2012 Esso Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | MacLauchlan Arena in Charlottetown, PE |
| Dates | April 22-28, 2012 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Pembina Valley Hawks |
Runner-up  |  Thunder Bay Queens |
Third place  |  Edmonton Thunder |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Scoring leader(s) | Michela Cava |
| MVP | Michela Cava |
The 2012 Esso Cup was Canada's fourth annual national women's midget hockey championship, which was 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] 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.
Medalists
- Gold: Pembina Valley Hawks (Morden, Manitoba)
- Silver: Thunder Bay Queens (Thunder Bay, Ontario)
- Bronze: Edmonton Thunder (Edmonton, Alberta)
Round Robin
Standings
| Rank | Team | Region | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | PTS |
| 1 | Thunder Bay Queens |
Ontario | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 9 | 15 |
| 2 | Pembina Valley Hawks |
Western | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 11 |
| 3 | Edmonton Thunder |
Pacific | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
| 4 |  Metro Boston Pizza |
Atlantic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 6 |
| 5 |  Capital District Cyclones |
Host | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 3 |
| 6 |  Rebelles de Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean |
Quebec | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 2 |
Scores
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Playoffs
Semi-Finals
Friday, April 27
- Pembina Valley 2 - Edmonton 1
- Thunder Bay 4 - Metro 2
Bronze Medal Game
Saturday, April 28
- Edmonton 4 - Metro 1
Gold Medal Game
Saturday, April 28
- Pembina Valley - Thunder Bay 2
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
| 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 Association 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 at Wilcox, Saskatchewan
Notre Dame Hounds vs Pembina Valley Hawks[3]
- 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
- ^ "Midget female hockey nationals coming to P.E.I." The Guardian. 2010-06-04. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ^ "NR.061". Hockey Canada. 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
- ^ Prest, Ashley (2011-10-06). "AAA female hockey debuts in Manitoba". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2012-01-11.