Maddox Schultz leads Regina Pat Canadians into hockey history at Telus Cup
Schultz named MVP after rifling home OT winner to give Pat Canadians 5th gold medal
History, by the numbers.
It took #19 just 28 seconds in overtime to get his third point of the night to lead the Regina Pat Canadians to their fifth gold medal in the 46-year history of the U18 Men's National Club Championship Telus Cup.
Maddox Schultz lead the Regina Pat Canadians to victory Sunday night in the gold medal game, defeating the Chevaliers de Lévis 3-2 with a wrist shot from the left faceoff circle.
"Just saw the hole, right side of the net, from where I was, and just ripped it shelf. Or, low glove actually," he said.
"As soon as we got here our plan was to win it, so it is all super surreal right now. We played a full 60 minutes, so going into the locker room we knew someone had to be the hero. This was an absolutely crazy experience, seeing the puck go in the net, seeing the referee call the goal, it is something I will never forget."
The performance capped a magical game, tournament and year for the 15-year-old star.
Schultz scored a goal or assist in all seven games and finished with a tournament-high 20 points (9-11—20), leading all players in goals and assists. He was named tournament MVP.
He also led the Pat Canadians into the history books.
It's the seventh medal for the Pat Canadians at the Telus Cup, along with gold medals in 1983, 1988, 1994 and 1999, silver in 1989 and bronze in 2015. The five national titles ties Regina with the Notre Dame Hounds and Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François for the most in tournament history.
Over the past year, Schultz got permission from Hockey Saskatchewan to play for the Pat Canadians as a 14-year old.
He went on to lead the under-18 league in goals, assists and points, and was named the most valuable player at the prestigious Circle K Classic over the holiday season, following in the footsteps of Landon Dupont, Gavin McKenna, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Zach Parise.
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