OHL Cup

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OHL Cup
Sport Ice hockey
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Most winsToronto Young Nats (7)
Most recentOakville Rangers (2)

The Ontario Hockey League Showcase Cup (more commonly known as the OHL Cup) is a tournament hosted by the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and operated by the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL) with the purpose of providing an additional scouting opportunity to minor midget players in Ontario, and other districts which fall under the Ontario Hockey League's draft region. It originally started as a Bantam tournament, however when age groups in Canada were realigned to match USA and International age classification the tournament was changed to a Minor Midget tournament.[ citation needed ]

Contents

The OHL Cup Showcase Tournament features the top minor midget teams from Ontario, along with selected teams from the U.S.A. Invitations for the tournament will be extended to the champion and finalist from each division of the Ontario Hockey Federation and branches of the OHF, ODHA and Thunder Bay. All T.B.A. teams will be selected by the Tournament Selection Committee. In the event that a league/association champion or finalist does not take advantage of their qualification, the vacancy will similarly be determined by the Tournament Selection Committee. This year (2011)the Toronto Marlboros won the tournament led by Cody Thompson who was the leader in point for forwards and Chance Macdonald who was the leader in points for defenceman. [1]

Registration

Registration to the OHL Cup is by both qualification and invitation. Each season, the number of automatic berths for each region in Ontario are set by the OHL with additional Ontario berths selected by a selection committee that monitors the progress and performance of teams during the season and publishes weekly ranking of the top ten teams. All US-based teams are also selected by committee.[ citation needed ]

Rules

Although the tournament bears the Ontario Hockey League name the tournament is played using Hockey Canada rules.[ citation needed ]

Champions

List of champions and finalists:[ citation needed ]

SeasonChampionsFinalists
1967–68Toronto Young NatsHamilton
1968–69SarniaElliot Lake
1969–70Toronto Young NatsSudbury
1970–71Toronto MarlborosNorth Bay
1971–72Toronto MarlborosSault Ste Marie
1972–73SudburyToronto Marlboros
1973–74Don Mills FlyersSudbury
1974–75Toronto Young NatsSudbury
1975–76BurlingtonToronto Marlboros
1976–77MississaugaOakville
1977–78OshawaSault Ste. Marie
1978–79St. Michael'sSt. Catharines
1979–80Toronto Young NatsBrantford
1980–81Don Mills FlyersBrantford
1981–82Toronto Young NatsNorth Bay
1982–83Toronto Red WingsToronto Young Nats
1983–84Mississauga RepsKitchener Jr Rangers
1984–85Toronto MarlborosSault Ste. Marie
1985–86Sault Ste. MarieChinguacousy
1986–87Toronto Red WingsSault Ste. Marie
1987–88Wexford RaidersSault Ste. Marie
1988–89Gloucester RangersDon Mills Don Mills
1989–90Toronto Red WingsGloucester Rangers
1990–91Gloucester RangersOttawa Valley Titans
1991–92Mississauga BlackhawksThunder Bay Kings
1992–93Mississauga SenatorsDon Mills Flyers
1993–94Richmond Hill-VaughanOttawa Valley Titans
1994–95Thunder Bay KingsCumberland Barons
1995–96Toronto Young NatsThunder Bay Kings
1996–97Thunder Bay KingsOttawa Valley Titans
1997–98Peterborough PetesMississauga
1998–99Thunder Bay KingsRichmond Hill Stars
1999–00Thunder Bay KingsMississauga Reps
2000–01Peterborough PetesHamilton Reps
2001–02Toronto Red WingsOakville Rangers
2002–03Toronto Young NatsSun County Panthers
2003–04York Simcoe ExpressRichmond Hill Stars
2004–05Toronto MarlborosLondon Jr. Knights
2005–06Markham WaxersToronto Red Wings
2006–07Mississauga IceDogsToronto Marlboros
2007–08Toronto Jr CanadiensToronto Marlboros
2008–09Toronto MarlborosElgin-Middlesex Chiefs
2009–10Mississauga RebelsToronto Marlboros
2010–11Toronto MarlborosDon Mills Flyers
2011–12Mississauga RebelsToronto Marlboros
2012–13Oakville RangersToronto Marlboros
2013–14Toronto MarlborosToronto Jr Canadiens
2014–15Toronto MarlborosDon Mills Flyers
2015–16York Simcoe ExpressToronto Marlboros
2016–17Mississauga RepsToronto Young Nats
2017–18Toronto Jr CanadiensVaughan Kings
2018–19Don Mills FlyersToronto Red Wings
2019–20Not awarded, OHL Cup cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [2]
2020–21Not awarded, OHL Cup cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [3]
2021–22Mississauga SenatorsToronto Jr Canadiens
2022–23Toronto Jr CanadiensVaughan Kings
2023–24Oakville RangersVaughan Kings

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References

  1. OHL Cup Information on the GTHL Website
  2. Patton, Jessica (2020-03-12). "Coronavirus: Ontario Hockey League cancels 2020 OHL Cup". Global News . Archived from the original on 2020-04-16.
  3. Jeffrey, Jake (2021-04-20). "OHL officially cancels the 2020-21 season". Global News . Archived from the original on 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2023-06-05.