2011 Esso Cup

The 2011 Esso Cup was Canada's third annual national women's midget hockey championship, played April 17–23, 2011 at the Servus Credit Union Place in St. Albert, Alberta. The Notre Dame Hounds defeated the Edmonton Thunder 5-2 in the gold medal game to win their first Esso Cup title. Edmonton goaltender Morgan Glover was named the tournament's most valuable player.

2011 Esso Cup
Tournament details
DatesApril 17–23, 2011
Teams6
Venue(s)Servus Credit Union Place in St. Albert, Alberta
Final positions
Champions  Notre Dame Hounds
Runner-up  Edmonton Thunder
Third place  Toronto Aeros
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s) Olivia Howe (Notre Dame)
MVP Morgan Glover
2010
2012

Teams

ResultTeamRegionCity
Notre Dame HoundsWestWilcox, SK
Edmonton ThunderPacificEdmonton, AB
Toronto AerosOntarioToronto, ON
4 Kodiaks du Lac St-LouisQuebecKirkland, QC
5 St. Albert SlashHostSt. Albert, AB
6 King's County KingsAtlanticMontague, PE

Round robin

Standings

RankTeamW OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
1 Edmonton Thunder411019614
2 Notre Dame Hounds311028812
3 Toronto Aeros201220137
4 Kodiaks du Lac St-Louis200311156
5 St. Albert Slash111213116
6 King's County Kings00055430

Scores

Playoffs

Semi-Finals

  • Notre Dame 5 - Toronto 1
  • Edmonton 4 - Lac St-Louis 1

Bronze medal game

  • Toronto 4 - Lac St-Louis 0

Gold medal game

  • Notre Dame 5 - Edmonton 2

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Morgan Glover (Edmonton)
  • Top Scorer: Olivia Howe (Notre Dame)
  • Top Forward: Olivia Howe (Notre Dame)
  • Top Defenceman: Emma Korbs (Toronto)
  • Top Goaltender: Morgan Glover (Edmonton)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Matana Skoye (St. Albert)

Road to the Esso Cup

Atlantic Region

Regional Tournament held March 31-April 3, 2011 at Montague, Prince Edward Island[1]

Round robin

RankTeamW-L-TGFGAPTS
1 King's County (host)4-0-019108
2 Bathurst Northern Stars2-2-01686
3 Metro Boston Pizza2-2-016183
4 Western Wind2-2-07172
5 Tri-Pen0-4-07171

Championship Game

  • Kings County 3 - Bathurst 1
Kings County advances to Esso Cup

Quebec

Dodge Cup Midget Championship held March 31-April 3, 2011 at Kirkland, Quebec[2]

Quarter-Finals

  • Pionnières de Laurentides-Lanaudière 3 - Abitibi-Témiscamingue 1
  • Kodiacs du Lac St-Louis 4 - Rapides de l'Estrie 1
  • L'Express de l'Outaouais 3 - Rebelles de Laval 0
  • Remparts du Richelieu 3 - Rafales de la Mauricie 0

Semi-Finals

  • Remparts du Richelieu 5 - Pionnières de Laurentides-Lanaudière 0
  • Kodiacs du Lac St-Louis 1 - L'Express de l'Outaouais 0

Championship Game

  • Kodiacs du Lac St-Louis 2 - Remparts du Richelieu 0
Lac St-Louis wins Dodge Cup and advances to Esso Cup

Ontario

Ontario Women's Hockey Association Championship held February 18–20, 2011 at Brampton, Ontario[3]

Quarter-Finals

  • Stoney Creek 1 - Whitby 0
  • Toronto 4 - Kingston 0
  • Kanata 2 - Sarnia 0
  • Thunder Bay 3 - Belleville 1

Semi-Finals

  • Thunder Bay 3 - Stoney Creek 0
  • Toronto 5 - Kanata 2

Championship Game

  • Toronto 4 - Thunder Bay 2
Toronto wins championship and advances to Esso Cup

Western Region

Best-of-3 series played April 1–3, 2011 at Morden, Manitoba[4]

Notre Dame Hounds vs Pembina Valley Hawks
  • Game 1: Notre Dame 3 - Pembina Valley 1
  • Game 2: Notre Dame 4 - Pembina Valley 1
Notre Dame wins series and advances to Esso Cup

Pacific Region

Best-of-3 series played April 1–3, 2011 at Edmonton, Alberta[5]

Thompson-Okanagan Rockets vs Edmonton Thunder
  • Game 1: Edmonton 4 - Thompson-Okanagan 1
  • Game 2: Edmonton 8 - Thompson-Okanagan 1
Edmonton wins series and advances to Esso Cup

See also

References

  1. "EC.012". Hockey Canada. 2011-04-04. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  2. "EC.014". Hockey Canada. 2011-04-06. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  3. "EC.003". Hockey Canada. 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  4. "EC.015". Hockey Canada. 2011-04-07. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  5. "EC.013". Hockey Canada. 2011-04-05. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
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