2013 Esso Cup

International ice hockey competition

2013 Esso Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)	Bill Copeland Sports Centre in Burnaby, BC
Dates	April 21–27, 2013
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	LHFDQ North
Runner-up	North Bay Ice Boltz
Third place	Edmonton Thunder
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)	Valérie Audet
MVP	Mikaeli Cavell
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The 2013 Esso Cup was Canada's fifth annual national women's midget hockey championship, played April 21–27, 2013 at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre in Burnaby, British Columbia. The LHFDQ North squad captured Quebec's first national title with a victory over Ontario's North Bay Ice Boltz in the gold medal game. The Edmonton Thunder captured a medal for the fourth consecutive year by winning the bronze.^[1]

Teams

Result	Team	Region	City
	LHFDQ North	Quebec	Montreal, QC
	North Bay Ice Boltz	Ontario	North Bay, ON
	Edmonton Thunder	Pacific	Edmonton, AB
4	Regina Rebels	Western	Regina, SK
5	Fraser Valley Phantom	Host	Langley, BC
6	Metro Boston Pizza	Atlantic	Halifax Regional Municipality, NS

Round robin

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Edmonton Thunder	5	3	2	0	0	21	13	+8	13
2	Regina Rebels	5	3	0	2	0	17	11	+6	11
3	LHFDQ North	5	3	0	0	2	20	11	+9	9
4	North Bay Ice Boltz	5	2	1	1	1	11	9	+2	9
5	Fraser Valley Phantom	5	1	0	0	4	7	16	−9	3
6	Metro Boston Pizza	5	0	0	0	5	4	20	−16	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Scores

North Bay 3 - Metro 0
Regina 5 - LHFDQ North 2
Edmonton 4 - Fraser Valley 2
North Bay 2 - Regina 1 (SO)
Edmonton 4 - Metro 1
LHFDQ North 5 - Fraser Valley 1
LHFDQ North 8 - Metro 1
Edmonton 5 - North Bay 4 (SO)
Regina 5 - Fraser Valley 1
LHFDQ North 3 - North Bay 1
Edmonton 5 - Regina 4 (OT)
Fraser Valley 3 - Metro 1
LHFDQ North 3 - Edmonton 2
Regina 2 - Metro 1
North Bay 1 - Fraser Valley 0

Playoffs

Semifinals			Gold Medal Game

4	North Bay	5

1	Edmonton	1
			4	North Bay	2

			3	LHFDQ North	5
3	LHFDQ North	6

2	Regina	3	Bronze Medal Game


			2	Regina	0

			1	Edmonton	1

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player: Mikaeli Cavell (Edmonton)
Top Scorer: Valérie Audet (LHFDQ North)
Top Forward: Jade Downie-Landry (LHFDQ North)
Top Defenceman: Corie Jacobson (North Bay)
Top Goaltender: Sabrina Picard (North Bay)
Most Sportsmanlike Player: Jodie Gentile (Fraser Valley)

Road to the Esso Cup

Atlantic Region

Tournament held April 4 – 7 at the Pictou Wellness Center in Pictou, Nova Scotia.^[2]

Round Robin
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Metro	4	3	0	1	22	3	+19	7
2	Moncton Rockets	4	3	1	0	15	4	+11	6
3	Capital District Cyclones	4	2	1	1	18	8	+10	5
4	Northern Storm (Host)	4	1	3	0	6	16	−10	2
5	Central Ice Pak	4	0	4	0	3	33	−30	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Final
Moncton	1
Metro	2

Metro advances to Esso Cup

Quebec

Dodge Cup played April 4 – 5, 2013 at Boucherville, Québec.

Semifinals			Final

1	West	3

4	South	2
			East	1

			North	2
3	East	1

2	North	2

LHFDQ North advances to Esso Cup.

Ontario

Ontario Women's Hockey Association Championship played April 4 – 7, 2013 at Ottawa, Ontario.^[3]

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final

Whitby	1

Saugeen-Maitland	2
		Saugeen-Maitland	1

		Thunder Bay	2
Thunder Bay	3

Sault Ste. Marie	1
				Thunder Bay	2

				North Bay	3
Toronto	0

Nepean	3
		Nepean	0

		North Bay	1
North Bay	4

Bluewater	1

North Bay advances to Esso Cup.

Western Region

Best-of-3 series played April 5 – 7, 2013 in Morden, Manitoba^[4]

Best-of-3 series
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Regina Rebels	2	2	0	5	3	+2
2	Pembina Valley Hawks	2	0	2	3	5	−2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Regina advances to Esso Cup.

Pacific Region

Fraser Valley Phantom vs Edmonton Thunder.

Edmonton automatically qualifies for Esso Cup as Fraser Valley is host team.

Pacific champion determined by 2013 Esso Cup round robin match on April 21, 2013.^[5]

References

^ "BURNABY, B.C., TO HOST 2013 ESSO CUP". Hockey Canada. 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
^ "2013 Female Midget Atlantics". Hockeyscene.com. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
^ "OWHA Website". Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
^ "REBELS WIN FEDORUK CUP". SFMAAAHL. 2013-03-27. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
^ "Edmonton downs Fraser Valley 4-2 in opener for Pacific Region title". Hockey Canada. 22 April 2013.

External links

Hockey Canada-Esso Cup Guide and Record Book
2013 Esso Cup Home Page at HockeyCanada.com
Atlantic Female Midget Hockey Championship Website

U18 Hockey in Canada

National
Championships

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Leagues

Atlantic	Men's New Brunswick-Prince Edward Island Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Women's New Brunswick Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island
Central	Men's Alliance Eastern Greater Toronto Great North Ontario East South Central Women's Ontario Women's Hockey Association
Quebec	Men's LHMAAAQ Women's LHFDQ
Pacific	Men's Alberta British Columbia Women's Alberta British Columbia
West	Men's Manitoba Saskatchewan Women's Manitoba Saskatchewan