Toronto,
ON – The Ontario Hockey
League announced the seventh
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 7
RANK |
TEAM |
LEAGUE |
LAST WEEK RANK |
WEEKS IN RANKINGS |
1 |
Toronto Marlies
|
GTHL |
1 |
7 |
2 |
Mississauga Rebels |
GTHL |
2 |
7 |
3 |
Detroit Belle Tire |
USA |
3 |
7 |
4 |
Cleveland Barons |
USA |
4 |
4 |
5 |
Don Mills Flyers |
GTHL |
5 |
5 |
6 |
London Jr. Knights -
Gold |
ALLIANCE |
6 |
7 |
7 |
Southern Tier
Admirals |
OMHA |
7 |
7 |
8 |
Ottawa Valley Titans |
ODMHA |
- |
6 |
9 |
Chicago Mission |
USA |
8 |
7 |
10 |
North York Rangers |
GTHL |
9 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Honourable Mention |
|
|
|
|
York Simcoe Express |
OMHA |
- |
1 |
|
Vaughan Kings |
GTHL |
- |
5 |
|
Barrie Jr. Colts |
OMHA |
- |
0 |
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.
A total
of 147 players that competed
in the 2011 OHL Cup Showcase
Tournament were selected in
the 2011 OHL Priority
Selection including 16
players chosen in the first
round. The Marlies led all
minor midget teams with 13
players that were later
selected in the 2011 OHL
Priority Selection including
first round picks Nicholas
Ritchie who was selected
second overall by the
Peterborough Petes, Jordan
Subban who was selected
fifth overall by the
Belleville Bulls, and
Perklin who was chosen 17th
overall by the Ottawa 67’s.
The Flyers had 12 players
selected including first
round picks Max Domi, Adam
Bateman, and Darnell Nurse
who was the third overall
pick to the Sault Ste. Marie
Greyhounds.
Three of
the last four 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.