2012 Esso Cup

2012 Esso Cup
Tournament details
Dates	April 22–28, 2012
Teams	6
Venue(s)	MacLauchlan Arena in Charlottetown, PE
Final positions
Champions	Pembina Valley Hawks
Runner-up	Thunder Bay Queens
Third place	Edmonton Thunder
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)	Michela Cava
MVP	Michela Cava
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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[]

Standings[]

Rank	Team	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS
1	Thunder Bay Queens	5	0	0	0	36	9	15
2	Pembina Valley Hawks	3	1	0	1	14	8	11
3	Edmonton Thunder	2	0	2	1	10	7	8
4	Metro Boston Pizza	2	0	0	3	13	14	6
5	Capital District Cyclones	1	0	0	4	8	27	3
6	Rebelles de Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean	0	1	0	4	7	21	2

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

Playoffs[]

Semifinals
4	Metro	2
1	Thunder Bay	4	Gold Medal Game
			2	Pembina Valley	4
Semifinals			1	Thunder Bay	2
3	Edmonton	1
2	Pembina Valley	2		Bronze Medal Game
			4	Metro	1
			3	Edmonton	4

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

Round Robin
Rank	Team	W-L-T	GF	GA	PTS
1	Metro Boston Pizza	4-0-0	16	4	8
2	Moncton Rockets	3-1-0	19	5	6
3	Northern Stars	2-2-0	12	7	4
4	Capital District Cyclones	1-3-0	11	14	2
5	Tri-Pen Ice	0-4-0	3	31	0

Championship Game'
Moncton	2
Metro	3

Metro advances to Esso Cup

Quebec[]

Dodge Cup Midget Championship held April 12–15, 2012 at Laval, Quebec

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final

Richelieu	0

Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean	5
		Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean	3

		Bas St-Laurent	0
Outaouais	2

Bas St-Laurent	4
				Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean	2

				Estrie	1
Laurentides-Lanaudière	1

Estrie	6
		Estrie	3

		QC-Chaud-Appalaches	1
Lac St-Louis	1

QC-Chaud-Appalaches	2

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

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final

Mississauga	0

Toronto Leaside	3
		Toronto Leaside	2

		Waterloo	3
Waterloo	3

Stoney Creek	1
				Waterloo	0

				Thunder Bay	5
Kanata	2

North Bay	0
		Kanata	1

		Thunder Bay	2
Oakville	0

Thunder Bay	3

Thunder Bay advances to Esso Cup

Western Region[]

Best-of-3 series played April 6–8, 2012 at Wilcox, Saskatchewan^[3]

Best-of-3 series
Rank	Team	W-L	GF	GA
1	Pembina Valley Hawks	2-0	5	3
2	Notre Dame Hounds	0-2	3	5

Pembina Valley advances to Esso Cup

Pacific Region[]

Best-of-3 series played April 6–8, 2012 at Surrey, British Columbia

Best-of-3 series
Rank	Team	W-L	GF	GA
1	Edmonton Thunder	2-0	6	3
2	Fraser Valley Phantom	0-2	3	6

Edmonton advances to Esso Cup

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.

External links[]

[guardian-1] "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.

[hc2-2] "NR.061". Hockey Canada. 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2012-04-28.

[wfp1-3] Prest, Ashley (2011-10-06). "AAA female hockey debuts in Manitoba". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2012-01-11.

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