Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League today announced the third edition of the weekly minor midget rankings for the 2013 OHL Cup Showcase Tournament 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 which takes place March 12-17, 2013, at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, ON, and Herb Carnegie Arena in Toronto.

Minor Midget Rankings for the 2012 OHL Cup Showcase Tournament – Week 3

RANK	TEAM	LEAGUE	LAST WEEK RANK	WEEKS IN RANKINGS
1	Detroit Compuware	USA	1	3
2	Oakville Rangers	OMHA	2	3
3	Elgin Middlesex Chiefs	ALLIANCE	3	3
4	York Simcoe Express	OMHA	5	3
5	Mississauga Rebels	GTHL	6	3
6	Southern Tier Admirals	OMHA	7	3
7	Toronto Marlboros	GTHL	-	1
8	Toronto Jr. Canadiens	GTHL	4	3
9	Ottawa Senators	ODMHA	8	3
10	Barrie Jr. Colts	OMHA	10	3
	Honourable Mention
	Whitby Wildcats	OMHA	-	0
	Upper Canada Cyclines	ODMHA	-	0
	London Jr. Knights Gold	ALLIANCE	9	2

 

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 Mississauga Rebels captured their second OHL Cup title in three years following a dramatic 2-1 overtime win against the Toronto Marlies. The Championship Final featured nine players selected in the first round of the 2012 OHL Priority Selection including Players of the Game goaltender Liam Herbst of the Rebels and Roland McKeown of the Marlies. First overall pick Connor McDavid was named Tournament MVP scoring an incredible 19 points in seven tournament games.

A total of 154 players that competed in the 2012 OHL Cup Showcase Tournament were selected in the OHL Priority Selection including 17 first round picks and nine of the top-10 players selected including McDavid (1^st overall to Erie Otters), McKeown (2^nd overall to Kingston Frontenacs), Jared McCann (London Jr. Knights Gold, 4^th overall to Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds), Josh Ho-Sang (Toronto Marlies, 5^th overall to Windsor Spitfires), Robby Fabbri (Mississauga Rebels, 6^th overall to Guelph Storm), Michael Dal Colle (Vaughan Kings, 7^th overall to Oshawa Generals), Jacob Middleton (Huron Perth Lakers, 8^th overall to Owen Sound Attack), Sam Bennett (Toronto Marlies, 9^th overall to Kingston Frontenacs), and Niki Petti (Southern Tier Admirals, 10^th overall to Belleville Bulls).

Three of the last five players selected first overall in the NHL Entry Draft are OHL and OHL Cup graduates including Taylor Hall of the Edmonton Oilers, John Tavares of the New York Islanders, and Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning. 2011 NHL Rookie of the Year Jeff Skinner of the Carolina Hurricanes also competed in this event, as did 2012 NHL Entry Draft first round picks and current OHL stars Thomas Wilson, Scott Laughton, Malcolm Subban, and Brendan Gaunce.