Wednesday, February 29, 2012

OHL Announces Minor Midget Top-10 Rankings for Annual Showcase Tournament

Press Release

Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League today announced the eighteenth 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.

In addition, a total of eight teams from across Ontario including six teams listed in the current rankings have already qualified for the annual showcase tournament by virtue of advancing to the championship round within their respective leagues including the GTHL’s Toronto Marlies and Mississauga Rebels, the ALLIANCE’s London Jr. Knights Gold and Sun County Panthers, and the ODMHA’s Ottawa Valley Titans and Ottawa Jr. 67’s.

Furthermore, the Thunder Bay Kings will officially represent Hockey Northwestern Ontario in the event, while the Great North Midget League Wolves will represent the NOHA.  The remaining 12 teams to compete in the 2012 OHL Cup will consist of the finalists in the OMHA along with 10 wildcard teams as identified by the tournament selection committee.

Minor Midget Rankings for the 2012 OHL Cup Showcase Tournament – Week 18


RANK
TEAM
LEAGUE
LAST WEEK RANK
WEEKS IN RANKINGS
1
Toronto Marlies*
GTHL
1
18
2
Detroit Belle Tire
USA
2
18
3
Mississauga Rebels*
GTHL
3
18
4
London Jr. Knights – Gold*
ALLIANCE
4
18
5
Don Mills Flyers
GTHL
5
16
6
Vaughan Kings
GTHL
6
15
7
Cleveland Barons
USA
7
15
8
Southern Tier Admirals
OMHA
8
18
9
Ottawa Valley Titans*
ODMHA
9
17
10
Barrie Jr. Colts
OMHA
-
6






Honourable Mention




York Simcoe Express
OMHA
10
4

Ottawa Jr. 67's*
ODMHA
-
1

Sun County Panthers*
ALLIANCE
-
3

*officially qualified for 2012 OHL Cup


(Nathan can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)

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