2002 Abby Hoffman Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | Nick Smith Centre, Ma-te-way Activity Centre |
| Dates | March 6–10, 2002 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Équipe Québec (5th title) |
| Runners-up | North York Beatrice Aeros |
| Third place | Brampton Thunder |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 29 |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Kim St-Pierre (Québec) |
The 2002 Abby Hoffman Cup was the 21st staging of Hockey Canada's Esso Women's National Championships. The five-day competition was played in Arnprior and Renfrew, Ontario. Hockey Québec's all-stars won the Abby Hoffman Cup[1] for the fifth time, this time with a 1–0 win over the North York Aeros.
In the final game, Lisa-Marie Breton scored the only goal while Kim St-Pierre posted Québec's sixth shutout in a row.[2]
With such a tight schedule, games up until the Canadian Final were just 45 minutes long (three period of 15 minutes), with the exception of games that needed 10 minutes of overtime.[3] The Canadian Final on March 10 was 60 minutes long (three periods of 20 minutes).
Teams participating
- Richmond Steelers, British Columbia
- Calgary Oval X-Treme, Alberta
- Team Saskatchewan
- University of Manitoba, Manitoba
- North York Beatrice Aeros, Ontario
- Brampton Thunder, Ontario
- Équipe Québec
- PEI Humpty Dumpty Crunch, Prince Edward Island
- Team Nova Scotia
- Team Newfoundland & Labrador
Final round
Gold medal game
| March 10, 2002 19:00 | Québec | 1-0 | Toronto | Nick Smith Centre Attendance: 2817 |
| Game reference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim St-Pierre | Goalies | Kendra Fisher | Referee: Chantal Champagne Linesmen: Geneviève Fagnan Christine Pellerin | ||
| |||||
| 18 | Shots | 43 | |||
References
- ^ "Historic trophies". Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ "Quebec best in Canada" The Ottawa Citizen, March 11, 2002, p. C2.
- ^ "Esso Women's Nationals". Retrieved December 4, 2025.