OHL Announces Minor
Midget Top-10
Rankings
for 2015 OHL Cup
Showcase Tournament
Toronto, ON – The
Ontario Hockey
League announced the
fifth edition of the
weekly minor midget
rankings for the
2015 OHL Cup
Showcase Tournament
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 which
takes place March
17-23, 2015. All
games will be played
at Buckingham Arena
in Toronto until the
Championship Final
moves to the Mattamy
Athletic Centre on
Monday March 23.
Minor Midget
Rankings for the
2015 OHL Cup
Showcase Tournament
– Week 5
RANK |
TEAM |
LEAGUE |
LAST WEEK |
WEEKS
RANKED |
1 |
Don Mills
Flyers |
GTHL |
1 |
5 |
2 |
Quinte Red
Devils |
OMHA |
2 |
5 |
3 |
Toronto
Titans |
GTHL |
3 |
5 |
4 |
Toronto Jr.
Canadiens |
GTHL |
4 |
5 |
5 |
Toronto
Marlies |
GTHL |
5 |
5 |
6 |
Mississauga
Rebels |
GTHL |
6 |
5 |
7 |
Detroit
Belle Tire |
Tier 1 Elite |
7 |
3 |
8 |
London Jr.
Knights |
ALLIANCE |
9 |
5 |
9 |
Ottawa Jr.
67's |
OEMHL |
- |
3 |
10 |
Ottawa
Valley
Titans |
OEMHL |
8 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Honourable
Mention |
|
|
|
|
York-Simcoe
Express |
OMHA |
- |
0 |
|
Elgin-Middlesex
Chiefs |
ALLIANCE |
- |
2 |
|
Thunder Bay
Kings |
HNO |
- |
0 |
|
Niagara
North Stars |
OMHA |
10 |
2 |
The 2015 OHL Cup
will once again
include 20
participating teams
from across Ontario
and the United
States, with 17 of
the 20 spots
guaranteed through
league competition.
The 17 guaranteed
spots include all
four GTHL
Semi-Finalists, and
the top four teams
that place at the
OMHA Championship.
Three teams from the
ALLIANCE will be
guaranteed a spot in
the tournament
including the
Champion and
Finalist, along with
the winner of a
best-of-three
Semi-Final Wild Card
Series to be played
between the losers
of the two league
Semi-Finals. The
OEMHL Champion and
Finalist will also
be guaranteed spots
in the tournament,
along with two
United States
entries, one HNO
representative, and
one NOHA
representative.
As introduced last
season, the final
three Wild Card
spots will be
determined among six
teams that will play
a one game 'win and
in' scenario. The
six competing teams
aiming for the final
three tournament
spots will include
the fifth place team
at the OMHA
Championship, the
loser of the
ALLIANCE Semi-Final
Wild Card Series,
and four teams named
by the Tournament
Selection Committee
based on regular
season, playoff, and
tournament play. All
three Wild Card
matchups and times
of play will be
determined by random
draw among the six
competing teams.
Last season the
Toronto Marlboros
captured their
fourth OHL Cup title
in 10 years with a
5-0 win over the
Toronto Jr.
Canadiens. Marlies
forward and OHL Cup
MVP Michael McLeod
had seven goals and
four assists in the
tournament and was
later selected fifth
overall by the
Mississauga
Steelheads in the
2014 OHL Priority
Selection.
McLeod was one of 15
first round draft
selections from 2014
OHL Cup teams,
including eight of
the top ten picks.
Those names include
Jakob Chychrun
(Toronto Jr.
Canadiens - 1st
overall to the
Sarnia Sting), Adam
Mascherin (Vaughan
Kings - 2nd overall
to the Kitchener
Rangers), Travis
Barron (Toronto Jr.
Canadiens - 3rd
overall to the
Ottawa 67's),
Brandon Saigeon
(Hamilton Jr.
Bulldogs - 4th
overall to the
Belleville Bulls),
William Bitten
(Ottawa Jr. 67's -
7th overall to the
Plymouth Whalers),
Victor Mete (Toronto
Jr. Canadiens - 8th
overall to the Owen
Sound Attack) and
Tye Felhaber (Ottawa
Valley Titans - 10th
overall to the
Saginaw Spirit).
Six first round
selections in the
2014 NHL Draft are
OHL Cup graduates
including Sam
Bennett (Toronto
Marlboros/Calgary
Flames), Michael Dal
Colle (Vaughan
Kings/New York
Islanders), Nick
Ritchie (Toronto
Marlboros/Anaheim
Ducks), Robby Fabbri
(Mississauga
Rebels/St. Louis
Blues), Jared McCann
(London Jr.
Knights/Vancouver
Canucks) and Josh
Ho-Sang (Toronto
Marlboros/New York
Islanders).
Notable OHL Cup
graduates currently
playing in the NHL
include Taylor Hall
(Greater Kingston
Frontenacs/Edmonton
Oilers), John
Tavares (Toronto
Marlboros/New York
Islanders), Steven
Stamkos (Markham
Waxers/Tampa Bay
Lightning), Tyler
Seguin (Toronto
Nationals/Dallas
Stars), 2011 NHL
Rookie of the Year
Jeff Skinner
(Toronto
Nationals/Carolina
Hurricanes) and 2010
OHL Cup MVP Sean
Monahan (Mississauga
Rebels/Calgary
Flames).