2010 Esso Cup

The 2010 Esso Cup was Canada's second annual national women's midget hockey championship, played April 18–24, 2010 at the Co-operators Centre at Evraz Place in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Thunder Bay Queens defeated the Notre Dame Hounds 4–3 in the gold medal game to win their first Esso Cup title. Thunder Bay's Kaitlyn Tougas was named the tournament's most valuable player.

Scores

 * Moncton 4 - Richelieu 1
 * Notre Dame 5 - Edmonton 2
 * Thunder Bay 2 - Regina 1
 * Notre Dame 5 - Richelieu 3
 * Edmonton 3 - Thunder Bay 2
 * Regina 4 - Moncton 2
 * Thunder Bay 5 - Richelieu 1
 * Notre Dame 4 - Moncton 3 (OT)
 * Regina 2 - Edmonton 1 (OT)
 * Thunder Bay 5 - Moncton 2
 * Richelieu 4 - Edmonton 3
 * Notre Dame 4 - Regina 2
 * Edmonton 3 - Moncton 2 (SO)
 * Thunder Bay 5 - Notre Dame 1
 * Regina 3 - Richelieu 1

Semi-finals

 * Thunder Bay 2 – Edmonton 1
 * Notre Dame 5 – Regina 0

Bronze-medal game

 * Edmonton 5 – Regina 1

Gold-medal game

 * Thunder Bay 4 – Notre Dame 3

Individual awards

 * Most Valuable Player: Kaitlyn Tougas (Thunder Bay)
 * Top Scorer: Brienna Gillanders (Notre Dame)
 * Top Forward: Janik Robichaud (Moncton)
 * Top Defenceman: Riana Magee (Edmonton)
 * Top Goaltender: Samantha Langford (Regina)
 * Most Sportsmanlike Player: Kaitlyn Quarrell (Thunder Bay)

Atlantic Region
Regional Tournament held March 18–20, 2010

Championship Game

 * Moncton 4 – Metro 1
 * Moncton advances to Esso Cup

Quebec
Dodge Cup Midget Championship held March 31 – April 4, 2010

Semi-finals

 * Bas St-Laurent 1 – Québec 0
 * Richelieu 3 – Lac St-Louis 1

Championship Game

 * Richelieu 4 – Bas St-Laurent 1
 * Richelieu wins Dodge Cup and advances to Esso Cup

Ontario
Ontario Women's Hockey Association Championship held April 9–11, 2010

Semi-finals

 * Stoney Creek 2 – Brampton 0
 * Thunder Bay 3 - Willowdale 0

Championship Game

 * Thunder Bay 1 – Stoney Creek 0
 * Thunder Bay wins championship and advances to Esso Cup

Western Region
Best-of-3 series played April 2–4, 2010
 * Notre Dame Hounds vs Pembina Valley Hawks


 * Game 1: Notre Dame 4 - Pembina Valley 3
 * Game 2: Notre Dame 3 - Pembina Valley 2
 * Notre Dame wins series and advances to Esso Cup

Pacific Region
Best-of-3 series played April 2–4, 2010
 * Thompson-Okanagan Rockets vs Edmonton Thunder


 * Game 1: Edmonton 5 - Thompson-Okanagan 0
 * Game 2: Edmonton 3 - Thompson-Okanagan 0
 * Edmonton wins series and advances to Esso Cup