The Edmonton Jr. Oilers have won the 2025 Esso Cup beating the Saskatoon Stars 7-3 in the final.
Evie Hanson goal and two assists for the Jr. Oilers. Ciara Lang,tallied also has a goal and an assist, including the game-winning goal and was named player of the game for Edmonton.
“It feels awesome right now, we are so happy. It's unreal, we could not have done it with a better group,” said Edmonton player Daniella Martonara
“We wanted to win this tournament for our captain, Layla, who got injured and could not participate. She is a great captain. After the intense and emotional game against Lloydminster last night, we had to reset. It was a quick turnaround, but it feels great that we got it done.”
Paige Smith, was named most valuable player of the 2025 Esso Cup. Smith opened the scoring for the Oilers.
“It has been an amazing season for us. We brought in some very good people to fit in the culture that we had,” said Jr. Oilers head coach Joel Lenius. “We’ve been through a lot of adversity on and off the ice as well, especially with our captain going down with an injury. Seeing how tight the group is and how much they stuck together as a family; it is pretty impressive. They really earned this as a group.”