OHL Showcase Cup Starts today

Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League in association with the Greater Toronto Hockey League announced the 20 competing teams and tournament schedule for the 2010 OHL Cup Showcase hosted by the GTHL.  The event takes place March 17-21 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, ON.

The 20 participating teams include the champions and finalists from minor hockey associations across Ontario including Ontario Hockey Federation Member Partners the GTHL, OMHA, ALLIANCE, and an NOHA representative, along with teams from the Ottawa District Hockey Association, and a representative from Hockey Northwestern Ontario.  Additional participating teams from Ontario and the United States received invitations from the Tournament Selection Committee.

The puck drops on the 2010 OHL Cup Showcase Tournament at 1:15 pm Wednesday when the OMHA’s Whitby Wildcats take on the Oakville Rangers on Rink 2 at the Hershey Centre, with Main Bowl action commencing with the GTHL’s Toronto Young Nationals taking on the OMHA’s Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs at 1:45 pm.  Round-robin games continue throughout the day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday morning before Playoff Round action begins Saturday March 20 at 5:00 pm with the first Quarter Final game.  Semi-Final games are played Sunday morning at 9:00 am and 9:30 am before the Championship Final takes place at 3:30 pm March 21^st.

Select tournament games will be broadcast on Rogers Television with a complete schedule to be released prior to the tournament.

2010 OHL Cup Showcase Tournament Participating Teams (final top-10 ranking also in brackets):

Division 1:

Toronto Nationals (GTHL-Champions) (1)

Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs (OMHA-Invite)

TPH Thunder (USA-Invite)

Ottawa Jr. 67’s (ODHA-Finalists)

GNML Wolves (NOHA)

Division 2:

Toronto Marlboros (GTHL-Invite) (3)

Markham Waxers (OMHA-Invite)

Elgin Middlesex Chiefs (ALLIANCE-Finalists) (7)

Ottawa Valley Titans (ODHA-Champions) (10)

Clarington Toros (OMHA-Invite)

Division 3:

York Simcoe Express (OMHA-Champions) (9)

Eastern Ontario Wild (ODHA-Invite)

Thunder Bay Kings (HNO)

Toronto Jr. Canadiens (GTHL-Finalists) (2)

Huron Perth Lakers (ALLIANCE-Invite)

Division 4:

London Jr. Knights (ALLIANCE-Finalists) (5)

Whitby Wildcats (OMHA-Finalists) (8)

Mississauga Rebels (GTHL-Invite)

Oakville Rangers (OMHA-Invite)

Mississauga Reps (GTHL-Invite) (6)

Full 2010 OHL Cup Showcase Tournament Schedule:

Wednesday March 17, 2010

Rink 1	All Round Robin Games
	Home                                           Visitors
1:45 pm	Toronto Nationals	Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs
3:30 pm	London Jr. Knights	Mississauga Rebels
5:15 pm	Jr. Canadiens	York Simcoe Express
7:00 pm	Oakville Rangers	Mississauga Reps
8:45 pm	Elgin Middlesex Chiefs	Clarington Toros
Rink 2
1:15 pm	Whitby Wildcats	Oakville Rangers
3:00 pm	Clarington Toros	Ottawa Valley Titans
4:45 pm	Markham Waxers	Toronto Marlboros
6:30 pm	Ottawa Jr. 67’s	NOHA
8:15 pm	Thunder Bay	Huron Perth Lakers

Thursday March 18, 2010

Rink 1	All Round Robin Games
9:00  am	Eastern Ontario Wild	Jr. Canadiens
10:45  am	NOHA	Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs
12:30  pm	Markham Waxers	Elgin Middlesex Chiefs
2:15  pm	Mississauga Rebels	Mississauga Reps
4:00  pm	Ottawa Jr. 67’s	Toronto Nationals
5:45 pm	Toronto Marlboros	Clarington Toros
7:30 pm	Jr. Canadiens	Huron Perth Lakers
9:15 pm	Mississauga Rebels	Oakville Rangers

Rink 2	All Round Robin Games
8:30 am	Toronto Nationals	TPH Thunder
10:15 am	Ottawa Valley Titans	Toronto Marlboros
12:00 pm	Huron Perth Lakers	York Simcoe Express
1:45 pm	London Jr. Knights	Whitby Wildcats
3:30 pm	Eastern Ontario Wild	Thunder Bay
5:15 pm	Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs	TPH Thunder
7:00 pm	Elgin Middlesex Chiefs	Ottawa Valley Titans
8:45 pm	Mississauga Reps	London Jr. Knights

Friday March 19, 2010

Rink 1	All Round Robin Games
9:00  am	TPH Thunder	Ottawa Jr. 67’s
10:45  am	York Simcoe Express	Eastern Ontario Wild
12:30  pm	Ottawa Valley Titans	Markham Waxers
2:15  pm	Toronto Marlboros	Elgin Middlesex Chiefs

Rink 2	All Round Robin Games
9:30 am	Thunder Bay	Jr. Canadiens
11:15 am	NOHA	Toronto Nationals
1:00 pm	Whitby Wildcats	Mississauga Rebels
2:45 pm	Oakville Rangers	London Jr. Knights

Saturday March 20, 2010

Rink 1	Round Robin & Quarter Final Games
10:00  am	York Simcoe Express	Thunder Bay
11:45  am	Mississauga Reps	Whitby Wildcats
1:30  pm	TPH Thunder	NOHA
5:30  pm Quarter Final 2	1ST PLACE DIV 2	2ND PLACE DIV 3
7:30 pm Quarter Final 4	1ST PLACE DIV 1	2ND PLACE DIV 4

Rink 2	Round Robin & Quarter Final Games
9:30 am	Huron Perth Lakers	Eastern Ontario Wild
11:15 am	Clarington Toros	Markham Waxers
1:00 pm	Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs	Ottawa Jr. 67’s
5:00 pm Quarter Final 1	1ST PLACE DIV 3	2ND PLACE DIV 2
7:00 pm Quarter Final 3	1ST PLACE DIV 4	2ND PLACE DIV 1

Sunday March 21, 2010

	Semi-Finals and Final
9:00 am – Main Bowl	Winner Quarter Final 1	Winner Quarter Final 2
9:30 am – Rink 2	Winner Quarter Final 3	Winner Quarter Final 4
3:30 pm – Main Bowl	Championship Game

Topics: Alliance, Clarington Toros, Eastern Ontario Wild, Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs, GNML Wolves, GTHL, Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs, HNO, Huron Perth Lakers, London Jr Knights, Markham Waxers, Mississauga Rebels, Mississauga Reps, NOHA, Oakville Rangers, ODHA, OHL Cup, OMHA, Ottawa Jr. 67’s, Ottawa Valley Titans, Showcase Cup, Thunder Bay Kings, Toronto Jr Canadiens, Toronto Marlboros, Toronto Nationals, TPH Thunder, Whitby Wildcats, York Simcoe Express

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