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 Result Team Region City Notre Dame Hounds 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

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

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

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, Ontario

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 Notre Dame Hounds 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, Alberta 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

References

External links 2011 Esso Cup Home Page at HockeyCanada.com Hockey Canada-Esso Cup Guide and Record Book Road to the 2011 Esso Cup