Regina Pat Canadians win national championship on Schutlz’s overtime winner

WATCH: The Regina Pat Canadians came home Monday morning hailed as Telus Cup champions.

The Regina Pat Canadians are the U18 AAA national champions after beating Quebec’s Chevaliers de Lévis 3-2 in overtime in Sunday’s gold medal game at the Telus Cup in Chilliwack, B.C.

Fifteen year old Maddox Schultz scored the game winning goal less than 30 seconds into the extra frame to secure the championship for Regina.

The Pat C’s opened the scoring with Jonah Sivertson’s first period goal.

The Chevaliers would score just over a minute later to tie the game before taking the lead early in the second period.

Captain Logan Mehl tied the game at two later in the second frame before Schutlz called game in extras.

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Goaltender Taylor Tabashniuk backstopped Regina with 29 saves on 31 shots he faced in the final.

Schutlz – who is the projected first overall pick in next month’s Western Hockey League draft – was also named the tournament’s most valuable player, scoring nine goals and 11 assists in seven games.

While Eli Johnson earned the title of top defenseman.

The Telus Cup win is the first for the Regina Pat Canadians since 1999 and its fifth of all time.