2018 Esso Cup

The 2018 Esso Cup was Canada's tenth national women's midget hockey championship, contested April 22–28, 2018 at Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. This was the first time the championship has held in Nova Scotia. The St. Alberta Slash of Alberta defeated the Saskatoon Stars 2-1 in the gold medal game to defend their national title.
==Teams==
 	
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Result	Team 	Region 	City
 	St. Albert Slash 	Pacific 	St. Albert, AB
 	Saskatoon Stars 	Western 	Saskatoon, SK
 	Pionnièeres le Lanaudière	Quebec 	Repentigny, QC
4 	Brampton Canadaettes 	Ontario 	Brampton, ON
5 	Metro 	Host 	Halifax, NS
6 	Northern Selects 	Atlantic	Westville Road, NS
==Round robin==
 	
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Standings	Standings 	Standings 	Standings	Standings	Standings
Rank 	Team 	W-L-OTW-OTL	GF 	GA 	Pts
1 	Saskatoon Stars 	5-0-0-0 	23 	13 	15
2 	St. Albert Slash 	3-1-1-0 	22 	9 	11
3 	Brampton Canadaettes 	1-2-0-2 	19 	20 	7
4 	Pionnieeres De Lanaudiere	2-0-1-2 	11 	17 	7
5 	Northern Selects 	1-0-1-3 	12 	19 	4
6 	Metro 	0-0-1-4 	5 	24 	1
 	
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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 	Saskatoon 	5 	Brampton 	0 	Final
2 	Lanaudière 	2 	St. Albert 	3 	Final (SO)
3 	Northern 	3 	Metro 	1 	Final
4 	Saskatoon 	3 	Lanaudière 	0 	Final
5 	Brampton 	5 	Northern 	4 	Final (SO)
6 	Metro 	0 	St. Albert 	8 	Final
7 	Northern 	2 	Lanaudière 	4 	Final
8 	St. Albert 	1 	Saskatoon 	4 	Final
9 	Brampton 	4 	Metro 	3 	Final (SO)
10 	St. Albert 	4 	Northern 	1 	Final
11 	Lanaudière 	2 	Brampton 	8 	Final
12 	Metro 	0 	Saskatoon 	6 	Final
13 	St. Albert 	6 	Brampton 	2 	Final
14 	Northern 	2 	Saskatoon 	5 	Final
15 	Lanaudière 	3 	Metro 	1 	Final
==Playoffs==
 	
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Results	Results 	Results	Results 	Results	Results
Game 	Away Team 	Score 	Home Team 	Score 	Notes
Semi 1 	Lanaudiere	1 	Saskatoon 	5 	Final
Semi 2 	Brampton 	1 	St. Albert	2 	Final (OT)
Bronze 	Lanaudiere	2 	Brampton 	1 	Final
Gold 	St. Albert	2 	Saskatoon 	1 	Final
:Statistics and game summaries available from HockeyCanada.com
==Individual awards==
* Most Valuable Player: Mackenna Parker (Saskatoon)
* Top Scorer: Mackenna Parker (Saskatoon)
* Top Forward: McKenzie Hewett (St. Albert)
* Top Defenceman: Ashley Messier (Saskatoon)
* Top Goaltender: Sarah Vanier (Lanaudier)
* Most Sportsmanlike Player: Paige Whaley (Brampton)
==Road to the Esso Cup==
===Atlantic Region===
Northern Selects advance by winning regional championship played March 29–April 1, 2018 at Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador.
 	
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Round Robin	Round Robin 	Round Robin 	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin
Rank 	Team 	Qualification	RW–OW-OL-RL	GF 	GA 	Pts
1 	Northern Selects 	NSFMAAAHL 	4-0-0-0 	28 	7 	12
2 	Northern Lightning 	NBFMAAAHL 	1-2-0-1 	18 	17 	7
3 	Mid Isle Wildcats 	PEIMMHL 	2-0-1-1 	8 	5 	7
4 	Western Warriors 	HNL 	1-0-1-2 	13 	19 	4
5 	Eastern Ice Breakers	Host 	0-0-0-4 	5 	24 	0
===Quebec===
Pionnièeres le Lanaudière advance by winning LHFDQ Midget AAA championship played April 13–15, 2018.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 	Chaudière-Appalache	0 	Triolet 	5
Semi 2 	Lanaudière 	3 	Estrie 	1
Medal Games	Medal Games 	Medal Games	Medal Games	Medal Games
Final 	Triolet 	1 	Lanaudière 	2
===Ontario===
Brampton Canadettes advance by winning Ontario Women's Hockey Association championship played April 5–8, 2018 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 	Brampton Canadaettes	1 	Waterloo Ravens 	0
Semi 2 	Oakville Hornets 	5 	Toronto Aeros 	0
Medal Games	Medal Games 	Medal Games	Medal Games 	Medal Games
Final 	Brampton Canadaettes	2 	Oakville Hornets	1
===Western Region===
Saskatoon Stars advance by winning regional championship played April 6-7, 2018 at the T.G. Smith Centre in Steinbach, Manitoba.
 	
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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 	Saskatoon Stars 	SFMAAAHL 	2-0 	13 	2
2 	Eastman Selects 	MFMHL 	0-2 	2 	13
===Pacific Region===
St. Albert advanced by winning regional championship played April 6–8, 2018 at Richmond, British Columbia.
 	
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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
 	St. Albert Slash 	AMMFHL 	2-1 	7 	6
 	Greater Vancouver Comets	BCFMAAAHL 	1-2 	6 	7
==See also==
* Esso Cup
==References==
==External links==
* 2018 Esso Cup Home Page at HockeyCanada.com
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