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The North York Storm went home with silver at the 2024 Esso Cup. Now they’re back hungry for gold.
The Ontario Region champions have been a top team in the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association (OWHA) for several years—the Storm narrowly missed out on qualifying for the 2023 Esso Cup, losing in the gold medal game at the OWHA provincial championship to the eventual national champions, the Stoney Creek Sabres.
Last year in their Esso Cup debut, the Storm sat fourth after the preliminary round (2-3) but defeated the Edmonton Jr. Oilers 4-1 to advance to the gold medal game. North York had edged the Regina Rebels 7-6 in overtime during the prelims, but the Rebels came away with a 2-1 win to claim Canada’s Women’s U18 National Club Championship.
This season, the Storm went19-1-2 during the regular season to finish first in the OWHL Southern standings. The momentum from the league playoffs carried into the provincial tournament, where for the second year in a row, the Storm allowed only four goals to punch their ticket back to the Esso Cup.
North York has a wealth of experience, with 16 players returning from Vernon. It will look to continue a run of success by Ontario teams; the region has put a team in the gold medal game in three consecutive years and has not finished lower than fourth place in the 14 editions of the tournament.
HOW THEY GOT TO LLOYDMINSTER
Ontario Women’s Hockey Association
Playdowns: 2-0-0 – 2nd place in Region Q (defeated Toronto Aeros 2-0;
defeated Scarborough Sharks 3-0)
Preliminary round: 2-0-1 – 1st place in Group A (tied North Halton Twisters
1-1; defeated Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 5-2; defeated Central York
Panthers 2-0)
Quarterfinal: defeated Clarington Flames 2-0
Semifinal: defeated Peterborough Ice Kats 1-0
Final: defeated Stratford Aces 2-1
REGULAR SEASON
Record (W-L-T): 19-1-2 (1st in OWHL Southern)
Goals for: 86 (2nd in OWHL Southern)
Goals against: 16 (1st in OWHL Southern)
Longest winning streak: 9 (Oct. 5-Dec. 15)
PLAYOFFS
Record: 8-0-2
Goals for: 34
Goals against: 7
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
2024 – North York Storm | silver medal | 3-4 | 23GF 21GA
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