2010 Esso Cup

Tournament details
Venue(s)	Co-operators Centre at Evraz Place in Regina, SK
Dates	April 18–24, 2010
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Thunder Bay Queens
Runner-up	Notre Dame Hounds
Third place	Edmonton Thunder
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)	Brienna Gillanders
MVP	Kaitlyn Tougas
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The 2010 Esso Cup was Canada's second annual national women's midget hockey championship, played April 18–24, 2010 at the Co-operators Centre at Evraz Place in Regina, Saskatchewan.^[1] The Thunder Bay Queens defeated the Notre Dame Hounds 4–3 in the gold medal game to win their first Esso Cup title. Thunder Bay's Kaitlyn Tougas was named the tournament's most valuable player.

Teams

Result	Team	Region	City
	Thunder Bay Queens	Ontario	Thunder Bay, ON
	Notre Dame Hounds	West	Wilcox, SK
	Edmonton Thunder	Pacific	Edmonton, AB
4	Regina Rebels	Host	Regina, SK
5	Moncton Rockets	Atlantic	Moncton, NB
6	Remparts du Richelieu	Quebec	Richelieu, QC

Round robin

Standings

Scores

Playoffs

Semi-finals

• Thunder Bay 2 – Edmonton 1
• Notre Dame 5 – Regina 0

Bronze-medal game

• Edmonton 5 – Regina 1

Gold-medal game

• Thunder Bay 4 – Notre Dame 3

Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player: Kaitlyn Tougas (Thunder Bay)
• Top Scorer: Brienna Gillanders (Notre Dame)
• Top Forward: Janik Robichaud (Moncton)
• Top Defenceman: Riana Magee (Edmonton)
• Top Goaltender: Samantha Langford (Regina)
• Most Sportsmanlike Player: Kaitlyn Quarrell (Thunder Bay)

Road to the Esso Cup

Atlantic Region

Regional Tournament held March 18–20, 2010

Round robin

Championship Game

• Moncton 4 – Metro 1

Moncton advances to Esso Cup

Quebec

Dodge Cup Midget Championship held March 31 – April 4, 2010

Semi-finals

• Bas St-Laurent 1 – Québec 0
• Richelieu 3 – Lac St-Louis 1

Championship Game

• Richelieu 4 – Bas St-Laurent 1

Richelieu wins Dodge Cup and advances to Esso Cup

Ontario

Ontario Women's Hockey Association Championship held April 9–11, 2010

Semi-finals

• Stoney Creek 2 – Brampton 0
• Thunder Bay 3 - Willowdale 0

Championship Game

• Thunder Bay 1 – Stoney Creek 0

Thunder Bay wins championship and advances to Esso Cup

Western Region

Best-of-3 series played April 2–4, 2010^[1]

Notre Dame Hounds vs Pembina Valley Hawks

• Game 1: Notre Dame 4 - Pembina Valley 3
• Game 2: Notre Dame 3 - Pembina Valley 2

Notre Dame wins series and advances to Esso Cup

Pacific Region

Best-of-3 series played April 2–4, 2010

Thompson-Okanagan Rockets vs Edmonton Thunder

• Game 1: Edmonton 5 - Thompson-Okanagan 0
• Game 2: Edmonton 3 - Thompson-Okanagan 0

Edmonton wins series and advances to Esso Cup