2010 Esso Cup

The 2010 Esso Cup was Canada's second annual national women's midget hockey championship, played April 18–24, 2010 at the Co-operators Centre at Evraz Place in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Thunder Bay Queens defeated the Notre Dame Hounds 4-3 in the gold medal game to win their first Esso Cup title. Thunder Bay's Kaitlyn Tougas was named the tournament's most valuable player.

Scores

 * Moncton 4 - Richelieu 1
 * Notre Dame 5 - Edmonton 2
 * Thunder Bay 2 - Regina 1
 * Notre Dame 5 - Richelieu 3
 * Edmonton 3 - Thunder Bay 2
 * Regina 4 - Moncton 2
 * Thunder Bay 5 - Richelieu 1
 * Notre Dame 4 - Moncton 3 (OT)


 * Regina 2 - Edmonton 1 (OT)
 * Thunder Bay 5 - Moncton 2
 * Richelieu 4 - Edmonton 3
 * Notre Dame 4 - Regina 2
 * Edmonton 3 - Moncton 2 (SO)
 * Thunder Bay 5 - Notre Dame 1
 * Regina 3 - Richelieu 1

Semi-Finals

 * Thunder Bay 2 - Edmonton 1
 * Notre Dame 5 - Regina 0

Bronze medal game

 * Edmonton 5 - Regina 1

Gold medal game

 * Thunder Bay 4 - Notre Dame 3

Individual awards

 * Most Valuable Player: Kaitlyn Tougas (Thunder Bay)
 * Top Scorer: Brienna Gillanders (Notre Dame)
 * Top Forward: Janik Robichaud (Moncton)
 * Top Defenceman: Riana Magee (Edmonton)
 * Top Goaltender: Samantha Langford (Regina)
 * Most Sportsmanlike Player: Kaitlyn Quarrell (Thunder Bay)

Atlantic Region
Regional Tournament held March 18–20, 2010

Championship Game

 * Moncton 4 - Metro 1
 * Moncton advances to Esso Cup

Quebec
Dodge Cup Midget Championship held March 31-April 4, 2010

Semi-Finals

 * Bas St-Laurent 1 – Québec 0
 * Richelieu 3 - Lac St-Louis 1

Championship Game

 * Richelieu 4 – Bas St-Laurent 1
 * Richelieu wins Dodge Cup and advances to Esso Cup

Ontario
Ontario Women's Hockey Association Championship held April 9–11, 2010

Semi-Finals

 * Stoney Creek 2 – Brampton 0
 * Thunder Bay 3 - Willowdale 0

Championship Game

 * Thunder Bay 1 – Stoney Creek 0
 * Thunder Bay wins championship and advances to Esso Cup

Western Region
Best-of-3 series played April 2–4, 2010
 * Notre Dame Hounds vs Pembina Valley Hawks


 * Game 1: Notre Dame 4 - Pembina Valley 3
 * Game 2: Notre Dame 3 - Pembina Valley 2
 * Notre Dame wins series and advances to Esso Cup

Pacific Region
Best-of-3 series played April 2–4, 2010
 * Thompson-Okanagan Rockets vs Edmonton Thunder


 * Game 1: Edmonton 5 - Thompson-Okanagan 0
 * Game 2: Edmonton 3 - Thompson-Okanagan 0
 * Edmonton wins series and advances to Esso Cup