2011 Esso Cup Explained

Tourney Name:Esso Cup
Year:2011
Size:250px
Dates:April 17–23, 2011
Num Teams:6
Venues:Servus Credit Union Place in St. Albert, Alberta
Type:other
Winners:Notre Dame Hounds
Second:Edmonton Thunder
Third:Toronto Aeros
Scoring Leader:Olivia Howe (Notre Dame)
Mvp:Morgan Glover
Prevseason:2010
Nextseason:2012

The 2011 Esso Cup was Canada's third annual national women's midget hockey championship, played April 17–23, 2011 at the Servus Credit Union Place in St. Albert, Alberta. The Notre Dame Hounds defeated the Edmonton Thunder 5-2 in the gold medal game to win their first Esso Cup title. Edmonton goaltender Morgan Glover was named the tournament's most valuable player.

Teams

width=20Result Team width=80Region City
West Wilcox, SK
Edmonton Thunder Pacific Edmonton, AB
Toronto Aeros Ontario Toronto, ON
4 Kodiaks du Lac St-Louis Quebec Kirkland, QC
5 St. Albert Slash Host St. Albert, AB
6 King's County Kings Atlantic Montague, PE

Round robin

Scores

Playoffs

Semi-finals

Bronze-medal game

Gold-medal game

Individual awards

Road to the Esso Cup

Atlantic Region

Regional Tournament held March 31-April 3, 2011 at Montague, Prince Edward Island[1]

Championship Game

Kings County advances to Esso Cup

Quebec

Dodge Cup Midget Championship held March 31-April 3, 2011 at Kirkland, Quebec[2]

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Championship Game

Lac St-Louis wins Dodge Cup and advances to Esso Cup

Ontario

Ontario Women's Hockey Association Championship held February 18–20, 2011 at Brampton, Ontario[3]

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Championship Game

Toronto wins championship and advances to Esso Cup

Western Region

Best-of-3 series played April 1–3, 2011 at Morden, Manitoba[4]

Notre Dame Hounds vs Pembina Valley Hawks

Notre Dame wins series and advances to Esso Cup

Pacific Region

Best-of-3 series played April 1–3, 2011 at Edmonton, Alberta[5]

Thompson-Okanagan Rockets vs Edmonton Thunder

Edmonton wins series and advances to Esso Cup

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EC.012. 2011-04-04. 2012-01-19. Hockey Canada.
  2. Web site: EC.014. 2011-04-06. 2012-01-19. Hockey Canada.
  3. Web site: EC.003. 2011-03-09. 2012-01-19. Hockey Canada.
  4. Web site: EC.015. 2011-04-07. 2012-01-19. Hockey Canada.
  5. Web site: EC.013. 2011-04-05. 2012-01-19. Hockey Canada.