Toronto,
ON – The Ontario Hockey League
announced the second 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 2
RANK |
TEAM |
LEAGUE |
LAST WEEK RANK |
WEEKS IN RANKINGS |
1 |
Toronto Marlies
|
GTHL |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Detroit Belle Tire |
USA |
2 |
2 |
3 |
Mississauga Rebels |
GTHL |
3 |
2 |
4 |
London Jr Knights - Gold |
ALLIANCE |
4 |
2 |
5 |
Southern Tier Admirals |
OMHA |
5 |
2 |
6 |
Sun County Panthers |
ALLIANCE |
6 |
2 |
7 |
Chicago Mission |
USA |
7 |
2 |
8 |
Ottawa Valley Titans |
ODMHA |
8 |
2 |
9 |
Vaughan Kings |
GTHL |
10 |
2 |
10 |
Cleveland Barons |
USA |
- |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Honourable Mention |
|
|
|
|
Don Mills Flyers |
GTHL |
9 |
1 |
|
Barrie Colts |
OMHA |
- |
0 |
|
North York Rangers |
GTHL |
- |
0 |
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.