OHL Announces First Edition of Minor Midget Top 10
thursday november 20, 2014
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OHL Announces First Edition of
Minor Midget Top-10 Rankings for
2015 OHL Cup Showcase Tournament
Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey
League announced the first
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.
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.
Minor Midget Rankings for the
2015 OHL Cup Showcase Tournament
– Week 1
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Don Mills Flyers (GTHL)
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Toronto Titans (GTHL)
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Quinte Red Devils (OMHA)
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Toronto Jr. Canadiens (GTHL)
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Ottawa Valley Titans (OEMHL)
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Toronto Marlies (GTHL)
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London Jr. Knights
(ALLIANCE)
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Mississauga Rebels (GTHL)
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Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs
(ALLIANCE)
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Ottawa Jr. 67’s (OEMHL)
Honourable Mentions:
Halton Hurricanes (OMHA)
Hamilton Huskies (OMHA)
York-Simcoe Express (OMHA)
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).
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