2016 Esso Cup

2016 Esso Cup
Tournament details
Dates	April 17–23, 2016
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Crescent Point Place in Weyburn, Saskatchewan
Final positions
Champions	Brantford Ice Cats
Runner-up	Express du Richelieu
Third place	Rocky Mountain Raiders
Scoring leader(s)	Nicole Kelly
MVP	Nicole Kelly
← 2015

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

Result	Team	Region	City
01 !	Brantford Ice Cats	Ontario	Brantford, ON
02 !	Express du Richelieu	Quebec	Richelieu, Quebec
03 !	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

Rank	Team	W-L-OTW-OTL	GF	GA	Pts
Standings
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

Game	Away Team	Score	Home Team	Score	Notes
Schedule & Results
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

Game	Away Team	Score	Home Team	Score	Notes
Results
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.^[4]

Rank	Team	Qualification	W–L-OTW-OTL	Pts
Round Robin
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

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

Quebec

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

Game	Away Team	Score	Home Team	Score
Playoffs
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

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

Game	Away Team	Score	Home Team	Score
Playoffs
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

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

Rank	Team	Qualification	W–L	GF	GA
Best-of-3 series
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.^[8]

Rank	Team	Qualification	W–L	GF	GA
Best-of-3 series
1	Rocky Mountain Raiders	AMMFHL	2-0	6	0
2	Northern Capitals	BCFMAAAHL	0-2	0	6

References

↑ "Schedule announced for 2016 Esso Cup". Hockey Canada. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
↑ "Weyburn to host 2016 Esso Cup". Weyburn This Week. 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

2016 Esso Cup Home Page at HockeyCanada.com

Midget AAA Hockey in Canada

National
Championships

Telus Cup	1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Esso Cup	2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

See also	Esso Cup Award Winners Telus Cup Award Winners NHL Alumni

Leagues

Pacific	Men's Alberta British Columbia Women's Alberta British Columbia

West	Men's Manitoba Saskatchewan Women's Manitoba Saskatchewan

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

Atlantic	Men's New Brunswick-Prince Edward Island Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Women's New Brunswick Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island

Invitational
Tournaments

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