2017 Esso Cup

The 2017 Esso Cup was Canada's ninth national women's midget hockey championship, contested April 23–29, 2017 at Morden, Manitoba.[1][2] This was the first time that the Esso Cup tournament was played in Manitoba. All games were played at the 1,200-seat Huron Window Corporation Arena, located inside Morden's Access Events Centre. The St. Albert Slash won the gold medal with a 1-0 overtime victory over the Harfangs du Triolet.[3]

2017 Esso Cup
Tournament details
DatesApril 23–29, 2017
Teams6
Venue(s)Access Events Centre in Morden, MB
Final positions
Champions St. Albert Slash
Runner-up Harfangs du Triolet
Third place Durham West Lightning
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Kate Gallant
MVPHalle Oswald

Teams
ResultTeamRegionCity
1st place, gold medalist(s) St. Albert Slash Pacific St. Albert, AB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Harfangs du Triolet Quebec Sherbrooke, QC
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Durham West Lightning Ontario Pickering, ON
4 Pembina Valley Hawks Host Morden, MB
5 Prince Albert Bears Western Prince Albert, SK
6 Mid Isle Wildcats Atlantic Summerside, PE

Round robin
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 St. Albert Slash 5 5 0 0 0 23 7 +16 15
2 Harfangs du Triolet 5 3 0 0 2 14 9 +5 9
3 Pembina Valley Hawks 5 3 0 0 2 13 6 +7 9
4 Durham West Lightning 5 2 0 0 3 18 17 +1 6
5 Prince Albert Bears 5 2 0 0 3 11 14 −3 6
6 Mid Isle Wildcats 5 0 0 0 5 4 30 −26 0
Source:
Schedule and Results
Game Away team Score Home team Score Notes
1 Durham West 1 Triolet 4 Final
2 Mid Isle 0 St. Albert 6 Final
3 Pembina Valley 2 Prince Albert 1 Final
4 Mid Isle 1 Triolet 4 Final
5 Prince Albert 1 Durham West 5 Final
6 St. Albert 2 Pembina Valley 1 Final
7 Prince Albert 6 Mid Isle 1 Final
8 Triolet 3 St. Albert 4 Final
9 Pembina Valley 4 Durham West 1 Final
10 St. Albert 4 Prince Albert 0 Final
11 Durham West 8 Mid Isle 1 Final
12 Triolet 0 Pembina Valley 1 Final
13 Durham West 3 St. Albert 7 Final
Triolet 2 Prince Albert 3 Final
15 Mid Isle 1 Pembina Valley 6 Final

Playoffs
Game Away team Score Home team Score Notes
Semi 1 Durham West 0 St. Albert 1 Final
Semi 2 Pembina Valley 1 Triolet 2 Final
Bronze Durham West 4 Pembina Valley 1 Final
Gold Triolet 0 St. Albert 1 OT Final

Individual awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Halle Oswald (Pembina Valley)
  • Top Scorer: Kate Gallant (Durham West)
  • Top Forward: Chloe Gendreau (Triolet)
  • Top Defenceman: Katelyn Heppner (Pembina Valley)
  • Top Goaltender: Camryn Drever (St. Albert)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Kate Gallant (Durham West)

Road to the Esso Cup

Atlantic Region

Mid Isle Wildcats advance by winning regional tournament March 30–April 2, 2017.[2]

Round Robin
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 NSFMAAAHL Northern Selects 4 4 0 0 21 11 +10 8
2 PEIMMHL Mid Isle Wildcats 4 3 1 0 15 9 +6 6
3 HNL Western Warriors 4 1 3 0 17 22 −5 2
4 NBFMAAAHL Moncton Rockets 4 1 3 0 11 16 −5 2
5 Host ProCresting Penguins 4 1 3 0 11 17 −6 2
Source:
Championship Game
Away Team Score Home Team Score
Mid Isle 2 Northern 0

Quebec

LHFDQ Midget AAA championship was played April 14–16, 2017.[4]

Playoffs
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score
Semifinals
Semi 1 Triolet 2 Lac St-Louis 1
Semi 2 Estrie 1 Richelieu 2
Medal Games
Final Triolet 3 Richelieu 2

Ontario

The OWMA midget championship was played April 6–9, 2017 at Toronto, Ontario[5]

Playoffs
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score
Semifinals
Semi 1 Chatham 0 Toronto 1
Semi 2 Durham West 2 Whitby 0
Medal Games
Final Durham West 3 Toronto 1

Western Region

Prince Albert Bears advance by winning series played March 31–April 2, 2017 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (series location alternates by province each year).

Best-of-3 series
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L GF GA GD
1 SFMAAAHL Prince Albert Bears 2 2 0 13 10 +3
2 MFMHL Westman Wildcats* 2 0 2 10 13 −3
Source:

Pacific Region

St. Albert Slash advance by winning series played March 31–April 2, 2017 in St. Albert, Alberta (series location alternates by province each year).

Best-of-3 series
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L GF GA GD
1 AMMFHL St. Albert Slash 2 2 0 5 2 +3
2 BCFMAAAHL Greater Vancouver Rockets 2 0 2 2 5 −3
Source:

See also

References
  1. "Morden to host first Esso Cup on Manitoba ice". Hockey Canada. July 20, 2015.
  2. "ProCresting Penguins awarded 2017 Female Midget Atlantic Championship". NSFMHL.ca. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  3. "Morden Officially Wins 2017 Esso Cup Bid". Pembina Valley Online. July 21, 2015. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  4. LHFDQ website
  5. OWHA Provincials
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