2016 Esso Cup

The 2016 Esso Cup was Canada's eighth national women's midget hockey championship, contested April 17–23, 2016 at Weyburn, Saskatchewan. The Brantford Ice Cats from Ontario captured the national championship with a 10-3 victory over Québec's Express du Richelieu in the gold medal game. The Rocky Mountain Raiders of Alberta won the bronze medal game.
==Teams==
 	
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Result	Team 	Region 	City
 	Brantford Ice Cats 	Ontario 	Brantford, ON
 	Express du Richelieu 	Quebec 	Richelieu, Quebec
 	Rocky Mountain Raiders	Pacific 	De Winton, AB
4 	Saskatoon Stars 	Western 	Saskatoon, SK
5 	Weyburn Gold Wings 	Host 	Weyburn, SK
6 	Metro Boston Pizza 	Atlantic	Halifax, NS
==Round robin==
 	
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Standings	Standings 	Standings 	Standings	Standings	Standings
Rank 	Team 	W-L-OTW-OTL	GF 	GA 	Pts
1 	Rocky Mountain Raiders	3-1-0-1 	10 	9 	10
2 	Brantford Ice Cats 	3-1-0-1 	16 	12 	10
3 	Saskatoon Stars 	3-2-0-0 	12 	10 	9
4 	Express du Richelieu 	2-2-1-0 	14 	14 	8
5 	Weyburn Gold Wings 	0-3-2-0 	11 	15 	4
6 	Metro Boston Pizza 	1-3-0-1 	6 	11 	4
 	
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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 	Richelieu 	1 	Metro 	0 	Final
2 	Brantford 	1 	Rocky Mountain 	2 	Final
3 	Saskatoon 	2 	Weyburn 	0 	Final
4 	Metro 	2 	Rocky Mountain 	0 	Final
5 	Richelieu 	2 	Saskatoon 	4 	Final
6 	Weyburn 	2 	Brantford 	4 	Final
7 	Rocky Mountain 	3 	Saskatoon 	1 	Final
8 	Brantford 	4 	Metro 	0 	Final
9 	Richelieu 	5 	Weyburn 	3 	Final
10 	Saskatoon 	2 	Brantford 	3 	Final
11 	Rocky Mountain 	3 	Richelieu 	2 	Final
12 	Weyburn 	3 	Metro 	2 	OT Final
13 	Richelieu 	5 	Brantford 	4 	SO Final
14 	Saskatoon 	2 	Metro 	1 	Final
15 	Weyburn 	3 	Rocky Mountain 	2 	OT Final
==Playoffs==
 	
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Results	Results 	Results	Results 	Results	Results
Game 	Away Team	Score 	Home Team 	Score 	Notes
Semi 1 	Saskatoon	0 	Brantford 	4 	Final
Semi 2 	Richelieu	4 	Rocky Mountain	3 	SO Final
Bronze 	Saskatoon	0 	Rocky Mountain	3 	Final
Gold 	Brantford	10 	Richelieu 	3 	Final
==Individual awards==
* Most Valuable Player: Nicole Kelly (Brantford)
* Top Scorer: Nicole Kelly (Brantford)
* Top Forward: Nicole Kelly (Brantford)
* Top Defenceman: Paige Cohoon (Brantford)
* Top Goaltender: Kate Lloyd (Rocky Mountain)
* Most Sportsmanlike Player: Léonie Philbert (Richelieu)
==Road to the Esso Cup==
===Atlantic Region===
Tournament held March 31–April 3, 2016 at MacLauchlan Arena in Charlottetown, PEI.
 	
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Round Robin	Round Robin 	Round Robin 	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin	Round Robin
Rank 	Team 	Qualification	W–L-OTW-OTL	Pts 	 	
1 	Metro Boston Pizza	NSFMAAAHL 	3-0-1-0 	11 	 	
2 	Moncton Rockets 	NBFMAAAHL 	2-1-0-1 	7 	 	
3 	Kings County Kings	PEIMMHL 	0-1-1-2 	4 	 	
4 	Western 	HNL 	0-2-2-0 	4 	 	
5 	Central Storm 	Host 	0-1-1-2 	4 	 	
===Quebec===
LHFDQ Midget AAA championship played April 2–3, 2016.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 	Citadelles de al Capitale-Nationale	2 	Express du Richelieu	4
Semi 2 	Hartangs du Troilet 	1 	Élles de l'Estrie 	2
Medal Games	Medal Games 	Medal Games	Medal Games 	Medal Games
Final 	Élles de l'Estrie 	2 	Express du Richelieu	5
===Ontario===
The OWMA midget championship played April 7–10, 2016 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 	Stoney Creek Sabres	1 	Toronto Aeros	2
Semi 2 	Brantford Ice Cats 	2 	Whitby Wolves	1
Medal Games	Medal Games 	Medal Games	Medal Games 	Medal Games
Final 	Brantford Ice Cats 	1 	Toronto Aeros	0
===Western Region===
Best-of-3 series played April 1 – 2, 2016 at Shoal Lake, 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 	5 	2
2 	Yellowhead Chiefs	MFMHL 	0-2 	2 	5
===Pacific Region===
Best-of-3 series played April 1 – 2, 2016 at Prince George, 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
1 	Rocky Mountain Raiders	AMMFHL 	2-0 	6 	0
2 	Northern Capitals 	BCFMAAAHL 	0-2 	0 	6
==See also==
* Esso Cup
==References==
==External links==
* 2016 Esso Cup Home Page at HockeyCanada.com
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