# 2014 Esso Cup

The 2014 Esso Cup was Canada's sixth annual national women's midget hockey championship, which was held April 20–26, 2014 at Hamilton, Ontario. The Weyburn Gold Wings of Saskatchewan defeated the Edmonton Thunder of Alberta to win the gold medal. With the second-place finish, the Thunder continued their streak by taking home a medal for the fifth consecutive year.

## Teams

| Result | Team | Region | City |
| | Weyburn Gold Wings | Western | Weyburn, SK |
| | Edmonton Thunder | Pacific-AB | Edmonton, AB |
| | Sudbury Lady Wolves | Ontario | Sudbury, ON |
| 4 | Stoney Creek Sabres | Host | Stoney Creek, ON |
| 5 | Fraser Valley Phantom | Pacific-BC | Langley, BC |
| 6 | Moncton Rockets | Atlantic | Moncton, NB |
    Note: The Pacific region was awarded a second spot in this year's Esso Cup as Quebec did not participate.

## Round robin
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Stoney Creek Sabres | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 13 |
| 2 | Weyburn Gold Wings | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 12 |
| 3 | Sudbury Lady Wolves | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 9 |
| 4 | Edmonton Thunder | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 5 |
| 5 | Fraser Valley Phantom | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 3 |
| 6 | Moncton Rockets | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 3 |

### Scores

Sunday, April 20
* Weyburn 2 - Sudbury 1
* Edmonton 1 - Fraser Valley 0
* Stoney Creek 8 - Moncton 1
Monday, April 21
* Weyburn 4 - Edmonton 2
* Sudbury 5 - Moncton 1
* Stoney Creek 3 - Fraser Valley 0
Tuesday, April 22
* Moncton 5 - Edmonton 4
* Weyburn 3 - Fraser Valley 2
* Stoney Creek 2 - Sudbury 1
Wednesday, April 23
* Fraser Valley 7 - Moncton 2
* Sudbury 3 - Edmonton 2
* Stoney Creek 3 - Weyburn 2
Thursday, April 24
* Sudbury 6 - Fraser Valley 3
* Weyburn 3 - Moncton 2
* Edmonton 4 - Stoney Creek 3

## Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold Medal Game | Gold Medal Game | Gold Medal Game |
| 4 | Edmonton | 2 | | | |
| 1 | Stoney Creek | 1 | | | |
| 1 | Stoney Creek | 1 | 4 | Edmonton | 1 |
| | | | 2 | Weyburn | 2 |
| 3 | Sudbury | 0 | 2 | Weyburn | 2 |
| 2 | Weyburn | 3 | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game |
| | | | 3 | Sudbury | 3 |
| | | | 1 | Stoney Creek | 2 |

## Individual awards

* Most Valuable Player: Alex Poznikoff (Edmonton)
* Top Scorer: Karli Shell (Sudbury)
* Top Forward: Karli Shell (Sudbury)
* Top Defenceman: Jessica Healey (Edmonton)
* Top Goaltender: Jane Kish (Weyburn)
* Most Sportsmanlike Player: Claire Merrick (Stoney Creek)

## Road to the Esso Cup
### Atlantic Region

Tournament held April 3 – 6 at Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Round Robin :
| Pos | Qualification | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | NBMAAAFHL | Moncton Rockets | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 7 |
| 2 | NSFMAAAHL | East Hants Penguins | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 5 |
| 3 | PEIFMAAAHL | King's County Kings | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | HNL | NL Central | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
| 5 | Host | NL Western | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 1 |
    Bronze Medal Game
       Kings County 3 - NL Central 1 (OT)
    Gold Medal Game
       Moncton 2 - East Hants 1
       Moncton advanced to Esso Cup

### Quebec

Quebec elected to withdraw from this year's competition. Hockey Canada awarded this berth to the Pacific Region.

### Ontario

Ontario Women's Hockey Association Championship played April 10 – 13, 2014 at Toronto, Ontario
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Whitby Wolves | 2 | | | | |
| Toronto Aeros | 1 | | | | |
| Toronto Aeros | 1 | Whitby Wolves | 0 | | |
| | | Sudbury Lady Wolves | 1 | | |
| Scarborough Sharks | 0 | Sudbury Lady Wolves | 1 | | |
| Sudbury Lady Wolves | 2 | | | | |
| Sudbury Lady Wolves | 2 | | | Sudbury Lady Wolves | 3 |
| | | | | Stoney Creek Sabres | 0 |
| Oakville Hornets | 1 | | | | | Stoney Creek Sabres | 0 |
| Thunder Bay Queens | 2 | | | | |
| Thunder Bay Queens | 2 | Thunder Bay Queens | 1 | | |
| | | Stoney Creek Sabres | 2 | | |
| Clarington Flames | 0 | Stoney Creek Sabres | 2 | | |
| Stoney Creek Sabres | 5 | | | | |
    Sudbury advanced to Esso Cup

### Western Region

Best-of-3 played April 4–6 at Weyburn, Saskatchewan.
Best-of-3 series :
| Pos | Qualification | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | SFMAAAHL | Weyburn Gold Wings | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
| 2 | MFMHL | Pembina Vallay Hawks | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 |
    Weyburn advanced to Esso Cup

### Pacific Region

| Rank | Qualification | Team |
| 1 | AMMFHL | Edmonton Thunder |
| 2 | BCFMAAAHL | Fraser Valley Phantom |
    The Pacific region was awarded two spots in this year's Esso Cup as the Quebec region did not field a team.
    Edmonton and Fraser Valley advanced to Esso Cup