Play-In Day: Meet the Wild Cards

Ten teams battle it out for five spots on Wild Card Play-In Day on Tuesday at the 2016 OHL Cup!

Here’s a look at the matchups:

 

Wild Card Play-In Game #1
Quinte Red Devils (OMHA – ETA) vs. Vaughan Kings (GTHL) – 10:00am

Quinte Red Devils (Regular season: 19-11-6, 3rd ETA East Division)

Qualified: OMHA ETA Semi-Finalist (loss to York Simcoe, 7-3 pts.)

Players to Watch: Nathan Dunkley (F), Dawson Baker (F), Joe Roy (D)

Notable Alum: Brady Gilmour (Saginaw Spirit), Josh Maguire (Peterborough Petes)

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Vaughan Kings (Regular season: 13-17-3, 8th GTHL)

Qualified: GTHL Wild Card Series (first round loss to Tor. Marlboros, 8-2 pts.)

Players to Watch:  Giovanni Villati (D), Maxime Grondin (F), Joshua Eisfeld (G)

Notable Alum: Adam Mascherin (Kitchener Rangers), Michael Dal Colle (Kingston Frontenacs)

 

Wild Card Play-In Game #2
Mississauga Senators (GTHL) vs. Halton Hurricanes (OMHA – SCTA) – 12:00pm

Mississauga Senators (Regular season: 12-13-8, 7th GTHL)

Qualified: GTHL Wild Card Series (first round loss to Miss. Rebels, 9-1 pts.)

Players to Watch: Alexis Gravel (G), Curtis Douglas (F), Martin Templeton (D)

Notable Alum: Thomas Schemitsch (Owen Sound Attack), Michael Pezzetta (Sudbury Wolves)

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Halton Hurricanes (Regular season: 17-12-7, 6th SCTA)

Qualified: OMHA SCTA Semi-Finalist (loss to Hamilton, 7-1 pts.)

Players to Watch: Luke Beamish (D), Mitchell Hewitson (F), Adriano Mamone (G)

Notable Alum: Michael McNiven (Owen Sound Attack), Nick Deakin-Poot (Guelph Storm)

 

 

Wild Card Play-In Game #3
Kingston Frontenacs (OMHA – ETA) vs. Clarington Toros (OMHA – ETA) – 2:00pm
KGN won season series 2-1-1

Kingston Frontenacs (Regular season: 24-9-3, 1st ETA East Division)

Qualified: OMHA ETA Semi-Finalist (loss to Barrie, 6-0 pts.)

Players to Watch: Nolan Hutcheson (F), Mitchell Larabie (F), Jack Duff (D)

Notable Alum: Aaron Luchuk (Windsor Spitfires), Kevin Spinozzi (Sarnia Sting)

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Clarington Toros (Regular season: 21-9-6, 2nd ETA East Division)

Qualified: OMHA Championship 5th place team (first round loss to Quinte, 6-4 pts.)

Players to Watch: Mitchell Doyle (D), Mason Snell (D), Liam Robertson (F)

Notable Alum: Evan Cormier (Saginaw Spirit), Luke Burghardt (Guelph Storm)

 

Wild Card Play-In Game #4
Kitchener Jr. Rangers (ALLIANCE) vs. Don Mills Flyers (GTHL) – 3:15pm

Kitchener Jr. Rangers (Regular season: 18-11-4, 4th ALLIANCE)

Qualified: ALLIANCE Semi-Finalist (loss to Waterloo 4-3, Wild Card Series loss to Windsor 2-1)

Players to Watch: Luke Bignell (F), Eric Uba (F), Rhett Kimmel (G)

Notable Alum: Nathan Bastian (Mississauga Steelheads), Nicolas Hague (Mississauga Steelheads)

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Don Mills Flyers (Regular season: 16-11-6, 5th GTHL)

Qualified: GTHL Wild Card Series (first round loss to Tor. Jr. Canadiens, 8-6 pts.)

Players to Watch: Jack McBain (F), Tyler Weiss (F), Declan Chisholm (D)

Notable Alum: David Levin (Sudbury Wolves), Mitch Marner (London Knights)

 

Wild Card Play-In Game #5
Niagara North Stars (OMHA – SCTA) vs. Markham Majors (GTHL) – 4:00pm

Niagara North Stars (Regular season: 17-10-9, SCTA)

Qualified: OMHA SCTA Semi-Finalist (loss to Southern Tier, 6-0 pts.)

Players to Watch: Hunter Holmes (F), Adam McMaster (F), Riley McCourt (D)

Notable Alum: Dylan Wells (Peterborough Petes), Zack Bowman (Sudbury Wolves)

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Markham Majors (Regular season: 14-12-7, GTHL)

Qualified: GTHL Wild Card Series (first round loss to Tor. Red Wings, 9-1 pts.)

Players to Watch: Liam Foudy (F), Anthony Stavrou (F), Ryan Madigan (F)

Notable Alum: Daniel Nikandrov (Peterborough Petes), Josh Carrick (Barrie Colts)

 

For more information on the 2016 OHL Cup, please visit ohlcup.ca.