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. 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
Moncton 4 - Richelieu 1 Notre Dame 5 - Edmonton 2 Thunder Bay 2 - Regina 1 Notre Dame 5 - Richelieu 3 Edmonton 3 - Thunder Bay 2 Regina 4 - Moncton 2 Thunder Bay 5 - Richelieu 1 Notre Dame 4 - Moncton 3 (OT) Regina 2 - Edmonton 1 (OT) Thunder Bay 5 - Moncton 2 Richelieu 4 - Edmonton 3 Notre Dame 4 - Regina 2 Edmonton 3 - Moncton 2 (SO) Thunder Bay 5 - Notre Dame 1 Regina 3 - Richelieu 1
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 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
See also Esso Cup
References
External links 2010 Esso Cup Home Page at HockeyCanada.com Hockey Canada-Esso Cup Guide and Record Book Road to the 2010 Esso Cup