2009 Esso Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Max Bell Centre in Calgary, AB
DatesApril 19–25, 2009
Teams5
Final positions
Champions Westman Wildcats
Runner-up Scarborough Sharks
Third place Calgary Flyers
Tournament statistics
MVPBrittany Styner

The 2009 Esso Cup was Canada's inaugural national women's midget hockey championship, played April 19–25, 2009 at the Max Bell Centre in Calgary, Alberta.[1][2] The Westman Wildcats from Manitoba defeated the Scarborough Sharks from Ontario to win the first gold medal. The host Calgary Flyers defeated their provincial rival, the Edmonton Thunder, to take the bronze. Calgary's Brittany Styner was named the tournament's most valuable player.

Teams

ResultTeamRegionCity
1st place, gold medalist(s)Westman WildcatsWesternSouris, MB
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Scarborough SharksOntarioToronto (Scarborough), ON
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Calgary FlyersHostCalgary, AB
4Edmonton ThunderPacificEdmonton, AB
5Northern StarsAtlanticBathurst, NB
Note: Quebec did not participate in the first Esso Cup

Round robin

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Calgary Flyers 4 4 0 0 0 22 6 +16 8
2 Westman Wildcats 4 3 0 0 1 13 10 +3 6
3 Edmonton Thunder 4 2 0 0 2 13 8 +5 4
4 Scarborough Sharks 4 1 0 0 3 8 14 6 2
5 Northern Stars 4 0 0 0 4 3 21 18 0
Source:

Scores

  • Westman 3 - Edmonton 1
  • Calgary 6 - Scarborough 0
  • Edmonton 5 - Scarborough 1
  • Calgary 6 - Northern 1
  • Westman 6 - Northern 0
  • Calgary 4 - Edmonton 2
  • Scarborough 4 - Northern 2
  • Calgary 6 - Westman 3
  • Edmonton 5 - Northern 0
  • Scarborough 3 - Westman 1

Playoffs

Semi-finals

  • Westman 3 - Edmonton 2
  • Scarborough 4 - Calgary 2

Bronze-medal game

  • Calgary 3 - Edmonton 2

Gold-medal game

  • Westman 5 - Scarborough 2

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Brittany Styner (Calgary)
  • Top Forward: Brittany Esposito (Edmonton)
  • Top Defence: Brigette Lacquette (Westman)
  • Top Goaltender: Emily Blakely (Northern)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Erin Lally (Calgary)

Road to the Esso Cup

Atlantic Region

Regional Tournament held March 26–29, 2009

Round robin

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Northern Stars 4 4 0 0 29 10 +19 8
2 Metro Boston Pizza 4 3 1 0 16 15 +1 6
3 Western 4 2 2 0 17 17 0 4
4 Capital District Cyclones 4 1 3 0 13 17 4 2
5 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (H) 4 0 4 0 9 25 16 0
Source:
(H) Hosts
Championship Game
  • Northern 3 - Metro 1
Northern advances to Esso Cup

Quebec

Quebec did not field a team in this year's Esso Cup

Ontario

Ontario Women's Hockey Association Championship held March 27–28, 2009

Semi-finals

  • Scarborough 2 – Sudbury 1
  • Whitby 2- Saugeen-Maitland 1
Championship Game
  • Scarborough 2 - Whitby 1
Scarborough advances to Esso Cup

Western Region

Best-of-3 series played April 3–5, 2009

Prince Albert Bears vs Westman Wildcats
  • Game 1: Westman 5 - Prince Albert 2
  • Game 2: Westman 2 - Prince Albert 1
Westman wins series and advances to Esso Cup

Pacific Region

Best-of-3 series played April 3–5, 2009

Vancouver Fusion vs Edmonton Thunder
  • Game 1: Edmonton 2 - Vancouver 0
  • Game 2: Edmonton 2 - Vancouver 0
Edmonton wins series and advances to Esso Cup

See also

References

  1. "NR.046". Hockey Canada. 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  2. "NR.156". Hockey Canada. 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
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