The Toronto Young Nationals (@MidgetNatsAAA) exploded for four goals in a span of 8:37 during the first period of the gold medal game at the 2015 TELUS Cup to capture their first national midget championship.
Click here for a full recap of the Young Nationals’ run at the TELUS Cup.
Click here to go inside the numbers of their impressive season.
#NatsNation took to Twitter before the game to send their support:
Good luck to the @MidgetNatsAAA as they go for gold at the @HC_TELUSCup today! Watch live at 4 PM ET on @TSN_Sports! #NatsNation
— GTHL Hockey (@GTHLHockey) April 26, 2015
Good luck to my former player Brett Punchard and his Toronto Young Nats Midget team as they play for the Telus Cup Championship today. #win
— Stan Butler (@CoachStanButler) April 26, 2015
Best of luck to @MidgetNatsAAA as they battle for #TELUSCup gold. One of my old roommates, Brett Punchard, is at the helm, he’s a good one.
— Mike Johnson (@mike_p_johnson) April 26, 2015
Last game in a @MidgetNatsAAA jersey today and the boys are playing for gold at the @HC_TELUSCup live on TSN2 at 4pm. #ETH one last time
— Justin Herman (@21_Herman) April 26, 2015
#NatsNation wasn’t shy about sharing their excitement when the club jumped to an early lead:
Go time!!! pic.twitter.com/nQgAeZV0Ey
— Midget Toronto Nats (@MidgetNatsAAA) April 26, 2015
Make it 2-0 for the @MidgetNatsAAA over the @GrenadiersAAA after an incredible play from Lucas Breault leads to back-to-back goals.
— TELUS Cup (@HC_TELUSCup) April 26, 2015
Looks like Coach Punchard put on his best jeans today. His team off to a great start. 3-0 early #BigGame #TELUSCup #GoodGuy @CoachForch
— Mark Edwards (@MarkEdwardsHP) April 26, 2015
4-0 Nats after one Punch rockin the same jacket
— Steve Harland (@S_Harland8) April 26, 2015
#NatsNation lighting it up on TSN in the gold medal game of the Telus Cup! @MidgetNatsAAA
— Marco Bozzo (@MarkyBotz51) April 26, 2015
Keep it going @MidgetNatsAAA the @patriotsjra are at Westwood Arena supporting our affiliates. #dontslowdown pic.twitter.com/G8M2tnKlPb
— Jason Fortier (@CoachForch) April 26, 2015
The @GrenadiersAAA didn’t go down without a fight, but @DtonEwing39 shut the door with 35 saves to help the @MidgetNatsAAA win the first national midget championship in club history:
Game over! The @MidgetNatsAAA win the #TELUSCup with a 6-2 win over @GrenadiersAAA. STATS: http://t.co/cf3ynXEPna pic.twitter.com/AHfISorNQE
— TELUS Cup (@HC_TELUSCup) April 26, 2015
Huge shout out to the @MidgetNatsAAA on their @HC_TELUSCup title! National Midget AAA champs has a nice ring to it! #TELUSCup #NatsNation
— GTHL Hockey (@GTHLHockey) April 26, 2015
Big congrats to @MidgetNatsAAA on their @HC_TELUSCup championship. This pic lasts forever boys. pic.twitter.com/FGlKe5QLtB
— Dave Randorf (@DaveRandorf) April 27, 2015
Congratulation to the @MidgetNatsAAA who won the 2015 @HC_TELUSCup 6-2 over Châteauguay. They upset seed #1 and #2. Impressive! #TelusCup
— Maxime Blouin (@Maxx_Blouin) April 27, 2015
Huge congrats to our @GTHLHockey brothers @MidgetNatsAAA #1 from start to finish.
— Majors Midget (@MajorsMidgetAAA) April 26, 2015
@DMFlyersAAA congratulate @MidgetNatsAAA on winning @HC_TELUSCup! Midget @GTHLHockey…#1 in Canada!
— Don Mills Flyers AAA (@DMFlyersAAA) April 27, 2015
Seeing my boy @maxroutledge on @TSN_Sports kids made it big
— Kyle Fraser (@bigfraser94) April 26, 2015
Midget hockey doesn’t get the press it deserves – today @MidgetNatsAAA showed Canada what @GTHLHockey midget puck is all about #congrats
— Will Carson (@chipnchasehky) April 26, 2015
What a year for @Regan_74, Ofsaa champion, Gthl champion, ohf champion, and now telus cup champion! Congrats pal! #GreatPlayer #BetterGuy
— Joel Wright (@yoeler73) April 26, 2015
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS WEOOOO!!! #NATSNATION
— James Guest (@jamesguest15) April 27, 2015
