Stoney Creek Sabres 4, Northern Selects 1

• Caileigh Tiller (St. Catharines, Ont.) scored a pair of second period goals just 2:41 apart to help maintain Stoney Creek’s perfect record.
• Erin MacNeil (New Glasgow, N.S.) netted her first goal of the tournament for the Northern Selects late in the third period.

Fraser Valley Rush 6, Regina Rebels 5

• Three-point performances by Erica Barnard (Anmore, B.C.) and Nahvin Bal (Surrey, B.C.) helped the Fraser Valley Rush secure its second-straight win.
• Greta Henderson (Regina, Sask.) led the offence for Regina with a pair of goals and an assist.

Étoiles de Laurentides-Lanaudière 2, Prince Albert Bears 1

• Andréanne St-Pierre (Mirabel, Que.) and Danika Giroux (Repentigny, Que.) provided the offence for the Étoiles with one goal apiece.
• Béatrice Plouffe (Repentigny, Que.) turned aside 38 shots for Laurentides-Lanaudière and Brooke Archer (Mossbank, Sask.) made 36 saves for Prince Albert.

Next Games (Wednesday, April 26):

Fraser Valley Rush vs. Northern Selects – 12 p.m. MT/2 p.m. ET

Stoney Creek Sabres vs. Étoiles de Laurentides-Lanaudière – 3:30 p.m. MT/5:30 p.m. ET

Prince Albert Bears vs. Regina Rebels – 7 p.m. MT/9 p.m. ET

All preliminary-round games, as well as both semifinals and the bronze medal game, can be live-streamed at HockeyCanada.ca. TSN and RDS, the official broadcast partners of Hockey Canada, will broadcast the gold medal game on April 28 at 4 p.m. MT/6 p.m. ET. To download game highlights from the 2023 Esso Cup, please CLICK HERE.

Quotes:

“My teammates are a big part of my success. I could not do it without them because they always assist on my goals and make great passes any time I score. Every pass they make is perfect and right on my tape. I could not ask for better teammates to play with. Our team has a strong bond and great chemistry that we have developed over the past year, and everyone works their hardest at practice.”

-      Stoney Creek Sabres forward Madison Burr (Paris, Ont.) on the team’s chemistry

“I think we played really well. We pushed through when we had some rough patches, and I think our energy helped us get pucks into the net and work through Regina’s pushback on us. [Close] games like that are so exciting because it makes the game interesting, and they are fun because of the team culture we have. When the game is tight, we are all celebrating the little things that happen on the ice, and I think that helps us win games.”

-      Bahl on Fraser Valley’s performance

“Our defence had a lot of pressure on them to get the puck out [as the clock was winding down]. We would have liked to get the puck off the glass and out to avoid so many icings, but we were able to kill time, get the job done and get the win.

“Béatrice [Plouffe] is one of the best goalies in our league right now, and she gives us a chance to win every game. She always keeps us in games, and her performance tonight was no different.”

-      Étoiles de Laurentides-Lanaudière head coach Patrick Laramée (Repentigny, Que.) on the final minutes of the game and the play of Plouffe

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