2018 Esso Cup

2018 Esso Cup
Tournament details
Dates April 22–28, 2018
Teams 6
Venue(s) Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre in Bridgewater, NS
Final positions
Champions  Alberta St. Albert Slash
Runner-up  Saskatchewan Saskatoon Stars
Third place  Quebec Pionnièeres le Lanaudière
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s) Saskatchewan Mackenna Parker
MVP Saskatchewan Mackenna Parker
← 2017

The 2018 Esso Cup was Canada's tenth national women's midget hockey championship, contested April 22–28, 2018 at Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.[1][2] This was the first time the championship has held in Nova Scotia. The St. Alberta Slash of Alberta defeated the Saskatoon Stars 2-1 in the gold medal game to defend their national title.

Teams

ResultTeamRegionCity
1st, gold medalist(s) Alberta St. Albert Slash Pacific St. Albert, AB
2nd, silver medalist(s) Saskatchewan Saskatoon Stars Western Saskatoon, SK
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Quebec Pionnièeres le Lanaudière Quebec Repentigny, QC
4 Ontario Brampton Canadaettes Ontario Brampton, ON
5 Nova Scotia Metro Host Halifax, NS
6 Nova Scotia Northern Selects Atlantic Westville Road, NS

Round robin

Standings
RankTeamW-L-OTW-OTLGFGAPts
1 Saskatchewan Saskatoon Stars 5-0-0-0 23 13 15
2 Alberta St. Albert Slash 3-1-1-0 22 9 11
3 Ontario Brampton Canadaettes 1-2-0-2 19 20 7
4 Quebec Pionnieeres De Lanaudiere 2-0-1-2 11 17 7
5 Nova Scotia Northern Selects 1-0-1-3 12 19 4
6 Nova Scotia Metro 0-0-1-4 5 24 1
Schedule & Results
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score Notes
1 Saskatoon 5 Brampton 0 Final
2 Lanaudière 2 St. Albert 3 Final (SO)
3 Northern 3 Metro 1 Final
4 Saskatoon 3 Lanaudière 0 Final
5 Brampton 5 Northern 4 Final (SO)
6 Metro 0 St. Albert 8 Final
7 Northern 2 Lanaudière 4 Final
8 St. Albert 1 Saskatoon 4 Final
9 Brampton 4 Metro 3 Final (SO)
10 St. Albert 4 Northern 1 Final
11 Lanaudière 2 Brampton 8 Final
12 Metro 0 Saskatoon 6 Final
13 St. Albert 6 Brampton 2 Final
14 Northern 2 Saskatoon 5 Final
15 Lanaudière 3 Metro 1 Final

Playoffs

Results
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score Notes
Semi 1 Lanaudiere 1 Saskatoon 5 Final
Semi 2 Brampton 1 St. Albert 2 Final (OT)
Bronze Lanaudiere 2 Brampton 1 Final
Gold St. Albert 2 Saskatoon 1 Final
Statistics and game summaries available from HockeyCanada.com

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Saskatchewan Mackenna Parker (Saskatoon)
  • Top Scorer: Saskatchewan Mackenna Parker (Saskatoon)
  • Top Forward: Alberta McKenzie Hewett (St. Albert)
  • Top Defenceman: Saskatchewan Ashley Messier (Saskatoon)
  • Top Goaltender: Quebec Sarah Vanier (Lanaudier)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Ontario Paige Whaley (Brampton)

Road to the Esso Cup

Atlantic Region

Northern Selects advance by winning regional championship played March 29–April 1, 2018 at Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador.[3][4]

Round Robin
RankTeamQualificationRW–OW-OL-RLGFGAPts
1 Nova Scotia Northern Selects NSFMAAAHL 4-0-0-0 28 7 12
2 New Brunswick Northern Lightning NBFMAAAHL 1-2-0-1 18 17 7
3 Prince Edward Island Mid Isle Wildcats PEIMMHL 2-0-1-1 8 5 7
4 Newfoundland and Labrador Western Warriors HNL 1-0-1-2 13 19 4
5 Newfoundland and Labrador Eastern Ice Breakers Host 0-0-0-4 5 24 0
Championship Game
Away Team Score Home Team Score
New Brunswick Northern Lightning 1 Nova Scotia Northern Selects 7

Quebec

Pionnièeres le Lanaudière advance by winning LHFDQ Midget AAA championship played April 13–15, 2018.[5]

Playoffs
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score
Semifinals
Semi 1 Quebec Chaudière-Appalache 0 Quebec Triolet 5
Semi 2 Quebec Lanaudière 3 Quebec Estrie 1
Medal Games
Final Quebec Triolet 1 Quebec Lanaudière 2

Ontario

Brampton Canadettes advance by winning Ontario Women's Hockey Association championship played April 5–8, 2018 at Toronto, Ontario[6]

Playoffs
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score
Semifinals
Semi 1 Ontario Brampton Canadaettes 1 Ontario Waterloo Ravens 0
Semi 2 Ontario Oakville Hornets 5 Ontario Toronto Aeros 0
Medal Games
Final Ontario Brampton Canadaettes 2 Ontario Oakville Hornets 1

Western Region

Saskatoon Stars advance by winning regional championship played April 6-7, 2018 at the T.G. Smith Centre in Steinbach, Manitoba.[7]

Best-of-3 series
RankTeamQualificationW–LGFGA
1 Saskatchewan Saskatoon Stars SFMAAAHL 2-0 13 2
2 Manitoba Eastman Selects MFMHL 0-2 2 13

Pacific Region

St. Albert advanced by winning regional championship played April 6–8, 2018 at Richmond, British Columbia.

Best-of-3 series
RankTeamQualificationW–LGFGA
Alberta St. Albert Slash AMMFHL 2-1 7 6
British Columbia Greater Vancouver Comets BCFMAAAHL 1-2 6 7

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bridgewater, N.S., selected to host 2018 Esso Cup, Canada's National Female Midget Championship". Hockey Canada. July 30, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Local teams to open Esso Cup female midget hockey tournament in Bridgewater". The Chonicle Herald. October 27, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Road to the 2018 Esso Cup: Atlantic Regional". Hockey Canada. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Colchester players help Selects nab Atlantic crown". Truro Daily News. April 2, 2018.
  5. ↑ LHFDQ website
  6. ↑ OWHA Provincials
  7. ↑ "Selects set to host Saskatoon in western final". The Carillon News. April 5, 2018.
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