Team Stamkos wins 2018 OHL Combine Championship

 

The 2018 OHL Development Combine wrapped up on Sunday at the Tribute Communities Centre in Oshawa, Ont.

Draft eligible prospects had the opportunity to showcase their on-ice skills in a series of games played before scouts and general managers to assist in their evaluation prior to the OHL Priority Selection to be held on Saturday April 7, 2018.

2018 OHL Combine Results:

Game 1: Team Stamkos (Blue) 5 vs. Team Lindros (Red) 1

Stamkos Goals: Matthew Perciballi (Don Mills Flyers), Michael Suda (Buffalo Regals), Kalvyn Watson (Peterborough Petes), Davis Young (Mississauga Reps), Ethan Ritchie (Oakville Rangers) — Marco Costantini (Vaughan Kings), shutout / Marco Latassa (Oakville Rangers), 1 GA.
Lindros Goals: Joshua Barnes (Cornwall Colts) — Gavin Johnstone (Richmond Hill Coyotes), 5 GA / Chase Clark (Toronto Nationals), shutout.

Game 2: Team Ekblad (Orange 6 vs. Team Subban (White) 4

Ekblad Goals: Cooper Walker (2) (Cambridge Hawks), Ethan Sims (2) (Niagara North Stars), Ethan Cardwell (Clarington Toros), Lleyton Moore (Toronto Marlboros) — Jonathan Lemaire (Kemptville 73’s U18), 1 GA / Sami Molu (Toronto Jr. Canadiens), 3 GA.
Subban Goals: Matthew Maggio (2) (Sun County Panthers), Justin Lemesurier (North Central Predators), Finn Brown (Toronto Marlboros) — Nick Chenard (Sun County Panthers, 2 GA / Joe Ranger (Carleton Place Canadians U18), 3 GA.

Game 3: Team Subban (White) 7 vs. Team Lindros (Red) 6

Subban Goals: Ryan Beck (Oakland Jr. Grizzlies), Blake Butler (2) (Lambton Jr. Sting), Matthew Maggio (Sun County Panthers), Jake Uberti (Mississauga Reps), Devlin O’Brien (Mississauga Reps), Justin Lemesurier (North Central Predators) — Dalton McBride (Niagara North Stars), 3GA / Matthew Sbrocca (Windsor Jr. Spitfires), 3 GA.
Lindros Goals: Jake Murray (Oakville Rangers), Alec Belanger (Barrie Colts), Jacob Vreugdenhil (Quinte Red Devils), Nolan Burke (Peterborough Petes), Cameron Snow (Barrie Colts) — Owen Bennett (Halton Hurricanes), 3 GA / Will McEvoy (Rockland Nationals U18), 4 GA.

Game 4: Team Stamkos (Blue) 5 vs. Team Ekblad (Orange) 2

Stamkos Goals: Tyler Deline (Peterborough Petes), Davis Young (Mississauga Reps), Matthew Perciballi (Don Mills Flyers), Michael Suda (Buffalo Regals), Benjamin McFarlane (Cambridge Hawks) — Will Cranley (Peterborough Petes), 1 GA / Mathias Onuska (Waterloo Wolves), 1 GA.
Ekblad Goals: Ty Roberts (Vaughan Kings), Aidan Hughes (Mississauga Reps) — Jacob Augimeri (North Central Predators), 2 GA / Tye Austin (Kanata Lasters U18), 3 GA.

The games that featured both 5-on-5 and 3-on-3 portions brought an end to the two-day event that also included on and off-ice skills testing on Saturday. (OHL Combine Testing Results)

All four teams were joined behind the bench by special guest coaches that included OHL assistant coaches Derrick Walser (Peterborough Petes), Mike Duco (Peterborough Petes), Jeff Kyrzakos (Mississauga Steelheads) and Wes Wolfe (Erie Otters) as well as members of OHL Central Scouting and team personnel.

Team Stamkos was crowned 2018 OHL Combine Champions, accumulating the most points based on overall testing results combined with Sunday’s in-game play.

Final Team Standings:
Team Stamkos (Blue) = 633 Testing + 130 Games = 763 Points
Team Lindros (Red) =  553 Testing + 65 Games = 618 Points
Team Subban (White) = 474 Testing + 40 Games = 514 Points
Team Ekblad (Orange) = 408 Testing + 45 Games = 452 Points

Standings are based on a point system where individual player testing results contributed to the team’s total score.  Players are ranked by position and scored according to rank (1-36 for forwards, 1-24 for defencemen, 1-16 for goalies). During Sunday’s games teams scored 10 points per half win, 25 points per game win, and 50 points per half shutouts.

TEAM STAMKOS (BLUE)

Goaltenders:
82 Marco Latassa (Oakville Rangers)
83 Will Cranley (Peterborough Petes)
84 Marco Costantini (Vaughan Kings)
85 Mathias Onuska (Waterloo Wolves)

Defencemen:
3 Ethan Ritchie (Oakville Rangers)
4 Tyler Deline (Peterborough Petes)
5 Owen Luik (Oakville Rangers)
6 Jack Thompson (Clarington Toros)
7 Ryan Hall (Vaughan Kings)
8 Michael Suda (Buffalo Regals)

Forwards:
9 Reid Valade (Toronto Marlboros)
10 Matthew Perciballi (Don Mills Flyers)
11 Kalvyn Watson (Peterborough Petes)
12 Davis Young (Mississauga Reps)
13 Benjamin McFarlane (Cambridge Hawks)
14 Owen Holmes (Niagara North Stars)
15 Matthew Papais (Mississauga Reps)
16 Eric Russell (Vaughan Kings)
17 Sebastian Bulovs (Mississauga Senators)

Coaches:
Jeff Kyrzakos (Asst. Coach, Mississauga Steelheads)
Matt Hogan (Regional Scout, Windsor Spitfires)
Garrett Rutledge (Regional Scout, Flint Firebirds)

PHOTOS (By Aaron Bell/OHL Images):