2017 Esso Cup

The 2017 Esso Cup was Canada's ninth national women's midget hockey championship, contested April 23–29, 2017 at Morden, Manitoba. This was the first time that the Esso Cup tournament was played in Manitoba. All games were played at the 1,200-seat Huron Window Corporation Arena, located inside Morden's Access Events Centre. The St. Albert Slash won the gold medal with a 1-0 overtime victory over the Harfangs du Triolet.
==Teams==
 	
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Result	Team 	Region 	City
 	St. Albert Slash 	Pacific 	St. Albert, AB
 	Harfangs du Triolet 	Quebec 	Sherbrooke, QC
 	Durham West Lightning	Ontario 	Pickering, ON
4 	Pembina Valley Hawks 	Host 	Morden, MB
5 	Prince Albert Bears 	Western 	Prince Albert, SK
6 	Mid-Isle Wildcats 	Atlantic	Summerside, PE
==Round robin==
 	
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Standings	Standings 	Standings 	Standings	Standings	Standings
Rank 	Team 	W-L-OTW-OTL	GF 	GA 	Pts
1 	St. Albert Slash 	5-0-0-0 	23 	7 	15
2 	Harfangs du Triolet 	3-2-0-0 	14 	9 	9
3 	Pembina Valley Hawks 	3-2-0-0 	13 	6 	9
4 	Durham West Lightning	2-3-0-0 	18 	17 	6
5 	Prince Albert Bears 	2-3-0-0 	11 	14 	6
6 	Mid Isle Wildcats 	0-5-0-0 	4 	30 	0
 	
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Schedule & Results	Schedule & Results	Schedule & Results	Schedule & Results	Schedule & Results	Schedule & Results
Game 	Away Team 	Score 	Home Team 	Score 	Notes
1 	Durham West 	1 	Triolet 	4 	Final
2 	Mid Isle 	0 	St. Albert 	6 	Final
3 	Pembina Valley 	2 	Prince Albert 	1 	Final
4 	Mid Isle 	1 	Triolet 	4 	Final
5 	Prince Albert 	1 	Durham West 	5 	Final
6 	St. Albert 	2 	Pembina Valley 	1 	Final
7 	Prince Albert 	6 	Mid Isle 	1 	Final
8 	Triolet 	3 	St. Albert 	4 	Final
9 	Pembina Valley 	4 	Durham West 	1 	Final
10 	St. Albert 	4 	Prince Albert 	0 	Final
11 	Durham West 	8 	Mid Isle 	1 	Final
12 	Triolet 	0 	Pembina Valley 	1 	Final
13 	Durham West 	3 	St. Albert 	7 	Final
 	Triolet 	2 	Prince Albert 	3 	Final
15 	Mid Isle 	1 	Pembina Valley 	6 	Final
==Playoffs==
 	
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Results	Results 	Results	Results 	Results	Results
Game 	Away Team 	Score 	Home Team 	Score 	Notes
Semi 1 	Durham West 	0 	St. Albert 	1 	Final
Semi 2 	Pembina Valley	1 	Triolet 	2 	Final
Bronze 	Durham West 	4 	Pembina Valley	1 	Final
Gold 	Triolet 	0 	St. Albert 	1 	OT Final
==Individual awards==
* Most Valuable Player: Halle Oswald (Pembina Valley)
* Top Scorer: Kate Gallant (Durham West)
* Top Forward: Chloe Gendreau (Tiolet)
* Top Defenceman: Katelyn Heppner (Pembina Valley)
* Top Goaltender: Camryn Drever (St. Albert)
* Most Sportsmanlike Player: Kate Gallant (Durham West)
==Road to the Esso Cup==
===Atlantic Region===
Mid Isle Wildcats advance by winning regional tournament March 30–April 2, 2017.
 	
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Round Robin	Round Robin 	Round Robin 	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin
Rank 	Team 	Qualification	W–L-T 	GF 	GA 	Pts
1 	Northern Selects 	NSFMAAAHL 	4-0-0 	21 	11 	8
2 	Mid Isle Wildcats 	PEIMMHL 	3-1-0 	15 	9 	6
3 	Western Warriors 	HNL 	1-3-0 	17 	22 	2
4 	Moncton Rockets 	NBFMAAAHL 	1-3-0 	11 	16 	2
5 	ProCresting Penguins	Host 	1-3-0 	11 	17 	2
===Quebec===
LHFDQ Midget AAA championship was played April 14–16, 2017.LHFDQ website
 	
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Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs
Game 	Away Team 	Score 	Home Team 	Score
Semifinals 	Semifinals 	Semifinals 	Semifinals 	Semifinals
Semi 1 	Triolet 	2 	Lac St-Louis	1
Semi 2 	Estrie 	1 	Richelieu 	2
Medal Games	Medal Games	Medal Games	Medal Games 	Medal Games
Final 	Triolet 	3 	Richelieu 	2
===Ontario===
The OWMA midget championship was played April 6–9, 2017 at Toronto, OntarioOWHA Provincials
 	
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Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs
Game 	Away Team 	Score 	Home Team 	Score
Semifinals 	Semifinals 	Semifinals 	Semifinals 	Semifinals
Semi 1 	Chatham 	0 	Toronto 	1
Semi 2 	Durham West	2 	Whitby 	0
Medal Games	Medal Games	Medal Games	Medal Games	Medal Games
Final 	Durham West	3 	Toronto 	1
===Western Region===
Prince Albert Bears advance by winning series played March 31–April 2, 2017 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (series location alternates by province each year).
 	
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Best-of-3 series	Best-of-3 series 	Best-of-3 series	Best-of-3 series	Best-of-3 series	Best-of-3 series
Rank 	Team 	Qualification 	W–L 	GF 	GA
1 	Prince Albert Bears	SFMAAAHL 	2-0 	13 	10
2 	Westman Wildcats* 	MFMHL 	0-2 	10 	13
===Pacific Region===
St. Albert Slash advance by winning series played March 31–April 2, 2017 in St. Albert, Alberta (series location alternates by province each year).
 	
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Best-of-3 series	Best-of-3 series 	Best-of-3 series	Best-of-3 series	Best-of-3 series	Best-of-3 series
Rank 	Team 	Qualification 	W–L 	GF 	GA
1 	St. Albert Slash 	AMMFHL 	2-0 	5 	2
2 	Greater Vancouver Rockets	BCFMAAAHL 	0-2 	2 	5
==See also==
* Esso Cup
==References==
==External links==
* 2017 Esso Cup Home Page at HockeyCanada.com
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