| Tourney Name: | Esso Cup |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Dates: | April 22–28, 2018 |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Venues: | Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre in Bridgewater, NS |
| Type: | other |
| Winners: | St. Albert Slash |
| Second: | Saskatoon Stars |
| Third: | Pionnières de Lanaudière |
| Scoring Leader: | Mackenna Parker |
| Mvp: | Mackenna Parker |
| Prevseason: | 2017 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 Esso Cup was Canada's tenth national women's midget hockey championship, contested April 22–28, 2018 at Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.[1] [2] 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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
Northern Selects advance by winning regional championship played March 29–April 1, 2018 at Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador.[3] [4]
| width=35% | Away Team | Score | width=35% | Home Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Lightning | 1 | Northern Selects | 7 |
Pionnièeres le Lanaudière advance by winning LHFDQ Midget AAA championship played April 13–15, 2018.[5]
| Game | width=35% | Away Team | Score | width=35% | Home Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinals | ||||||
| Semi 1 | Chaudière-Appalache | 0 | Triolet | 5 | ||
| Semi 2 | Lanaudière | 3 | Estrie | 1 | ||
| Medal Games | ||||||
| Final | Triolet | 1 | Lanaudière | 2 | ||
Brampton Canadettes advance by winning Ontario Women's Hockey Association championship played April 5–8, 2018 at Toronto, Ontario[6]
| Game | width=35% | Away Team | Score | width=35% | 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 | ||
Saskatoon Stars advance by winning regional championship played April 6–7, 2018 at the T.G. Smith Centre in Steinbach, Manitoba.[7]
St. Albert advanced by winning regional championship played April 6–8, 2018 at Richmond, British Columbia.Best-of-3 series