2015 Esso Cup was Canada's seventh national women's midget hockey championship, played April 19–25, 2015 at Red Deer, Alberta. The Sudbury Lady Wolves defeated the host Red Deer Chiefs 2-1 in the final to win the gold medal. The Saskatoon Stars won the bronze medal.[1][2]

2015 Esso Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Red Deer Arena in Red Deer, AB
DatesApril 19–25, 2015
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Sudbury Lady Wolves
Runner-up Red Deer Chiefs
Third place Saskatoon Stars
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Sophie Shirley
MVPSophie Shirley
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Teams

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Result Team Region City
  Sudbury Lady Wolves Ontario Sudbury, ON
  Red Deer Chiefs Host Red Deer, AB
  Saskatoon Stars Western (SK) Saskatoon, SK
4 Central Plains Capitals Western (MB) Portage la Prairie, MB
5 Edmonton Thunder Pacific Edmonton, AB
6 Moncton Rockets Atlantic Moncton, NB

Round robin

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sudbury Lady Wolves 5 4 0 0 1 22 10 +12 12
2 Saskatoon Stars 5 4 0 0 1 20 11 +9 12
3 Red Deer Chiefs 5 2 1 0 2 13 13 0 8
4 Central Plains Capitals 5 2 0 2 1 14 9 +5 8
5 Edmonton Thunder 5 1 1 0 3 9 10 −1 5
6 Moncton Rockets 5 0 0 0 5 5 30 −25 0
Source: [citation needed]
Schedule and Results
Game Away team Score Home team Score Notes
1[permanent dead link] Saskatoon 2 Sudbury 3 Final
2[permanent dead link] Central Plains 0 Edmonton 1 SO Final
3[permanent dead link] Moncton 1 Red Deer 4 Final
4 Saskatoon 3 Central Plains 2 Final
5[permanent dead link] Sudbury 9 Moncton 1 Final
6[permanent dead link] Red Deer 2 Edmonton 0 Final
7[permanent dead link] Moncton 1 Central Plains 6 Final
8[permanent dead link] Edmonton 3 Saskatoon 5 Final
9[permanent dead link] Sudbury 7 Red Deer 2 Final
10[permanent dead link] Edmonton 4 Moncton 1 Final
11[permanent dead link] Central Plains 4 Sudbury 1 Final
12 Red Deer 2 Saskatoon 3 Final
13[permanent dead link] Edmonton 1 Sudbury 2 Final
14[permanent dead link] Moncton 1 Saskatoon 7 Final
15 Central Plains 2 Red Deer 3 SO Final

Playoffs

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Game Away team Score Home team Score Notes
Semi 1 Central Plains 0 Sudbury 3 Final
Semi 2 Red Deer 2 Saskatoon 1 SO Final
Bronze Central Plains 1 Saskatoon 5 Final
Gold Red Deer 1 Sudbury 2 Final

Individual awards

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  • Most Valuable Player: Sophie Shirley (Saskatoon)
  • Top Scorer: Sophie Shirley (Saskatoon)
  • Top Forward: Karli Shell (Sudbury)
  • Top Defenceman: Tamara McVannel (Central Plains)
  • Top Goaltender: Danika Ranger (Sudbury)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Nara Elia (Saskatoon)

Road to the Esso Cup

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Atlantic Region

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The Moncton Rockets advanced to the Esso Cup by winning tournament held April 2 – 5 at the Red Ball Internet Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick.[2]

Round Robin
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Host Moncton Rockets 4 4 0 0 19 6 +13 8
2 NSFMAAAHL Metro 4 3 1 0 7 5 +2 6
3 NBFMAAAHL Miramichi Northern Stars 4 2 2 0 13 13 0 4
4 PEIMMHL Mid Isle Wildcats 4 1 3 0 11 18 −7 2
5 HNL Western Warriors 4 0 4 0 7 15 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]
Medal Round
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score
Bronze Mid Isle 6 Miramichi 5
Gold Metro 1 Moncton 2

Quebec

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Quebec withdrew from Esso Cup competition for the second consecutive year. Hockey Canada awarded this berth to the Western region.[3]

Ontario

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The Sudbury Lady Wolves advanced to the Esso Cup by winning the OWMA championship played April 9 – 12, 2015 at Toronto, Ontario[4]

Playoffs
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score
Quarterfinals
QF 1 Sault Ste. Marie 1 Stoney Creek 0
QF 2 Sudbury 1 Whitby 0
QF 3 Aurora 3 Waterloo 1
QF 4 Saugeen-Maitland 2 Oakville 1
Semifinals
SF 1 Saugeen-Maitland 3 Sault Ste. Marie 2
SF 2 Aurora 1 Sudbury 2
Medal Games
Bronze Aurora 2 Sault Ste. Marie 3
Gold Sudbury 4 Saugeen-Maitland 1

Western Region

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The Central Plains Capitals and Saskatoon Stars both advanced to the Esso Cup. The Saskatchewan assumed the regular Western region position and Manitoba took Quebec's spot.[3]

Best-of-3 series
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L GF GA GD
MFMHL Central Plains Capitals 0 0 0 0 0 0
SFMAAAHL Saskatoon Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]

Pacific Region

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The Edmonton Thunder advanced to the Esso Cup by winning best-of-3 played April 3 – 5 at Edmonton, Alberta.

Best-of-3 series
Pos Qualification Team Pld W L GF GA GD
1 AMMFHL Edmonton Thunder 2 2 0 6 3 +3
2 BCFMAAAHL Northern Cougars 2 0 2 3 6 −3
Source: [citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Schedule announced for 2015 Esso Cup". Hockey Canada. January 23, 2015. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Atlantic Champions Will Open 2015 Esso Cup 2015 ESSO CUP". Hockeyscene.com schedule. January 23, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Quebec withdraws from Esso Cup". Prince Albert Herald. March 20, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-04-11. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  4. ^ "OWHA Provincials". Archived from the original on 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
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