2012 Esso Cup
| Tournament details | |
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| Venue(s) | MacLauchlan Arena in Charlottetown, PE |
| Dates | April 22-28, 2012 |
| Teams | 6 |
The 2012 Esso Cup is Canada's fourth annual national women's midget hockey championship, which is being played April 22-28, 2012 at the CARI Complex inside MacLauchlan Arena on the University of Prince Edward Island campus in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.[1]
Details
Competing in the tournament are the winners of the five regional playdowns and the host team, Capital District Cyclones. The six teams will play a 15-game round robin, with the top four teams qualifying for the semi-final games, which will determine who will play in the bronze medal game and gold medal games. Coverage of all tournament games will be streamed online at fasthockey.com. The gold medal game will be televised nationally on TSN and RDS.[1]
Participants
- Host:
Capital District Cyclones (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) - Atlantic region champion:
Metro Boston Pizza (Halifax, Nova Scotia) - Quebec champion:
Rebelles de Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean (Saguenay, Quebec) - Ontario champion:
Thunder Bay Queens (Thunder Bay, Ontario) - Western region champion:
Pembina Valley Hawks (Morden, Manitoba) - Pacific region champion:
Edmonton Thunder (Edmonton, Alberta)
Round Robin
Standings
| Rank | Team | Region | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | PTS |
| 1 | Thunder Bay Queens |
Ontario | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | Pembina Valley Hawks |
Western | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Metro Boston Pizza |
Atlantic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | Edmonton Thunder |
Pacific | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| 5 | Rebelles de Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean |
Quebec | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 2 |
| 6 | Capital District Cyclones |
Host | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 0 |
Schedule
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Sunday, April 22
Monday, April 23
Tuesday, April 24
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Wednesday, April 25
Thursday, April 26
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Playoffs
Semi-Finals
Friday, April 27
- First vs Fourth
- Second vs Third
Bronze Medal Game
Saturday, April 28
- Loser Semi-Final #1 vs Loser Semi-Final #2
Gold Medal Game
Saturday, April 28
- Winner Semi-Final #1 vs Winner Semi-Final #2
Individual Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Top Scorer
- Top Forward
- Top Defenceman
- Top Goaltender
- Most Sportsmanlike Player
Road to the Esso Cup
Atlantic Region
Regional tournament held March 29-31 in Bathurst, New Brunswick
Round Robin
| Rank | Team | W-L-T | GF | GA | PTS |
| 1 | Metro Boston Pizza |
4-0-0 | 16 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 |  Moncton Rockets |
3-1-0 | 19 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | Northern Stars |
2-2-0 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | Capital District Cyclones |
1-3-0 | 11 | 14 | 2 |
| 5 |  Tri-Pen Ice |
0-4-0 | 3 | 31 | 0 |
Championship Game
- Metro 3 - Moncton 2
- Metro advances to Esso Cup
Quebec
Dodge Cup Midget Championship held April 12-15, 2012 at Laval, Quebec
Quarter-Finals
- Rebelles de Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 5 - Remparts de Richelieu 0
- Harfangs de l'Estrie 6 - Pionniéres de Laurentides-Lanaudiére 1
- Cyclones du Bas St-Laurent 4 - Express d'Outaousis 2
- Ice Devils de Quebec-Chaud-Appalaches 2 - Kodiaks du Lac St-Louis 1
Semi-Finals
- Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 3 - Bas St-Laurent 0
- Estrie 3 - Quebec-Chaud-Appalaches 1
Championship Game
- Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 2 - Estrie 1
- Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean wins Dodge Cup and advances to Esso Cup
Ontario
Ontario Women's Hockey Assocation Championship held April 13-15, 2012 at Vaughan, Ontario
Quarter-Finals
- Thunder Bay Queens 3 - Oakville Hornets 0
- Waterloo Ravens 3 - Stoney Creek Sabres 1
- Toronto Leaside Wildcats 3 - Mississauga Chiefs 1
- Kanata Senators 2 - North Bay Ice Boltz 0
Semi-Finals
- Thunder Bay 2 - Kanata 1
- Waterloo 3 - Toronto Leaside 2
Championship Game
- Thunder Bay 5 - Waterloo 0
- Thunder Bay advances to Esso Cup
Western Region
Best-of-3 series played April 6-8, 2012 played at Wilcox, Saskatchewan
Notre Dame Hounds vs Pembina Valley Hawks[2]
- Game 1: Pembina Valley 2 - Notre Dame 1
- Game 2: Pembina Valley 3 - Notre Dame 2
- Pembina Valley advances to Esso Cup
Pacific Region
Best-of-3 series played April 6-8, 2012 at Surrey, British Columbia)
Fraser Valley Phantom vs Edmonton Thunder
- Game 1: Edmonton 3 - Fraser Valley 2
- Game 2: Edmonton 3 - Fraser Valley 1
- Edmonton advances to Esso Cup
External Links
- Hockey Canada-Esso Cup Guide and Record Book
- 2012 Esso Cup Home Page at HockeyCanada.com
- 2012 Esso Cup Page at TSN.ca
- Road to the 2012 Esso Cup
- CARI Complex homepage, Esso Cup host venue
References
- ^ a b "Midget female hockey nationals coming to P.E.I." The Guardian. 2010-06-04. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ^ Prest, Ashley (2011-10-06). "AAA female hockey debuts in Manitoba". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2012-01-11.