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International ice hockey competition
2018 Esso Cup Venue(s) Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre in Bridgewater, NS Dates April 22–28, 2018 Teams 6 Champions St. Albert SlashRunner-up Saskatoon StarsThird place Pionnières de LanaudièreScoring leader(s) Mackenna ParkerMVP Mackenna Parker
The 2018 Esso Cup was Canada's tenth national women's midget hockey championship , contested April 22–28, 2018 at Bridgewater, Nova Scotia .[1] [2] This was the first time the championship has held in Nova Scotia . The St. Alberta Slash of Alberta defeated the Saskatoon Stars 2-1 in the gold medal game to defend their national title.
Teams
Round robin
Standings
Rank
Team
W-L-OTW-OTL
GF
GA
Pts
1
Saskatoon Stars
5-0-0-0
23
13
15
2
St. Albert Slash
3-1-1-0
22
9
11
3
Brampton Canadaettes
1-2-0-2
19
20
7
4
Pionnieeres De Lanaudiere
2-0-1-2
11
17
7
5
Northern Selects
1-0-1-3
12
19
4
6
Metro
0-0-1-4
5
24
1
Schedule & Results
Game
Away Team
Score
Home Team
Score
Notes
1
Saskatoon
5
Brampton
0
Final
2
Lanaudière
2
St. Albert
3
Final (SO)
3
Northern
3
Metro
1
Final
4
Saskatoon
3
Lanaudière
0
Final
5
Brampton
5
Northern
4
Final (SO)
6
Metro
0
St. Albert
8
Final
7
Northern
2
Lanaudière
4
Final
8
St. Albert
1
Saskatoon
4
Final
9
Brampton
4
Metro
3
Final (SO)
10
St. Albert
4
Northern
1
Final
11
Lanaudière
2
Brampton
8
Final
12
Metro
0
Saskatoon
6
Final
13
St. Albert
6
Brampton
2
Final
14
Northern
2
Saskatoon
5
Final
15
Lanaudière
3
Metro
1
Final
Playoffs
Results
Game
Away Team
Score
Home Team
Score
Notes
Semi 1
Lanaudiere
1
Saskatoon
5
Final
Semi 2
Brampton
1
St. Albert
2
Final (OT)
Bronze
Lanaudiere
2
Brampton
1
Final
Gold
St. Albert
2
Saskatoon
1
Final
Statistics and game summaries available from HockeyCanada.com
Individual awards
Most Valuable Player: Mackenna Parker (Saskatoon)
Top Scorer: Mackenna Parker (Saskatoon)
Top Forward: McKenzie Hewett (St. Albert)
Top Defenceman: Ashley Messier (Saskatoon)
Top Goaltender: Sarah Vanier (Lanaudière)
Most Sportsmanlike Player: Paige Whaley (Brampton)
Road to the Esso Cup
Atlantic Region
Northern Selects advance by winning regional championship played March 29–April 1, 2018 at Mount Pearl , Newfoundland and Labrador .[3] [4]
Round Robin
Rank
Team
Qualification
RW–OW-OL-RL
GF
GA
Pts
1
Northern Selects
NSFMAAAHL
4-0-0-0
28
7
12
2
Northern Lightning
NBFMAAAHL
1-2-0-1
18
17
7
3
Mid Isle Wildcats
PEIMMHL
2-0-1-1
8
5
7
4
Western Warriors
HNL
1-0-1-2
13
19
4
5
Eastern Ice Breakers
Host
0-0-0-4
5
24
0
Championship Game
Away Team
Score
Home Team
Score
Northern Lightning
1
Northern Selects
7
Quebec
Pionnièeres le Lanaudière advance by winning LHFDQ Midget AAA championship played April 13–15, 2018.[5]
Playoffs
Game
Away Team
Score
Home Team
Score
Semifinals
Semi 1
Chaudière-Appalache
0
Triolet
5
Semi 2
Lanaudière
3
Estrie
1
Medal Games
Final
Triolet
1
Lanaudière
2
Ontario
Brampton Canadettes advance by winning Ontario Women's Hockey Association championship played April 5–8, 2018 at Toronto , Ontario [6]
Playoffs
Game
Away Team
Score
Home Team
Score
Semifinals
Semi 1
Brampton Canadaettes
1
Waterloo Ravens
0
Semi 2
Oakville Hornets
5
Toronto Aeros
0
Medal Games
Final
Brampton Canadaettes
2
Oakville Hornets
1
Western Region
Saskatoon Stars advance by winning regional championship played April 6-7, 2018 at the T.G. Smith Centre in Steinbach, Manitoba . [7]
Best-of-3 series
Rank
Team
Qualification
W–L
GF
GA
1
Saskatoon Stars
SFMAAAHL
2-0
13
2
2
Eastman Selects
MFMHL
0-2
2
13
Pacific Region
St. Albert advanced by winning regional championship played April 6–8, 2018 at Richmond, British Columbia .
Best-of-3 series
Rank
Team
Qualification
W–L
GF
GA
St. Albert Slash
AMMFHL
2-1
7
6
Greater Vancouver Comets
BCFMAAAHL
1-2
6
7
See also
References
^ "Bridgewater, N.S., selected to host 2018 Esso Cup, Canada's National Female Midget Championship" . Hockey Canada. July 30, 2016.
^ "Local teams to open Esso Cup female midget hockey tournament in Bridgewater" . The Chonicle Herald. October 27, 2017. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2018 .
^ "Road to the 2018 Esso Cup: Atlantic Regional" . Hockey Canada. Retrieved April 8, 2018 .
^ "Colchester players help Selects nab Atlantic crown" . Truro Daily News. April 2, 2018.
^ LHFDQ website
^ OWHA Provincials
^ "Selects set to host Saskatoon in western final" . The Carillon News. April 5, 2018.
External links
U18 Hockey in Canada
National Championships
Leagues
Atlantic Central Quebec Pacific West
Invitational Tournaments