2018 Esso Cup

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.

2018 Esso Cup
Tournament details
DatesApril 22–28, 2018
Teams6
Venue(s)Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre in Bridgewater, NS
Final positions
Champions  St. Albert Slash
Runner-up  Saskatoon Stars
Third place  Pionnières de Lanaudière
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s) Mackenna Parker
MVP Mackenna Parker
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Teams
ResultTeamRegionCity
St. Albert Slash Pacific St. Albert, AB
Saskatoon Stars Western Saskatoon, SK
Pionnièeres le Lanaudière Quebec Repentigny, QC
4 Brampton Canadaettes Ontario Brampton, ON
5 Metro Host Halifax, NS
6 Northern Selects Atlantic Westville Road, NS

Round robin
Standings
RankTeamW-L-OTW-OTLGFGAPts
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

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 (Lanaudière)
  • 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
RankTeamQualificationRW–OW-OL-RLGFGAPts
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
RankTeamQualificationW–LGFGA
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
RankTeamQualificationW–LGFGA
St. Albert Slash AMMFHL 2-1 7 6
Greater Vancouver Comets BCFMAAAHL 1-2 6 7

See also

References
  1. "Bridgewater, N.S., selected to host 2018 Esso Cup, Canada's National Female Midget Championship". Hockey Canada. July 30, 2016.
  2. "Local teams to open Esso Cup female midget hockey tournament in Bridgewater". The Chonicle Herald. October 27, 2017. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  3. "Road to the 2018 Esso Cup: Atlantic Regional". Hockey Canada. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  4. "Colchester players help Selects nab Atlantic crown". Truro Daily News. April 2, 2018.
  5. LHFDQ website
  6. OWHA Provincials
  7. "Selects set to host Saskatoon in western final". The Carillon News. April 5, 2018.
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