The 2020 Esso Cup was to be the women's Midget AAA national championship of Canada. This was be the 11th edition of the tournament.
The event was to be hosted by the Prince Albert Bears. The winning bid was announced on September 28, 2018. The tournament was to be held April 19-25, 2020 at the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan[1]
The tournament would be cancelled on March 12th when Hockey Canada announced that all games played under their supervision were cancelled until further notice.
Qualifying[]
94 Participating teams were at various stages of qualifying when the cancellation announcement was made.[2]
Atlantic Region[]
- Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador (4 teams) won by Eastern Ice Breakers
- Nova Scotia Female Midget AAA Hockey League (7 teams) playoffs cancelled during final round
- Prince Edward Island Female Midget AAA Hockey League (3 teams) playoffs cancelled before starting
Quebec (Eastern) Region[]
(8 teams) Hockey Québec Playoffs cancelled prior to starting
Ontario (Central) Region[]
(46 teams) Ontario Women's Hockey Association Playoffs cancelled prior to starting
Western Region[]
- The Manitoba Female Midget Hockey League 8 teams was about to start its' final series
- The Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League (7 teams) playoffs cancelled prior to starting
Pacific Region[]
- Alberta Female Hockey League (6 teams) was in the preliminary round
- British Columbia Female Midget AAA (5 teams) was about to start the quarterfinals