2009 Esso Cup

The 2009 Esso Cup was Canada's inaugural national women's midget hockey championship, played April 19–25, 2009 at the Max Bell Centre in Calgary, Alberta.[1][2] The Westman Wildcats from Manitoba defeated the Scarborough Sharks from Ontario to win the first gold medal. The host Calgary Flyers defeated their provincial rival, the Edmonton Thunder, to take the bronze. Calgary's Brittany Styner was named the tournament's most valuable player.

2009 Esso Cup
Tournament details
DatesApril 19–25, 2009
Teams5
Venue(s)Max Bell Centre in Calgary, AB
Final positions
Champions  Westman Wildcats
Runner-up  Scarborough Sharks
Third place  Calgary Flyers
MVP Brittany Styner
2010 →

Teams
ResultTeamRegionCity
Westman WildcatsWesternSouris, MB
Scarborough SharksOntarioToronto (Scarborough), ON
Calgary FlyersHostCalgary, AB
4 Edmonton ThunderPacificEdmonton, AB
5 Northern StarsAtlanticBathurst, NB
Note: Quebec did not participate in the first Esso Cup

Round robin

Standings
RankTeamW OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
1 Calgary Flyers400019912
2 Westman Wildcats3101201511
3 Edmonton Thunder210212108
4 Scarborough Sharks111211156
5 Northern Stars102213175

Scores

Playoffs

Semi-Finals
  • Westman 3 - Edmonton 2
  • Scarborough 4 - Calgary 2

Bronze medal game
  • Calgary 3 - Edmonton 2

Gold medal game
  • Westman 5 - Scarborough 2

Individual awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Brittany Styner (Calgary)
  • Top Forward: Brittany Esposito (Edmonton)
  • Top Defence: Brigette Lacquette (Westman)
  • Top Goaltender: Emily Blakely (Northern)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Erin Lally (Calgary)

Road to the Esso Cup

Atlantic Region

Regional Tournament held March 26–29, 2009

Round robin
RankTeamW-L-TGFGAPTS
1 Northern Stars4-0-029108
2 Metro Boston Pizza3-1-016156
3 Western2-2-017174
4 Capital District Cyclones1-3-013172
5 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (host)0-4-09250
Championship Game
  • Northern 3 - Metro 1
Northern advances to Esso Cup

Quebec

Quebec did not field a team in this year's Esso Cup

Ontario

Ontario Women's Hockey Association Championship held March 27–28, 2009

Semi-Finals
  • Scarborough 2 – Sudbury 1
  • Whitby 2- Saugeen-Maitland 1
Championship Game
  • Scarborough 2 - Whitby 1
Scarborough advances to Esso Cup

Western Region

Best-of-3 series played April 3–5, 2009

Prince Albert Bears vs Westman Wildcats
  • Game 1: Westman 5 - Prince Albert 2
  • Game 2: Westman 2 - Prince Albert 1
Westman wins series and advances to Esso Cup

Pacific Region

Best-of-3 series played April 3–5, 2009

Vancouver Fusion vs Edmonton Thunder
  • Game 1: Edmonton 2 - Vancouver 0
  • Game 2: Edmonton 2 - Vancouver 0
Edmonton wins series and advances to Esso Cup

See also

References
  1. "NR.046". Hockey Canada. 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  2. "NR.156". Hockey Canada. 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
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