| Tourney name | Esso Cup |
|---|---|
| Year | 2012 |
| Size | 250px |
| Dates | April 22–28, 2012 |
| Num teams | 6 |
| Venues | MacLauchlan Arena in Charlottetown, PE |
| Winners | Pembina Valley Hawks |
| Second | Thunder Bay Queens |
| Third | Edmonton Thunder |
| Scoring leader | Michela Cava |
| Mvp | Michela Cava |
| Prevseason | 2011 |
| Nextseason | 2013 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pembina Valley Hawks | West | Morden, MB | |
| Thunder Bay Queens | Ontario | Thunder Bay, ON | |
| 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
Scores
- Metro 5 - Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 1
- Pembina Valley 1 - Edmonton 0 (SO)
- Thunder Bay 12 - Capital District 1
- Pembina Valley 4 - Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 0
- Thunder Bay 6 - Edmonton 1
- Metro 5 - Capital District 2
- Thunder Bay 8 - Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 1
- Pembina Valley 2 - Metro 1
- Edmonton 4 - Capital District 0
- Thunder Bay 5 - Metro 2
- Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 2 - Edmonton 1 (SO)
- Pembina Valley 4 - Capital District 2
- Edmonton 4 - Metro 0
- Thunder Bay 5 - Pembina Valley 4
- Capital District 3 - Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 2
Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player: Michela Cava (Thunder Bay)
- Top Scorer: Michela Cava (Thunder Bay)
- Top Forward: Jessica Gazzola (Thunder Bay)
- Top Defenceman: Madison Hutchinson (Pembina Valley)
- Top Goaltender: Brittni Mowat (Pembina Valley)
- Most Sportsmanlike Player: Breanna Lanceleve (Metro)[2]
Road to the Esso Cup
Atlantic Region
Regional tournament held March 29–31 in Bathurst, New Brunswick
| Moncton | 2 |
| Metro | 3 |
- Metro advances to Esso Cup
Quebec
Dodge Cup Midget Championship held April 12–15, 2012 at Laval, Quebec
- 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
- Thunder Bay advances to Esso Cup
Western Region
Best-of-3 series played April 6–8, 2012 at Wilcox, Saskatchewan[3]
- Pembina Valley advances to Esso Cup
Pacific Region
Best-of-3 series played April 6–8, 2012 at Surrey, British Columbia
- Edmonton advances to Esso Cup
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "NR.061". Hockey Canada. 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
- ^ Prest, Ashley (2011-10-06). "AAA female hockey debuts in Manitoba". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2012-01-11.