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It’s that time of year again. The 2017 OHL Cup gets underway next week and the schedule has now been released. Action begins on Tuesday March 14th with the Wild Card games and finishes up on Monday March 20th with the tournament final. Games are played in Toronto at Scotiabank Pond, until the Championship Final moves to the Mattamy Athletic Centre
As always, HockeyProspect.com scouts will be in attendance scouting the prospects one final time prior to the release of our 2017 OHL Draft Guide which will be released at the end of the month in our online store.
Once again this year our OHL Draft Guide will be loaded with player profiles and game reports from the 2016/2017 season.
2017 OHL Cup Powered by Under Armour Wild Card Play-In Schedule:
Tuesday March 14, 2017
WC 1 – 10:00 am Grey Bruce Highlanders vs. Toronto Young Nationals
WC 2 – 12:00 pm Mississauga Senators vs. York Simcoe Express
WC 3 – 2:00 pm Mississauga Reps vs. Halton Hurricanes
WC 4 – 4:00 pm Toronto Titans vs. Cambridge Hawks or Kitchener Jr. Rangers (TBD)
The four winning teams will join 16 other clubs who earned their qualification through league play and regional representation. The 40-game Round-Robin tournament commences next Tuesday night at 7:00 pm continuing through Friday evening, March 17, followed by Quarter-Final and Semi-Final action on Saturday, Mach 18, wrapping up with the Championship Final on Monday, March 20.
2017 OHL Cup Showcase Tournament Powered by Under Armour Alignment:
Nash Division:
GTHL (1) (Winner of Toronto Marlboros vs. Mississauga Rebels series)
Quite Red Devils (OMHA Bronze)
ALLIANCE (3) (Winner of Kitchener Jr. Rangers vs. Cambridge Hawks series)
Elite Hockey Group (USA Invite)
WC1
Subban Division:
ALLIANCE (1) (Winner of London Jr. Knights vs. Waterloo Wolves series)
Brampton 45s (OMHA Silver)
Toronto Jr. Canadiens (GTHL Semi-Finalist)
TPH Thunder (USA Invite)
WC2
Shanahan Division:
GTHL (2) (Runner-up of Toronto Marlboros vs. Mississauga Rebels series)
Ajax-Pickering Raiders (OMHA Semi-Finalist)
Eastern Ontario Wild (HEO Rep)
Thunder Bay Kings (HNO Rep)
WC3
Lindros Division:
Whitby Wildcats (OMHA Gold)
ALLIANCE (2) (Runner-up of London Jr. Knights vs. Waterloo Wolves series)
Vaughan Kings (GTHL Semi-Finalist)
Team NOHA (NOHA Rep)
WC4
2017 OHL Cup Showcase Tournament Powered by Under Armour Final Schedule:
Tuesday March 14, 2017
Round-Robin: Scotiabank Pond 1
7:00 pm Quinte Red Devils vs. GTHL (1)
8:45 pm Whitby Wildcats vs. Vaughan Kings
Scotiabank Pond 2
7:15 pm Toronto Jr. Canadiens vs. ALLIANCE (1)
9:00 pm Ajax-Pickering Raiders vs. GTHL (2)
Wednesday March 15, 2017
Scotiabank Pond 1
9:00 am ALLIANCE (2) vs. NOHA
10:45 am TPH Thunder vs. Brampton 45s
12:30 pm ALLIANCE (1) vs. WC2
2:15 pm WC3 vs. GTHL (2)
4:00 pm ALLIANCE (2) vs. Whitby Wildcats
5:45 pm WC1 vs. Elite Hockey Group
7:30 pm NOHA vs. Vaughan Kings
9:15 pm WC2 vs. Brampton 45s
Scotiabank Pond 2
8:30 am Eastern Ontario Wild vs. Thunder Bay Kings
10:15 am Elite Hockey Group vs. ALLIANCE (3)
12:00 pm WC1 vs. GTHL (1)
1:45 pm Vaughan Kings vs. WC4
3:30 pm TPH Thunder vs. Toronto Jr. Canadiens
5:15 pm ALLIANCE (3) vs. Quite Red Devils
7:00 pm Ajax-Pickering Raiders vs. Eastern Ontario Wild
8:45 pm Thunder Bay Kings vs. WC3
Thursday March 16, 2017
Scotiabank Pond 1
8:30 am Quinte Red Devils vs. Elite Hockey Group
10:15 am NOHA vs. Whitby Wildcats
12:00 pm Brampton 45s vs. ALLIANCE (1)
1:45 pm ALLIANCE (2) vs. WC4
Scotiabank Pond 2
9:00 am ALLIANCE (3) vs. WC1
10:45 am Eastern Ontario Wild vs. GTHL (2)
12:30pm Ajax-Pickering Raiders vs. WC3
2:15 pm WC2 vs. Toronto Jr. Canadiens
Friday March 17, 2017
Scotiabank Pond 1
8:00 am WC4 vs. Whitby Wildcats
9:45 am GTHL (2) vs. Thunder Bay Kings
11:30 am GTHL (1) vs. Elite Hockey Group
1:15 pm WC1 vs. Quinte Red Devils
3:00 pm WC4 vs. NOHA
4:45 pm ALLIANCE (1) vs. TPH Thunder
Scotiabank Pond 2
8:30 am TPH Thunder vs. WC2
10:15 am Vaughan Kings vs. ALLIANCE (2)
12:00 pm Toronto Jr. Canadiens vs. Brampton 45s
1:45 pm WC3 vs. Eastern Ontario Wild
3:30 pm Thunder Bay Kings vs. Ajax-Pickering Raiders
5:15 pm GTHL (1) vs. ALLIANCE (3)
Saturday March 18, 2017
Quarter-Final Playoff Round:
Scotiabank Pond 1
10:30 am Quarter-Final 2 – 1ST Place Shanahan Division vs. 2ND Place Subban Division
12:15 pm Quarter-Final 4 – 1ST Place Lindros Division vs. 2ND Place Nash Division
Scotiabank Pond 2
10:00 am Quarter-Final 1 – 1ST Place Subban Division vs. 2ND Place Shanahan Division
11:45 am Quarter-Final 3 – 1ST Place Nash Division vs. 2ND Place Lindros Division
Semi-Final Playoff Round:
Scotiabank Pond 1
6:00 pm Semi-Final 1 – Winner Quarter-Final 1 vs. Winner Quarter-Final 2
8:00 pm Semi-Final 2 – Winner Quarter-Final 3 vs. Winner Quarter-Final 4
Monday March 20, 2017
Mattamy Athletic Centre
6:30 pm Championship Final – Winner Semi-Final 1 vs. Winner Semi-Final 2