2026 OHL Cup: Semi-Final Recap
Stay tuned throughout the day for rolling updates from the OHL Cup, with quarter-final recaps and top performers from every matchup.
Schedule:
6:00 PM – Rink 1 – SF 1 – HoneyBaked vs. London Jr. Knights
8:00 PM – Rink 1 – SF 2 – Toronto Jr. Canadiens vs. Upper Canada College
Game Recaps:
Jr. Canadiens Edge UCC to Advance to Final
Upper Canada College Blues vs. Toronto Jr. Canadiens
Final: 3 (JRC) – 2 (UCC)
The Toronto Jr. Canadiens are headed to the OHL Cup Final after a hard-fought 3-2 win over Upper Canada College Blues in semifinal action.
JRC struck early in the opening period, as Khov Long (2) gave the Jr. Canadiens the lead. Upper Canada responded shortly after, with Carmine Liss (3) finding the back of the net to even things up at one.
Brayden Grima (5) would regain the lead for Toronto less than a minute later with his fifth of the tournament, making it 2-1 heading into the intermission.
Upper Canada, however, would pull even once again in the second period, as George Majic (1) scored on the power play to tie the game at two.
In the third, it was underaged defenceman Kade O’Rourke (4) who would play hero in the final minutes with a tough-angle top-shelf goal that would stand as the eventual game-winner.
Despite UCC pulling their goalie for the extra attacker, JRC held strong the rest to secure the victory and punch their ticket to the championship game.
The 2010-born Jr. Canadiens now carry the program back to the final, following last year’s 2009 group that captured the OHL Cup championship.
New Era Players of the Game:
Upper Canada College: Max Fransen (D)
Toronto Jr. Canadiens: Brayden Grima (F) – 1G, 1A
HoneyBaked Advances to Final with Win Over Jr. Knights
London Jr. Knights vs. Detroit HoneyBaked
Final: 5 (HB) – 3 (LDN)
Detroit HoneyBaked punched their ticket to the OHL Cup Final with a 5-3 victory over the London Jr. Knights in semifinal action.
HoneyBaked opened the scoring early in the first period, as Easton Dozark (4) capitalized on the power play to give Detroit the lead. London, though, would answer back, with Finley Butler (4) scoring on the man advantage to even the game.
Detroit regained the lead before the end of the frame, as Liam Voit (2) found the back of the net to make it 2-1 heading into the intermission.
The momentum carried into the second period, where Voit (3) struck again to extend the HoneyBaked lead. Austin Hall (5) followed not long after with what would stand as the game-winning goal, giving Detroit a 4-1 advantage.
HoneyBaked added another early in the third, with Blake Stephens (4) scoring on the power play.
London pushed back late with a pair of power-play goals from Ryan Beaulieu (4), cutting into the deficit, but it was not enough to mount a comeback as HoneyBaked held on for the win.
New Era Players of the Game:
London Jr. Knights: Ryan Beaulieu (D) – 2G
Detroit HoneyBaked: Liam Voit (F) – 2G, 1A
