2014 Esso Cup

2014 Esso Cup
Tournament details
Dates April 20–26, 2014
Teams 6
Venue(s) Gateway Ice Centre in Hamilton, ON
Final positions
Champions  Saskatchewan Weyburn Gold Wings
Runner-up  Alberta Edmonton Thunder
Third place  Ontario Sudbury Lady Wolves
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s) Ontario Karli Shell
MVP Alberta Alexandra Poznikoff
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The 2014 Esso Cup was Canada's sixth annual national women's midget hockey championship, which was held April 20 – 26, 2014 at Hamilton, Ontario. The Weyburn Gold Wings of Saskatchewan defeated the Edmonton Thunder of Alberta to win the gold medal. With the second-place finish, the Thunder continued their streak by taking home a medal for the fifth consecutive year.[1][2]

Teams

ResultTeamRegionCity
1st, gold medalist(s)Saskatchewan Weyburn Gold WingsWesternWeyburn, SK
2nd, silver medalist(s)Alberta Edmonton ThunderPacific-ABEdmonton, AB
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Ontario Sudbury Lady WolvesOntarioSudbury, ON
4Ontario Stoney Creek SabresHostStoney Creek, ON
5British Columbia Fraser Valley PhantomPacific-BCLangley, BC
6New Brunswick Moncton RocketsAtlanticMoncton, NB
Note: The Pacific region was awarded a second spot in this year's Esso Cup as Quebec did not participate.

Round robin

Standings

RankTeamW OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
1Ontario Stoney Creek Sabres401019813
2Saskatchewan Weyburn Gold Wings4001141012
3Ontario Sudbury Lady Wolves300216109
4Alberta Edmonton Thunder110313155
5British Columbia Fraser Valley Phantom100412153
6New Brunswick Moncton Rockets100411273

Scores

Sunday, April 20

  • Weyburn 2 - Sudbury 1
  • Edmonton 1 - Fraser Valley 0
  • Stoney Creek 8 - Moncton 1

Monday, April 21

  • Weyburn 4 - Edmonton 2
  • Sudbury 5 - Moncton 1
  • Stoney Creek 3 - Fraser Valley 0

Tuesday, April 22

  • Moncton 5 - Edmonton 4
  • Weyburn 3 - Fraser Valley 2
  • Stoney Creek 2 - Sudbury 1

Wednesday, April 23

  • Fraser Valley 7 - Moncton 2
  • Sudbury 3 - Edmonton 2
  • Stoney Creek 3 - Weyburn 2

Thursday, April 24

  • Sudbury 6 - Fraser Valley 3
  • Weyburn 3 - Moncton 2
  • Edmonton 4 - Stoney Creek 3

Playoffs

  Semifinals                    
  4 Edmonton 2  
  1 Stoney Creek 1   Gold Medal Game
      4 Edmonton 1
  Semifinals   2 Weyburn 2
  3 Sudbury 0
  2 Weyburn 3   Bronze Medal Game
    3 Sudbury 3
    1 Stoney Creek 2

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Alberta Alexandra Poznikoff (Edmonton)
  • Top Scorer: Ontario Karli Shell (Sudbury)
  • Top Forward: Ontario Karli Shell (Sudbury)
  • Top Defenceman: Alberta Jessica Healey (Edmonton)
  • Top Goaltender: Saskatchewan Jane Kish (Weyburn)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Ontario Claire Merrick (Stoney Creek)

Road to the Esso Cup

Atlantic Region

Tournament held April 3 – 6 at Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador.[3]

Round Robin
RankTeamQualificationW-L-TGFGAPTS
1New Brunswick Moncton RocketsNBMAAAFHL3-0-11437
2Nova Scotia East Hants PenguinsNSFMAAAHL2-1-11245
3Prince Edward Island King's County KingsPEIFMAAAHL2-2-0994
4Newfoundland and Labrador NL CentralHNL1-2-1563
5Newfoundland and Labrador NL WesternHost0-3-13211
Bronze Medal Game
Kings County 3 - NL Central 1 (OT)
Gold Medal Game
Moncton 2 - East Hants 1
Moncton advanced to Esso Cup

Quebec

Quebec elected to withdraw from this year's competition. Hockey Canada awarded this berth to the Pacific Region.[4]

Ontario

Ontario Women's Hockey Association Championship played April 10 – 13, 2014 at Toronto, Ontario[5]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Whitby Wolves 2
Toronto Aeros 1
Whitby Wolves 0
Sudbury Lady Wolves 1
Scarborough Sharks 0
Sudbury Lady Wolves 2
Sudbury Lady Wolves 3
Stoney Creek Sabres 0
Oakville Hornets 1
Thunder Bay Queens 2
Thunder Bay Queens 1
Stoney Creek Sabres 2
Clarington Flames 0
Stoney Creek Sabres 5
Sudbury advanced to Esso Cup

Western Region

Best-of-3 played April 4–6 at Weyburn, Saskatchewan.[6]

Best-of-3 series
RankTeamQualificationW-LGFGA
1Saskatchewan Weyburn Gold WingsSFMAAAHL2-194
2Manitoba Pembina Vallay HawksMFMHL1-249
Weyburn advanced to Esso Cup

Pacific Region

RankTeamQualification
1Alberta Edmonton ThunderAMMFHL
2British Columbia Fraser Valley PhantomBCFMAAAHL
The Pacific region was awarded two spots in this year's Esso Cup as the Quebec region did not field a team.
Edmonton and Fraser Valley advanced to Esso Cup

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Community begins countdown to 2014 Esso Cup". Hamilton Community News. 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  2. ↑ "Hamilton and Stoney Creek, Ont, to host 2014 Esso Cup". Hockey Canada. 2013-10-10. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  3. ↑ "Female Midget Atlantics". Hockeyscene.com schedule. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  4. ↑ "Quebec withdraws from Esso Cup". Prince Albert Herald. March 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ "OWHA Website". Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  6. ↑ "Hawks completed comeback". MFMHL. 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
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