The 2017 Esso Cup was Canada's ninth national women's midget hockey championship, contested April 23–29, 2017 at Morden, Manitoba.[1][2] This was the first time that the Esso Cup tournament was played in Manitoba. All games were played at the 1,200-seat Huron Window Corporation Arena, located inside Morden's Access Events Centre. The St. Albert Slash won the gold medal with a 1-0 overtime victory over the Harfangs du Triolet.[3]

2017 Esso Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Access Events Centre in Morden, MB
DatesApril 23–29, 2017
Teams6
Final positions
Champions St. Albert Slash
Runner-up Harfangs du Triolet
Third place Durham West Lightning
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Kate Gallant
MVPHalle Oswald
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Teams

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Result Team Region City
  St. Albert Slash Pacific St. Albert, AB
  Harfangs du Triolet Quebec Sherbrooke, QC
  Durham West Lightning Ontario Pickering, ON
4 Pembina Valley Hawks Host Morden, MB
5 Prince Albert Bears Western Prince Albert, SK
6 Mid Isle Wildcats Atlantic Summerside, PE

Round robin

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 St. Albert Slash 5 5 0 0 0 23 7 +16 15
2 Harfangs du Triolet 5 3 0 0 2 14 9 +5 9
3 Pembina Valley Hawks 5 3 0 0 2 13 6 +7 9
4 Durham West Lightning 5 2 0 0 3 18 17 +1 6
5 Prince Albert Bears 5 2 0 0 3 11 14 −3 6
6 Mid Isle Wildcats 5 0 0 0 5 4 30 −26 0
Source: [citation needed]
Schedule and Results
Game Away team Score Home team Score Notes
1 Durham West 1 Triolet 4 Final
2 Mid Isle 0 St. Albert 6 Final
3 Pembina Valley 2 Prince Albert 1 Final
4 Mid Isle 1 Triolet 4 Final
5 Prince Albert 1 Durham West 5 Final
6 St. Albert 2 Pembina Valley 1 Final
7 Prince Albert 6 Mid Isle 1 Final
8 Triolet 3 St. Albert 4 Final
9 Pembina Valley 4 Durham West 1 Final
10 St. Albert 4 Prince Albert 0 Final
11 Durham West 8 Mid Isle 1 Final
12 Triolet 0 Pembina Valley 1 Final
13 Durham West 3 St. Albert 7 Final
[1] Triolet 2 Prince Albert 3 Final
15 Mid Isle 1 Pembina Valley 6 Final

Playoffs

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Game Away team Score Home team Score Notes
Semi 1 Durham West 0 St. Albert 1 Final
Semi 2 Pembina Valley 1 Triolet 2 Final
Bronze Durham West 4 Pembina Valley 1 Final
Gold Triolet 0 St. Albert 1 OT Final

Individual awards

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  • Most Valuable Player: Halle Oswald (Pembina Valley)
  • Top Scorer: Kate Gallant (Durham West)
  • Top Forward: Chloe Gendreau (Triolet)
  • Top Defenceman: Katelyn Heppner (Pembina Valley)
  • Top Goaltender: Camryn Drever (St. Albert)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Kate Gallant (Durham West)

Road to the Esso Cup

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Atlantic Region

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Mid Isle Wildcats advance by winning regional tournament March 30–April 2, 2017.[2]

Round Robin
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 NSFMAAAHL Northern Selects 4 4 0 0 21 11 +10 8
2 PEIMMHL Mid Isle Wildcats 4 3 1 0 15 9 +6 6
3 HNL Western Warriors 4 1 3 0 17 22 −5 2
4 NBFMAAAHL Moncton Rockets 4 1 3 0 11 16 −5 2
5 Host ProCresting Penguins 4 1 3 0 11 17 −6 2
Source: [citation needed]
Championship Game
Away Team Score Home Team Score
Mid Isle 2 Northern 0

Quebec

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LHFDQ Midget AAA championship was played April 14–16, 2017.[4]

Playoffs
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score
Semifinals
Semi 1 Triolet 2 Lac St-Louis 1
Semi 2 Estrie 1 Richelieu 2
Medal Games
Final Triolet 3 Richelieu 2

Ontario

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The OWMA midget championship was played April 6–9, 2017 at Toronto, Ontario[5]

Playoffs
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score
Semifinals
Semi 1 Chatham 0 Toronto 1
Semi 2 Durham West 2 Whitby 0
Medal Games
Final Durham West 3 Toronto 1

Western Region

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Prince Albert Bears advance by winning series played March 31–April 2, 2017 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (series location alternates by province each year).

Best-of-3 series
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L GF GA GD
1 SFMAAAHL Prince Albert Bears 2 2 0 13 10 +3
2 MFMHL Westman Wildcats* 2 0 2 10 13 −3
Source: [citation needed]

Pacific Region

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St. Albert Slash advance by winning series played March 31–April 2, 2017 in St. Albert, Alberta (series location alternates by province each year).

Best-of-3 series
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L GF GA GD
1 AMMFHL St. Albert Slash 2 2 0 5 2 +3
2 BCFMAAAHL Greater Vancouver Rockets 2 0 2 2 5 −3
Source: [citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Morden to host first Esso Cup on Manitoba ice". Hockey Canada. July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "ProCresting Penguins awarded 2017 Female Midget Atlantic Championship". NSFMHL.ca. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "Morden Officially Wins 2017 Esso Cup Bid". Pembina Valley Online. July 21, 2015. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  4. ^ LHFDQ website
  5. ^ OWHA Provincials
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