The 2018 Esso Cup was Canada's tenth national women's midget hockey championship, contested April 22–28, 2018 at Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. 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 Result Team Region City St. Albert Slash Pacific St. Albert, AB Saskatoon Stars Western Saskatoon, SK Pionnièeres le Lanaudière Quebec Repentigny, QC 4 Brampton Canadaettes Ontario Brampton, ON 5 Metro Host Halifax, NS 6 Northern Selects Atlantic Westville Road, NS
Round robin
+ Schedule and 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 + 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.
+ 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.LHFDQ website + Playoffs Game Away team Score Home team ScoreSemifinalsSemi 1 Chaudière-Appalache 0 Triolet 5Semi 2 Lanaudière 3 Estrie 1Medal GamesFinal Triolet 1 Lanaudière 2
Ontario Brampton Canadettes advance by winning Ontario Women's Hockey Association championship played April 5–8, 2018 at Toronto, OntarioOWHA Provincials + Playoffs Game Away team Score Home team ScoreSemifinalsSemi 1 Brampton Canadaettes 1 Waterloo Ravens 0Semi 2 Oakville Hornets 5 Toronto Aeros 0Medal GamesFinal 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.
Pacific Region St. Albert advanced by winning regional championship played April 6–8, 2018 at Richmond, British Columbia. Best-of-3 series
See also Esso Cup
References
External links 2018 Esso Cup Home Page at HockeyCanada.com