ROAD TO THE 2012 ESSO CUP

LEAGUE AND REGIONAL PLAYDOWNS 1) CLICK THE ‘BOOKMARKS’ TAB TO THE LEFT 2) CLICK THE LEAGUE LINKS TO VIEW THE PLAYOFF STRUCTURE

NOTE HOME TEAMS ARE LISTED SECOND

ATLANTIC REGIONAL

ROUND ROBIN

March 29 Tri-Pen 0 – 9 Moncton March 29 Capital District 1 – 4 Metro March 29 Tri-Pen 0 – 9 Northern March 30 Metro 2 – 1 Moncton March 30 Northern 2 – 1 Capital District March 30 Metro 7 – 1 Tri-Pen March 30 Moncton 3 – 0 Northern March 31 Capital District 6 – 2 Tri-Pen March 31 Northern 1 – 3 Metro March 31 Moncton 6 – 3 Capital District

TEAM GP W L T GF GA PTS Metro 4 4 0 0 16 4 8 Moncton 4 3 1 0 19 5 6 Northern 4 2 2 0 12 7 4 Capital District 4 1 3 0 11 14 2 Tri-Pen 4 0 4 0 3 31 0

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

April 1 Moncton 2 – 3 Metro

METRO BOSTON PIZZA 2012 ATLANTIC REGION CHAMPIONS ADVANCES TO 2012 ESSO CUP

PACIFIC REGIONAL

PACIFIC REGION CHAMPIONSHIP (BEST-OF-THREE)

FRASER VALLEY PHANTOM vs. THUNDER GAME 1 April 6 Edmonton 3 – 2 Fraser Valley GAME 2 April 7 Fraser Valley 1 – 3 Edmonton

EDMONTON WINS SERIES 2-0

EDMONTON THUNDER 2012 PACIFIC REGION CHAMPIONS ADVANCES TO 2012 ESSO CUP

WEST REGIONAL

WEST REGION CHAMPIONSHIP (BEST-OF-THREE)

NOTRE DAME HOUNDS vs. PEMBINA VALLEY HAWKS GAME 1 April 6 Pembina Valley 2 – 1 Notre Dame GAME 2 April 7 Notre Dame 2 – 3 P Pembina Valley

PEMBINA VALLEY WINS SERIES 2-0

PEMBINA VALLEY HAWKS 2012 WEST REGION CHAMPIONS ADVANCE TO 2012 ESSO CUP

ALBERTA MAJOR MIDGET FEMALE HOCKEY LEAGUE

PRELIMINARY ROUND (BEST-OF-THREE)

LLOYDMINSTER STEELERS vs. SHERWOOD PARK FURY GAME 1 February 17 Sherwood Park 1 – 2 OT GAME 2 February 19 Lloydminster 0 – 3 Sherwood Park GAME 3 February 20 Sherwood Park 1 – 2 OT Lloydminster

LLOYDMINSTER WINS SERIES 2-1

GRANDE PRAIRIE STORM vs. SAINTS GAME 1 February 17 Spruce Grove 3 – 6 GAME 2 February 18 Grande Prairie 3 – 0 Spruce Grove

GRANDE PRAIRIE WINS SERIES 2-0

CALGARY BRUINS vs. HIGHWOOD RAIDERS GAME 1 February 17 Highwood 1 – 4 GAME 2 February 18 Calgary 4 – 0 Highwood

CALGARY WINS SERIES 2-0

CALGARY FLYERS vs. CALGARY CHAOS GAME 1 February 16 Chaos 1 – 7 Flyers GAME 2 February 18 Flyers 1 – 2 Chaos GAME 3 February 19 Chaos 2 – 6 Flyers

CALGARY FLYERS WIN SERIES 2-1

QUARTER-FINALS (BEST-OF-FIVE)

EDMONTON THUNDER vs. GAME 1 February 25 Grande Prairie 1 – 4 Edmonton GAME 2 February 26 Grande Prairie 1 – 4 Edmonton GAME 3 March 2 Edmonton 5 – 1 Grande Prairie

EDMONTON WINS SERIES 3-0

ST. ALBERT SLASH vs. LLOYDMINSTER STEELERS GAME 1 February 25 Lloydminster 0 – 1 St. Albert GAME 2 February 26 Lloydminster 0 – 10 St. Albert GAME 3 March 2 St. Albert 7 – 1 Lloydminster

ST. ALBERT WINS SERIES 3-0

RED DEER CHIEFS vs. CALGARY FLYERS GAME 1 February 25 Calgary 0 – 3 Red Deer GAME 2 February 26 Red Deer 4 – 5 OT Calgary GAME 3 March 2 Calgary 3 – 2 Red Deer GAME 4 March 3 Red Deer 1 – 2 Calgary

CALGARY WINS SERIES 3-1

MEDICINE HAT TIGERS vs. CALGARY BRUINS GAME 1 February 25 Calgary 3 – 1 GAME 2 February 26 Calgary 2 – 0 Medicine Hat GAME 3 March 2 Medicine Hat 3 – 1 Calgary GAME 4 March 3 Medicine Hat 4 – 0 Calgary GAME 5 March 4 Calgary 3 – 4 2OT Medicine Hat

MEDICINE HAT WINS SERIES 3-2

SEMIFINALS (BEST-OF-FIVE)

EDMONTON THUNDER vs. ST. ALBERT SLASH GAME 1 March 10 St. Albert 2 – 5 Edmonton GAME 2 March 11 Edmonton 2 – 1 St. Albert GAME 3 March 16 St. Albert 1 – 4 Edmonton

EDMONTON WINS SERIES 3-0

MEDICINE HAT TIGERS vs. CALGARY FLYERS GAME 1 March 10 Calgary 0 – 3 Medicine Hat GAME 2 March 11 Calgary 4 – 5 Medicine Hat GAME 3 March 16 Medicine Hat 7 – 3 Calgary

MEDICINE HAT WINS SERIES 3-0

AMMFHL CHAMPIONSHIP (BEST-OF-FIVE)

EDMONTON THUNDER vs. MEDICINE HAT TIGERS GAME 1 March 24 Medicine Hat 3 – 4 OT Edmonton GAME 2 March 25 Medicine Hat 1 – 2 Edmonton GAME 3 March 30 Edmonton 1 – 4 Medicine Hat GAME 4 March 31 Edmonton 3 – 1 Medicine Hat

EDMONTON WINS SERIES 3-1

EDMONTON THUNDER 2012 AMMFHL CHAMPIONS ADVANCE TO PACIFIC REGIONAL

BRITISH COLUMBIA FEMALE MIDGET AAA HOCKEY LEAGUE

QUARTER-FINALS (BEST-OF-THREE)

KOOTENAY WILDCATS vs. GAME 1 March 9 Prince George 0 – 1 Kootenay GAME 2 March 10 Kootenay 6 – 4 Prince George

KOOTENAY WINS SERIES 2-0

SEMIFINALS (BEST-OF-THREE)

FRASER VALLEY PHANTOM vs. KOOTENAY WILDCATS GAME 1 March 16 Kootenay 0 – 2 Fraser Valley GAME 2 March 17 Fraser Valley 4 – 3 OT Kootenay

FRASER VALLEY WINS SERIES 2-0

THOMPSON OKANAGAN ROCKETS vs. FUSION GAME 1 March 16 Vancouver 1 – 2 Thompson-Okanagan GAME 2 March 17 Thompson-Okanagan 2 – 1 Vancouver

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN WINS SERIES 2-0

BCFMAAAHL CHAMPIONSHIP (BEST-OF-THREE)

FRASER VALLEY PHANTOM vs. THOMPSON-OKANAGAN ROCKETS GAME 1 March 23 Thompson-Okanagan 1 – 2 OT Fraser Valley GAME 2 March 24 Fraser Valley 3 – 4 Thompson-Okanagan GAME 3 March 25 Thompson-Okanagan 1 – 6 Fraser Valley

FRASER VALLEY WINS SERIES 2-1

FRASER VALLEY PHANTOM 2012 BCFMAAAHL CHAMPIONS ADVANCE TO PACIFIC REGIONAL

MANITOBA FEMALE MIDGET AAA HOCKEY LEAGUE

PRELIMINARY ROUND (BEST-OF-THREE)

YELLOWHEAD CHIEFS vs. PARKLAND PANTHERS GAME 1 February 14 Parkland 2 – 1 Yellowhead GAME 2 February 15 Yellowhead 4 – 3 Parkland GAME 3 February 20 Parkland 1 – 5 Yellowhead

YELLOWHEAD WINS SERIES 2-1

QUARTER-FINALS (BEST-OF-FIVE)

WINNIPEG AVROS vs. NORMAN WILD GAME 1 February 24 Norman 1 – 5 GAME 2 February 25 Winnipeg 6 – 1 Norman GAME 3 February 26 Norman 1 – 9 Winnipeg

WINNIPEG WINS SERIES 3-0

EASTMAN SELECTS vs. GAME 1 February 22 Winnipeg 4 – 1 Eastman GAME 2 February 24 Winnipeg 1 – 0 Eastman GAME 3 February 28 Eastman 2 – 4 Winnipeg

WINNIPEG WINS SERIES 3-0

PEMBINA VALLEY HAWKS vs. YELLOWHEAD CHIEFS GAME 1 February 24 Yellowhead 3 – 5 Pembina Valley GAME 2 February 26 Pembina Valley 7 – 0 Yellowhead GAME 3 March 2 Yellowhead 3 – 7 Pembina Valley

PEMBINA VALLEY WINS SERIES 3-0

WESTMAN WILDCATS vs. CENTRAL PLAINS CAPITALS GAME 1 February 24 Central Plains 1 – 4 Westman GAME 2 February 26 Westman 1 – 3 Central Plains GAME 3 February 28 Central Plains 2 – 4 Westman GAME 4 March 3 Westman 4 – 3 OT Central Plains

WESTMAN WINS SERIES 3-1

SEMIFINALS (BEST-OF-FIVE)

WINNIPEG AVROS vs. WESTMAN WILDCATS GAME 1 March 6 Westman 4 – 2 Winnipeg GAME 2 March 8 Winnipeg 4 – 3 Westman GAME 3 March 10 Westman 1 – 2 Winnipeg GAME 4 March 11 Winnipeg 3 – 2 Westman

WINNIPEG WINS SERIES 3-1

PEMBINA VALLEY HAWKS vs. WINNIPEG ICE GAME 1 March 4 Winnipeg 1 – 4 Pembina Valley GAME 2 March 9 Winnipeg 0 – 5 Pembina Valley GAME 3 March 10 Pembina Valley 4 – 1 Winnipeg

PEMBINA VALLEY WINS SERIES 3-0

MFMAAAHL CHAMPIONSHIP (BEST-OF-FIVE)

PEMBINA VALLEY HAWKS vs. WINNIPEG AVROS GAME 1 March 13 Winnipeg 0 – 9 Pembina Valley GAME 2 March 14 Pembina Valley 2 – 0 Winnipeg GAME 3 March 18 Winnipeg 2 – 5 Pembina Valley

PEMBINA VALLEY WINS SERIES 3-0

PEMBINA VALLEY HAWKS 2012 MFMAAAHL CHAMPIONS ADVANCE TO WEST REGIONAL

HOCKEY NEW BRUNSWICK

HNB CHAMPIONSHIP (BEST-OF-FIVE)

MONCTON ROCKETS vs. NORTHERN STARS GAME 1 February 4 Northern 2 – 3 Moncton GAME 2 February 5 Northern 1 – 4 Moncton GAME 3 February 11 Moncton 2 – 3 Northern GAME 4 February 12 Moncton 5 – 2 Northern

MONCTON WINS SERIES 3-1

MONCTON ROCKETS 2012 NEW BRUNSWICK CHAMPIONS ADVANCE TO ATLANTIC REGIONAL

HOCKEY NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR

ROUND ROBIN

February 3 Central 0 – 5 Tri-Pen February 3 Northern 1 – 8 Eastern February 4 Tri-Pen 3 – 2 Eastern February 4 Northern 3 – 9 Central February 4 Tri-Pen 9 – 1 Northern February 4 Central 2 – 2 Eastern

TEAM GP W L T GF GA PTS Tri-Pen 3 3 0 0 17 3 6 Eastern 3 1 1 1 12 6 3 Central 3 1 1 1 11 10 1 Northern 3 0 3 0 5 26 0

SEMIFINAL

February 4 Central 1 – 2 4OT Eastern

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

February 5 Eastern 1 – 6 Tri-Pen

TRI-PEN ICE 2012 NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR CHAMPIONS ADVANCE TO ATLANTIC REGIONAL

NOVA SCOTIA FEMALE MIDGET AAA HOCKEY LEAGUE

SEMIFINALS (BEST-OF-FIVE)

METRO BOSTON PIZZA vs. CAPE BRETON SCREAMING EAGLES GAME 1 February 25 Cape Breton 0 – 8 Metro GAME 2 February 26 Cape Breton 0 – 10 Metro GAME 3 March 2 Metro 10 – 1 Cape Breton

METRO WINS SERIES 3-0

EAST HANTS PENGUINS vs. NORTHERN STORM GAME 1 February 25 Northern 2 – 5 East Hants GAME 2 February 26 Northern 0 – 3 East Hants GAME 3 March 2 East Hants 1 – 2 Northern GAME 4 March 3 East Hants 2 – 1 Northern

EAST HANTS WINS SERIES 3-1

NSFMAAAHL CHAMPIONSHIP (BEST-OF-FIVE)

METRO BOSTON PIZZA vs. EAST HANTS PENGUINS GAME 1 March 10 East Hants 2 – 4 Metro GAME 2 March 11 East Hants 1 – 3 Metro GAME 3 March 16 Metro 4 – 0 East Hants

METRO WINS SERIES 3-0

METRO BOSTON PIZZA 2012 NSFMAAAHL CHAMPIONS ADVANCE TO ATLANTIC REGIONAL

ONTARIO WOMEN’S HOCKEY ASSOCIATION

PRELIMINARY ROUND

April 13 Mississauga 1 – 1 Toronto April 13 Kitchener 3 – 1 Cornwall April 13 Sarnia 0 – 5 Thunder Bay April 13 Nepean 2 – 4 St. Catharines April 13 Whitby 1 – 4 Kanata April 13 Markham-Stouffville 2 – 2 Oakville April 13 Clarington 2 – 0 North Bay April 13 Barrie 2 – 2 Brampton April 13 Toronto Leaside 1 – 1 Sault Ste. Marie April 13 Aurora 0 – 3 Waterloo April 13 Stoney Creek 1 – 0 Saugeen-Maitland April 13 Bluewater 4 – 2 Belleville April 13 Cornwall 2 – 0 Mississauga April 13 Toronto 1 – 1 Kitchener April 13 St. Catharines 1 – 4 Sarnia April 13 Thunder Bay 5 – 2 Nepean April 13 Oakville 4 – 4 Whitby April 13 Kanata 4 – 0 Markham-Stouffville April 13 Brampton 1 – 1 Clarington April 13 North Bay 3 – 0 Barrie April 13 Waterloo 3 – 4 Toronto Leaside April 13 Sault Ste. Marie 0 – 1 Aurora April 13 Belleville 0 – 3 Stoney Creek April 13 Saugeen-Maitland 0 – 0 Bluewater April 14 Cornwall 5 – 2 Toronto April 14 Kitchener 0 – 3 Mississauga April 14 St. Catharines 0 – 5 Thunder Bay April 14 Nepean 0 – 1 Sarnia April 14 Oakville 1 – 0 Kanata April 14 Markham-Stouffville 1 – 2 Whitby April 14 Brampton 0 – 5 North Bay April 14 Barrie 3 – 1 Clarington April 14 Waterloo 1 – 0 Sault Ste. Marie April 14 Aurora 2 – 3 Toronto Leaside April 14 Belleville 1 – 3 Saugeen-Maitland April 14 Bluewater 0 – 3 Stoney Creek

GROUP A TEAM GP W L T GF GA PTS Cornwall 3 2 1 0 8 5 4 Mississauga 3 1 1 1 4 3 3 Kitchener 3 1 1 1 4 5 3 Toronto 3 0 1 2 4 7 2 GROUP B Thunder Bay 3 3 0 0 15 2 6 Sarnia 3 2 1 0 5 6 4 St. Catharines 3 1 2 0 5 11 2 Nepean 3 0 3 0 4 10 0 GROUP C Kanata 3 2 1 0 8 2 4 Oakville 3 1 0 2 7 6 4 Whitby 3 1 1 1 7 9 3 Markham-Stouffville 3 0 2 1 3 8 1 GROUP D North Bay 3 2 1 0 8 2 4 Barrie 3 1 1 1 5 6 3 Clarington 3 1 1 1 4 4 3 Brampton 3 0 1 2 3 8 2 GROUP E Toronto Leaside 3 2 0 1 8 6 5 Waterloo 3 2 1 0 7 4 4 Aurora 3 1 2 0 3 6 2 Sault Ste. Marie 3 0 2 1 1 3 1 GROUP F Stoney Creek 3 3 0 0 7 0 6 Saugeen-Maitland 3 1 1 1 3 2 3 Bluewater 3 1 1 1 4 5 3 Belleville 3 0 3 0 3 10 0

QUALIFYING GAMES

April 14 Barrie 0 – 1 Kanata April 14 Mississauga 2 – 1 Cornwall April 14 Saugeen-Maitland 0 – 2 Waterloo April 14 Sarnia 1 – 2 Oakville

QUARTER-FINALS

April 14 Oakville 0 – 3 Thunder Bay April 14 Waterloo 3 – 1 Stoney Creek April 14 Mississauga 1 – 3 Toronto Leaside April 14 Kanata 2 – 0 North Bay

SEMIFINALS

April 15 Kanata 1 – 2 Thunder Bay April 15 Toronto Leaside 2 – 3 Waterloo

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

April 15 Waterloo 0 – 5 Thunder Bay

THUNDER BAY QUEENS 2012 OWHA CHAMPIONS ADVANCE TO 2011 ESSO CUP

HOCKEY PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

ROUND ROBIN

March 16 Kings County 7 – 4 Pownal March 16 Capital District 11 – 0 East Prince March 16 Western 2 – 1 Mid Isle March 17 Capital District 4 – 1 Pownal March 17 Western 3 – 4 East Prince March 17 Kings County 6 – 0 Mid Isle March 17 Western 2 – 1 Pownal March 17 Capital District 7 – 1 Mid Isle March 17 Kings County 5 – 5 East Prince

TEAM GP W L T GF GA PTS Capital District 3 3 0 0 22 2 6 Kings County 3 2 0 1 18 9 5 Western 3 2 1 0 7 6 4 East Prince 3 1 1 1 9 19 3 Pownal 3 0 3 0 6 13 0 Mid Isle 3 0 3 0 2 15 0

SEMIFINALS

March 18 East Prince 2 – 8 Capital District March 18 Western 1 – 4 Kings County

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

March 18 Kings County 1 – 2 Capital District

CAPITAL DISTRICT CYCLONES 2012 PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND CHAMPIONS ADVANCE TO ATLANTIC REGIONAL

HOCKEY QUEBEC

PRELIMINARY ROUND

April 12 Laval 0 – 4 Lac St-Louis April 12 Montréal 3 – 1 Laurentides-Lanaudière April 12 Mauricie 0 – 3 Québec-Chaud-Appalaches April 12 Bas St-Laurent 0 – 4 Richelieu April 12 Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 5 – 3 Outaouais April 12 Estrie 3 – 2 OT Abitibi-Témiscamingue

QUALIFYING GAMES

April 13 Laval 0 – 5 Richelieu April 13 Laurentides-Lanaudière 2 – 4 Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean April 13 Mauricie 0 – 5 Estrie April 13 Bas St-Laurent 2 – 1 Lac St-Louis April 13 Outaouais 3 – 2 Montréal April 13 Abitibi-Témiscamingue 1 – 5 Québec-Chaud-Appalaches April 13 Mauricie 2 – 6 Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean April 13 Laurentides-Lanaudière 1 – 0 Laval April 14 Abitibi-Témiscamingue 3 – 4 Outaouais April 14 Montréal 1 – 6 Lac St-Louis

QUARTER-FINALS

April 14 Richelieu 0 – 5 Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean April 14 Laurentides-Lanaudière 1 – 6 Estrie April 14 Outaouais 2 – 4 Bas St-Laurent April 14 Lac St-Louis 1 – 2 Québec-Chaud-Appalaches

SEMIFINALS

April 15 Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 3 – 0 Bas St-Laurent April 15 Estrie 3 – 1 Québec-Chaud-Appalaches

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

April 15 Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 2 – 1 Estrie

REBELLES DE SAGUENAY-LAC-ST-JEAN 2012 QUEBEC CHAMPIONS ADVANCE TO 2011 ESSO CUP

SASKATCHEWAN FEMALE MIDGET AAA HOCKEY LEAGUE

QUARTER-FINALS (BEST-OF-FIVE)

NOTRE DAME HOUNDS vs. BATTLEFORDS SHARKS GAME 1 February 25 Battlefords 0 – 12 Notre Dame GAME 2 February 26 Battlefords 2 – 12 Notre Dame GAME 3 March 1 Notre Dame 12 – 0 Battlefords

NOTRE DAME WINS SERIES 3-0

SASKATOON STARS vs. SWIFT CURRENT WILDCATS GAME 1 February 25 Swift Current 1 – 11 GAME 2 February 27 Saskatoon 5 – 1 Swift Current GAME 3 March 1 Swift Current 0 – 10 Saskatoon

SASKATOON WINS SERIES 3-0

WEYBURN GOLD WINGS vs. MELVILLE PRAIRIE FIRE GAME 1 February 27 Melville 0 – 4 Weyburn GAME 2 March 1 Weyburn 4 – 0 Melville GAME 3 March 2 Melville 2 – 6 Weyburn

WEYBURN WINS SERIES 3-0

REGINA REBELS vs. PRINCE ALBERT BEARS GAME 1 February 22 Prince Albert 4 – 1 Regina GAME 2 February 23 Prince Albert 2 – 1 Regina GAME 3 March 1 Regina 0 – 1 Prince Albert

PRINCE ALBERT WINS SERIES 3-0

SEMIFINALS (BEST-OF-FIVE)

NOTRE DAME HOUNDS vs. PRINCE ALBERT BEARS GAME 1 March 6 Prince Albert 1 – 5 Notre Dame GAME 2 March 8 Notre Dame 1 – 0 Prince Albert GAME 3 March 10 Prince Albert 0 – 4 Notre Dame

NOTRE DAME WINS SERIES 3-0

SASKATOON STARS vs. WEYBURN GOLD WINGS GAME 1 March 10 Weyburn 2 – 5 Saskatoon GAME 2 March 11 Saskatoon 5 – 1 Weyburn GAME 3 March 13 Weyburn 1 – 3 Saskatoon

SASKATOON WINS SERIES 3-0

SFMAAAHL CHAMPIONSHIP (BEST-OF-FIVE)

NOTRE DAME HOUNDS vs. SASKATOON STARS GAME 1 March 17 Saskatoon 2 – 3 3OT Notre Dame GAME 2 March 20 Notre Dame 3 – 2 Saskatoon GAME 3 March 23 Saskatoon 2 – 5 Notre Dame

NOTRE DAME WINS SERIES 3-0

NOTRE DAME HOUNDS 2012 SFMAAAHL CHAMPIONS ADVANCE TO WEST REGIONAL