2015 Esso Cup

2015 Esso Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Red Deer Arena in Red Deer, AB
DatesApril 19–25, 2015
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Sudbury Lady Wolves
Runners-up Red Deer Chiefs
Third place Saskatoon Stars
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Sophie Shirley
Awards
MVPSophie Shirley

2015 Esso Cup was Canada's seventh national women's midget hockey championship, played April 19–25, 2015 at Red Deer, Alberta. The Sudbury Lady Wolves defeated the host Red Deer Chiefs 2-1 in the final to win the gold medal. The Saskatoon Stars won the bronze medal.[1][2]

Teams

Result Team Region City
Sudbury Lady Wolves Ontario Sudbury, ON
Red Deer Chiefs Host Red Deer, AB
Saskatoon Stars Western (SK) Saskatoon, SK
4 Central Plains Capitals Western (MB) Portage la Prairie, MB
5 Edmonton Thunder Pacific Edmonton, AB
6 Moncton Rockets Atlantic Moncton, NB

Round robin

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sudbury Lady Wolves 5 4 0 0 1 22 10 +12 12
2 Saskatoon Stars 5 4 0 0 1 20 11 +9 12
3 Red Deer Chiefs 5 2 1 0 2 13 13 0 8
4 Central Plains Capitals 5 2 0 2 1 14 9 +5 8
5 Edmonton Thunder 5 1 1 0 3 9 10 −1 5
6 Moncton Rockets 5 0 0 0 5 5 30 −25 0
Source:
Schedule and Results
Game Away team Score Home team Score Notes
1 Saskatoon 2 Sudbury 3 Final
2 Central Plains 0 Edmonton 1 SO Final
3 Moncton 1 Red Deer 4 Final
4 Saskatoon 3 Central Plains 2 Final
5 Sudbury 9 Moncton 1 Final
6 Red Deer 2 Edmonton 0 Final
7 Moncton 1 Central Plains 6 Final
8 Edmonton 3 Saskatoon 5 Final
9 Sudbury 7 Red Deer 2 Final
10 Edmonton 4 Moncton 1 Final
11 Central Plains 4 Sudbury 1 Final
12 Red Deer 2 Saskatoon 3 Final
13 Edmonton 1 Sudbury 2 Final
14 Moncton 1 Saskatoon 7 Final
15 Central Plains 2 Red Deer 3 SO Final

Playoffs

Game Away team Score Home team Score Notes
Semi 1 Central Plains 0 Sudbury 3 Final
Semi 2 Red Deer 2 Saskatoon 1 SO Final
Bronze Central Plains 1 Saskatoon 5 Final
Gold Red Deer 1 Sudbury 2 Final

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Sophie Shirley (Saskatoon)
  • Top Scorer: Sophie Shirley (Saskatoon)
  • Top Forward: Karli Shell (Sudbury)
  • Top Defenceman: Tamara McVannel (Central Plains)
  • Top Goaltender: Danika Ranger (Sudbury)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Nara Elia (Saskatoon)

Road to the Esso Cup

Atlantic Region

The Moncton Rockets advanced to the Esso Cup by winning tournament held April 2 – 5 at the Red Ball Internet Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick.[2]

Round Robin
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Host Moncton Rockets 4 4 0 0 19 6 +13 8
2 NSFMAAAHL Metro 4 3 1 0 7 5 +2 6
3 NBFMAAAHL Miramichi Northern Stars 4 2 2 0 13 13 0 4
4 PEIMMHL Mid Isle Wildcats 4 1 3 0 11 18 −7 2
5 HNL Western Warriors 4 0 4 0 7 15 −8 0
Source:
Medal Round
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score
Bronze Mid Isle 6 Miramichi 5
Gold Metro 1 Moncton 2

Quebec

Quebec withdrew from Esso Cup competition for the second consecutive year. Hockey Canada awarded this berth to the Western region.[3]

Ontario

The Sudbury Lady Wolves advanced to the Esso Cup by winning the OWMA championship played April 9 – 12, 2015 at Toronto, Ontario[4]

Playoffs
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score
Quarterfinals
QF 1 Sault Ste. Marie 1 Stoney Creek 0
QF 2 Sudbury 1 Whitby 0
QF 3 Aurora 3 Waterloo 1
QF 4 Saugeen-Maitland 2 Oakville 1
Semifinals
SF 1 Saugeen-Maitland 3 Sault Ste. Marie 2
SF 2 Aurora 1 Sudbury 2
Medal Games
Bronze Aurora 2 Sault Ste. Marie 3
Gold Sudbury 4 Saugeen-Maitland 1

Western Region

The Central Plains Capitals and Saskatoon Stars both advanced to the Esso Cup. The Saskatchewan assumed the regular Western region position and Manitoba took Quebec's spot.[3]

Best-of-3 series
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L GF GA GD
– MFMHL Central Plains Capitals 0 0 0 0 0 0
– SFMAAAHL Saskatoon Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:

Pacific Region

The Edmonton Thunder advanced to the Esso Cup by winning best-of-3 played April 3 – 5 at Edmonton, Alberta.

Best-of-3 series
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L GF GA GD
1 AMMFHL Edmonton Thunder 2 2 0 6 3 +3
2 BCFMAAAHL Northern Cougars 2 0 2 3 6 −3
Source:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Schedule announced for 2015 Esso Cup". Hockey Canada. January 23, 2015. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Atlantic Champions Will Open 2015 Esso Cup 2015 ESSO CUP". Hockeyscene.com schedule. January 23, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Quebec withdraws from Esso Cup". Prince Albert Herald. March 20, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-04-11. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  4. ^ "OWHA Provincials". Archived from the original on 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
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