The 2023 OHL Cup is underway at the Scotiabank Pond in Toronto. Here’s a look at the participating teams:
LINDROS DIVISION
Mississauga Rebels (Regular season: 24-7-5, 4th GTHL)
OHL Cup Top 10 Rankings: 8th (Ranked in 11 of 15 weeks)
Qualified: GTHL Semi-Finalist (Lost to Toronto Marlboros 6-4 pts.)
Last OHL Cup Appearance: 2019 (4-2-0, 2nd Lindros Division, 4-1 Semi-Final loss to Toronto Marlboros)
Players to Watch: Tristan Delisle (F), Curtis Freeman (F), Ethan Czata (F)
Notable Alum in the OHL: Pasquale Zito (North Bay Battalion), Jesse Fishman (Guelph Storm), Nolan Dillingham (Sarnia Sting)
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Peterborough Petes (Regular season: 33-1-2, 1st OMHA ETA)
OHL Cup Top 10 Rankings: 2nd (Ranked in 15 of 15 weeks)
Qualified: OMHA Champions (1-0 3OT win over Southern Tier Admirals)
Last OHL Cup Appearance: 2018 (2-2-0, 4th Lindros Division)
Players to Watch: Will McFadden (F), Ben Radley (D), Andrew MacNiel (D)
Notable Alum in the OHL: Nolan Burke (Sarnia Sting), Kalvyn Watson (Soo Greyhounds), Will Cranley (Flint Firebirds)
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Waterloo Wolves (Regular season: 24-7-2, 3rd ALLIANCE)
OHL Cup Top 10 Rankings: 10th (Ranked in 2 of 15 weeks)
Qualified: ALLIANCE Finalist (will face London Jr. Knights)
Last OHL Cup Appearance: 2022 (1-3-0, 4th Shanahan Division)
Players to Watch: Brady Martin (F), Brendan Gerber (F), Sam Ratcliffe (F)
Notable Alum in the OHL: Brayden Hislop (North Bay Battalion), Cooper Way (Sarnia Sting)
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Northern Ontario Hockey Association
Qualified: NOHA Representative
Last OHL Cup Appearance: 2022 (2-2-0, 4th Lindros Division)
Players to Watch: Hudson Chitaroni (F), Carter Carriere (D), Brendan Cooke (F)
Notable Alum in the OHL: Ben Gaudreau (Sarnia Sting), Zacharie Giroux (Flint Firebirds), Chase Stillman (Peterborough Petes)
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Don Mills Flyers (Regular season: 20-14-2, 6th GTHL)
OHL Cup Top 10 Rankings: Honourable mention (unranked all season)
Qualified: Wild Card Entry (defeated Burlington Eagles 4-1)
Last OHL Cup Appearance: 2022 (0-4-0, 5th Lindros Division)
Players to Watch: Jimmy Lombardi (F), Shamar Moses (F), P.J. Fagan (D)
Notable Alum in the OHL: Shane Wright (Windsor Spitfires), Brennan Othmann (Peterborough Petes), Brandt Clarke (Barrie Colts)
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NASH DIVISION
Toronto Marlboros (Regular season: 30-6-0, 2nd GTHL)
OHL Cup Top 10 Ranking: 1st (Ranked in 15 of 15 weeks)
Qualified: GTHL Champions (defeated Toronto Jr. Canadiens 4-2 pts.)
Last OHL Cup Appearance: 2022 (4-1-0, 1st Subban Division, 2-1 Quarter-Final loss to Quinte Red Devils)
Players to Watch: William Moore (F), Luke Dragusica (D), Kieran Witkowski (F)
Notable Alum in the OHL: Ethan Del Mastro (Sarnia Sting), Tucker Robertson (Peterborough Petes), Danny Zhilkin (Kitchener Rangers)
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Halton Hurricanes (Regular season: 31-2-3, 1st OMHA SCTA)
OHL Cup Top 10 Ranking: 4th (Ranked in 15 of 15 weeks)
Qualified: OMHA 3rd Place (defeated York-Simcoe Express 5-1)
Last OHL Cup Appearance: 2019 (3-2-0, 1st Subban Division, 4-2 Quarter-Final loss to Detroit Little Caesars)
Players to Watch: Matthew Schaefer (D), Tyler Hopkins (F), Tanner Lam (F)
Notable Alum in the OHL: Lawson Sherk (Hamilton Bulldogs), Ethan Burroughs (Owen Sound Attack), Matteo Drobac (Hamilton Bulldogs)
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Huron Perth Lakers (Regular season: 24-5-4, 2nd ALLIANCE)
OHL Cup Top 10 Ranking: Honourable mention (Ranked in 2 of 15 weeks)
Qualified: ALLIANCE Semi-Finalist (Lost to Waterloo Wolves 6-0 pts.)
Last OHL Cup Appearance: 2022 (0-2-2, 5th Shanahan Division)
Players to Watch: Carson Harmer (F), Zachary Houben (F), Colin Slattery (F)
Notable Alum in the OHL: Sam Sedley (Owen Sound Attack), Tate Vader (Soo Greyhounds)
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TPH Hockey
Qualified: USA Invite
Last OHL Cup Appearance: 2022 (1-3-0, 4th Nash Division)
Players to Watch: Niko Smilovic (F), Jackson Hone (F), Preston Otting (D)
Notable Alum in the OHL: Ryan Humphrey (London Knights)
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Toronto Nationals (Regular season: 19-14-3, 7th GTHL)
OHL Cup Top 10 Ranking: Unranked (Ranked in 9 of 15 weeks)
Qualified: Wild Card Entry (defeated Ajax-Pickering Raiders 8-0)
Last OHL Cup Appearance: 2019 (2-2-0, 3rd Subban Division)
Players to Watch: Thanasi Marentette (D), Ajay Rai (F), Chase Del Colombo (F)
Notable Alum in the OHL: Josh Bloom (North Bay Battalion), Ryan Del Monte (London Knights), Landon Cato (Niagara IceDogs)
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SHANAHAN DIVISION:
Toronto Jr. Canadiens (Regular season: 28-4-4, 1st GTHL)
Qualified: GTHL Finalists (Lost to Toronto Marlboros 4-2 pts.)
Last OHL Cup Appearance: 2022 (6-1-0, 1st Nash Division, OHL Cup Finalists, 6-2 loss to Mississauga Senators)
Players to Watch: Nico Addy (F), Jake O’Brien (F), Xander Velliaris (D)
Notable Alum in the OHL: Henry Mews (Ottawa 67’s), Porter Martone (Mississauga Steelheads), Jack Van Volsen (Mississauga Steelheads)
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York-Simcoe Express (Regular season: 30-1-5, 2nd OMHA ETA)
OHL Cup Top 10 Ranking: 5th (Ranked in 15 of 15 weeks)
Qualified: OMHA 4th Place (Lost 5-1 to Halton Hurricanes)
Last OHL Cup Appearance: 2022 (2-2-0, 3rd Lindros Division)
Players to Watch: Owen Griffin (F), Wesley Royston (F), Ryan Brown (F)
Notable Alum in the OHL: Jacob Holmes (Windsor Spitfires), Braden Haché (Barrie Colts), Evan Vierling (Barrie Colts)
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Sun County Panthers (Regular season: 14-14-5, 5th ALLIANCE)
OHL Cup Top 10 Ranking: Unranked (unranked all season)
Qualified: ALLIANCE Semi-Finalist (Lost to London Jr. Knights 6-2 pts.)
Last OHL Cup Appearance: 2018 (2-3-0, 3rd Nash Division)
Players to Watch: Cameron Arquette (F), Trevor Zanutto (F), Ethan Tatomir (D)
Notable Alum in the OHL: Matthew Maggio (Windsor Spitfires), Ryan Gagnier (Oshawa Generals), Nick Chenard (Owen Sound Attack)
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Thunder Bay Kings (Regular season: 10-23-3, 9th GTHL)
OHL Cup Top 10 Ranking: Unranked (unranked all season)
Qualified: HNO Representative
Last OHL Cup Appearance: 2022 (1-2-1, 3rd Shanahan Division)
Players to Watch: Carter Poddubny (F), Easton Mikus (F), Cooper Labelle (F)
Notable Alum in the OHL: Nick DeGrazia (Sudbury Wolves), Carter George (Owen Sound Attack), Nicholas Holomego (Erie Otters)
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Vaughan Kings (Regular season: 23-10-3, 5th GTHL)
OHL Cup Top 10 Ranking: Honourable mention (Ranked in 12 of 15 weeks)
Qualified: Wild Card Entry (4-0 win over Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs)
Last OHL Cup Appearance: 2022 (3-2-0, 2nd Lindros Division, 5-2 Quarter-Final loss to Toronto Jr. Canadiens)
Players to Watch: Ivan Galyanov (F), Stepan Chukharev (F), Jack Fang (F)
Notable Alum: Domenic DiVincentiis (North Bay Battalion), Marco Costantini (Kitchener Rangers), Anthony Costantini (Ottawa 67’s)
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SUBBAN DIVISION
Mississauga Senators (Regular season: 25-7-4, 3rd GTHL)
OHL Cup Top 10 Ranking: 6th (Ranked in 14 of 15 weeks)
Qualified: GTHL Semi-Finalist (Lost to Toronto Jr. Canadiens 6-4 pts.)
Last OHL Cup Appearance: 2022 (6-1-0, 2nd Nash Division, OHL Cup champions, def. Toronto Jr. Canadiens 6-2)
Players to Watch: Caden Taylor (F), Matthew Manza (F), Jack Ivankovic (G)
Notable Alum in the OHL: Michael Misa (Saginaw Spirit), Malcolm Spence (Erie Otters), Gabriel Frasca (Kingston Frontenacs)
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Southern Tier Admirals (Regular season: 30-2-4, 2nd OMHA SCTA)
OHL Cup Top 10 Ranking: 9th (ranked in 9 of 15 weeks)
Qualified: OMHA Finalist (1-0 3OT loss to Peterborough Petes)
Last OHL Cup Appearance: 2016 (1-3-0, 4th Nash Division)
Players to Watch: Isaac Gravelle (G), Dryden Allen (D), Jake Salvatore (F)
Notable Alum in the OHL: Sam Alfano (Erie Otters), Andrew Leblanc (Niagara IceDogs), Jacob Leblanc (Niagara IceDogs)
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London Jr. Knights (Regular season: 27-2-4, 1st ALLIANCE)
OHL Cup Top 10 Ranking: 7th (Ranked in 15 of 15 weeks)
Qualified: ALLIANCE Finalist (will face London Jr. Knights)
Last OHL Cup Appearance: 2022 (3-2-0, 1st Lindros Division, 4-1 Quarter-Final loss to Mississauga Senators)
Players to Watch: Ryan Roobroeck (F), Ethan Weir (F), Aiden Young (F)
Notable Alum in the OHL: Bryce McConnell-Barker (Soo Greyhounds), Michael Simpson (Peterborough Petes), George Diaco (London Knights)
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Barrie Jr. Colts (Regular season: 24-9-3, 3rd OMHA ETA)
OHL Cup Top 10 Ranking: Unranked (unranked all season)
Qualified: Wild Card Entry (6-2 win over Lambton Jr. Sting)
Last OHL Cup Appearance: 2018 (3-1-1, 2nd Subban Division, 3-2 Semi-Final loss to Toronto Marlboros)
Players to Watch: Nolan Jackson (D), Jonathan Cirone (F), Owen Bruining (F)
Notable Alum in the OHL: James Hardie (Mississauga Steelheads), Alec Belanger (Kingston Frontenacs), Cameron Mercer (Kitchener Rangers)
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Whitby Wildcats (Regular season: 22-10-4, 5th OMHA ETA)
OHL Cup Top 10 Ranking: Unranked (unranked all season)
Qualified: Wild Card Entry (3-1 win over Central Ontario Wolves)
Last OHL Cup Appearance: 2019 (2-2-0, 3rd Lindros Division)
Players to Watch: Jaiden Newton (F), Evan Elliott (F), James Henderson (F)
Notable Alum in the OHL: Ryan Winterton (London Knights), Nolan Collins (Sudbury Wolves), Brenden Sirizzotti (Soo Greyhounds)
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