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.
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.
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.
Rules Although the tournament bears the Ontario Hockey League name the tournament is played using Hockey Canada rules.
Champions List of champions and finalists:
Season Champions Finalists 1967–68 Toronto Young Nats Hamilton 1968–69 Sarnia Elliot Lake 1969–70 Toronto Young Nats Sudbury 1970–71 Toronto Marlboros North Bay 1971–72 Toronto Marlboros Sault Ste Marie 1972–73 Sudbury Toronto Marlboros 1973–74 Don Mills Flyers Sudbury 1974–75 Toronto Young Nats Sudbury 1975–76 Burlington Toronto Marlboros 1976–77 Mississauga Oakville 1977–78 Oshawa Sault Ste. Marie 1978–79 St. Michael's St. Catharines 1979–80 Toronto Young Nats Brantford 1980–81 Don Mills Flyers Brantford 1981–82 Toronto Young Nats North Bay 1982–83 Toronto Red Wings Toronto Young Nats 1983–84 Mississauga Reps Kitchener Jr Rangers 1984–85 Toronto Marlboros Sault Ste. Marie 1985–86 Sault Ste. Marie Chinguacousy 1986–87 Toronto Red Wings Sault Ste. Marie 1987–88 Wexford Raiders Sault Ste. Marie 1988–89 Gloucester Rangers Don Mills Don Mills 1989–90 Toronto Red Wings Gloucester Rangers 1990–91 Gloucester Rangers Ottawa Valley Titans 1991–92 Mississauga Blackhawks Thunder Bay Kings 1992–93 Mississauga Senators Don Mills Flyers 1993–94 Richmond Hill-Vaughan Ottawa Valley Titans 1994–95 Thunder Bay Kings Cumberland Barons 1995–96 Toronto Young Nats Thunder Bay Kings 1996–97 Thunder Bay Kings Ottawa Valley Titans 1997–98 Peterborough Petes Mississauga 1998–99 Thunder Bay Kings Richmond Hill Stars 1999–00 Thunder Bay Kings Mississauga Reps 2000–01 Peterborough Petes Hamilton Reps 2001–02 Toronto Red Wings Oakville Rangers 2002–03 Toronto Young Nats Sun County Panthers 2003–04 York Simcoe Express Richmond Hill Stars 2004–05 Toronto Marlboros London Jr. Knights 2005–06 Markham Waxers Toronto Red Wings 2006–07 Mississauga IceDogs Toronto Marlboros 2007–08 Toronto Jr Canadiens Toronto Marlboros 2008–09 Toronto Marlboros Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs 2009–10 Mississauga Rebels Toronto Marlboros 2010–11 Toronto Marlboros Don Mills Flyers 2011–12 Mississauga Rebels Toronto Marlboros 2012–13 Oakville Rangers Toronto Marlboros 2013–14 Toronto Marlboros Toronto Jr Canadiens 2014–15 Toronto Marlboros Don Mills Flyers 2015–16 York Simcoe Express Toronto Marlboros 2016–17 Mississauga Reps Toronto Young Nats 2017–18 Toronto Jr Canadiens Vaughan Kings 2018–19 Don Mills Flyers Toronto Red Wings 2019–20Not awarded, OHL Cup cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2020–21Not awarded, OHL Cup cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021–22 Mississauga Senators Toronto Jr Canadiens 2022–23 Toronto Jr Canadiens Vaughan Kings 2023–24 Oakville Rangers Vaughan Kings 2024–25 Toronto Jr Canadiens Don Mills Flyers2025-26Detroit HoneybakedToronto Jr Canadiens
Awards Tim Adams Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable player
References
External links OHL Cup Official Website OHL Cup information on the GTHL website