes on Tuesday.
• At the IIHF World Under-18 Championship, Gardiner MacDougall, Travis Crickard and Team Canada secured top spot in Group B with a solid 8-1 win over Switzerland. Caleb Desnoyers of the Moncton Wildcats was inserted onto the top line for this game, replacing the injured Roger McQueen. Canada wraps up preliminary round play on Monday against Kazakstan. 
• The Miramichi Timberwolves have taken a 3-1 series lead in the Maritime Hockey League final following a 4-3 win over the Summerside Western Capitals on Sunday night. The Timberwolves can clinch the MHL title with a victory in Game 5 on Tuesday in Summerside.
• Charlie Coyle and the Boston Bruins are up 3-1 on the Toronto Maple Leafs in their first round playoff series. Game 5 takes place Tuesday night in Boston.
• Dawson Theede and the Halifax Thunderbirds had their season end with a thud on Sunday, falling 9-3 to the Albany FireWolves in a National Lacrosse League single elimination, first round playoff matchup.