2012 Esso Cup

The 2012 Esso Cup was Canada's fourth annual national women's midget hockey championship, which was played April 22–28, 2012 at MacLauchlan Arena inside the CARI Complex on the University of Prince Edward Island campus in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.[1] The Pembina Valley Hawks from Manitoba won the gold medal with a 4–2 victory over the Thunder Bay Queens in the championship game. The Edmonton Thunder captured a medal for the third consecutive year by winning the bronze.

2012 Esso Cup
Tournament details
DatesApril 22–28, 2012
Teams6
Venue(s)MacLauchlan Arena in Charlottetown, PE
Final positions
Champions Pembina Valley Hawks
Runner-up Thunder Bay Queens
Third place Edmonton Thunder
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Michela Cava
MVPMichela Cava
2011
2013

Teams

ResultTeamRegionCity
Pembina Valley HawksWestMorden, MB
Thunder Bay QueensOntarioThunder Bay, ON
Edmonton ThunderPacificEdmonton, AB
4Metro Boston PizzaAtlanticHalifax Regional Municipality, NS
5Capital District CyclonesHostCharlottetown, PE
6Rebelles de Saguenay-Lac-St-JeanQuebecSaguenay, QC

Round robin

Standings

RankTeamW OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
1Thunder Bay Queens500036915
2Pembina Valley Hawks310114811
3Edmonton Thunder20211078
4Metro Boston Pizza200313146
5Capital District Cyclones10048273
6Rebelles de Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean01047212

Scores

  • Metro 5 - Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 1
  • Pembina Valley 1 - Edmonton 0 (SO)
  • Thunder Bay 12 - Capital District 1
  • Pembina Valley 4 - Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 0
  • Thunder Bay 6 - Edmonton 1
  • Metro 5 - Capital District 2
  • Thunder Bay 8 - Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 1
  • Pembina Valley 2 - Metro 1
  • Edmonton 4 - Capital District 0
  • Thunder Bay 5 - Metro 2
  • Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 2 - Edmonton 1 (SO)
  • Pembina Valley 4 - Capital District 2
  • Edmonton 4 - Metro 0
  • Thunder Bay 5 - Pembina Valley 4
  • Capital District 3 - Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 2

Playoffs

  Semifinals                    
  4 Metro 2  
  1 Thunder Bay 4   Gold Medal Game
      2 Pembina Valley 4
  Semifinals   1 Thunder Bay 2
  3 Edmonton 1
  2 Pembina Valley 2   Bronze Medal Game
    4 Metro 1
    3 Edmonton 4

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Michela Cava (Thunder Bay)
  • Top Scorer: Michela Cava (Thunder Bay)
  • Top Forward: Jessica Gazzola (Thunder Bay)
  • Top Defenceman: Madison Hutchinson (Pembina Valley)
  • Top Goaltender: Brittni Mowat (Pembina Valley)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Breanna Lanceleve (Metro)[2]

Road to the Esso Cup

Atlantic Region

Regional tournament held March 29–31 in Bathurst, New Brunswick

Round Robin
RankTeamW-L-TGFGAPTS
1Metro Boston Pizza4-0-01648
2Moncton Rockets3-1-01956
3Northern Stars2-2-01274
4Capital District Cyclones1-3-011142
5Tri-Pen Ice0-4-03310
Championship Game'
Moncton2
Metro3
Metro advances to Esso Cup

Quebec

Dodge Cup Midget Championship held April 12–15, 2012 at Laval, Quebec

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Richelieu 0
Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 5
Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 3
Bas St-Laurent 0
Outaouais 2
Bas St-Laurent 4
Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 2
Estrie 1
Laurentides-Lanaudière 1
Estrie 6
Estrie 3
QC-Chaud-Appalaches 1
Lac St-Louis 1
QC-Chaud-Appalaches 2
Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean wins Dodge Cup and advances to Esso Cup

Ontario

Ontario Women's Hockey Association Championship held April 13–15, 2012 at Vaughan, Ontario

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Mississauga 0
Toronto Leaside 3
Toronto Leaside 2
Waterloo 3
Waterloo 3
Stoney Creek 1
Waterloo 0
Thunder Bay 5
Kanata 2
North Bay 0
Kanata 1
Thunder Bay 2
Oakville 0
Thunder Bay 3
Thunder Bay advances to Esso Cup

Western Region

Best-of-3 series played April 6–8, 2012 at Wilcox, Saskatchewan[3]

Best-of-3 series
RankTeamW-LGFGA
1Pembina Valley Hawks2-053
2Notre Dame Hounds0-235
Pembina Valley advances to Esso Cup

Pacific Region

Best-of-3 series played April 6–8, 2012 at Surrey, British Columbia

Best-of-3 series
RankTeamW-LGFGA
1Edmonton Thunder2-063
2Fraser Valley Phantom0-236
Edmonton advances to Esso Cup

See also

References

  1. "Midget female hockey nationals coming to P.E.I." The Guardian. 2010-06-04. Archived from the original on 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  2. "NR.061". Hockey Canada. 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
  3. Prest, Ashley (2011-10-06). "AAA female hockey debuts in Manitoba". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
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