# 2010 Esso Cup

The 2010 Esso Cup was Canada's second annual national women's midget hockey championship, played April 18–24, 2010 at the Co-operators Centre at Evraz Place in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Thunder Bay Queens defeated the Notre Dame Hounds 4–3 in the gold medal game to win their first Esso Cup title. Thunder Bay's Kaitlyn Tougas was named the tournament's most valuable player.

## Teams

| Result | Team | Region | City |
| | Thunder Bay Queens | Ontario | Thunder Bay, ON |
| | Notre Dame Hounds | West | Wilcox, SK |
| | Edmonton Thunder | Pacific | Edmonton, AB |
| 4 | Regina Rebels | Host | Regina, SK |
| 5 | Moncton Rockets | Atlantic | Moncton, NB |
| 6 | Remparts du Richelieu | Quebec | Richelieu, QC |

## Round robin
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Thunder Bay Queens | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 12 |
| 2 | Notre Dame Hounds | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 11 |
| 3 | Regina Rebels | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 8 |
| 4 | Edmonton Thunder | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 6 |
| 5 | Moncton Rockets | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 5 |
| 6 | Remparts du Richelieu | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 3 |

### Scores

* Moncton 4 - Richelieu 1
* Notre Dame 5 - Edmonton 2
* Thunder Bay 2 - Regina 1
* Notre Dame 5 - Richelieu 3
* Edmonton 3 - Thunder Bay 2
* Regina 4 - Moncton 2
* Thunder Bay 5 - Richelieu 1
* Notre Dame 4 - Moncton 3 (OT)
* Regina 2 - Edmonton 1 (OT)
* Thunder Bay 5 - Moncton 2
* Richelieu 4 - Edmonton 3
* Notre Dame 4 - Regina 2
* Edmonton 3 - Moncton 2 (SO)
* Thunder Bay 5 - Notre Dame 1
* Regina 3 - Richelieu 1

## Playoffs
### Semi-finals

* Thunder Bay 2 – Edmonton 1
* Notre Dame 5 – Regina 0

### Bronze-medal game

* Edmonton 5 – Regina 1

### Gold-medal game

* Thunder Bay 4 – Notre Dame 3

## Individual awards

* Most Valuable Player: Kaitlyn Tougas (Thunder Bay)
* Top Scorer: Brienna Gillanders (Notre Dame)
* Top Forward: Janik Robichaud (Moncton)
* Top Defenceman: Riana Magee (Edmonton)
* Top Goaltender: Samantha Langford (Regina)
* Most Sportsmanlike Player: Kaitlyn Quarrell (Thunder Bay)

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

Regional Tournament held March 18–20, 2010

#### Round robin

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Moncton Rockets | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 | +45 | 8 |
| 2 | Metro Boston Pizza | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 6 |
| 3 | Western | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 4 |
| 4 | Western Wind | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 30 | −22 | 2 |
| 5 | Central (H) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 38 | −27 | 0 |

#### Championship Game

* Moncton 4 – Metro 1
    Moncton advances to Esso Cup

### Quebec

Dodge Cup Midget Championship held March 31 – April 4, 2010

#### Semi-finals

* Bas St-Laurent 1 – Québec 0
* Richelieu 3 – Lac St-Louis 1

#### Championship Game

* Richelieu 4 – Bas St-Laurent 1
    Richelieu wins Dodge Cup and advances to Esso Cup

### Ontario

Ontario Women's Hockey Association Championship held April 9–11, 2010

#### Semi-finals

* Stoney Creek 2 – Brampton 0
* Thunder Bay 3 - Willowdale 0

#### Championship Game

* Thunder Bay 1 – Stoney Creek 0
    Thunder Bay wins championship and advances to Esso Cup

### Western Region

Best-of-3 series played April 2–4, 2010
    Notre Dame Hounds vs Pembina Valley Hawks
* Game 1: Notre Dame 4 - Pembina Valley 3
* Game 2: Notre Dame 3 - Pembina Valley 2
    Notre Dame wins series and advances to Esso Cup

### Pacific Region

Best-of-3 series played April 2–4, 2010
    Thompson-Okanagan Rockets vs Edmonton Thunder
* Game 1: Edmonton 5 - Thompson-Okanagan 0
* Game 2: Edmonton 3 - Thompson-Okanagan 0
    Edmonton wins series and advances to Esso Cup