also saw the first American team to qualify, with the Minnesota Whitecaps joining the Calgary Oval X-Treme in representing the WWHL in the club pool. The format was the same for both the club and team tournaments: after the four teams played a single round robin pool, the four teams were seeded based on their standings and played a single-elimination tournament for the championship. This arrangement had lasted for only one year; in 2009, the dispute between Clarkson and the Clarkson Cup's artists was settled, and a new championship, the National Canadian Women's Hockey Championship, was created for the professional teams, under the same format. However, this was not without cost as Hockey Canada elected to discontinue the Esso Women's Nationals in favour of the Esso Cup, a new national female midget 'AAA' championship. List of Champions Game details On March 22, 1998, Dana Antal scored at 5:31 of a 10-minute overtime period on a pass from Jennifer Botterill as Team Alberta (represented by the Calgary Oval X-Treme) defeated Team Ontario (represented by the Beatrice Aeros) by a 3-2 mark to win the Esso Nationals. The Calgary Oval X-Treme (Team Alberta) and the Brampton Thunder (Team Ontario) competed in the 2003 Esso Women's National Hockey Championship. Team Alberta won by a score of 6-3 in front of over 1,100 fans at Saskatchewan Place. Samantha Holmes scored twice while Colleen Sostorics and Delaney Collins each contributed two assists. Team Alberta outscored their opponents in the tournament 46 to 10. With the win, Team Alberta was awarded the Abby Hoffman Cup. Awards and honors 2006 Top Forward: Jayna Hefford (Team Ontario) 2006 Top Goaltender: Charline Labonté (Team Quebec) 2006 Tournament MVP: Annie Durosiers (Team Quebec) 2007 Tournament MVP (Pool A): Hayley Wickenheiser (Team Alberta) 2007 Top Defender (Pool A): Cheryl Pounder (Team Ontario) 2007 Top goaltender (Pool A): Desirae Clark (Team BC) 2007 Top Forward (Pool A): Gina Kingsbury (Team Alberta) 2007 Tournament MVP (Pool B): Karen Thatcher (Team BC) 2007 Top Defender (Pool B): Melissa Coulombe (Team Manitoba) 2007 Top goaltender (Pool B): Kenzie Waterstreet (Team BC - Host Team) 2007 Top Forward (Pool B): Karen Thatcher (Team BC) 2007 Mickey Walker – Most Sportsmanlike Player – Jennifer Sullivan (PEI) 2007 Most Sportsmanlike Team – New Brunswick Players of the game 2003 Gold Medal Game, Dana Antal, Oval X-Treme (Team Alberta) 2003 Gold Medal Game, Jayna Hefford, Brampton Thunder (Team Ontario)