2011 Esso Cup


The 2011 Esso Cup was Canada's third annual national women's midget hockey championship, played April 17–23, 2011 at the Servus Credit Union Place in St. Albert, Alberta. The Notre Dame Hounds defeated the Edmonton Thunder 5-2 in the gold medal game to win their first Esso Cup title. Edmonton goaltender Morgan Glover was named the tournament's most valuable player.

Round robin

Scores

  • Lac St-Louis 5 - Kings County 0
  • Edmonton 3 - Notre Dame 2
  • St. Albert 4 - Toronto 3
  • Notre Dame 6 - Lac St-Louis 0
  • Edmonton 4 - Toronto 2
  • St. Albert 5 - Kings County 0
  • Toronto 5 - Lac St-Louis 1
  • Notre Dame 14 - Kings County 0
  • Edmonton 1 - St. Albert 0
  • Toronto 9 - Kings County 2
  • Edmonton 2 - Lac St-Louis 1
  • Notre Dame 4 - St. Albert 3
  • Edmonton 10 - Kings County 0
  • Notre Dame 3 - Toronto 1
  • Lac St-Louis 4 - St. Albert 2

Playoffs

Semi-finals

  • Notre Dame 5 - Toronto 1
  • Edmonton 4 - Lac St-Louis 1

Bronze-medal game

  • Toronto 4 - Lac St-Louis 0

Gold-medal game

  • Notre Dame 5 - Edmonton 2

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Morgan Glover
  • Top Scorer: Olivia Howe
  • Top Forward: Olivia Howe
  • Top Defenceman: Emma Korbs
  • Top Goaltender: Morgan Glover
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Matana Skoye

Road to the Esso Cup

Atlantic Region

Regional Tournament held March 31-April 3, 2011 at Montague, Prince Edward Island

Championship Game

  • Kings County 3 - Bathurst 1

Quebec

Dodge Cup Midget Championship held March 31-April 3, 2011 at Kirkland, Quebec

Quarter-finals

  • Pionnières de Laurentides-Lanaudière 3 - Abitibi-Témiscamingue 1
  • Kodiacs du Lac St-Louis 4 - Rapides de l'Estrie 1
  • L'Express de l'Outaouais 3 - Rebelles de Laval 0
  • Remparts du Richelieu 3 - Rafales de la Mauricie 0

Semi-finals

  • Remparts du Richelieu 5 - Pionnières de Laurentides-Lanaudière 0
  • Kodiacs du Lac St-Louis 1 - L'Express de l'Outaouais 0

Championship Game

  • Kodiacs du Lac St-Louis 2 - Remparts du Richelieu 0

Ontario

Ontario Women's Hockey Association Championship held February 18–20, 2011 at Brampton, Ontario

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

  • Thunder Bay 3 - Stoney Creek 0
  • Toronto 5 - Kanata 2

Championship Game

  • Toronto 4 - Thunder Bay 2

Western Region

Best-of-3 series played April 1–3, 2011 at Morden, Manitoba
  • Game 1: Notre Dame 3 - Pembina Valley 1
  • Game 2: Notre Dame 4 - Pembina Valley 1

Pacific Region

Best-of-3 series played April 1–3, 2011 at Edmonton, Alberta
  • Game 1: Edmonton 4 - Thompson-Okanagan 1
  • Game 2: Edmonton 8 - Thompson-Okanagan 1