2018 Esso Cup
# 2018 Esso Cup

The 2018 Esso Cup was Canada's tenth national women's midget hockey championship, contested April 22–28, 2018 at Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. This was the first time the championship has held in Nova Scotia. The St. Alberta Slash of Alberta defeated the Saskatoon Stars 2–1 in the gold medal game to defend their national title.

## Teams

| Result | Team | Region | City |
| - | - | - | - |
| | St. Albert Slash | Pacific | St. Albert, AB |
| | Saskatoon Stars | Western | Saskatoon, SK |
| | Pionnièeres le Lanaudière | Quebec | Repentigny, QC |
| 4 | Brampton Canadaettes | Ontario | Brampton, ON |
| 5 | Metro | Host | Halifax, NS |
| 6 | Northern Selects | Atlantic | Westville Road, NS |

## Round robin

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Saskatoon Stars | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 15 |
| 2 | St. Albert Slash | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 11 |
| 3 | Brampton Canadaettes | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 7 |
| 4 | Pionnieeres De Lanaudiere | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 7 |
| 5 | Northern Selects | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 4 |
| 6 | Metro | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 24 | −19 | 1 |

Schedule and Results :

| Game | Away team | Score | Home team | Score | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Saskatoon | 5 | Brampton | 0 | Final |
| 2 | Lanaudière | 2 | St. Albert | 3 | Final (SO) |
| 3 | Northern | 3 | Metro | 1 | Final |
| 4 | Saskatoon | 3 | Lanaudière | 0 | Final |
| 5 | Brampton | 5 | Northern | 4 | Final (SO) |
| 6 | Metro | 0 | St. Albert | 8 | Final |
| 7 | Northern | 2 | Lanaudière | 4 | Final |
| 8 | St. Albert | 1 | Saskatoon | 4 | Final |
| 9 | Brampton | 4 | Metro | 3 | Final (SO) |
| 10 | St. Albert | 4 | Northern | 1 | Final |
| 11 | Lanaudière | 2 | Brampton | 8 | Final |
| 12 | Metro | 0 | Saskatoon | 6 | Final |
| 13 | St. Albert | 6 | Brampton | 2 | Final |
| 14 | Northern | 2 | Saskatoon | 5 | Final |
| 15 | Lanaudière | 3 | Metro | 1 | Final |

## Playoffs

| Game | Away team | Score | Home team | Score | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Semi 1 | Lanaudiere | 1 | Saskatoon | 5 | Final |
| Semi 2 | Brampton | 1 | St. Albert | 2 | Final (OT) |
| Bronze | Lanaudiere | 2 | Brampton | 1 | Final |
| Gold | St. Albert | 2 | Saskatoon | 1 | Final |

    Statistics and game summaries available from HockeyCanada.com

## Individual awards

* Most Valuable Player: Mackenna Parker (Saskatoon)
* Top Scorer: Mackenna Parker (Saskatoon)
* Top Forward: McKenzie Hewett (St. Albert)
* Top Defenceman: Ashley Messier (Saskatoon)
* Top Goaltender: Sarah Vanier (Lanaudière)
* Most Sportsmanlike Player: Paige Whaley (Brampton)

## Road to the Esso Cup

### Atlantic Region

Northern Selects advance by winning regional championship played March 29–April 1, 2018 at Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Round Robin :

| Pos | Qualification | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | NSFMAAAHL | Northern Selects | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | +21 | 12 |
| 2 | NBFMAAAHL | Northern Lightning | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 7 |
| 3 | PEIMMHL | Mid Isle Wildcats | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 |
| 4 | HNL | Western Warriors | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 4 |
| 5 | Host | Eastern Ice Breakers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 24 | −19 | 0 |

Championship Game :

| Away Team | Score | Home Team | Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| Northern Lightning | 1 | Northern Selects | 7 |

### Quebec

Pionnièeres le Lanaudière advance by winning LHFDQ Midget AAA championship played April 13–15, 2018.

Playoffs :

| Game | Away Team | Score | Home Team | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Semifinals |||||
| Semi 1 | Chaudière-Appalache | 0 | Triolet | 5 |
| Semi 2 | Lanaudière | 3 | Estrie | 1 |
| Medal Games |||||
| Final | Triolet | 1 | Lanaudière | 2 |

### Ontario

Brampton Canadettes advance by winning Ontario Women's Hockey Association championship played April 5–8, 2018 at Toronto, Ontario

Playoffs :

| Game | Away Team | Score | Home Team | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Semifinals |||||
| Semi 1 | Brampton Canadaettes | 1 | Waterloo Ravens | 0 |
| Semi 2 | Oakville Hornets | 5 | Toronto Aeros | 0 |
| Medal Games |||||
| Final | Brampton Canadaettes | 2 | Oakville Hornets | 1 |

### Western Region

Saskatoon Stars advance by winning regional championship played April 6–7, 2018 at the T.G. Smith Centre in Steinbach, Manitoba.

Best-of-3 series :

| Pos | Qualification | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | SFMAAAHL | Saskatoon Stars | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 |
| 2 | MFMHL | Eastman Selects | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | −11 |

### Pacific Region

St. Albert advanced by winning regional championship played April 6–8, 2018 at Richmond, British Columbia. Best-of-3 series

Best-of-3 series :

| Pos | Qualification | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | AMMFHL | St. Albert Slash | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| 2 | BCFMAAAHL | Greater Vancouver Comets | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 |
