| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 18–24, 2010 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | Co-operators Centre at Evraz Place in Regina, SK |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 Thunder Bay Queens |
Runner-up  |
 Notre Dame Hounds |
Third place  |
 Edmonton Thunder |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Scoring leader(s) | Brienna Gillanders |
| MVP | Kaitlyn Tougas |
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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.[1] 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.
Teams[]
| Result | Team | Region | City |
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Thunder Bay Queens |
Ontario | Thunder Bay, ON |
 |
Notre Dame Hounds |
West | Wilcox, SK |
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Edmonton Thunder |
Pacific | Edmonton, AB |
| 4 | Regina Rebels |
Host | Regina, SK |
| 5 |  Moncton Rockets |
Atlantic | Moncton, NB |
| 6 |  Remparts du Richelieu |
Quebec | Richelieu, QC |
Round robin[]
Standings[]
| Rank | Team | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | PTS |
| 1 | Thunder Bay Queens |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 12 |
| 2 | Notre Dame Hounds |
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 11 |
| 3 | Regina Rebels |
2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| 4 | Edmonton Thunder |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 6 |
| 5 | Moncton Rockets |
1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 5 |
| 6 | Remparts du Richelieu |
1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 3 |
Scores[]
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Playoffs[]
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)
Road to the Esso Cup[]
Atlantic Region[]
Regional Tournament held March 18–20, 2010
Round robin[]
| Rank | Team | W-L-T | GF | GA | PTS |
| 1 | Moncton Rockets |
4-0-0 | 48 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 |  Metro Boston Pizza |
3-1-0 | 26 | 9 | 6 |
| 3 |  Western |
2-2-0 | 21 | 30 | 4 |
| 4 |  Western Wind |
1-3-0 | 8 | 30 | 2 |
| 5 | Central (host) |
0-4-0 | 11 | 38 | 0 |
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[1]
- 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
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 EC.006. Hockey Canada (2010-04-12). Retrieved on 2012-01-20.
External links[]
- 2010 Esso Cup Home Page at HockeyCanada.com
- Hockey Canada-Esso Cup Guide and Record Book
- Road to the 2010 Esso Cup