Ontario Hockey League
London Knights 7 Mississauga Steelheads 4
Saginaw Spirit 4 North Bay Battalion 3 (OT)
Barrie Colts 7 Erie Otters 5
Peterborough Petes 8 Kingston Frontenacs 2
Knights 7 Steelheads 4
Adam Boqvist scored twice for the Knights who have won 10 traight and have points in 13 consecutive games.
Paul Cotter with his first as a Knight while Nathan Dunkley, Evan Bouchard, Billy Moskal and Alex Formenton also tallied for London who will host the Attack tonight.
( 7 pm for Terry's Trailer Service-Kia of Owen Sound Bearadio on 560 CFOS ).
Owen Tippett, Cole Carter, former Attack forward Alan Lyszczarczyk and Ryan McLeod scored for the Steelheads
Spirit 4 Battalion 3 (OT)
Bode Wilde scored his second of the night on an end to end rush 49 seconds into overtime to win it for the Spirit
The Spirit overcame a 3-1 deficit with goals from Brady Gilmour and Damien Giroux
Kurtis Evans, Justin Brazeau and Brandon Coe scored for the Battalion.
Colts 7 Otters 5
Ben Hawerchuk scored twice to lead the Colts to a come-from-behind victory.
Tyson Foerster, Tyler Tucker, Aidan Brown, newcomer Jacob Tortora and Lucas Chiodo also scored for Barfrie who trailed 2-0 early.
Gera Poddubnyi scored twice for the Otters while Danial Singer, Chad Yetman and Ryan Martin also scored for Erie who have lost 3 straight.
Petes 8 Frontenacs 2
Nick Robertson had a hat-trick and 5 points for the Petes.
Liam Kirk scored twice for Peterborough while Adam Timleck, Matt McNamara and Austin Osmanski had single markers.
Ian Derungs and Kallaway Mercer scored for Kingston.
WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS
London Knights 22 16 4 2 0 34
Sault Greyhounds 24 14 6 3 1 32
Owen Sound Attack 23 13 7 1 2 29
Guelph Storm 22 11 5 3 3 28
Kitchener Rangers 25 12 11 2 0 26
Saginaw Spirit 23 11 9 1 1 26
Windsor Spitfires 23 11 10 1 1 24
Sarnia Sting 23 9 10 2 2 22
Erie Otters 23 9 13 1 0 19
Flint Firebirds 24 2 21 1 0 5
EASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS
Ottawa 67'S 26 19 3 3 1 42
Miss. Steelheads 23 14 7 2 0 30
Oshawa Generals 23 14 7 2 0 30
Sudbury Wolves 23 13 8 1 1 28
Niagara IceDogs 22 12 6 4 0 28
Peterborough Petes 24 13 11 0 0 26
Barrie Colts 23 12 10 1 0 25
North Bay Battalion 23 10 11 1 1 22
Hamilton Bulldogs 22 10 11 1 0 21
Kingston Frontenacs 25 7 17 1 0 15
OHL Cup Powered by Under Armour Minor Midget Top-10 Rankings
The Ontario Hockey League today announced the debut edition of the weekly minor midget rankings for the 2019 OHL Cup Showcase Tournament powered by Under Armour and hosted by the Greater Toronto Hockey League.
The 2019 OHL Cup powered by Under Armour and hosted by the GTHL is scheduled for March 12-18 and will feature 20 teams from across Ontario and the United States showcasing many of the top players eligible for the 2019 OHL Priority Selection. All games will be played at Scotiabank Pond in Toronto until the Championship Final moves to the Mattamy Athletic Centre on Monday March 18 where it will be broadcasted nationally on Sportsnet.
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.
Minor Midget Rankings for the 2018 OHL Cup powered by Under Armour
Don Mills Flyers (GTHL)
Toronto Marlboros (GTHL)
Toronto Young Nationals (GTHL)
Whitby Wildcats (OMHA)
Toronto Red Wings (GTHL)
Brantford 99'ers (ALLIANCE)
Sudbury Minor Midget Wolves (NOHA)
York-Simcoe Express (OMHA)
Mississauga Rebels (GTHL)
North Central Predators (OMHA)
Honourable Mention:
Peterborough Minor Midget Petes (OMHA)
Niagara North Stars (OMHA)
London Jr. Knights (ALLIANCE)
Tournament Structure:
15 of the 20 spots in the 2019 OHL Cup powered by Under Armour are guaranteed through league competition. The 15 guaranteed spots continue to include all four GTHL Semi-Finalists, and the top four teams that place at the OMHA Championship. Three teams from the ALLIANCE will still 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. Also as in past years, two tournament entries are reserved for United States competition, while both an HNO and NOHA representative will also compete. This season there will not be a representative from HEO.
Wild Card Games:
The final five entries at the 2019 OHL Cup powered by Under Armour will be Wild Cards determined among 10 teams that will play a one game ‘win and in’ scenario. The 10 competing teams aiming for the final five tournament spots will continue to include the fifth place team at the OMHA Championship, and the loser of the ALLIANCE Semi-Final Wild Card Series. As introduced in 2016, two spots in Wild Card games will be reserved for GTHL teams. The two competing GTHL teams will be determined through a pair of Wild Card Play-In Series matchups involving the four GTHL teams who qualified for the playoffs but lost in the first round. As introduced in 2017, one spot in a Wild Card will also be reserved for the winner of an OMHA SCTA Consolation Game that features both teams who lost in the SCTA Tournament Semi-Final. The OMHA teams eligible for this matchup will be determined annually based on the league not hosting the OMHA Championship. Finally, the five remaining teams who will compete in the Wild Card matchups will be named by the Tournament Selection Committee. The Committee will evaluate and review a team’s post-season success as the first criteria for selection, with additional criteria to include regular season play and tournament play. All five Wild Card games will take place on Tuesday March 12 with specific matchups and times of play to be determined by random draw among the eight competing teams in advance of the event.
History:
Last season the Toronto Jr. Canadiens were crowned OHL Cup Champions, capturing the annual Minor Midget showcase for the first time since 2008 with a 5-1 victory over the Vaughan Kings. Current Oshawa Generals forward Dylan Robinson finished second in event scoring with 11 points (6-5–11) over seven games, earning the Tim Adams Memorial Trophy as tournament MVP.
The 2018 OHL Priority Selection featured 17 players chosen in the first round who competed for the OHL Cup including Quinton Byfield (York-Simcoe Express – 1st overall Sudbury Wolves), Evan Vierling (York-Simcoe Express – 2nd overall Flint Firebirds), Will Cuylle (Toronto Marlboros – 3rd overall Peterborough Petes), Jamie Drysdale (Toronto Marlboros – 4th overall Erie Otters), Cole Perfetti (Vaughan Kings – 5th overall Saginaw Spirit), Cameron Tolnai (Oakville Rangers – 6th overall Ottawa 67's), Daniil Chayka (Toronto Jr. Canadiens – 7th overall Guelph Storm), James Hardie (Barrie Colts – 8th overall Mississauga Steelheads), Pacey Schlueting (Team NOHA – 9th overall North Bay Battalion), Ty Tullio (Vaughan Kings – 11th overall Oshawa Generals), Lleyton Moore (Toronto Marlboros – 12th overall Niagara IceDogs), Jake Murray (Oakville Rangers – 13th overall Kingston Frontenacs), Luke Evangelista (Oakville Rangers – 14th overall London Knights), Riley Piercey (Toronto Marlboros – 16th overall Barrie Colts), Reid Valade (Toronto Marlboros – 17th overall Kitchener Rangers), Logan Morrison (Guelph Gryphons – 18th overall Hamilton Bulldogs), Ryan O'Rourke (Vaughan Kings – 20th overall Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds).
Notable OHL Cup graduates currently playing in the NHL include Robby Fabbri (Mississauga Rebels/St. Louis Blues), Travis Konecny (Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs/Philadelphia Flyers), Mitch Marner (Vaughan Kings/Toronto Maple Leafs), Connor McDavid (Toronto Marlboros/Edmonton Oilers), Max Domi (Don Mills Flyers/Montreal Canadiens), Sean Monahan (Mississauga Rebels/Calgary Flames), Taylor Hall (Greater Kingston Frontenacs/New Jersey Devils), Tyler Seguin (Toronto Nationals/Dallas Stars), John Tavares (Toronto Marlboros/Toronto Maple Leafs), P.K Subban (Markham Islanders/Nashville Predators), and Steven Stamkos (Markham Waxers/Tampa Bay Lightning).
For more information, please visit ohlcup.ca.
