PETERBOROUGH, Ontario – The Chevaliers de Lévis have won their first TELUS Cup, beating the Halifax Macs 8-1 in the gold medal game Sunday night at Canada’s U18 Men’s National Club Championship. Jacob Boucher (St-Joseph-de-Beauce, QC) powered the offence for the Chevaliers, recording four assists on the day he was named Top Defender of the tournament. Malyk Côté (St-Lambert-de-Lauzon, QC) scored twice and added an assist for Lévis, which got multi-point nights from seven different players. “We had an incredible start tonight,” said Côté. “We knew we needed to be ready for puck drop and we just kept rolling. We watched a lot of video on [Halifax], came in with a plan and stuck with it. Our penalty kill was solid tonight; our goalie was there when we needed him and we got it done.”
Chevaliers goaltender Zachary Lainesse (Lévis, QC) backstopped his hometown team to the national title with a 25-save performance, giving up his only goal on a Halifax power play.
“So much hard work goes into this… it’s over, what a feeling,” added Chevaliers head coach Pier-Luc Giguère. “It’s an unbelievable feeling. Losing last year [in overtime to Regina in the gold medal game] was tough. I thought about that loss to Regina every day this year. Everything we’ve done and been through this year… it’s hard to describe. We believed we could do this, every player in that room felt we could be national champions and now we are.”
Regina Pat Canadians defeat Okanagan Rockets to claim bronze
Earlier in the day, the Regina Pat Canadians scored twice in the opening five minutes and never looked back en route to a 6-2 over the Okanagan Rockets in the bronze medal game.
Maddox Schultz (Regina, SK) scored twice and added two assists to finish with the tournament lead in points with 17 (7-10--17). Malaki Martin (Regina, SK) and Liam Pue (Langley, BC) added a goal and an assist each, and Adam Muntain (Regina, SK) turned aside 33 shots to secure the third-place finish for the 2025 champions.
“Looking back at the team we had last year, and then to get back to this tournament again this year… it’s not something that happens, having this much success,” said Schultz. “It’s special, I can’t say enough things about the Pat Canadians, the management, the coaches and the rest of my teammates; I’m proud of all the guys in that room.”
Following the game, the TELUS Cup tournament award winners were announced:
• Most Valuable Player – Maddox Schultz (Regina, SK/Regina Pat Canadians) • Top Forward – Brayden Jugnauth (Kelowna, BC/Okanagan Rockets) • Top Defender – Jacob Boucher (St-Joseph-de-Beauce, QC/Chevaliers de Lévis) • Top Goaltender – Camden Walser (Peterborough, ON/Peterborough Petes) • Most Sportsmanlike Player – Jax Ginnish (Membertou, NS/Halifax Macs) • TELUS Cup Scholarship – Chandler Bell (Stillwater Lake, NS/Halifax Macs)
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