Toronto, Ont. – The Ontario Hockey League today announced the 15th edition of the weekly minor midget rankings for the 2020 OHL Cup Showcase Tournament powered by Under Armour and hosted by the Greater Toronto Hockey League.
The 2020 OHL Cup powered by Under Armour and hosted by the GTHL is scheduled for March 17-23 and will feature 20 teams from across Ontario and the United States showcasing many of the top players eligible for the 2020 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 23, a game that can be seen live on the Rogers Super Sports Pak as well as streaming on the Ontario Hockey League’s YouTube Channel.
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 2020 OHL Cup Powered by Under Armour – Week 15
| RANK | TEAM | LEAGUE | LAST WEEK | WEEKS RANKED |
| 1 | Quinte Red Devils* | OMHA | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | Toronto Jr. Canadiens* | GTHL | 1 | 15 |
| 3 | Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs* | ALLIANCE | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | Vaughan Kings* | GTHL | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Hamilton Huskies* | ALLIANCE | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Toronto Nationals* | GTHL | 6 | 15 |
| 7 | Toronto Titans | GTHL | 7 | 15 |
| 8 | Southern Tier Admirals* | OMHA | 8 | 15 |
| 9 | Toronto Marlboros* | GTHL | 10 | 15 |
| 10 | Oshawa Generals* | OMHA | – | 1 |
| Honourable Mention: | ||||
| Ajax-Pickering Raiders | OMHA | – | – | |
| Whitby Wildcats* | OMHA | 9 | 3 | |
| Waterloo Wolves* | ALLIANCE | – | 6 |
* – secured a spot at the 2020 OHL Cup Powered by Under Armour
The newly crowned OMHA champion Quinte Red Devils are back on top of the OHL Cup Powered by Under Armour weekly Top-10 after wearing the red hats on home ice Sunday afternoon. The ALLIANCE champion Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs hold steady at third on the list while the OMHA finalist Oshawa Generals make their first appearance of the season, coming at 10th. The second-ranked Toronto Jr. Canadiens and fourth-ranked Vaughan Kings continue to play in the GTHL Championship Series. All 15 spots at the annual showcase have been claimed prior to Wild Card Play-In action on Tuesday, March 17th that will determine the final five entries.
History:
Last season the Don Mills Flyers overcame a 4-1 deficit to defeat the Toronto Red Wings 6-5 as Shane Wright (Kingston Frontenacs) set up Brennan Othmann (Flint Firebirds) for the overtime winning goal. The Flyers added both OHL Cup and GTHL Championships to their incredible season that saw them lose just once. An exceptional status player who was selected by the Kingston Frontenacs with the first overall pick of the 2019 OHL Priority Selection, Wright was named Tournament MVP with 18 points over seven contests, one shy of Connor McDavid’s 2012 event record.
The 2019 OHL Priority Selection featured 15 players chosen in the first round who competed for the OHL Cup including Shane Wright (Don Mills Flyers – 1st overall Kingston Frontenacs), Brennan Othmann (Don Mills Flyers – 2nd overall Flint Firebirds), Brandt Clarke (Don Mills Flyers – 4th overall Barrie Colts), Wyatt Johnston (Toronto Marlboros – 6th overall Windsor Spitfires), Benjamin Gaudreau (Team NOHA – 7th overall Sarnia Sting), Ryan Winterton (Whitby Wildcats – 8th overall Hamilton Bulldogs), Liam Arnsby (Don Mills Flyers – 9th overall North Bay Battalion), Ethan Del Mastro (Toronto Marlboros – 12th overall Mississauga Steelheads), Francesco Pinelli (Toronto Red Wings – 13th overall Kitchener Rangers), Danny Zhilkin (Toronto Marlboros -14th overall Guelph Storm), Landon McCallum (Brantford 99’ers – 15th overall Sudbury Wolves), Brett Harrison (London Jr. Knights – 16th overall Oshawa Generals), Jacob Holmes (York-Simcoe Express – 18th overall Soo Greyhounds), Connor Punnett (North Central Predators – 19th overall Saginaw Spirit) and Jack Matier (Team NOHA – 21st overall Ottawa 67’s).
Notable OHL Cup graduates currently playing in the NHL include Dylan Strome (Toronto Marlboros/Chicago Blackhawks), 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/Arizona Coyotes), Tyler Seguin (Toronto Nationals/Dallas Stars), John Tavares (Toronto Marlboros/Toronto Maple Leafs), P.K Subban (Markham Islanders/New Jersey Devils), and Steven Stamkos (Markham Waxers/Tampa Bay Lightning).
For more information, please visit ohlcup.ca.
OHL Writers 