The 2011 Esso Cup was
Canada's
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third annual
national women's midget hockey championship, played April 17–23, 2011 at the
Servus Credit Union Place
Servus Credit Union Place (or Servus Place for short) is a $43-million multipurpose leisure centre that opened on September 30, 2006 in St. Albert, Alberta. At , Servus Place includes three NHL-sized arenas, an aquatic centre, fitness centre, indo ...
in
St. Albert, Alberta
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. The
Notre Dame Hounds
The Notre Dame Hounds are a junior "A" ice hockey team based in Wilcox, Saskatchewan, Canada. They are members of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). The Hounds also had a junior "B" team that played in the South Saskatchewan Junior ...
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
Round robin
Standings
Scores
* Lac St-Louis 5 - Kings County 0
* Edmonton 3 - Notre Dame 2 (SO)
* St. Albert 4 - Toronto 3 (SO)
* Notre Dame 6 - Lac St-Louis 0
* Edmonton 4 - Toronto 2
* St. Albert 5 - Kings County 0
* Toronto 5 - Lac St-Louis 1
* Notre Dame 14 - Kings County 0
* Edmonton 1 - St. Albert 0
* Toronto 9 - Kings County 2
* Edmonton 2 - Lac St-Louis 1
* Notre Dame 4 - St. Albert 3 (SO)
* Edmonton 10 - Kings County 0
* Notre Dame 3 - Toronto 1
* Lac St-Louis 4 - St. Albert 2
Playoffs
Semi-finals
* Notre Dame 5 - Toronto 1
* Edmonton 4 - Lac St-Louis 1
Bronze-medal game
* Toronto 4 - Lac St-Louis 0
Gold-medal game
* Notre Dame 5 - Edmonton 2
Individual awards
* Most Valuable Player: Morgan Glover (Edmonton)
* Top Scorer: Olivia Howe (Notre Dame)
* Top Forward: Olivia Howe (Notre Dame)
* Top Defenceman: Emma Korbs (Toronto)
* Top Goaltender: Morgan Glover (Edmonton)
* Most Sportsmanlike Player: Matana Skoye (St. Albert)
Road to the Esso Cup
Atlantic Region
Regional Tournament held March 31-April 3, 2011 at
Montague, Prince Edward Island
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Round robin
Championship Game
* Kings County 3 - Bathurst 1
:''Kings County advances to Esso Cup''
Quebec
Dodge Cup Midget Championship held March 31-April 3, 2011 at
Kirkland, Quebec
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Kirkland is primarily a residential comm ...
Quarter-finals
* Pionnières de Laurentides-Lanaudière 3 - Abitibi-Témiscamingue 1
* Kodiacs du Lac St-Louis 4 - Rapides de l'Estrie 1
* L'Express de l'Outaouais 3 - Rebelles de Laval 0
* Remparts du Richelieu 3 - Rafales de la Mauricie 0
Semi-finals
* Remparts du Richelieu 5 - Pionnières de Laurentides-Lanaudière 0
* Kodiacs du Lac St-Louis 1 - L'Express de l'Outaouais 0
Championship Game
* Kodiacs du Lac St-Louis 2 - Remparts du Richelieu 0
:''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
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,
Ontario
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Quarter-finals
* Stoney Creek 1 - Whitby 0
* Toronto 4 - Kingston 0
* Kanata 2 - Sarnia 0
* Thunder Bay 3 - Belleville 1
Semi-finals
* Thunder Bay 3 - Stoney Creek 0
* Toronto 5 - Kanata 2
Championship Game
* Toronto 4 - Thunder Bay 2
:''Toronto wins championship and advances to Esso Cup''
Western Region
Best-of-3 series played April 1–3, 2011 at
Morden, Manitoba
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:
Notre Dame Hounds
The Notre Dame Hounds are a junior "A" ice hockey team based in Wilcox, Saskatchewan, Canada. They are members of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). The Hounds also had a junior "B" team that played in the South Saskatchewan Junior ...
vs Pembina Valley Hawks
* Game 1: Notre Dame 3 - Pembina Valley 1
* Game 2: Notre Dame 4 - Pembina Valley 1
:''Notre Dame wins series and advances to Esso Cup''
Pacific Region
Best-of-3 series played April 1–3, 2011 at
Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...
,
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
:Thompson-Okanagan Rockets vs Edmonton Thunder
* Game 1: Edmonton 4 - Thompson-Okanagan 1
* Game 2: Edmonton 8 - Thompson-Okanagan 1
:''Edmonton wins series and advances to Esso Cup''
See also
*
Esso Cup
The Esso Cup is the Canadian national women's under-18 ice hockey club championship, sponsored by Esso. It is an annual event, sanctioned by Hockey Canada, that takes place each April. The current champions are the Durham West Lightning, who w ...
References
External links
2011 Esso Cup Home Page at HockeyCanada.comHockey Canada-Esso Cup Guide and Record Book
{{Midget AAA Hockey in Canada
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Esso Cup
The Esso Cup is the Canadian national women's under-18 ice hockey club championship, sponsored by Esso. It is an annual event, sanctioned by Hockey Canada, that takes place each April. The current champions are the Durham West Lightning, who w ...
Sport in St. Albert, Alberta