2015 Esso Cup

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2015 Esso Cup
Tournament details
DatesApril 19–25, 2015
Teams6
Venue(s)Red Deer Arena in Red Deer, AB
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svgSudbury Lady Wolves
Runner-up Silver medal blank.svgRed Deer Chiefs
Third place Bronze medal blank.svgSaskatoon Stars
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Sophie Shirley
MVPSophie Shirley
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2015 Esso Cup was Canada's seventh national women's midget hockey championship, played April 19–25, 2015 at Red Deer, Alberta. The Sudbury Lady Wolves defeated the host Red Deer Chiefs 2-1 in the final to win the gold medal. The Saskatoon Stars won the bronze medal.[1][2]

Teams[]

Result Team Region City
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sudbury Lady Wolves Ontario Sudbury, ON
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Red Deer Chiefs Host Red Deer, AB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Saskatoon Stars Western (SK) Saskatoon, SK
4 Central Plains Capitals Western (MB) Portage la Prairie, MB
5 Edmonton Thunder Pacific Edmonton, AB
6 Moncton Rockets Atlantic Moncton, NB

Round robin[]

Standings
Rank Team W-L-OTW-OTL GF GA Pts
1 Sudbury Lady Wolves 4-1-0-0 22 10 12
2 Saskatoon Stars 4-1-0-0 20 11 12
3 Red Deer Chiefs 2-2-1-0 13 13 8
4 Central Plains Capitals 2-1-0-2 14 9 8
5 Edmonton Thunder 1-3-1-0 9 10 5
6 Moncton Rockets 0-5-0-0 5 30 0
Schedule & Results
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score Notes
1[permanent dead link] Saskatoon 2 Sudbury 3 Final
2[permanent dead link] Central Plains 0 Edmonton 1 SO Final
3[permanent dead link] Moncton 1 Red Deer 4 Final
4 Saskatoon 3 Central Plains 2 Final
5[permanent dead link] Sudbury 9 Moncton 1 Final
6[permanent dead link] Red Deer 2 Edmonton 0 Final
7[permanent dead link] Moncton 1 Central Plains 6 Final
8[permanent dead link] Edmonton 3 Saskatoon 5 Final
9[permanent dead link] Sudbury 7 Red Deer 2 Final
10[permanent dead link] Edmonton 4 Moncton 1 Final
11[permanent dead link] Central Plains 4 Sudbury 1 Final
12 Red Deer 2 Saskatoon 3 Final
13[permanent dead link] Edmonton 1 Sudbury 2 Final
14[permanent dead link] Moncton 1 Saskatoon 7 Final
15 Central Plains 2 Red Deer 3 SO Final

Playoffs[]

Results
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score Notes
Semi 1 Central Plains 0 Sudbury 3 Final
Semi 2 Red Deer 2 Saskatoon 1 SO Final
Bronze Central Plains 1 Saskatoon 5 Final
Gold Red Deer 1 Sudbury 2 Final

Individual awards[]

  • Most Valuable Player: Sophie Shirley (Saskatoon)
  • Top Scorer: Sophie Shirley (Saskatoon)
  • Top Forward: Karli Shell (Sudbury)
  • Top Defenceman: Tamara McVannel (Central Plains)
  • Top Goaltender: Danika Ranger (Sudbury)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Nara Elia (Saskatoon)

Road to the Esso Cup[]

Atlantic Region[]

The Moncton Rockets advanced to the Esso Cup by winning tournament held April 2 – 5 at the Red Ball Internet Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick.[2]

Round Robin
Rank Team Qualification W–L-T GF GA Pts
1 Moncton Rockets Host 4-0-0 19 6 8
2 Metro NSFMAAAHL 3-1-0 7 5 6
3 Miramichi Northern Stars NBFMAAAHL 2-2-0 13 13 4
4 Mid Isle Wildcats PEIMMHL 1-3-0 11 18 2
5 Western Warriors HNL 0-4-0 7 15 0
Medal Round
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score
Bronze Mid Isle 6 Miramichi 5
Gold Metro 1 Moncton 2

Quebec[]

Quebec withdrew from Esso Cup competition for the second consecutive year. Hockey Canada awarded this berth to the Western region.[3]

Ontario[]

The Sudbury Lady Wolves advanced to the Esso Cup by winning the OWMA championship played April 9 – 12, 2015 at Toronto, Ontario[4]

Playoffs
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score
Quarterfinals
QF 1 Sault Ste. Marie 1 Stoney Creek 0
QF 2 Sudbury 1 Whitby 0
QF 3 Aurora 3 Waterloo 1
QF 4 Saugeen-Maitland 2 Oakville 1
Semifinals
SF 1 Saugeen-Maitland 3 Sault Ste. Marie 2
SF 2 Aurora 1 Sudbury 2
Medal Games
Bronze Aurora 2 Sault Ste. Marie 3
Gold Sudbury 4 Saugeen-Maitland 1

Western Region[]

The Central Plains Capitals and Saskatoon Stars both advanced to the Esso Cup. The Saskatchewan assumed the regular Western region position and Manitoba took Quebec's spot.[3]

Best-of-3 series
Rank Team Qualification W–L GF GA
- Central Plains Capitals MFMHL - - -
- Saskatoon Stars SFMAAAHL - - -

Pacific Region[]

The Edmonton Thunder advanced to the Esso Cup by winning best-of-3 played April 3 – 5 at Edmonton, Alberta.

Best-of-3 series
Rank Team Qualification W–L GF GA
1 Edmonton Thunder 2-0 6 3
2 Northern Cougars BCFMAAAHL 0-2 3 6

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Schedule announced for 2015 Esso Cup". Hockey Canada. January 23, 2015. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Atlantic Champions Will Open 2015 Esso Cup 2015 ESSO CUP". Hockeyscene.com schedule. January 23, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Quebec withdraws from Esso Cup". Prince Albert Herald. March 20, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-04-11. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  4. ^ "OWHA Provincials". Archived from the original on 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2015-02-21.

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