2013 Esso Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | Bill Copeland Sports Centre in Burnaby, BC |
| Dates | April 21–27, 2013 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  LHFDQ North |
Runner-up  |  North Bay Ice Boltz |
Third place  |  Edmonton Thunder |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Scoring leader(s) | Valérie Audet |
| MVP | Mikaeli Cavell |
The 2013 Esso Cup was Canada's fifth annual national women's midget hockey championship, played April 21–27, 2013 at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre in Burnaby, British Columbia. The LHFDQ North squad captured Quebec's first national title with a victory over Ontario's North Bay Ice Boltz in the gold medal game. The Edmonton Thunder captured a medal for the fourth consecutive year by winning the bronze.[1]
Teams
| Result | Team | Region | City |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
LHFDQ North |
Quebec | Montreal, QC |
 |
North Bay Ice Boltz |
Ontario | North Bay, ON |
 |
Edmonton Thunder |
Pacific | Edmonton, AB |
| 4 |  Regina Rebels |
Western | Regina, SK |
| 5 |  Fraser Valley Phantom |
Host | Langley, BC |
| 6 |  Metro Boston Pizza |
Atlantic | Halifax Regional Municipality, NS |
Round robin
Standings
| Rank | Team | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton Thunder |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 13 |
| 2 | Regina Rebels |
3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 11 |
| 3 | LHFDQ North |
3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 |
| 4 | North Bay Ice Boltz |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| 5 | Fraser Valley Phantom |
1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 3 |
| 6 | Metro Boston Pizza |
0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
Scores
- North Bay 3 - Metro 0
- Regina 5 - LHFDQ North 2
- Edmonton 4 - Fraser Valley 2
- North Bay 2 - Regina 1 (SO)
- Edmonton 4 - Metro 1
- LHFDQ North 5 - Fraser Valley 1
- LHFDQ North 8 - Metro 1
- Edmonton 5 - North Bay 4 (SO)
- Regina 5 - Fraser Valley 1
- LHFDQ North 3 - North Bay 1
- Edmonton 5 - Regina 4 (OT)
- Fraser Valley 3 - Metro 1
- LHFDQ North 3 - Edmonton 2
- Regina 2 - Metro 1
- North Bay 1 - Fraser Valley 0
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Bronze Medal Game | ||||||||
| 4 | North Bay
| 5 | |||||||
| 1 | Edmonton
| 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Regina
| 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Edmonton
| 1 | |||||||
| 3 | LHFDQ North
| 6 | |||||||
| 2 | Regina
| 3 | Gold Medal Game | ||||||
| 4 | North Bay
| 2 | |||||||
| 3 | LHFDQ North
| 5 | |||||||
Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player:
Mikaeli Cavell (Edmonton) - Top Scorer:
Valérie Audet (LHFDQ North) - Top Forward: Jade Downie-Landry (LHFDQ North)
- Top Defenceman:
Corie Jacobson (North Bay) - Top Goaltender: Sabrina Picard (North Bay)
- Most Sportsmanlike Player:
Jodie Gentile (Fraser Valley)
Road to the Esso Cup
Atlantic Region
Tournament held April 4 – 7 at the Pictou Wellness Center in Pictou, Nova Scotia.[2]
| Rank | Team | W-L-T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metro |
3-0-1 | 22 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 |  Moncton Rockets |
3-1-0 | 15 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 |  Capital District Cyclones |
2-1-1 | 18 | 8 | 5 |
| 4 | Northern Storm (Host) |
1-3-0 | 6 | 16 | 2 |
| 5 |  Central Ice Pak |
0-4-0 | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Moncton |
1 |
| Metro |
2 |
Metro advances to Esso Cup
Quebec
Dodge Cup played April 4 – 5, 2013 at Boucherville, Québec.
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | West | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | South | 2 | |||||||
| East | 1 | ||||||||
| North | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | East | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | North | 2 | |||||||
LHFDQ North advances to Esso Cup.
Ontario
Ontario Women's Hockey Association Championship played April 4 – 7, 2013 at Ottawa, Ontario.[3]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Whitby | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Saugeen-Maitland | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Saugeen-Maitland | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Thunder Bay | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Thunder Bay | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Sault Ste. Marie | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Thunder Bay | 2 | |||||||||||||
| North Bay | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Toronto | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Nepean | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Nepean | 0 | |||||||||||||
| North Bay | 1 | |||||||||||||
| North Bay | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Bluewater | 1 | |||||||||||||
North Bay advances to Esso Cup.
Western Region
Best-of-3 series played April 5 – 7, 2013 in Morden, Manitoba[4]
| Rank | Team | W-L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Regina Rebels |
2-0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 |  Pembina Valley Hawks |
0-2 | 3 | 5 |
Regina advances to Esso Cup.
Pacific Region
Fraser Valley Phantom vs Edmonton Thunder.
Edmonton automatically qualifies for Esso Cup as Fraser Valley is host team.
Pacific champion determined by 2013 Esso Cup round robin match on April 21, 2013.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "BURNABY, B.C., TO HOST 2013 ESSO CUP". Hockey Canada. 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
- ^ "2013 Female Midget Atlantics". Hockeyscene.com. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
- ^ "OWHA Website". Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
- ^ "REBELS WIN FEDORUK CUP". SFMAAAHL. 2013-03-27. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
- ^ "Edmonton downs Fraser Valley 4-2 in opener for Pacific Region title". Hockey Canada. 22 April 2013.