# 2009 Esso Cup

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. 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

| Result | Team | Region | City |
| | Westman Wildcats | Western | Souris, MB |
| | Scarborough Sharks | Ontario | Toronto (Scarborough), ON |
| | Calgary Flyers | Host | Calgary, AB |
| 4 | Edmonton Thunder | Pacific | Edmonton, AB |
| 5 | Northern Stars | Atlantic | Bathurst, 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 |

### 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 |

##### 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