National Women's Under-18 Championship

The National Women's Under-18 Championship is a Canadian women's ice hockey tournament held by Hockey Canada for provincial and regional teams organized by its member branches. It is one of two national championships for female minor hockey in Canada, the other being the Esso Cup, which is a competition for midget 'AAA' clubs.
==History==
During its early years, the tournament was known as the Women's Under-18 Hockey Challenge and was not an annual event. The inaugural tournament was held in February 2001 in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. It was a six team tournament that featured regional teams: West (Manitoba/Saskatchewan), Quebec, Atlantic, Pacific (British Columbia/Alberta), and split squads from Ontario (Red and Blue). The second Under-18 Challenge took place in January 2005 at Salmon Arm, British Columbia. This time the four western provinces entered separate teams, but the Atlantic provinces remained together.
In 2005, Hockey Canada restructured the Under-18 Challenge, moving to November and renaming it the National Women's Under-18 Championship. The first was held in November 2005, the same calendar year as the previous tournament. Both 2005 championships were won by the Ontario Red team.
The tournament is now held each year in November, but is skipped every fourth season when the women's hockey competition at the Canada Winter Games takes its place. Ontario teams have won every gold medal at this event. Notable alumni of this tournament are Canadian national team veterans Meghan Agosta, Gillian Apps, and Sarah Vaillancourt.
==Results==
Year 	Season 	Gold Medal 	Silver Medal 	Bronze Medal 	Location
2023 	2023-24	Ontario Red 	Quebec 	British Columbia 	Dawson Creek, British Columbia
2022 	2022-23	No event held due to 2023 Canada Winter Games Hockey Tournament 	No event held due to 2023 Canada Winter Games Hockey Tournament 	No event held due to 2023 Canada Winter Games Hockey Tournament 	No event held due to 2023 Canada Winter Games Hockey Tournament
2021 	2021-22	Event Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Event Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Event Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Dawson Creek, British Columbia
2020 	2020-21	Event Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Event Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Event Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Dawson Creek, British Columbia
2019 	2019-20	Ontario Red 	Saskatchewan 	Quebec 	Winkler/Morden, Manitoba
2018 	2018-19	No event held due to 2019 Canada Winter Games Hockey Tournament 	No event held due to 2019 Canada Winter Games Hockey Tournament 	No event held due to 2019 Canada Winter Games Hockey Tournament 	No event held due to 2019 Canada Winter Games Hockey Tournament
2017 	2017-18	Ontario Red 	Ontario Blue 	British Columbia 	Quebec City, QC
2016 	2016-17	Ontario Red 	Quebec 	British Columbia 	Regina, SK
2015 	2015-16	Ontario Red 	Manitoba 	Ontario Blue 	Huntsville, ON
2014 	2014-15	No event held due to 2015 Canada Winter Games Hockey Tournament 	No event held due to 2015 Canada Winter Games Hockey Tournament 	No event held due to 2015 Canada Winter Games Hockey Tournament 	No event held due to 2015 Canada Winter Games Hockey Tournament
2013 	2013-14	Ontario Red 	Ontario Blue 	Alberta 	Calgary, AB
2012 	2012-13	Ontario Blue 	Manitoba 	Ontario Red 	Dawson Creek, BC
2011 	2011-12	Ontario Red 	Quebec 	Manitoba 	Saguenay, QC
2010 	2010-11	No event held due to 2011 Canada Winter Games Hockey Tournament 	No event held due to 2011 Canada Winter Games Hockey Tournament 	No event held due to 2011 Canada Winter Games Hockey Tournament 	No event held due to 2011 Canada Winter Games Hockey Tournament
2009 	2009-10	Ontario Red 	Ontario Blue 	Quebec 	Surrey, BC
2008 	2008-09	Ontario Red 	Quebec 	Manitoba 	Greater Napanee, ON
2007 	2007-08	Ontario Red 	Quebec 	Manitoba 	Trois-Rivières, QC
2006 	2006-07	No event held due to 2007 Canada Winter Games Hockey Tournament 	No event held due to 2007 Canada Winter Games Hockey Tournament 	No event held due to 2007 Canada Winter Games Hockey Tournament 	No event held due to 2007 Canada Winter Games Hockey Tournament
2005 (Nov)	2005-06	Ontario Red 	Quebec 	Atlantic 	Salmon Arm, BC
2005 (Jan)	2004-05	Ontario Red 	Quebec 	British Columbia 	Salmon Arm, BC
2004 	2003-04	No event held due to 2003 Canada Winter Games Women's Hockey Tournament	No event held due to 2003 Canada Winter Games Women's Hockey Tournament	No event held due to 2003 Canada Winter Games Women's Hockey Tournament	No event held due to 2003 Canada Winter Games Women's Hockey Tournament
2001 	2000-01	Ontario Red 	Quebec 	West 	Trois-Rivières, QC
;1997 tournament 
There was an unofficial tournament played in Summerside in 1997.
*Gold medal Game: Quebec 2 Ontario 1
*Bronze medal Game: Saskatchewan 4 Alberta 3
Final ranking
#Quebec
#Ontario
#Saskatchewan
#Alberta
#New Brunswick
#Manitoba
#Newfoundland
#Prince Edward Island
#Nova Scotia
==Most Valuable Player==
Year	Name 	Team
2022	No event held 	No event held
2021	No event held due to COVID-19 pandemic	No event held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020	No event held due to COVID-19 pandemic	No event held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019	Ashley Messier 	Saskatchewan
2018	No event held 	No event held
2017	Sarah Fillier 	Ontario Red
2016	Amy Potomak 	British Columbia
2015	Amy Potomak 	British Columbia
2013	Rebecca Leslie 	Ontario Red
2012	Halli Krzyzaniak 	Manitoba
2011	Jaimie McDonell 	Ontario Red
2009	Meghan Dufault 	Manitoba
2008	Marie-Philip Poulin 	Quebec
2007	Audrey Cournoyer 	Quebec
2005	Laura Fridfinnson 	Manitoba
==See also==
* Esso Cup
==External links==
* National Women's U-18 Championship Website
* Hockey Canada National Women's U-18 Championship Guide and Record Book
==References==
Category:Ice hockey tournaments