The 2014 Esso Cup was Canada's sixth annual national women's midget hockey championship, which was held April 20 – 26, 2014 at Hamilton, Ontario. The Weyburn Gold Wings of Saskatchewan defeated the Edmonton Thunder of Alberta to win the gold medal. With the second-place finish, the Thunder continued their streak by taking home a medal for the fifth consecutive year.[1][2]
Teams[]
| Result | Team | Region | City |
 |
 Weyburn Gold Wings |
Western | Weyburn, SK |
 |
 Edmonton Thunder |
Pacific-AB | Edmonton, AB |
 |
 Sudbury Lady Wolves |
Ontario | Sudbury, ON |
| 4 | Stoney Creek Sabres |
Host | Stoney Creek, ON |
| 5 |  Fraser Valley Phantom |
Pacific-BC | Langley, BC |
| 6 |  Moncton Rockets |
Atlantic | Moncton, NB |
- Note: The Pacific region was awarded a second spot in this year's Esso Cup as Quebec did not participate.
Round robin[]
Standings[]
| Rank | Team | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | PTS |
| 1 | Stoney Creek Sabres |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | Weyburn Gold Wings |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 12 |
| 3 | Sudbury Lady Wolves |
3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 |
| 4 | Edmonton Thunder |
1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 5 |
| 5 | Fraser Valley Phantom |
1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 3 |
| 6 | Moncton Rockets |
1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 3 |
Scores[]
Sunday, April 20
- Weyburn 2 - Sudbury 1
- Edmonton 1 - Fraser Valley 0
- Stoney Creek 8 - Moncton 1
Monday, April 21
- Weyburn 4 - Edmonton 2
- Sudbury 5 - Moncton 1
- Stoney Creek 3 - Fraser Valley 0
Tuesday, April 22
- Moncton 5 - Edmonton 4
- Weyburn 3 - Fraser Valley 2
- Stoney Creek 2 - Sudbury 1
Wednesday, April 23
- Fraser Valley 7 - Moncton 2
- Sudbury 3 - Edmonton 2
- Stoney Creek 3 - Weyburn 2
Thursday, April 24
- Sudbury 6 - Fraser Valley 3
- Weyburn 3 - Moncton 2
- Edmonton 4 - Stoney Creek 3
Playoffs[]
| Semifinals | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Edmonton | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Stoney Creek | 1 | Gold Medal Game | ||||||||||
| 4 | Edmonton | 1 | |||||||||||
| Semifinals | 2 | Weyburn | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Sudbury | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Weyburn | 3 | Bronze Medal Game | ||||||||||
| 3 | Sudbury | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Stoney Creek | 2 | |||||||||||
Individual awards[]
- Most Valuable Player:
Alexandra Poznikoff (Edmonton) - Top Scorer: Karli Shell (Sudbury)
- Top Forward: Karli Shell (Sudbury)
- Top Defenceman: Jessica Healey (Edmonton)
- Top Goaltender: Jane Kish (Weyburn)
- Most Sportsmanlike Player: Claire Merrick (Stoney Creek)
Road to the Esso Cup[]
Atlantic Region[]
Tournament held April 3 – 6 at Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador.[3]
Round Robin Rank Team Qualification W-L-T GF GA PTS 1 Moncton RocketsNBMAAAFHL 3-0-1 14 3 7 2 East Hants PenguinsNSFMAAAHL 2-1-1 12 4 5 3 King's County KingsPEIFMAAAHL 2-2-0 9 9 4 4 NL CentralHNL 1-2-1 5 6 3 5 NL WesternHost 0-3-1 3 21 1
- Bronze Medal Game
- Kings County 3 - NL Central 1 (OT)
- Gold Medal Game
- Moncton 2 - East Hants 1
- Moncton advanced to Esso Cup
Quebec[]
Quebec elected to withdraw from this year's competition. Hockey Canada awarded this berth to the Pacific Region.[4]
Ontario[]
Ontario Women's Hockey Association Championship played April 10 – 13, 2014 at Toronto, Ontario[5]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Whitby Wolves | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Toronto Aeros | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Whitby Wolves | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Sudbury Lady Wolves | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Scarborough Sharks | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Sudbury Lady Wolves | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Sudbury Lady Wolves | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Stoney Creek Sabres | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Oakville Hornets | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Thunder Bay Queens | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Thunder Bay Queens | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Stoney Creek Sabres | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Clarington Flames | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Stoney Creek Sabres | 5 | ||||||||||||
- Sudbury advanced to Esso Cup
Western Region[]
Best-of-3 played April 4–6 at Weyburn, Saskatchewan.[6]
Best-of-3 series Rank Team Qualification W-L GF GA 1 Weyburn Gold WingsSFMAAAHL 2-1 9 4 2 Pembina Vallay HawksMFMHL 1-2 4 9
- Weyburn advanced to Esso Cup
Pacific Region[]
- The Pacific region was awarded two spots in this year's Esso Cup as the Quebec region did not field a team.
- Edmonton and Fraser Valley advanced to Esso Cup
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Community begins countdown to 2014 Esso Cup. Hamilton Community News (2013-10-16). Retrieved on 2014-03-01.
- ↑ Hamilton and Stoney Creek, Ont, to host 2014 Esso Cup. Hockey Canada (2013-10-10). Retrieved on 2014-03-01.
- ↑ Female Midget Atlantics. Hockeyscene.com schedule. Retrieved on 2014-04-06.
- ↑ "Quebec withdraws from Esso Cup", Prince Albert Herald, March 20, 2015.
- ↑ OWHA Website
- ↑ "Hawks completed comeback", MFMHL, 2014-03-30. Retrieved on 2014-03-31.
External links[]
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