Road to the 2017 Esso Cup: SFMAAAHL
Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League
PLAYOFF MATCH-UPS 1) Saskatoon Stars vs. 8) Weyburn Gold Wings 2) Prince Albert Bears vs. 7) Battlefords Sharks 3) Melville Prairie Fire vs. 6) Notre Dame Hounds 4) Regina Rebels vs. 5) Swift Current Wildcats
FINAL STANDINGS (W-OTW-OTL-L) Saskatoon – 76 points (25-0-1-2) Prince Albert – 62 points (18-4-0-6) Melville – 55 points (16-3-1-8) Regina – 52 points (15-2-3-8) Swift Current – 39 points (10-1-7-10) Notre Dame – 31 points (8-3-1-16) Battlefords – 21 points (5-2-2-19) Weyburn – 0 points (0-0-0-28)
LEADING SCORERS Taylor Lind (Swift Current) – 36G 22A 58P Kennedy Bobyck (Regina) – 31G 22A 53P Chloe Smith (Swift Current) – 18G 31A 49P Mackenna Parker (Saskatoon) – 24G 20A 44P Sami Jo Henry (Melville) – 17G 23A 40P
LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE 2016 (Saskatoon Stars – fourth place)
TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES 8 (2010, 2010 (host), 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2016 (host))
LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 (Weyburn Gold Wings)
TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2 (2014 – Weyburn Gold Wings; 2011 – Notre Dame Hounds)
TOP REGULAR SEASON TEAM – SASKATOON STARS Two-time defending SFMAAAHL and West Region champions, the Saskatoon Stars cruised through the regular season, closing with 14 consecutive wins – only one of them by less than three goals – and a 14-point cushion over second-place Prince Albert. The Stars posted a remarkable +122 goal differential, including a minuscule 37 goals against in 28 games. Mackenna Parker led the way up front, finishing fourth in the SFMAAAHL scoring race with 44 points, with four teammates – Grace Shirley, Joelle Fiala, Anna Leschyshyn and Abby Shirley – joining her in the top 10. Jordan Ivanco backstopped Saskatoon in goal, leading the league in wins (15), save percentage (.939) and shutouts (six), and finishing second in goals-against average (1.25).