1999 Esso Canadian National Championship

Mississauga, Ontario, March 25-28 1999

Imperial Oil Ltd is the proud sponsor of the Esso Women's National Championship, which was held March 25th-28th at the new Hershey Centre in Mississauga. This year was the eighteenth edition of the annual classic and featured teams from eight provinces. The eight provinces in attendance were divided into two groups, as follows: Pool A - Alberta, Quebec, Saskatchewan, PEI; Pool B - Ontario, New Brunswick, British Columbia, Manitoba.

Co-hosting the 1999 event were the Canadian Hockey Association, Ontario Women's Hockey Association and the Mississauga Girl's Hockey League. All hockey fans were invited come to watch the best in their country compete for the Canadian title.

The 1999 Esso Women's National Championship took place over four days and 20 games of competition at the brand-new, 5,420-seat Hershey Centre in Mississauga. The 1999 Esso Women's National Championship game was played at 7:30 p.m. on March 28 and televised live on The Sports Network (TSN), and their French counterpart, Le Reseau des Sports (RDS).

Results

Round Robin Standings

Pool A

    Team                 GP W L T GF GA Pts
    Quebec                3 3 0 0 20  3  6
    Alberta               3 2 1 0 17  7  4
    Prince Edward Island  3 1 2 0  5 24  2
    Saskatchewan          3 0 3 0  3 11  0

Pool B

    Team                 GP W L T GF GA Pts
    Ontario               3 3 0 0 28  1  6
    New Brunswick         3 1 1 1  9 12  3
    British Columbia      3 1 1 1  7  9  3
    Manitoba              3 0 3 0  1 23  0

Championship Schedule


Thursday March 25
Game #	Time	Pool	Teams		         Rink
1	8:00am	A	Alberta	11 PEI       1   Bowl
2	8:15am	A	Sask.	 0 Quebec    4   Community
3	10:15am	B	Ontario	12 Manitoba  0   Bowl
4	10:30am	B	N.B.	 2 B.C.      2   Community
5	3:15 pm	A	Sask.	 2 PEI       3   Community
6	5:00 pm	A	Quebec	 5 Alberta   2   Bowl
7	5:30 pm	B	B.C.	 5 Manitoba  0   Community
	8:00 pm		Opening Ceremonies	 Bowl
8	8:30 pm	B	N.B.	 1 Ontario   9   Bowl

Friday, March 26
9	9:00 am	A	PEI	 1 Quebec   11   Community
10	9:15 am	A	Alberta	 4 Sask.     1   Bowl
11	11:30am	B	Manitoba 1 N.B.      6   Community
12	11:45am	B	Ontario	 7 B.C.      0   Bowl
13	6:00 pm		Qtr-Final: 3B vs 2A      Bowl
                          B.C. 1  Alberta 2 (2OT)
14	8:30 pm		Qtr-Final: 3A vs 2B      Bowl
                          N.B. 3  P.E.I.  2 (2OT)

Saturday March 27
15	8:00 am		Qualifier:4B vs 4A	 Bowl
                          Manitoba 0 Sask 7
16	10:15 am	Qualifier:L-G13 vs L-G14 Bowl
                          B.C. 3 P.E.I. 2
17	1:00 pm		Semi-Final:W-G13 vs 1B   Bowl
                          Alberta 2 Ontario 1
18	4:00 pm		Semi-Final:W-G14 vs 1A   Bowl
                          N.B. 0 Quebec 10

Sunday March 28
19	3:00 pm		Bronze Medal Game	Bowl
                          Ontario 11 vs N.B. 0
20	7:30 pm		Gold Medal Game		Bowl
                          Alberta 2 vs Quebec 4

Final Placings

Québec
Alberta
Ontario
New Brunswick
British Columbia
PEI
Saskatchewan
Manitoba

Tickets

Event Packages are on sale now. For only $25.00 per adult and $15.00 for seniors and children (under 12) fans can see four days of the best in Canadian women's hockey at Mississauga's finest sports venue, the Hershey Centre. There will be a total of 20 games over four days concluding with the Bronze and Gold/Silver games on Sunday March 28. Seating for the Bronze and Gold/Silver games will be reserved seating with all other games general admission.

ADVANCE TICKETS are available as event packages only.
ALL-GAMES EVENT PACKAGE Adult $25.00
Children (under 12) $15.00
Seniors $15.00
TEAM PACKAGE - March 25, 26,& 27 Games only (Min. order 10 tickets)
Only $5.00/day per person
Discounted passes for all OWHA Teams and Minor Hockey Teams.
Note: These day passes apply to only the first three days of the Championships (March 25, 26,& 27). They are for any registered players who play CHA hockey, in any recognized league, regardless of age. The package will include team staff. Purchase of these tickets must be as a team, association or league with a minimum of 10 tickets per order form. These special priced Team packages are available through the Hershey Centre Box office at (905) 502-9100, or pickup order forms from the MGHL or OWHA at (905) 275-8866.
Turn Back Policy - If you purchase a package and cannot attend some of the games, you can turn your tickets back and they will be given to a deserving individual. In appreciation of your kind donation your name will be entered into a draw.

DAILY PASSES: After March 1st 1999 individual ticket prices will be:

Adult	Preliminary Round & Semi-Finals (March 25,26,27) $10.00 per day
	Bronze Medal Game*       $10.00
	Gold Medal Game*         $15.00
Children (U-12)	    Daily Pass (all days)    $ 5.00
Seniors 	    Daily Pass (all days)    $ 5.00

* Reserved seating

Individual tickets will not be available until March 2, 1999.
All games are general admission except for the medal games which are reserved seating.

Ticket Purchase Options

Ticketmaster at 416-872-5000
Hershey Centre Box Office 905-502-9100
Mississauga Girl's Hockey League (Event Package and Team/Group packages)
Order Forms for the Team Group packages are available through the OWHA office at 905-275-8866.

TV Coverage

Live on TSN/RDS
Gold Medal game
March 28, 1999 at 7:30 p.m.

Trophies

Abby Hoffman Cup - champion
Fran Rider Cup - second place
Maureen McTeer Cup - third place
Mickey Walker Award - sportsmanlike