2012 Esso Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)MacLauchlan Arena in Charlottetown, PE
DatesApril 22–28, 2012
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Pembina Valley Hawks
Runner-up Thunder Bay Queens
Third place Edmonton Thunder
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Michela Cava
MVPMichela Cava
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The 2012 Esso Cup was Canada's fourth annual national women's midget hockey championship, which was played April 22–28, 2012 at MacLauchlan Arena inside the CARI Complex 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.

Teams

Result Team Region City
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pembina Valley Hawks West Morden, MB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Thunder Bay Queens Ontario Thunder Bay, ON
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Edmonton Thunder Pacific Edmonton, AB
4 Metro Boston Pizza Atlantic Halifax Regional Municipality, NS
5 Capital District Cyclones Host Charlottetown, PE
6 Rebelles de Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean Quebec Saguenay, QC

Round robin

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Thunder Bay Queens 5 5 0 0 0 36 9 +27 15
2 Pembina Valley Hawks 5 3 1 0 1 15 8 +7 11
3 Edmonton Thunder 5 2 0 2 1 10 9 +1 8
4 Metro Boston Pizza 5 2 0 0 3 13 14 −1 6
5 Capital District Cyclones 5 1 0 0 4 8 27 −19 3
6 Rebelles de Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 5 0 1 0 4 6 21 −15 2
Source: [citation needed]

Scores

Playoffs

Semifinals Gold Medal Game
      
4 Metro 2
1 Thunder Bay 4
2 Pembina Valley 4
1 Thunder Bay 2
3 Edmonton 1
2 Pembina Valley 2 Bronze Medal Game
4 Metro 1
3 Edmonton 4

Individual awards

Road to the Esso Cup

Atlantic Region

Regional tournament held March 29–31 in Bathurst, New Brunswick

Round Robin
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Metro Boston Pizza 4 4 0 0 16 4 +12 8
2 Moncton Rockets 4 3 1 0 19 5 +14 6
3 Northern Stars 4 2 2 0 12 7 +5 4
4 Capital District Cyclones 4 1 3 0 11 14 −3 2
5 Tri-Pen Ice 4 0 4 0 3 31 −28 0
Source: [citation needed]
Championship Game
Moncton 2
Metro 3
Metro advances to Esso Cup

Quebec

Dodge Cup Midget Championship held April 12–15, 2012 at Laval, Quebec

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
      
Richelieu 0
Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 5
Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 3
Bas St-Laurent 0
Outaouais 2
Bas St-Laurent 4
Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 2
Estrie 1
Laurentides-Lanaudière 1
Estrie 6
Estrie 3
QC-Chaud-Appalaches 1
Lac St-Louis 1
QC-Chaud-Appalaches 2
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

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
      
Mississauga 0
Toronto Leaside 3
Toronto Leaside 2
Waterloo 3
Waterloo 3
Stoney Creek 1
Waterloo 0
Thunder Bay 5
Kanata 2
North Bay 0
Kanata 1
Thunder Bay 2
Oakville 0
Thunder Bay 3
Thunder Bay advances to Esso Cup

Western Region

Best-of-3 series played April 6–8, 2012 at Wilcox, Saskatchewan[3]

Best-of-3 series
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD
1 Pembina Valley Hawks 2 2 0 5 3 +2
2 Notre Dame Hounds 2 0 2 3 5 −2
Source: [citation needed]
Pembina Valley advances to Esso Cup

Pacific Region

Best-of-3 series played April 6–8, 2012 at Surrey, British Columbia

Best-of-3 series
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD
1 Edmonton Thunder 2 2 0 6 3 +3
2 Fraser Valley Phantom 2 0 2 3 6 −3
Source: [citation needed]
Edmonton advances to Esso Cup

See also

References

  1. ^ "Midget female hockey nationals coming to P.E.I." The Guardian. 2010-06-04. Archived from the original on 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  2. ^ "NR.061". Hockey Canada. 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
  3. ^ Prest, Ashley (2011-10-06). "AAA female hockey debuts in Manitoba". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2012-01-11.

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