2016 Esso Cup

2016 Esso Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)	Crescent Point Place in Weyburn, Saskatchewan
Dates	April 17–23, 2016
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Brantford Ice Cats
Runner-up	Express du Richelieu
Third place	Rocky Mountain Raiders
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)	Nicole Kelly
MVP	Nicole Kelly
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The 2016 Esso Cup was Canada's eighth national women's midget hockey championship, contested April 17–23, 2016 at Weyburn, Saskatchewan.^[1]^[2] 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.^[3]

Teams[edit]

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[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Rocky Mountain Raiders	5	3	0	1	1	10	7	+3	10
2	Brantford Ice Cats	5	3	0	1	1	16	12	+4	10
3	Saskatoon Stars	5	3	0	0	2	12	10	+2	9
4	Express du Richelieu	5	2	1	0	2	14	14	0	8
5	Weyburn Gold Wings	5	0	2	0	3	11	15	−4	4
6	Metro Boston Pizza	5	1	0	1	3	6	11	−5	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Schedule and 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[edit]


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[edit]

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[edit]

Atlantic Region[edit]

Tournament held March 31–April 3, 2016 at MacLauchlan Arena in Charlottetown, PEI.^[4]

Round Robin
Pos	Qualification	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	Pts
1	NSFMAAAHL	Metro Boston Pizza	4	3	1	0	0	11
2	NBFMAAAHL	Moncton Rockets	4	2	0	1	1	7
3	PEIMMHL	Kings County Kings	4	0	1	2	1	4
4	HNL	Western	4	0	2	0	2	4
5	Host	Central Storm	4	0	1	2	1	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Championship Game
Away Team	Score	Home Team	Score
Moncton Rockets	0	Metro Boston Pizza	4

Quebec[edit]

LHFDQ Midget AAA championship played April 2–3, 2016.^[5]

Playoffs
Game	Away Team	Score	Home Team	Score
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
Final	Élles de l'Estrie	2	Express du Richelieu	5

Ontario[edit]

The OWMA midget championship played April 7–10, 2016 at Toronto, Ontario^[6]

Playoffs
Game	Away Team	Score	Home Team	Score
Semifinals
Semi 1	Stoney Creek Sabres	1	Toronto Aeros	2
Semi 2	Brantford Ice Cats	2	Whitby Wolves	1
Medal Games
Final	Brantford Ice Cats	1	Toronto Aeros	0

Western Region[edit]

Best-of-3 series played April 1 – 2, 2016 at Shoal Lake, Manitoba^[7]

Best-of-3 series
Pos	Qualification	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
1	SFMAAAHL	Saskatoon Stars	2	2	0	5	2	+3
2	MFMHL	Yellowhead Chiefs	2	0	2	2	5	−3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Pacific Region[edit]

Best-of-3 series played April 1 – 2, 2016 at Prince George, British Columbia.^[8]

Best-of-3 series
Pos	Qualification	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
1	AMMFHL	Rocky Mountain Raiders	2	2	0	6	0	+6
2	BCFMAAAHL	Northern Capitals	2	0	2	0	6	−6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

References[edit]

^ "Schedule announced for 2016 Esso Cup". Hockey Canada. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
^ "Weyburn to host 2016 Esso Cup". Weyburn This Week. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
^ "Brantford Ice Cats crowned 2016 Esso Cup champions". The Hamilton Spectator. April 24, 2016.
^ "CENTRAL STORM TO HOST 2016 ATLANTIC". HockeyScene.com. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
^ LHFDQ website
^ OWHA Provincials
^ "Stars Manitoba-bound in search of second straight Esso Cup berth". Global News. 2016-04-01.
^ "Raiders sweep Pacific series". Prince George Citizen. 2016-04-02.

External links[edit]

2016 Esso Cup Home Page at HockeyCanada.com

[1] "Schedule announced for 2016 Esso Cup". Hockey Canada. Retrieved February 2, 2016.

[2] "Weyburn to host 2016 Esso Cup". Weyburn This Week. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2016.

[3] "Brantford Ice Cats crowned 2016 Esso Cup champions". The Hamilton Spectator. April 24, 2016.

[4] "CENTRAL STORM TO HOST 2016 ATLANTIC". HockeyScene.com. Retrieved February 2, 2016.

[5] LHFDQ website

[6] OWHA Provincials

[7] "Stars Manitoba-bound in search of second straight Esso Cup berth". Global News. 2016-04-01.

[8] "Raiders sweep Pacific series". Prince George Citizen. 2016-04-02.

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Teams[edit]

Round robin[edit]

Playoffs[edit]

Individual awards[edit]

Road to the Esso Cup[edit]

Atlantic Region[edit]

Quebec[edit]

Ontario[edit]

Western Region[edit]

Pacific Region[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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