International ice hockey competition
2010 Esso Cup Venue(s) Co-operators Centre at Evraz Place in Regina, SK Dates April 18–24, 2010 Teams 6 Champions Thunder Bay Queens Runner-up Notre Dame Hounds Third place Edmonton Thunder Scoring leader(s) Brienna Gillanders MVP Kaitlyn Tougas
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
Round robin
Standings
Pos
Team
Pld
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Thunder Bay Queens
5
4
0
0
1
19
8
+11
12
2
Notre Dame Hounds
5
3
1
0
1
20
15
+5
11
3
Regina Rebels
5
2
1
0
2
12
10
+2
8
4
Edmonton Thunder
5
1
1
1
2
11
15
−4
6
5
Moncton Rockets
5
1
0
2
2
13
17
−4
5
6
Remparts du Richelieu
5
1
0
0
4
10
19
−9
3
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
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
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Moncton Rockets
4
4
0
0
48
3
+45
8
2
Metro Boston Pizza
4
3
1
0
26
9
+17
6
3
Western
4
2
2
0
21
30
−9
4
4
Western Wind
4
1
3
0
8
30
−22
2
5
Central (H)
4
0
4
0
11
38
−27
0
Championship Game
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
See also
References
External links
U18 Hockey in Canada
National Championships
Leagues
Atlantic Central Quebec Pacific West
Invitational Tournaments