2012 Esso Cup


The 2012 Esso Cup was Canada's fourth annual national women's midget hockey championship, which was played April 22–28, 2012 at MacLauchlan Arena inside the CARI Complex on the University of Prince Edward Island campus in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The Pembina Valley Hawks from Manitoba won the gold medal with a 4–2 victory over the Thunder Bay Queens in the championship game. The Edmonton Thunder captured a medal for the third consecutive year by winning the bronze.

Round robin

Scores

  • Metro 5 - Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 1
  • Pembina Valley 1 - Edmonton 0
  • Thunder Bay 12 - Capital District 1
  • Pembina Valley 4 - Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 0
  • Thunder Bay 6 - Edmonton 1
  • Metro 5 - Capital District 2
  • Thunder Bay 8 - Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 1
  • Pembina Valley 2 - Metro 1
  • Edmonton 4 - Capital District 0
  • Thunder Bay 5 - Metro 2
  • Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 2 - Edmonton 1
  • Pembina Valley 4 - Capital District 2
  • Edmonton 4 - Metro 0
  • Thunder Bay 5 - Pembina Valley 4
  • Capital District 3 - Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 2

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Michela Cava
  • Top Scorer: Michela Cava
  • Top Forward: Jessica Gazzola
  • Top Defenceman: Madison Hutchinson
  • Top Goaltender: Brittni Mowat
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Breanna Lanceleve

Road to the Esso Cup

Atlantic Region

Regional tournament held March 29–31 in Bathurst, New Brunswick
Moncton2
Metro3

Quebec

Dodge Cup Midget Championship held April 12–15, 2012 at Laval, Quebec

Ontario

Ontario Women's Hockey Association Championship held April 13–15, 2012 at Vaughan, Ontario

Western Region

Best-of-3 series played April 6–8, 2012 at Wilcox, Saskatchewan

Pacific Region

Best-of-3 series played April 6–8, 2012 at Surrey, British Columbia