Wednesday, November 23, 2011

OHL Announces Minor Midget Top-10 Rankings for Annual Showcase Tournament

Press Release

Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League today announced the fifth 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 5


RANK
TEAM
LEAGUE
LAST WEEK RANK
WEEKS IN RANKINGS
1
Toronto Marlies
GTHL
1
5
2
Detroit Belle Tire
USA
2
5
3
Mississauga Rebels
GTHL
3
5
4
London Jr Knights - Gold
ALLIANCE
4
5
5
Southern Tier Admirals
OMHA
5
5
6
Ottawa Valley Titans
ODMHA
7
5
7
Don Mills Flyers
GTHL
10
3
8
Chicago Mission
USA
6
5
9
Vaughan Kings
GTHL
8
5
10
York Simcoe Express
OMHA
-
1






Honourable Mention




North York Rangers
GTHL
-
0

Kingston Jr. Frontenacs
OMHA
9
1

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.

(Nathan can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)

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