Road to the 2018 Esso Cup: NSFMHL
A 19-game unbeaten streak to open the season helped the Selects to first place in the Nova Scotia Female Midget Hockey League
PLAYOFF MATCH-UPS
Nova Scotia 1) Northern Selects vs. 6) East Hants Penguins 2) Cape Breton Panthers vs. 3) Metro Boston Pizza
New Brunswick 1) Moncton Rockets 2) Northern Lightning 3) Fundy Nationals
New Brunswick teams will compete in provincials from March 23-25.
FINAL STANDINGS (W-L-T) Northern Selects – 39 points (18-2-3) Cape Breton – 32 points (14-6-4) Metro – 30 points (13-7-4) Moncton – 27 points (13-10-1) Northern Lightning – 26 points (12-10-2) East Hants – 12 points (5-17-2) Fundy – 0 points (0-23-0)
LEADING SCORERS Erica Plourde (Northern Lightning) – 43G 18A 61P Ellen Laurence (Metro) – 26G 22A 48P Aimee O’Neill (Cape Breton) – 28G 15A 43P Mireille Martin (Moncton) – 16G 22A 38P Madison Gray (Metro) – 16G 16A 32P
LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE 2016 (Metro Boston Pizza – sixth place)
TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES 3 (2012, 2013, 2016)
LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP none
TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS none
TOP REGULAR SEASON TEAM – NORTHERN SELECTS The Northern Selects roared out of the gate, starting their season on a 19-game unbeaten streak, and cruised through the NSFMHL to take the regular-season title. Their strong start helped them finish seven points clear of second-place Cape Breton. The Selects were dominant at both ends of the ice, finishing atop the league in goals for (116) and goals against (45). Goaltending got the job done for the Selects; the tandem of Jenna Landry and Lily Currie were one-two in goals-against average – 1.86 and 1.91, respectively – and Landry topped the league with three shutouts.
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