2014 Esso Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | Gateway Ice Centre in Hamilton, ON |
| Dates | April 20–26, 2014 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Weyburn Gold Wings |
Runner-up  |  Edmonton Thunder |
Third place  |  Sudbury Lady Wolves |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Scoring leader(s) | Karli Shell |
| MVP | Alexandra Poznikoff |
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]
Teams
| Result | Team | Region | City |
 |
Weyburn Gold Wings |
Western | Weyburn, SK |
 |
Edmonton Thunder |
Pacific-AB | Edmonton, AB |
 |
Sudbury Lady Wolves |
Ontario | Sudbury, ON |
| 4 | Stoney Creek Sabres |
Host | Stoney Creek, ON |
| 5 |  Fraser Valley Phantom |
Pacific-BC | Langley, BC |
| 6 |  Moncton Rockets |
Atlantic | Moncton, NB |
- Note: The Pacific region was awarded a second spot in this year's Esso Cup as Quebec did not participate.
Round robin
Standings
| Rank | Team | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | PTS |
| 1 | Stoney Creek Sabres |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | Weyburn Gold Wings |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 12 |
| 3 | Sudbury Lady Wolves |
3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 |
| 4 | Edmonton Thunder |
1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 5 |
| 5 | Fraser Valley Phantom |
1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 3 |
| 6 | Moncton Rockets |
1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 3 |
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 | Bronze Medal Game | ||||||||
| 4 | Edmonton | 2 | |||||||
| 1 | Stoney Creek | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Sudbury | 3 | |||||||
| 1 | Stoney Creek | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Sudbury | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Weyburn | 3 | Gold Medal Game | ||||||
| 4 | Edmonton | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Weyburn | 2 | |||||||
Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player:
Alexandra 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 Rank Team Qualification W-L-T GF GA PTS 1 
Moncton RocketsNBMAAAFHL 3-0-1 14 3 7 2 
East Hants PenguinsNSFMAAAHL 2-1-1 12 4 5 3 
King's County KingsPEIFMAAAHL 2-2-0 9 9 4 4 
NL CentralHNL 1-2-1 5 6 3 5 NL WesternHost 0-3-1 3 21 1
- 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 4–6 at Weyburn, Saskatchewan.[6]
Best-of-3 series Rank Team Qualification W-L GF GA 1 Weyburn Gold WingsSFMAAAHL 2-1 9 4 2 
Pembina Vallay HawksMFMHL 1-2 4 9
- Weyburn advanced to Esso Cup
Pacific Region
- 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
- ^ "Community begins countdown to 2014 Esso Cup". Hamilton Community News. 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ^ "Hamilton and Stoney Creek, Ont, to host 2014 Esso Cup". Hockey Canada. 2013-10-10. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ^ "Female Midget Atlantics". Hockeyscene.com schedule. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ^ "Quebec withdraws from Esso Cup". Prince Albert Herald. March 20, 2015.
- ^ "OWHA Website". Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Hawks completed comeback". MFMHL. 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2014-03-31.