2012 Esso Cup
The 2012 Esso Cup was Canada's fourth annual national women's midget hockey championship, which was played April 22–28, 2012 at MacLauchlan Arena inside the CARI Complex on the University of Prince Edward Island campus in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The Pembina Valley Hawks from Manitoba won the gold medal with a 4–2 victory over the Thunder Bay Queens in the championship game. The Edmonton Thunder captured a medal for the third consecutive year by winning the bronze.Teams
Standings
Scores
- Metro 5 - Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 1
- Pembina Valley 1 - Edmonton 0
- Thunder Bay 12 - Capital District 1
- Pembina Valley 4 - Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 0
- Thunder Bay 6 - Edmonton 1
- Metro 5 - Capital District 2
- Thunder Bay 8 - Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 1
- Pembina Valley 2 - Metro 1
- Edmonton 4 - Capital District 0
- Thunder Bay 5 - Metro 2
- Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 2 - Edmonton 1
- Pembina Valley 4 - Capital District 2
- Edmonton 4 - Metro 0
- Thunder Bay 5 - Pembina Valley 4
- Capital District 3 - Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 2
Playoffs
Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player: Michela Cava
- Top Scorer: Michela Cava
- Top Forward: Jessica Gazzola
- Top Defenceman: Madison Hutchinson
- Top Goaltender: Brittni Mowat
- Most Sportsmanlike Player: Breanna Lanceleve
Atlantic Region
Regional tournament held March 29–31 in Bathurst, New BrunswickQuebec
Midget Championship held April 12–15, 2012 at Laval, QuebecOntario Women's Hockey Association Championship held April 13–15, 2012 at Vaughan, OntarioWestern Region
Best-of-3 series played April 6–8, 2012 at Wilcox, SaskatchewanPacific Region
Best-of-3 series played April 6–8, 2012 at Surrey, British Columbia