2014 Esso Cup

The 2014 Esso Cup was Canada's sixth annual national women's midget hockey championship, which was held April 20 26, 2014 at Hamilton, Ontario. The Weyburn Gold Wings of Saskatchewan defeated the Edmonton Thunder of Alberta to win the gold medal. With the second-place finish, the Thunder continued their streak by taking home a medal for the fifth consecutive year.[1][2]

2014 Esso Cup
Tournament details
DatesApril 20–26, 2014
Teams6
Venue(s)Gateway Ice Centre in Hamilton, ON
Final positions
Champions Weyburn Gold Wings
Runner-up Edmonton Thunder
Third place Sudbury Lady Wolves
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Karli Shell
MVPAlexandra Poznikoff
2013
2015

Teams

ResultTeamRegionCity
Weyburn Gold WingsWesternWeyburn, SK
Edmonton ThunderPacific-ABEdmonton, AB
Sudbury Lady WolvesOntarioSudbury, ON
4Stoney Creek SabresHostStoney Creek, ON
5Fraser Valley PhantomPacific-BCLangley, BC
6Moncton RocketsAtlanticMoncton, NB
Note: The Pacific region was awarded a second spot in this year's Esso Cup as Quebec did not participate.

Round robin

Standings

RankTeamW OTW OTL L GF GA PTS
1Stoney Creek Sabres401019813
2Weyburn Gold Wings4001141012
3Sudbury Lady Wolves300216109
4Edmonton Thunder110313155
5Fraser Valley Phantom100412153
6Moncton Rockets100411273

Scores

Sunday, April 20

  • Weyburn 2 - Sudbury 1
  • Edmonton 1 - Fraser Valley 0
  • Stoney Creek 8 - Moncton 1

Monday, April 21

  • Weyburn 4 - Edmonton 2
  • Sudbury 5 - Moncton 1
  • Stoney Creek 3 - Fraser Valley 0

Tuesday, April 22

  • Moncton 5 - Edmonton 4
  • Weyburn 3 - Fraser Valley 2
  • Stoney Creek 2 - Sudbury 1

Wednesday, April 23

  • Fraser Valley 7 - Moncton 2
  • Sudbury 3 - Edmonton 2
  • Stoney Creek 3 - Weyburn 2

Thursday, April 24

  • Sudbury 6 - Fraser Valley 3
  • Weyburn 3 - Moncton 2
  • Edmonton 4 - Stoney Creek 3

Playoffs

  Semifinals                    
  4 Edmonton 2  
  1 Stoney Creek 1   Gold Medal Game
      4 Edmonton 1
  Semifinals   2 Weyburn 2
  3 Sudbury 0
  2 Weyburn 3   Bronze Medal Game
    3 Sudbury 3
    1 Stoney Creek 2

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Alex Poznikoff (Edmonton)
  • Top Scorer: Karli Shell (Sudbury)
  • Top Forward: Karli Shell (Sudbury)
  • Top Defenceman: Jessica Healey (Edmonton)
  • Top Goaltender: Jane Kish (Weyburn)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Claire Merrick (Stoney Creek)

Road to the Esso Cup

Atlantic Region

Tournament held April 3 6 at Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador.[3]

Round Robin
RankTeamQualificationW-L-TGFGAPTS
1Moncton RocketsNBMAAAFHL3-0-11437
2East Hants PenguinsNSFMAAAHL2-1-11245
3King's County KingsPEIFMAAAHL2-2-0994
4NL CentralHNL1-2-1563
5NL WesternHost0-3-13211
Bronze Medal Game
Kings County 3 - NL Central 1 (OT)
Gold Medal Game
Moncton 2 - East Hants 1
Moncton advanced to Esso Cup

Quebec

Quebec elected to withdraw from this year's competition. Hockey Canada awarded this berth to the Pacific Region.[4]

Ontario

Ontario Women's Hockey Association Championship played April 10 13, 2014 at Toronto, Ontario[5]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Whitby Wolves 2
Toronto Aeros 1
Whitby Wolves 0
Sudbury Lady Wolves 1
Scarborough Sharks 0
Sudbury Lady Wolves 2
Sudbury Lady Wolves 3
Stoney Creek Sabres 0
Oakville Hornets 1
Thunder Bay Queens 2
Thunder Bay Queens 1
Stoney Creek Sabres 2
Clarington Flames 0
Stoney Creek Sabres 5
Sudbury advanced to Esso Cup

Western Region

Best-of-3 played April 46 at Weyburn, Saskatchewan.[6]

Best-of-3 series
RankTeamQualificationW-LGFGA
1Weyburn Gold WingsSFMAAAHL2-194
2Pembina Vallay HawksMFMHL1-249
Weyburn advanced to Esso Cup

Pacific Region

RankTeamQualification
1Edmonton ThunderAMMFHL
2Fraser Valley PhantomBCFMAAAHL
The Pacific region was awarded two spots in this year's Esso Cup as the Quebec region did not field a team.
Edmonton and Fraser Valley advanced to Esso Cup

See also

References

  1. "Community begins countdown to 2014 Esso Cup". Hamilton Community News. 2013-10-16. Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  2. "Hamilton and Stoney Creek, Ont, to host 2014 Esso Cup". Hockey Canada. 2013-10-10. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  3. "Female Midget Atlantics". Hockeyscene.com schedule. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  4. "Quebec withdraws from Esso Cup". Prince Albert Herald. March 20, 2015. Archived from the original on April 11, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  5. "OWHA Website". Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  6. "Hawks completed comeback". MFMHL. 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
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