2016 Esso Cup

2016 Esso Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)	Crescent Point Place in Weyburn, Saskatchewan
Dates	April 17–23, 2016
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Brantford Ice Cats
Runner-up	Express du Richelieu
Third place	Rocky Mountain Raiders
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)	Nicole Kelly
MVP	Nicole Kelly
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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]

Teams edit

Result	Team	Region	City
	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 edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Rocky Mountain Raiders	5	3	0	1	1	10	7	+3	10
2	Brantford Ice Cats	5	3	0	1	1	16	12	+4	10
3	Saskatoon Stars	5	3	0	0	2	12	10	+2	9
4	Express du Richelieu	5	2	1	0	2	14	14	0	8
5	Weyburn Gold Wings	5	0	2	0	3	11	15	−4	4
6	Metro Boston Pizza	5	1	0	1	3	6	11	−5	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Schedule and 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 edit


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 edit

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 edit

Atlantic Region edit

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

Round Robin
Pos	Qualification	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	Pts
1	NSFMAAAHL	Metro Boston Pizza	4	3	1	0	0	11
2	NBFMAAAHL	Moncton Rockets	4	2	0	1	1	7
3	PEIMMHL	Kings County Kings	4	0	1	2	1	4
4	HNL	Western	4	0	2	0	2	4
5	Host	Central Storm	4	0	1	2	1	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Championship Game
Away Team	Score	Home Team	Score
Moncton Rockets	0	Metro Boston Pizza	4

Quebec edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Best-of-3 series
Pos	Qualification	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
1	SFMAAAHL	Saskatoon Stars	2	2	0	5	2	+3
2	MFMHL	Yellowhead Chiefs	2	0	2	2	5	−3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Pacific Region edit

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

Best-of-3 series
Pos	Qualification	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
1	AMMFHL	Rocky Mountain Raiders	2	2	0	6	0	+6
2	BCFMAAAHL	Northern Capitals	2	0	2	0	6	−6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

References edit

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

External links edit

2016 Esso Cup Home Page at HockeyCanada.com

[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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2016 Esso Cup

Contents

Teams edit

Round robin edit

Playoffs edit

Individual awards edit

Road to the Esso Cup edit

Atlantic Region edit

Quebec edit

Ontario edit

Western Region edit

Pacific Region edit

See also edit

References edit

External links edit