Road to the 2019 Esso Cup: OWHA

Sudbury opened with a 21-game unbeaten run and potted 95 goals in 22 games to be Ontario’s best.

Quinton Amundson

A 19-1-2 record to top the Lower Lakes Female Hockey League made a loud-and-clear statement that the Sudbury Lady Wolves are determined to become the first Esso Cup host to win gold in the 11-year history of Canada’s National Female Midget Championship. The Lady Wolves opened the season with a 21-game unbeaten streak, suffering their lone loss in their final game of the season. Sudbury was prolific at both ends of the ice; it outscored its opponents 95-19 in 22 games, both LLFHL-leading totals. The goal tally is particularly notable, as they outpaced the second-best offensive team – the Toronto Aeros – by 14 goals (81).

Group A (Record in playdowns)
Mississauga Chiefs (2-1-0)
Peterborough Ice Kats (3-0-0)
Thunder Bay Queens (0-0-0)
Waterloo Ravens (2-1-3)

Group B (Record in playdowns)
Durham West Lightning (1-1-2)
Nepean Wildcats #1 (2-2-0)
North Halton Twisters (2-0-0)
Toronto Aeros (4-0-2)

Group C (Record in playdowns)
Burlington Barracudas (2-0-0)
Kitchener Lady Rangers (4-1-1)
Sault Ste. Marie Wildcats (0-0-0)
Toronto Leaside Wildcats (2-2-2)

Group D (Record in playdowns)
Kingston Ice Wolves (2-0-0)
North Bay Ice Boltz (0-0-0)
Saugeen-Maitland Lightning (0-0-0)
Stoney Creek Sabres (6-0-0)

Group E (Record in playdowns)
Hamilton Hawks (4-0-2)
London Devilettes (2-1-2)
Markham-Stouffville Stars (3-1-0)
Sudbury Lady Wolves (0-0-0)

Group F (Record in playdowns)
Barrie Sharks (0-0-0)
Chatham Outlaws (0-0-0)
Nepean Wildcats #2 (2-2-0)
Whitby Wolves (2-0-2)

FINAL STANDINGS (W-L-T)
Lower Lakes Female Hockey League
Central Division
Sudbury – 40 points (19-1-2)
Toronto Aeros – 35 points (15-2-5)
North Bay – 25 points (11-8-3)
Etobicoke – 23 points (9-8-5)
Aurora – 22 points (9-9-4)
Brampton – 21 points (9-10-3)
Barrie – 10 points (5-17-0)
Vaughan – 0 points (0-22-0)

East Division
Durham West – 33 points (15-4-3)
Kingston – 30 points (12-4-6)
Whitby – 27 points (11-6-5)
Markham-Stouffville – 22 points (8-8-6)
Toronto Leaside – 19 points (5-8-9)
Clarington – 17 points (7-12-3)
North York – 17 points (6-11-5)
Peterborough – 17 points (5-10-7)
West Northumberland – 16 points (5-11-6)

South Central Division
Mississauga – 37 points (16-1-5)
Burlington – 32 points (14-4-4)
Stoney Creek – 26 points (11-7-4)
Hamilton – 26 points (10-6-6)
Ancaster – 22 points (10-10-2)
Buffalo – 22 points (7-7-8)
Oakville – 21 points (7-8-7)
St. Catharines Brock – 18 points (6-10-6)
Brantford – 15 points (5-12-5)
North Halton – 13 points (2-11-9)
Flamborough – 10 points (3-15-4)

West Division
Chatham – 33 points (13-2-7)
Saugeen-Maitland – 27 points (11-6-5)
Kitchener – 26 points (10-6-6)
Cambridge – 19 points (8-11-3)
Waterloo – 18 points (6-10-6)
London – 16 points (6-12-4)
Bluewater – 15 points (6-13-3)

Ottawa District Women’s Hockey Association
Ottawa Senators – 26 points (10-4-6)
Ottawa Lady 67’s – 24 points (9-5-6)
Nepean #1 – 23 points (10-7-3)
Nepean #2 – 22 points (8-6-6)
Cornwall – 13 points (5-13-2)
Gloucester Cumberland – 12 points (4-12-4)

LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE
2018 (Brampton Canadettes – fourth place)

TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES
11 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2014 [host], 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)

LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
2016 (Brantford Ice Cats)

TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
3 (2010 – Thunder Bay Queens; 2015 – Sudbury Lady Wolves; 2016 – Brantford Ice Cats)