2013 Esso Cup

The 2013 Esso Cup was Canada's fifth annual national women's midget hockey championship, played April 21–27, 2013 at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre in Burnaby, British Columbia. The LHFDQ North squad captured Quebec's first national title with a victory over Ontario's North Bay Ice Boltz in the gold medal game. The Edmonton Thunder captured a medal for the fourth consecutive year by winning the bronze.[1]

2013 Esso Cup
Tournament details
DatesApril 21–27, 2013
Teams6
Venue(s)Bill Copeland Sports Centre in Burnaby, BC
Final positions
Champions LHFDQ North
Runner-up North Bay Ice Boltz
Third place Edmonton Thunder
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Valérie Audet
MVPMikaeli Cavell

Teams
ResultTeamRegionCity
1st place, gold medalist(s)LHFDQ NorthQuebecMontreal, QC
2nd place, silver medalist(s)North Bay Ice BoltzOntarioNorth Bay, ON
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Edmonton ThunderPacificEdmonton, AB
4Regina RebelsWesternRegina, SK
5Fraser Valley PhantomHostLangley, BC
6Metro Boston PizzaAtlanticHalifax Regional Municipality, NS

Round robin

Standings
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Edmonton Thunder 5 3 2 0 0 21 13 +8 13
2 Regina Rebels 5 3 0 2 0 17 11 +6 11
3 LHFDQ North 5 3 0 0 2 20 11 +9 9
4 North Bay Ice Boltz 5 2 1 1 1 11 9 +2 9
5 Fraser Valley Phantom 5 1 0 0 4 7 16 −9 3
6 Metro Boston Pizza 5 0 0 0 5 4 20 −16 0
Source:

Scores
  • North Bay 3 - Metro 0
  • Regina 5 - LHFDQ North 2
  • Edmonton 4 - Fraser Valley 2
  • North Bay 2 - Regina 1 (SO)
  • Edmonton 4 - Metro 1
  • LHFDQ North 5 - Fraser Valley 1
  • LHFDQ North 8 - Metro 1
  • Edmonton 5 - North Bay 4 (SO)
  • Regina 5 - Fraser Valley 1
  • LHFDQ North 3 - North Bay 1
  • Edmonton 5 - Regina 4 (OT)
  • Fraser Valley 3 - Metro 1
  • LHFDQ North 3 - Edmonton 2
  • Regina 2 - Metro 1
  • North Bay 1 - Fraser Valley 0

Playoffs
Semifinals Gold Medal Game
      
4 North Bay 5
1 Edmonton 1
4 North Bay 2
3 LHFDQ North 5
3 LHFDQ North 6
2 Regina 3 Bronze Medal Game
2 Regina 0
1 Edmonton 1

Individual awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Mikaeli Cavell (Edmonton)
  • Top Scorer: Valérie Audet (LHFDQ North)
  • Top Forward: Jade Downie-Landry (LHFDQ North)
  • Top Defenceman: Corie Jacobson (North Bay)
  • Top Goaltender: Sabrina Picard (North Bay)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Jodie Gentile (Fraser Valley)

Road to the Esso Cup

Atlantic Region

Tournament held April 4 – 7 at the Pictou Wellness Center in Pictou, Nova Scotia.[2]

Round Robin
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Metro 4 3 0 1 22 3 +19 7
2 Moncton Rockets 4 3 1 0 15 4 +11 6
3 Capital District Cyclones 4 2 1 1 18 8 +10 5
4 Northern Storm (Host) 4 1 3 0 6 16 −10 2
5 Central Ice Pak 4 0 4 0 3 33 −30 0
Source:
Final
Moncton1
Metro2

Metro advances to Esso Cup

Quebec

Dodge Cup played April 4 – 5, 2013 at Boucherville, Québec.

Semifinals Final
      
1 West 3
4 South 2
East 1
North 2
3 East 1
2 North 2

LHFDQ North advances to Esso Cup.

Ontario

Ontario Women's Hockey Association Championship played April 4 – 7, 2013 at Ottawa, Ontario.[3]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
      
Whitby 1
Saugeen-Maitland 2
Saugeen-Maitland 1
Thunder Bay 2
Thunder Bay 3
Sault Ste. Marie 1
Thunder Bay 2
North Bay 3
Toronto 0
Nepean 3
Nepean 0
North Bay 1
North Bay 4
Bluewater 1

North Bay advances to Esso Cup.

Western Region

Best-of-3 series played April 5 – 7, 2013 in Morden, Manitoba[4]

Best-of-3 series
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD
1 Regina Rebels 2 2 0 5 3 +2
2 Pembina Valley Hawks 2 0 2 3 5 −2
Source:

Regina advances to Esso Cup.

Pacific Region

Fraser Valley Phantom vs Edmonton Thunder.

Edmonton automatically qualifies for Esso Cup as Fraser Valley is host team.

Pacific champion determined by 2013 Esso Cup round robin match on April 21, 2013.[5]

See also

References
  1. "BURNABY, B.C., TO HOST 2013 ESSO CUP". Hockey Canada. 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
  2. "2013 Female Midget Atlantics". Hockeyscene.com. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  3. "OWHA Website". Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
  4. "REBELS WIN FEDORUK CUP". SFMAAAHL. 2013-03-27. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  5. "Edmonton downs Fraser Valley 4-2 in opener for Pacific Region title". Hockey Canada. 22 April 2013.
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