Esso Cup
| Tournament details |
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| Dates |
April 22–28, 2018 |
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| Teams |
6 |
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| Venue(s) |
Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre in Bridgewater, NS |
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| Final positions |
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Champions  |
 St. Albert Slash |
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Runner-up  |
 Saskatoon Stars |
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| Third place |
Pionnièeres le Lanaudière |
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| Tournament statistics |
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| Scoring leader(s) |
Mackenna Parker |
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| MVP |
Mackenna Parker |
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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[]
Round robin[]
|
|
| Standings
|
| Rank |
Team |
W-L-OTW-OTL |
GF |
GA |
Pts
|
| 1
|
Saskatoon Stars
|
5-0-0-0
|
23
|
13
|
15
|
| 2
|
St. Albert Slash
|
3-1-1-0
|
22
|
9
|
11
|
| 3
|
Brampton Canadaettes
|
1-2-0-2
|
19
|
20
|
7
|
| 4
|
Pionnieeres De Lanaudiere
|
2-0-1-2
|
11
|
17
|
7
|
| 5
|
Northern Selects
|
1-0-1-3
|
12
|
19
|
4
|
| 6
|
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
2018 Esso Cup Champions St. Albert Slash
Individual awards[]
- Most Valuable Player: Mackenna Parker (Saskatoon)
- Top Scorer: Mackenna Parker (Saskatoon)
- Top Forward: McKenzie Hewett (St. Albert)
- Top Defenceman: Ashley Messier (Saskatoon)
- Top Goaltender: Sarah Vanier (Lanaudier)
- Most Sportsmanlike Player: 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
|
| Rank |
Team |
Qualification |
RW–OW-OL-RL |
GF |
GA |
Pts
|
| 1
|
Northern Selects
|
NSFMAAAHL
|
4-0-0-0
|
28
|
7
|
12
|
| 2
|
Northern Lightning
|
NBFMAAAHL
|
1-2-0-1
|
18
|
17
|
7
|
| 3
|
Mid Isle Wildcats
|
PEIMMHL
|
2-0-1-1
|
8
|
5
|
7
|
| 4
|
Western Warriors
|
HNL
|
1-0-1-2
|
13
|
19
|
4
|
| 5
|
Eastern Ice Breakers
|
Host
|
0-0-0-4
|
5
|
24
|
0
|
| Championship Game
|
| Away Team
|
Score
|
Home Team
|
Score
|
| Northern Lightning
|
1
|
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
|
Chaudière-Appalache
|
0
|
Triolet
|
5
|
| Semi 2
|
Lanaudière
|
3
|
Estrie
|
1
|
| Medal Games
|
| Final
|
Triolet
|
1
|
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
|
Brampton Canadaettes
|
1
|
Waterloo Ravens
|
0
|
| Semi 2
|
Oakville Hornets
|
5
|
Toronto Aeros
|
0
|
| Medal Games
|
| Final
|
Brampton Canadaettes
|
2
|
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
|
| Rank |
Team |
Qualification |
W–L |
GF |
GA
|
| 1
|
Saskatoon Stars
|
SFMAAAHL
|
2-0
|
13
|
2
|
| 2
|
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
|
| Rank |
Team |
Qualification |
W–L |
GF |
GA
|
|
|
St. Albert Slash
|
AMMFHL
|
2-1
|
7
|
6
|
|
|
Greater Vancouver Comets
|
BCFMAAAHL
|
1-2
|
6
|
7
|
|
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Bridgewater, N.S., selected to host 2018 Esso Cup, Canada’s National Female Midget Championship. Hockey Canada (July 30, 2016).
- ↑ Local teams to open Esso Cup female midget hockey tournament in Bridgewater. The Chonicle Herald (October 27, 2017).
- ↑ Road to the 2018 Esso Cup: Atlantic Regional. Hockey Canada. Retrieved on April 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Colchester players help Selects nab Atlantic crown", Truro Daily News, April 2, 2018.
- ↑ LHFDQ website
- ↑ OWHA Provincials
- ↑ "Selects set to host Saskatoon in western final", The Carillon News, April 5, 2018.
External links[]
St. Albert Slash
Saskatoon Stars
Pionnièeres le Lanaudière
