2016 Esso Cup

The 2016 Esso Cup was Canada's eighth national women's midget hockey championship, contested April 17–23, 2016 at Weyburn, Saskatchewan.[1][2] The Brantford Ice Cats from Ontario captured the national championship with a 10-3 victory over Québec's Express du Richelieu in the gold medal game. The Rocky Mountain Raiders of Alberta won the bronze medal game.[3]

2016 Esso Cup
Tournament details
DatesApril 17–23, 2016
Teams6
Venue(s)Crescent Point Place in Weyburn, Saskatchewan
Final positions
Champions Brantford Ice Cats
Runner-up Express du Richelieu
Third place Rocky Mountain Raiders
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Nicole Kelly
MVPNicole Kelly
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Teams
ResultTeamRegionCity
Brantford Ice Cats Ontario Brantford, ON
Express du Richelieu Quebec Richelieu, Quebec
Rocky Mountain Raiders Pacific De Winton, AB
4 Saskatoon Stars Western Saskatoon, SK
5 Weyburn Gold Wings Host Weyburn, SK
6 Metro Boston Pizza Atlantic Halifax, NS

Round robin
Standings
RankTeamW-L-OTW-OTLGFGAPts
1 Rocky Mountain Raiders 3-1-0-1 10 9 10
2 Brantford Ice Cats 3-1-0-1 16 12 10
3 Saskatoon Stars 3-2-0-0 12 10 9
4 Express du Richelieu 2-2-1-0 14 14 8
5 Weyburn Gold Wings 0-3-2-0 11 15 4
6 Metro Boston Pizza 1-3-0-1 6 11 4
Schedule & Results
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score Notes
1 Richelieu 1 Metro 0 Final
2 Brantford 1 Rocky Mountain 2 Final
3 Saskatoon 2 Weyburn 0 Final
4 Metro 2 Rocky Mountain 0 Final
5 Richelieu 2 Saskatoon 4 Final
6 Weyburn 2 Brantford 4 Final
7 Rocky Mountain 3 Saskatoon 1 Final
8 Brantford 4 Metro 0 Final
9 Richelieu 5 Weyburn 3 Final
10 Saskatoon 2 Brantford 3 Final
11 Rocky Mountain 3 Richelieu 2 Final
12 Weyburn 3 Metro 2 OT Final
13 Richelieu 5 Brantford 4 SO Final
14 Saskatoon 2 Metro 1 Final
15 Weyburn 3 Rocky Mountain 2 OT Final

Playoffs
Results
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score Notes
Semi 1 Saskatoon 0 Brantford 4 Final
Semi 2 Richelieu 4 Rocky Mountain 3 SO Final
Bronze Saskatoon 0 Rocky Mountain 3 Final
Gold Brantford 10 Richelieu 3 Final

Individual awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Nicole Kelly (Brantford)
  • Top Scorer: Nicole Kelly (Brantford)
  • Top Forward: Nicole Kelly (Brantford)
  • Top Defenceman: Paige Cohoon (Brantford)
  • Top Goaltender: Kate Lloyd (Rocky Mountain)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Léonie Philbert (Richelieu)

Road to the Esso Cup

Atlantic Region

Tournament held March 31–April 3, 2016 at MacLauchlan Arena in Charlottetown, PEI.[4]

Round Robin
RankTeamQualificationW–L-OTW-OTLPts
1 Metro Boston Pizza NSFMAAAHL 3-0-1-0 11
2 Moncton Rockets NBFMAAAHL 2-1-0-1 7
3 Kings County Kings PEIMMHL 0-1-1-2 4
4 Western HNL 0-2-2-0 4
5 Central Storm Host 0-1-1-2 4
Championship Game
Away Team Score Home Team Score
Moncton Rockets 0 Metro Boston Pizza 4

Quebec

LHFDQ Midget AAA championship played April 2–3, 2016.[5]

Playoffs
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score
Semifinals
Semi 1 Citadelles de al Capitale-Nationale 2 Express du Richelieu 4
Semi 2 Hartangs du Troilet 1 Élles de l'Estrie 2
Medal Games
Final Élles de l'Estrie 2 Express du Richelieu 5

Ontario

The OWMA midget championship played April 7–10, 2016 at Toronto, Ontario[6]

Playoffs
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score
Semifinals
Semi 1 Stoney Creek Sabres 1 Toronto Aeros 2
Semi 2 Brantford Ice Cats 2 Whitby Wolves 1
Medal Games
Final Brantford Ice Cats 1 Toronto Aeros 0

Western Region

Best-of-3 series played April 1 – 2, 2016 at Shoal Lake, Manitoba[7]

Best-of-3 series
RankTeamQualificationW–LGFGA
1 Saskatoon Stars SFMAAAHL 2-0 5 2
2 Yellowhead Chiefs MFMHL 0-2 2 5

Pacific Region

Best-of-3 series played April 1 – 2, 2016 at Prince George, British Columbia.[8]

Best-of-3 series
RankTeamQualificationW–LGFGA
1 Rocky Mountain Raiders AMMFHL 2-0 6 0
2 Northern Capitals BCFMAAAHL 0-2 0 6

See also

References
  1. "Schedule announced for 2016 Esso Cup". Hockey Canada. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  2. "Weyburn to host 2016 Esso Cup". Weyburn This Week. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  3. "Brantford Ice Cats crowned 2016 Esso Cup champions". The Hamilton Spectator. April 24, 2016.
  4. "CENTRAL STORM TO HOST 2016 ATLANTIC". HockeyScene.com. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  5. LHFDQ website
  6. OWHA Provincials
  7. "Stars Manitoba-bound in search of second straight Esso Cup berth". Global News. 2016-04-01.
  8. "Raiders sweep Pacific series". Prince George Citizen. 2016-04-02.
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