1996 Esso Canadian National Championship

Monction, NB, March 21-24, 1996

The 1996 Canadian National Championship was held in Monction, New Brunswick from March 21-24, 1996. There were nine different provinces represented at this year's Esso Women's National Championship. Each province sends either an all-star team, or the team that wins the provincial championship for the highest level of women's hockey within that province. Team Quebec is the 1996 Champion!

For the 1996 Esso Women's National Championship, the provinces were divided into two groups, with Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, and Quebec in Pool A, and New Brunswick, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Saskatchewan in Pool B. The standings after the round-robin play and the results of all games are shown below.

Round Robin Results


  Pool A                  GP W  L  T GF GA PTS
  Team Quebec             4  3  0  1 38  6  7
  Edmonton Chimos (AB)    4  3  0  1 24  6  7
  Winnipeg (Man)          4  2  2  0  7 17  4
  Britannia Blues (BC)    4  1  3  0  9 19  2
  Pictou County (NS)      4  0  4  0  4 34  0

  Pool B                  GP W  L  T GF GA PTS
  North York Aeros (Ont)  3  3  0  0 19  1  6
  Maritime Blades (NB)    3  2  1  0 10  5  4
  Team Saskatchewan       3  1  2  0  4 17  2
  PEI Esso Tigers         3  0  3  0  2 12  0

Championship Day Results

Here are the results of the championship games played on the final day (March 24th) of competition:


 Gold medal Game:    Team Quebec 3 - Ontario 2 (OT)
 Bronze medal Game:  New Brunswick 4 - Alberta 3 (OT)
 Fifth place Game:   Manitoba 4 - Saskatchewan 2
 Seventh place Game: British Columbia 5 PEI 1

The gold game was broadcasted live on The Sports Network (TSN) and Le Reseau des Sports (RDS), Sunday, March 24, 1996 at 12:00 noon (EST).

Final Placings

Quebec (Team Quebec)
Ontario (North York Aeros)
New Brunswick (Maritime Sports Blades)
Alberta (Edmonton Chimos)
Manitoba (Winnipeg Sweat Camp Storm)
Saskatchewan (Team Saskatchewan)
British Columbia (Britannia Blues)
Prince Edward Island (PEI Esso Tigers)
Nova Scotia (Pictou County)

Championship Awards


 Most Valuable Player - Hayley Wickenheiser (Edmonton Chimos)
 Best Forward - Danielle Goyette (Team Quebec)
 Best Defence - Geraldine Heaney (North York Aeros)
 Best Goalkeeper - Jennifer Dewar (North York Aeros)
 Most Sportsmanlike - Stacy Wilson (Moncton Sports Blades)

Scores for Other Games


 THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1996
  Quebec 19 Nova Scotia 1
  B.C. 3 Manitoba 4
  Saskatchewan 0 New Brunswick 5
  Nova Scotia 1 Alberta 10
  Manitoba 1 Quebec 7
  Ontario 11 Saskatchewan 1
  New Brunswick 5 P.E.I. 1
  Alberta 5 B.C. 2

 FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1996
  Nova Scotia 1 Manitoba 2
  Ontario 4 P.E.I. 0
  Quebec 9 B.C. 1
  Manitoba 0 Alberta 6
  P.E.I. 1 Saskatchewan 3
  B.C. 3 Nova Scotia 1
  Alberta 3 Quebec 3
  New Brunswick 0 Ontario 4

 SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1996
  Alberta 4 Saskatchewan 1
  New Brunswick 8 Manitoba 1
  Ontario 5 Alberta 2
  Team Quebec 4 New Brunswick 1