Toronto, Ont. – The stage is set for the 2023 OHL Cup Championship Final on Monday night at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto as the GTHL Finalist Toronto Jr. Canadiens (6-0-0) will square off with the wild card entry Vaughan Kings (4-2-0) when the puck drops at 7:00pm.
Monday’s game will air for free on CHL TV, and can also be seen across the province on OHL Action Pak channel 466. Tickets to the Championship Final can be purchased for $12.00 on TicketMaster.
Here’s a look at Saturday’s action, with a number of closely-contested matchups throughout the day:
2023 OHL Cup Quarter-Final Results:
Quarter-Final #1: Toronto Marlboros 2 vs. Waterloo Wolves 3
Wolves MVP – Brady Martin (3G)
Marlboros MVP – William Moore (1G)
Recap – Stats
Quarter-Final #2: London Jr. Knights 1 vs. Toronto Jr. Canadiens 4
Jr. Canadiens MVP – Luca Romano (3G)
Jr. Knights MVP – Parker Snelgrove (1G)
Recap – Stats
Quarter-Final #3: Peterborough Petes 3 vs. Toronto Nationals 2 – 2OT
Petes MVP – Kaiden Harmon (2G)
Nationals MVP – Callum Mainville (1A)
Recap – Stats
Quarter-Final #4: Vaughan Kings 3 vs. Barrie Colts 2
Kings MVP – Stefan Chukharev (2G)
Colts MVP – Logan Hawery (1G)
Recap – Stats
2023 OHL Cup Semi-Final Results:
Semi-Final #1: Waterloo Wolves 0 vs. Toronto Jr. Canadiens 4
Jr. Canadiens MVP – Nico Armellin (26 SV SO)
Wolves MVP – Hunter Solomon
Recap – Stats
Semi-Final #2: Vaughan Kings 4 vs. Peterborough Petes 2
Kings MVP – Vasily Serov (1G)
Petes MVP – Will McFadden (1G)
Recap – Stats
Toronto Jr. Canadiens captain Jake O’Brien climbed into the OHL Cup scoring lead, potting a pair of goals in Saturday’s semi-final win to give him 15 points (6-9–15) through six games. Toronto Marlboros forward Aidan Lane, who led heading into Saturday, finished up with 13 points (8-5–13) over five games. Waterloo Wolves captain Brady Martin, who scored a hat trick in Saturday’s Quarterfinal game, finished tied with Lane in the goal-scoring department, lighting the lamp eight times in six outings. OHL Cup Scoring Leaders
In goal, the Toronto Jr. Canadiens twin duo of Nico and Alexander Armellin have combined to go 6-0 with a minuscule 0.67 goals-against average and .971 save percentage with three shutouts. OHL Cup Goaltending Leaders
The showcase provides fans and scouts one last opportunity to see many of the top U16 AAA players from across Ontario and parts of the United States compete for the OHL Cup performing against the best competition prior to the 2023 OHL Priority Selection on April 21st and 22nd.
