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)