1998 Esso Canadian National Championship

Calgary, Alberta, March 19-22, 1998

The 1998 Canadian National Championship was held in Calgary, Alberta from March 19-22, 1998. 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.

Congratulations to the Alberta Oval X-Treme for winning the 1998 Esso Canadian National Championship! They defeated the North York Beatrice Aeros by a score of 3-2 in the first period of overtime.

The provinces at the 1998 Esso Women's National Championship were divided into two pools. The winner from each pool was given a bye into the semi-final, while the 2nd and 3rd placed teams in each pool played a quarter-final game before advancing to the semi-finals. The pool standings after the round-robin play were as follows:


  Pool A           GP W L GF GA PTS
   Ontario          4 0 0 33  3  8  * bye to semi-final
   Alberta          3 1 0 20  5  6
   Saskatchewan     2 2 0 10  9  4
   Nova Scotia      1 3 0  6 33  2
   Manitoba         0 4 0  5 24  0

  Pool B           GP W L GF GA PTS
   Quebec           4 0 0 24  3  8  * bye to semi-final
   Alberta Host     3 1 0 17  7  6
   New Brunswick    2 2 0 11  8  4
   British Columbia 1 3 0 10 15  2
   P.E.I.           0 4 0  5 34  0

Championship Day Results

Here are the results of the championship games played on the final day (March 22nd) of competition. The gold game was broadcasted live on The Sports Network (TSN):

Gold medal Game: Alberta 3 -vs- Ontario 2 (OT)
Bronze medal Game: Alberta Host 4 -vs- Team Quebec 2
Fifth place Game: Saskatchewan 3 -vs- New Brunswick 4

And here are the final placings for the tournament. There were no 7th and 9th place games:

1. Alberta (Oval X-Treme)
2. Ontario (North York Aeros)
3. Alberta Host (Edmonton Chimos)
4. Quebec (all stars)
5. New Brunswick (Maritime Sports Blades) (all stars)
6. Saskatchewan (all stars)
7. Manitoba (Tazmanian Devils)
7. Prince Edward Island (all stars)
7. British Columbia (New Westminster Lightning)
7. Nova Scotia (Selects)

Championship Awards


   MV Defense: Therese Brisson - New Brunswick
   MV Forward: Amanda Benoit - Ontario
   MV Goalie:  Colette Prefontaine - Alberta Host
   MV Player:  France St-Louis - Quebec
   MSportsman Like Player: Dana Antal - Alberta

Results for All Games


  Thursday, March 19, 1998
     Nova Scotia -vs- Ontario 0 - 15
     New Brunswick -vs- British Columbia 3 - 2
     Quebec -vs- P.E.I 12 - 0
     Alberta -vs- Saskatchewan 4 - 0
     British Columbia -vs- Host 0 - 4
     Ontario -vs- Manitoba 11 - 1
     P.E.I -vs- New Brunswick 0 - 5
     Saskatchewan -vs- Nova Scotia 7 - 2
     Manitoba -vs- Alberta 1 - 7
     Host -vs- Quebec 0 - 4

  Friday, March 20, 1998
     Manitoba -vs- Nova Scotia 3 - 4
     P.E.I -vs- Host 2 - 10
     Ontario -vs- Saskatchewan 3 - 1
     Quebec -vs- British Columbia 5 - 1
     Host -vs- New Brunswick 3 - 1
     Nova Scotia -vs- Alberta 0 - 8
     Saskatchewan -vs- Manitoba 2 - 0
     British Columbia -vs- P.E.I 7 - 3
     New Brunswick -vs- Quebec 2 - 3
     Alberta -vs- Ontario 1 - 4

  Saturday, March 21, 1998
     Nova Scotia (4A) -vs- PEI (5B) 2 - 5
     British Columbia (4B) -vs- Manitoba (5A) 3 - 0
     Host (2B) -vs- Saskatchewan (3A) 5 - 1 (Quarterfinal)
     Alberta (2A) -vs- New Brunswick (3B) 6 - 2 (Quarterfinal)
     Ontario (1A) -vs- Host 3 - 0  (Semi final)
     Quebec (1B) -vs- Alberta 1 - 2  (Semi final)

  Sunday, March 22, 1998
     Saskatchewan -vs- New Brunswick 3 - 4 (5th place)
     Alberta Host 4 -vs- Team Quebec 2 (bronze medal)
     Alberta 3 -vs- Ontario 2 (OT) (gold medal)