Toronto, ON – The puck has dropped at the 2019 OHL Cup Showcase Tournament powered by Under Armour and hosted by the Greater Toronto Hockey League.
For the sixth time in event history a series of Wild Card Play-In Games opened the action to determine final tournament qualifiers. The North Central Predators, North York Rangers, London Jr. Knights and Mississauga Rebels earned spots in the showcase with Tuesday morning victories while the Mississauga Senators and Waterloo Wolves will play for the 20th and final available spot on Wednesday morning at 7:30am.
SCORES | STATS | STANDINGS | SCHEDULE
Here’s a look at Day 1 action:
2019 OHL Cup Powered by Under Armour Wild Card Play-In Results:
Tuesday March 12, 2019
WC 1 – North Central Predators 3 vs. Mississauga Senators 0
North Central MVP – Wade Montague (SO)
Senators MVP – Jacob Frasca
Recap – Stats
WC 2 – North York Rangers 3 vs. Niagara North Stars 0
North York MVP – Tony Theodoropoulos (SO)
Niagara North MVP – Parker Hendsbee
Recap – Stats
WC 3 – London Jr. Knights 1 vs. Guelph Gryphons 0
London MVP – Michael Simpson (SO)
Guelph MVP – Alex Nap (1 GA)
Recap – Stats
WC 4 – Mississauga Rebels 2 vs. Waterloo Wolves 0
Rebels MVP – Justin Wu (SO)
Waterloo MVP – Marshall Nicholls (1 GA)
Recap – Stats
WC 5 – Mississauga Senators 4 vs. Niagara North Stars 3 – OT
Senators MVP – Braeden Kressler (3G, 1A)
Niagara North MVP – Luca McLaren (2A)
Recap – Stats
WC 6 – Waterloo Wolves 5 vs. Guelph Gryphons 2
Waterloo MVP – Cooper Way (3G, 1A)
Guelph MVP – Ethan Broderick (1G, 1A)
Recap – Stats
2019 OHL Cup Powered by Under Armour Round-Robin Results:
Tuesday March 12, 2019
Game 1: Don Mills Flyers 6 vs. York-Simcoe Express 1
Don Mills MVP – Shane Wright (1G, 2A)
York-Simcoe MVP – Jacob Holmes
Recap – Stats
Game 2: Halton Hurricanes 3 vs. Toronto Nationals 2
Halton MVP – Braedyn McIntosh (2 GA)
Nationals MVP – Deven Nagra
Recap – Stats
Game 3: Toronto Red Wings 4 vs. Whitby Wildcats 1
Red Wings MVP – Francesco Pinelli (2G, 1A)
Whitby MVP – Brenden Sirizzotti (1A)
Recap – Stats
Game 4: Toronto Marlboros 5 vs. Quinte Red Devils 3
Marlboros MVP – Jack Beck (1G)
Quinte MVP – Ethan Fraser (5 GA)
Recap – Stats
Wednesday’s action begins with a Wild Card finale between the Mississauga Senators and Waterloo Wolves at 7:30am before all 20 teams are in action with 16 Round Robin games on the schedule. Round Robin play continues Thursday and Friday before Quarter-Final and Semi-Final action Saturday, concluding with Monday’s Championship Final at Mattamy Athletic Centre.
All games are available live and on demand through GameOnStream.
The showcase provides fans and scouts one last opportunity to see many of the top minor midget aged players from across Ontario and parts of the United States compete for the OHL Cup performing against the best competition prior to the 2019 OHL Priority Selection.
For more information, please visit ohlcup.ca.
OHL Writers 