Toronto,
ON – The Ontario Hockey
League today announced
the eleventh edition of
the weekly minor midget
rankings for the 2012
OHL Showcase for the OHL
Cup, hosted by the
Greater Toronto Hockey
League.
The
weekly rankings are
determined by a panel of
OHL Central Scouting
Staff and represent the
top teams that are
competing to play in the
annual year-end
championship tournament
March 13-18, 2012, at
the Hershey Centre in
Mississauga, ON.
Minor
Midget Rankings for the
2012 OHL Cup Showcase
Tournament – Week 11
RANK |
TEAM |
LEAGUE |
LAST WEEK RANK |
WEEKS IN
RANKINGS |
1 |
Toronto Marlies
|
GTHL |
1 |
11 |
2 |
Mississauga
Rebels |
GTHL |
2 |
11 |
3 |
Detroit Belle
Tire |
USA |
3 |
11 |
4 |
London Jr.
Knights - Gold |
ALLIANCE |
4 |
11 |
5 |
Vaughan Kings |
GTHL |
5 |
8 |
6 |
Cleveland Barons |
USA |
6 |
8 |
7 |
Don Mills Flyers |
GTHL |
7 |
9 |
8 |
Ottawa Valley
Titans |
ODMHA |
8 |
10 |
9 |
Southern Tier
Admirals |
OMHA |
9 |
11 |
10 |
York Simcoe
Express |
OMHA |
10 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Honourable
Mention |
|
|
|
|
North York
Rangers |
GTHL |
- |
3 |
|
Chicago Mission |
USA |
- |
9 |
|
Sun County
Panthers |
ALLIANCE |
- |
3 |
The
tournament includes 20
participating teams from
across Ontario and the
United States. The
champions and finalists
from minor hockey
associations in Ontario,
including the GTHL, OMHA,
ODMHA, ALLIANCE, and an
NOHA representative will
participate in the
tournament with
additional teams
identified by the
Tournament Selection
Committee.
Last
season the Toronto
Marlies won their third
OHL Cup title in seven
years with a thrilling
5-3 win over the Don
Mills Flyers. First
round OHL picks David
Perklin of the Marlies
and Max Domi of the
Flyers were named
Players of the Game in
the Championship Final
which was broadcast live
on Sportsnet Ontario.
A total
of 147 players that
competed in the 2011 OHL
Cup Showcase Tournament
were selected in the
2011 OHL Priority
Selection including 16
players chosen in the
first round. The Marlies
led all minor midget
teams with 13 players
that were later selected
in the 2011 OHL Priority
Selection including
first round picks
Nicholas Ritchie who was
selected second overall
by the Peterborough
Petes, Jordan Subban who
was selected fifth
overall by the
Belleville Bulls, and
Perklin who was chosen
17th overall
by the Ottawa 67’s. The
Flyers had 12 players
selected including first
round picks Max Domi,
Adam Bateman, and
Darnell Nurse who was
the third overall pick
to the Sault Ste. Marie
Greyhounds.
Three of
the last four players
selected first overall
in the NHL Entry Draft
are OHL and OHL Cup
graduates including
Taylor Hall of the
Edmonton Oilers, John
Tavares of the New York
Islanders, and Steven
Stamkos of the Tampa Bay
Lightning. 2011 NHL
Rookie of the Year Jeff
Skinner of the Carolina
Hurricanes also competed
in this event.