ROAD TO THE 2017 ESSO CUP – MFMHL
PLAYOFF MATCH-UPS
1) Westman Wildcats vs. 8) Interlake Lightning
2) Pembina Valley Hawks vs. 7) Central Plains Capitals
3) Winnipeg Avros vs. 6) Norman Wild
4) Yellowhead Chiefs vs. 5) Eastman Selects
FINAL STANDINGS (W-L-OTL)
Westman – 51 points (25-2-1)
Pembina Valley – 42 points (20-6-2)
Winnipeg – 40 points (20-8-0)
Yellowhead – 38 points (19-9-0)
Eastman – 30 points (13-11-4)
Norman – 19 points (9-18-1)
Central Plains – 15 points (6-19-3)
Interlake – 4 points (1-25-2)
LEADING SCORERS
Ashton Bell (Westman) – 35G 18A 53P
Makenzie McCallum (Pembina Valley) – 28G 9A 37P
Sage McElroy-Scott (Pembina Valley) – 17G 20A 37P
Tatum Amy (Yellowhead) – 27G 8A 35P
Brooklyn Platt (Pembina Valley) – 11G 21A 32P
LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE
2015 (Central Plains Capitals – fourth place)
TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES
3 (2009, 2012, 2015)
LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
2012 (Pembina Valley Hawks)
TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
2 (2012 – Pembina Valley Hawks; 2009 – Westman Wildcats)
TOP REGULAR SEASON TEAM – WESTMAN WILDCATS
The Pembina Valley Hawks are the Esso Cup hosts and got most of the attention in the MFMHL this season, but it was the Westman Wildcats who topped the regular-season standings thanks in large part to a season-ending 18-game winning streak – a 2-1 loss to the Yellowhead Chiefs on Nov. 23 was the last blemish on their record. Westman captain Ashton Bell – who also wore the ‘C’ with Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team, shredded the competition for a league-leading 35 goals and 53 points in just 22 games, while goaltender Jenna Marshall was a perfect 13-0 while posting a 1.38 goals-against average that ranked second in the MFMHL.
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