2015 Esso Cup

2015 Esso Cup
Tournament details
Dates April 19–25, 2015
Teams 6
Venue(s) Red Deer Arena in Red Deer, AB
Final positions
Champions  Ontario Sudbury Lady Wolves
Runner-up  Alberta Red Deer Chiefs
Third place  Saskatchewan Saskatoon Stars
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s) Saskatchewan Sophie Shirley
MVP Saskatchewan Sophie Shirley
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2015 Esso Cup was Canada's seventh national women's midget hockey championship, played April 19–25, 2015 at Red Deer, Alberta. The Sudbury Lady Wolves defeated the host Red Deer Chiefs 2-1 in the final to win the gold medal. The Saskatoon Stars won the bronze medal.[1][2]

Teams

ResultTeamRegionCity
1st, gold medalist(s) Ontario Sudbury Lady Wolves Ontario Sudbury, ON
2nd, silver medalist(s) Alberta Red Deer Chiefs Host Red Deer, AB
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Saskatchewan Saskatoon Stars Western (SK) Saskatoon, SK
4 Manitoba Central Plains Capitals Western (MB) Portage la Prairie, MB
5 Alberta Edmonton Thunder Pacific Edmonton, AB
6 New Brunswick Moncton Rockets Atlantic Moncton, NB

Round robin

Standings
RankTeamW-L-OTW-OTLGFGAPts
1 Ontario Sudbury Lady Wolves 4-1-0-0 22 10 12
2 Saskatchewan Saskatoon Stars 4-1-0-0 20 11 12
3 Alberta Red Deer Chiefs 2-2-1-0 13 13 8
4 Manitoba Central Plains Capitals 2-1-0-2 14 9 8
5 Alberta Edmonton Thunder 1-3-1-0 9 10 5
6 New Brunswick Moncton Rockets 0-5-0-0 5 30 0
Schedule & Results
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score Notes
1 Saskatchewan Saskatoon 2 Ontario Sudbury 3 Final
2 Manitoba Central Plains 0 Alberta Edmonton 1 SO Final
3 New Brunswick Moncton 1 Alberta Red Deer 4 Final
4 Saskatchewan Saskatoon 3 Manitoba Central Plains 2 Final
5 Ontario Sudbury 9 New Brunswick Moncton 1 Final
6 Alberta Red Deer 2 Alberta Edmonton 0 Final
7 New Brunswick Moncton 1 Manitoba Central Plains 6 Final
8 Alberta Edmonton 3 Saskatchewan Saskatoon 5 Final
9 Ontario Sudbury 7 Alberta Red Deer 2 Final
10 Alberta Edmonton 4 New Brunswick Moncton 1 Final
11 Manitoba Central Plains 4 Ontario Sudbury 1 Final
12 Alberta Red Deer 2 Saskatchewan Saskatoon 3 Final
13 Alberta Edmonton 1 Ontario Sudbury 2 Final
14 New Brunswick Moncton 1 Saskatchewan Saskatoon 7 Final
15 Manitoba Central Plains 2 Alberta Red Deer 3 SO Final

Playoffs

Results
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score Notes
Semi 1 Manitoba Central Plains 0 Ontario Sudbury 3 Final
Semi 2 Alberta Red Deer 2 Saskatchewan Saskatoon 1 SO Final
Bronze Manitoba Central Plains 1 Saskatchewan Saskatoon 5 Final
Gold Alberta Red Deer 1 Ontario Sudbury 2 Final

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Saskatchewan Sophie Shirley (Saskatoon)
  • Top Scorer: Saskatchewan Sophie Shirley (Saskatoon)
  • Top Forward: Ontario Karli Shell (Sudbury)
  • Top Defenceman: Manitoba Tamara McVannel (Central Plains)
  • Top Goaltender: Ontario Danika Ranger (Sudbury)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Saskatchewan Nara Elia (Saskatoon)

Road to the Esso Cup

Atlantic Region

The Moncton Rockets advanced to the Esso Cup by winning tournament held April 2 – 5 at the Red Ball Internet Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick.[2]

Round Robin
RankTeamQualificationW–L-TGFGAPts
1 New Brunswick Moncton Rockets Host 4-0-0 19 6 8
2 Nova Scotia Metro NSFMAAAHL 3-1-0 7 5 6
3 New Brunswick Miramichi Northern Stars NBFMAAAHL 2-2-0 13 13 4
4 Prince Edward Island Mid Isle Wildcats PEIMMHL 1-3-0 11 18 2
5 Newfoundland and Labrador Western Warriors HNL 0-4-0 7 15 0
Medal Round
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score
Bronze Prince Edward Island Mid Isle 6 New Brunswick Miramichi 5
Gold Nova Scotia Metro 1 New Brunswick Moncton 2

Quebec

Quebec withdrew from Esso Cup competition for the second consecutive year. Hockey Canada awarded this berth to the Western region.[3]

Ontario

The Sudbury Lady Wolves advanced to the Esso Cup by winning the OWMA championship played April 9 – 12, 2015 at Toronto, Ontario[4]

Playoffs
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score
Quarterfinals
QF 1 Ontario Sault Ste. Marie 1 Ontario Stoney Creek 0
QF 2 Ontario Sudbury 1 Ontario Whitby 0
QF 3 Ontario Aurora 3 Ontario Waterloo 1
QF 4 Ontario Saugeen-Maitland 2 Ontario Oakville 1
Semifinals
SF 1 Ontario Saugeen-Maitland 3 Ontario Sault Ste. Marie 2
SF 2 Ontario Aurora 1 Ontario Sudbury 2
Medal Games
Bronze Ontario Aurora 2 Ontario Sault Ste. Marie 3
Gold Ontario Sudbury 4 Ontario Saugeen-Maitland 1

Western Region

The Central Plains Capitals and Saskatoon Stars both advanced to the Esso Cup. The Saskatchewan assumed the regular Western region position and Manitoba took Quebec's spot.[3]

Best-of-3 series
RankTeamQualificationW–LGFGA
- Manitoba Central Plains Capitals MFMHL - - -
- Saskatchewan Saskatoon Stars SFMAAAHL - - -

Pacific Region

The Edmonton Thunder advanced to the Esso Cup by winning best-of-3 played April 3 – 5 at Edmonton, Alberta.

Best-of-3 series
RankTeamQualificationW–LGFGA
1 Alberta Edmonton Thunder AMMFHL 2-0 6 3
2 British Columbia Northern Cougars BCFMAAAHL 0-2 3 6

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Schedule announced for 2015 Esso Cup". Hockey Canada. January 23, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Atlantic Champions Will Open 2015 Esso Cup 2015 ESSO CUP". Hockeyscene.com schedule. January 23, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Quebec withdraws from Esso Cup". Prince Albert Herald. March 20, 2015.
  4. ↑ "OWHA Provincials". Archived from the original on 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
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