| Tourney Name: | Esso Cup |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Size: | 250px |
| Dates: | April 17–23, 2016 |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Venues: | Crescent Point Place in Weyburn, Saskatchewan |
| Type: | other |
| Winners: | Brantford Ice Cats |
| Second: | Express du Richelieu |
| Third: | Rocky Mountain Raiders |
| Scoring Leader: | Nicole Kelly |
| Mvp: | Nicole Kelly |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
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]
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Tournament held March 31–April 3, 2016 at MacLauchlan Arena in Charlottetown, PEI.[4]
| width=35% | Away Team | Score | width=35% | Home Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moncton Rockets | 0 | Metro Boston Pizza | 4 |
LHFDQ Midget AAA championship played April 2–3, 2016.[5]
| Game | width=35% | Away Team | Score | width=35% | 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 | ||
The OWMA midget championship played April 7–10, 2016 at Toronto, Ontario[6]
| Game | width=35% | Away Team | Score | width=35% | 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 | ||
Best-of-3 series played April 1 – 2, 2016 at Shoal Lake, Manitoba[7]
Best-of-3 series played April 1 – 2, 2016 at Prince George, British Columbia.[8]