Toronto, ON – Round-Robin action wrapped up on Friday at the 2019 OHL Cup Showcase Tournament powered by Under Armour, hosted by the Greater Toronto Hockey League, with 12 games that solidified final divisional standings.
Eight teams have advanced to Saturday’s quarter-finals including four GTHL, two OMHA and two American teams. This marks the first year since 2008 that two American entries have advanced to the quarter-final.
The top-ranked Don Mills Flyers captured the Nash Division with a 3-0 win over the second place Detroit Little Caesars to post an undefeated 4-0 record. Detroit’s 3-1 record also secured them a quarter-final berth.
The second-ranked Toronto Marlboros reigned supreme in the Shanahan Division, leading all teams with 24 goals scored to post a 4-0 record. The OMHA’s Quinte Red Devils also qualified in the Shanahan Division, playing to a 3-1 mark.
The GTHL’s Toronto Red Wings and Mississauga Rebels both posted 3-1 records in the Lindros Division to advance to Saturday’s quarter-final.
The Halton Hurricanes and TPH Hockey emerged from the Subban Division to clinch quarter-final spots with 3-1 records. Standings
In the scoring department, Marlboros forward Wyatt Johnston leads showcase scoring with 12 points including four goals and eight assists over four games. On the blue line, Marlboros rearguard Logan Mailloux leads all defenders with eight points (1-7–8). Player stats
In goal, Don Mills Flyers netminder Anson Thornton leads all goaltenders with a 0.50 goals-against average over two games. Detroit Little Caesars goaltender Zak Brice is the lone netminder to post two shutouts in the showcase. Goalie stats
Here’s a look at Friday’s results:
2019 OHL Cup powered by Under Armour Round-Robin Results:
Friday March 15, 2019:
Game 29: Mississauga Rebels 2 vs. Team NOHA 0
Rebels MVP – Pasquale Zito (F) – 1G, 1A
NOHA MVP – Benjamin Gaudreau (G) – 30 SV
Recap – Stats
Game 30: Whitby Wildcats 4 vs. Kitchener Jr. Rangers 2
Whitby MVP – Douglas Carr (D) – 1G
Kitchener MVP – Preston Smith (F) – 2G
Recap – Stats
Game 31: Toronto Nationals 5 vs. Brantford 99ers 3
Nationals MVP – Connor Driscoll (F) – 2G
Brantford MVP – Landon McCallum (F) – 1G, 1A
Recap – Stats
Game 32: North York Rangers 3 vs. Halton Hurricanes 2 – OT
North York MVP – Ryan Mendlessohn (G) – 28 SV
Halton MVP – Lawson Sherk (F) – 2G
Recap – Stats
Game 33: Thunder Bay Kings 5 vs. Waterloo Wolves 0
Thunder Bay MVP – Julien Lefebvre (G) – 35 SV, SO
Waterloo MVP – Jacob Thompson (F)
Recap – Stats
Game 34: Quinte Red Devils 2 vs. London Jr. Knights 1
Quinte MVP – Daniel Michaud (F) – 1G
London MVP – William German (F) – 1G
Recap – Stats
Game 35: Toronto Red Wings 5 vs. Kitchener Jr. Rangers 4 – OT
Red Wings MVP – Francesco Pinelli (F) – 3G
Kitchener MVP – Matt Sop (F) – 1G, 1A
Recap – Stats
Game 36: Mississauga Rebels 4 vs. Whitby Wildcats 2
Rebels MVP – Christian Catalano (F)
Whitby MVP – Jaden Smith (F) – 1A
Recap – Stats
Game 37: TPH Thunder 4 vs. Brantford 99ers 1
TPH MVP – Ryan Humphry (F) – 2G, 1A
Brantford MVP – Cole Hipkin (D) – 1G
Recap – Stats
Game 38: Don Mills Flyers 3 vs. Detroit Little Caesars 0
Don Mills MVP – Sergei Litvinov (G) – 15 SV, SO
Little Caesars MVP – Luke Hughes (D)
Recap – Stats
Game 39: Windsor Jr. Spitfires 4 vs. North Central Predators 2
Windsor MVP – Gabriel Piccolo (F)
North Central MVP – Connor Punnett (D)
Recap – Stats
Game 40: Toronto Marlboros 7 vs. Waterloo Wolves 2
Marlboros MVP – Wyatt Johnston (F) – 1G, 3A
Waterloo MVP – Cooper Way (F) – 1G
Recap – Stats
2019 OHL Cup powered by Under Armour Playoff Schedule:
Saturday March 16, 2019
Scotiabank Pond 1
10:00am Quarter-Final 1 – Detroit Little Caesars (2nd Nash Division) vs. Halton Hurricanes (1st Subban Division)
11:45am Quarter-Final 3 – Quinte Red Devils (2nd Shanahan Division) vs. Toronto Red Wings (1st Lindros Division)
Scotiabank Pond 2
10:30am Quarter-Final 2 – TPH Hockey (2nd Subban Division) vs. Don Mills Flyers (1st Nash Division)
12:15pm Quarter-Final 4 – Mississauga Rebels (2nd Lindros Division) vs. Toronto Marlboros (1st Shanahan Division)
Scotiabank Pond 1
6:00pm Semi-Final 1 – Winner Quarter-Final 2 vs. Winner Quarter-Final 1
8:00pm Semi-Final 2 – Winner Quarter-Final 4 vs. Winner Quarter-Final 3
Monday March 18, 2019
Mattamy Athletic Centre
7:00pm Championship Final – Winner Semi-Final 2 vs. Winner Semi-Final 1
Monday’s Championship Final will be broadcast live on Sportsnet Ontario.
All other games of the 2019 OHL Cup Showcase Tournament powered by Under Armour will be streamed online at https://ohlcup.gameonstream.com.
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.
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