Road to the 2026 OHL Cup
Follow along as we track progress on the road to the 2026 OHL Cup, with daily score updates and a look at which teams are having success in the playoffs, looking to punch their ticket to this year’s showcase. Here’s a rundown of how teams qualify for the 2026 OHL Cup.
As of Monday, March 9th
GTHL
The Toronto Jr. Canadiens, Vaughan Kings, Toronto Marlboros and Markham Majors have secured spots at the 2026 OHL Cup. All playoff series are best 3-of-5.
Round 2:
(1) Toronto Jr. Canadiens vs. (5) Markham Majors
Jr. Canadiens lead series 4-2 pts.
Mar. 6th – Majors 4Â at Jr. Canadiens 1
Mar. 8th – Jr. Canadiens 3Â at Majors 1
Mar. 9th – Majors 1 at Jr. Canadiens 4
Mar. 11th – Jr. Canadiens at Majors, 8:30pm (Herbert Carnegie)
(2) Vaughan Kings vs. (3) Toronto Marlboros
Marlboros lead series 4-2 pts.
Mar. 3rd – Marlboros 1 at Kings 3
Mar. 6th – Kings 2 at Marlboros 3
Mar. 8th – Marlboros 4Â at Kings 3
Mar. 10th – Kings at Marlboros, 7:25pm (Scotiabank Pond)
Round 1:
(1) Toronto Jr. Canadiens vs. (8) Mississauga Rebels
Jr. Canadiens win series 6-0 pts.
Feb. 18th – Rebels 1 at Jr. Canadiens 7
Feb. 22nd –Â Jr. Canadiens 2Â at Rebels 0
Feb. 24th – Rebels 0 at Jr. Canadiens 3
(2) Vaughan Kings vs. (7) Toronto Red Wings
Kings win series 6-0 pts.
Feb. 18th – Red Wings 0 at Kings 3
Feb. 22nd –Â Kings 6Â at Red Wings 1
Feb. 24th – Red Wings 2 at Kings 3
(3) Toronto Marlboros vs. (6) Mississauga Senators
Marlboros win series 6-2 pts.
Feb. 20th – Senators 3 at Marlboros 4
Feb. 23rd – Marlboros 4 at Senators 2
Feb. 25th –Â Senators 5Â at Marlboros 1
Feb. 28th –Â Marlboros 5Â at Senators 2
(4) Don Mills Flyers vs. (5) Markham Majors
Majors win series 6-4 pts.
Feb. 20th – Majors 5 at Flyers 2
Feb. 23rd –Â Flyers 3Â at Majors 1
Feb. 25th –Â Majors 1Â at Flyers 0
Feb. 28th –Â Flyers 4Â at Majors 2
Mar. 2nd – Majors 2Â at Flyers 1
OMHA
The top four teams from the OMHA Championships held March 13-15 in Peterborough will secure spots in the 2026 OHL Cup.
OMHA East
Top two teams in each Group advance to the OMHA Championships
Group A: (1) Quinte Red Devils – 14 pts., (2) Barrie Colts – 14 pts., (9) Greater Kingston Jr. Gaels – 4 pts., (10) North Shore Whitecaps – 4 pts., (11) North Central Predators – 5 pts.
Feb. 14th – North Shore 3 at Kingston 6
Feb. 15th – North Central 0 at North Shore 7
Feb. 15th – Barrie 8 at Kingston 0
Feb. 16th – Barrie 1 at Quinte 6
Feb. 21st – North Shore 1 at Quinte 5
Feb. 21st – North Central 6 at Kingston 3
Feb. 22nd – Barrie 6 at North Shore 4
Feb. 22nd – North Central 1 at Quinte 8
Feb. 24th – North Shore 3 at North Central 5
Feb. 24th – Quinte 6 at Kingston 2
Feb. 28th – Quinte 4 at Barrie 5
Feb. 28th –Â Kingston 5 at North Central 2
Mar. 1st – Quinte 2Â at North Central 1
Mar. 1st – Kingston 1 at Barrie 3
Mar. 3rd – Quinte 8 at North Shore 1
Mar. 4th – Barrie 8Â at North Central 3
Mar. 7th – North Shore 0 at Barrie 5
Mar. 7th – Kingston 2 at Quinte 5
Mar. 8th – Kingston 3 at North Shore 4
Mar. 8th – North Central 1 at Barrie 2
Group B: (3) Ajax-Pickering Raiders – 15 pts., (4) York-Simcoe Express – 17 pts., (5) Central Ontario Wolves – 12 pts., (6) Markham Waxers – 7 pt., (7) Whitby Wildcats – 4 pts., (8) Peterborough Petes – 8 pts.
Feb. 14th – Central Ontario 5 at Whitby 2
Feb. 14th – Peterborough 2 at Markham 2
Feb. 14th – Ajax-Pickering 5 at York-Simcoe 4
Feb. 15th – York-Simcoe 1 at Markham 0
Feb. 15th – Peterborough 1 at Ajax-Pickering 4
Feb. 16th – Whitby 3 at Central Ontario 4
Feb. 19th – Whitby 1 at York-Simcoe 5
Feb. 21st – York-Simcoe 2 at Ajax-Pickering 0
Feb. 21st – Peterborough 1 at Central Ontario 7
Feb. 21st – Whitby 1 at Markham 2
Feb. 22nd –Â Central Ontario 5Â at Peterborough 2
Feb. 22nd – Markham 1 at Ajax-Pickering 4
Feb. 23rd – York-Simcoe 3Â at Whitby 1
Feb. 25th – Ajax-Pickering 5Â at Peterborough 4
Feb. 26th – Central Ontario 3 at Markham 2
Feb. 27th – Markham 5Â at Whitby 2
Feb. 28th – Ajax-Pickering 5Â at Central Ontario 2
Feb. 28th – Peterborough at York-Simcoe, 6:30pm
Mar. 1st – York-Simcoe 3Â at Central Ontario 1
Mar. 1st – Whitby 0 at Peterborough 1
Mar. 1st – Ajax-Pickering 2 at Markham 4
Mar. 3rd – Central Ontario 1 at Ajax-Pickering 4
Mar. 3rd – Peterborough 2 at Whitby 3
Mar. 5th – Markham 1 at York-Simcoe 2
Mar. 5th – Ajax-Pickering 2 at Whitby 2
Mar. 7th – Markham 2 at Central Ontario 8
Mar. 7th – York-SImcoe 4 at Peterborough 5
Mar. 8th – Central Ontario 1 at York-Simcoe 5
Mar. 8th – Markham 2 at Peterborough 3
Mar. 8th – Whitby 1 at Ajax-Pickering 4
OMHA West
Top two teams in each Group advance to the OMHA Championships
Group A: (1) Credit River Capitals – 9 pts., (2) Niagara North Stars – 12 pts., (8) Guelph Gryphons – 0 pts., (9) Halton Hurricanes – 5 pts.
Feb. 14th – Credit River 11 at Halton 1
Feb. 14th – Niagara North 5 at Guelph 2
Feb. 19th – Guelph 2 at Niagara North 4
Feb. 21st – Guelph 1 at Halton 2
Feb. 22nd – Guelph 1 at Credit River 6
Feb. 26th – Niagara North 4Â at Halton 3
Feb. 27th – Credit River 8 at Guelph 0
Feb. 28th – Credit River 1 at Niagara North 2
Mar. 4th – Halton 1 at Niagara North 11
Mar. 7th – Halton 2 at Credit River 6
Mar. 8th – Niagara North 2 at Credit River 1
Mar. 8th –Â Halton 7 at Guelph 4
Group B:Â (3) Oakville Rangers – 10 pts., (4) Burlington Eagles – 6 pts., (5) Hamilton Steel – 9 pts., (6) Southern Tier Admirals – 9 pts., (7) Grey-Bruce Highlanders – 6 pts.
Feb. 14th – Grey-Bruce 2 at Oakville 0
Feb. 15th – Grey-Bruce 2 at Burlington 1
Feb. 15th – Hamilton 3 at Southern Tier 0
Feb. 18th – Hamilton 2 at Burlington 5
Feb. 19th – Southern Tier 1 at Oakville 2
Feb. 21st – Oakville 5 at Hamilton 1
Feb. 21st – Grey-Bruce 1 at Southern Tier 3
Feb. 22nd – Grey-Bruce 2 at Hamilton 8
Feb. 22nd – Burlington 2 at Southern Tier 4
Feb. 25th – Oakville 2 at Burlington 1
Feb. 25th – Southern Tier 1 at Hamilton 1
Feb. 28th – Southern Tier 4Â at Grey-Bruce 0
Feb. 28th –Â Burlington 4Â at Hamilton 3
Mar. 1st – Oakville 3Â at Grey-Bruce 0
Mar. 3rd – Oakville 2 at Southern Tier 3
Mar. 4th – Southern Tier 1 at Burlington 5
Mar. 7th – Hamilton 2Â at Grey-Bruce 1
Mar. 7th – Burlington 2 at Oakville 5
Mar. 8th – Burlington 4 at Grey-Bruce 5
Mar. 8th –Â Hamilton 5 at Oakville 3
Mar. 10th – Southern Tier at Hamilton, 8:30pm
ALLIANCE
The London Jr. Knights, Huron-Perth Lakers, Brantford 99ers and Sun County Panthers have secured spots at the OHL Cup. Playoff series are best 3-of-5.
Semi-Finals:
(1) London Jr. Knights vs. (4) Sun County Panthers
London wins series 6-0 pts.
Mar. 3rd – Sun County 2 at London 6
Mar. 5th –Â London 3Â at Sun County 0
Mar. 8th – Sun County 2 at London 8
(2) Huron-Perth Lakers vs. (3) Brantford 99ers
Series tied 2-2 pts.
Mar. 6th – Brantford 1 at Huron-Perth 4
Mar. 8th – Huron-Perth 1 at Brantford 4
Mar. 12th at Huron-Perth, 8:45pm
Mar. 14th at Brantford, 12:00pm
Mar. 15th at Huron-Perth, 3:15pm
Mar. 16th at Brantford, 8:15pm
Round 1:
(1) London Jr. Knights vs. (8) Waterloo Wolves
London wins series 6-0 pts.
Feb. 23rd – Waterloo 2 at London 7
Feb. 28th –Â London 5Â at Waterloo 1
Mar. 1st – Waterloo 0 at London 5
(2) Huron-Perth Lakers vs. (7) Elgin-Middlesex Canucks
Huron-Perth wins series 6-0 pts.
Feb. 22nd – Elgin-Middlesex 0 at Huron-Perth 2
Feb. 24th –Â Huron-Perth 5 at Elgin-Middlesex 2
Feb. 27th – Elgin-Middlesex 3 at Huron-Perth 8
(3) Brantford 99ers vs. (6) Windsor Jr. Spitfires
Brantford wins series 6-2 pts.
Feb. 21st –Â Brantford 3Â at Windsor 2
Feb. 22nd –Â Windsor 3Â at Brantford 2
Feb. 27th – Windsor 2 at Brantford 6
Feb. 28th –Â Brantford 4 at Windsor 2
(4) Sun County Panthers vs. (5) Sarnia-Lambton Jr. Sting
Sun County wins series 6-0 pts.
Feb. 19th – Sarnia-Lambton 1 at Sun County 3
Feb. 21st – Sun County 4 at Sarnia-Lambton 1
Feb. 22nd – Sarnia-Lambton 2 at Sun County 3
Wild Card Play-In Round:
(8) Waterloo Wolves vs. (9) Kitchener Jr. Rangers
Feb. 17th – Kitchener 2 at Waterloo 7
(7) Elgin-Middlesex Canucks vs. (10) Cambridge Jr. Redhawks
Feb. 18th – Cambridge 3 at Elgin-Middlesex 4
HEO
The Eastern Ontario Wild and Ottawa Jr. 67’s have clinched spots in the 2026 OHL Cup. All series are best-of-seven points.
Semi-Finals:
(1) Upper Canada Cyclones vs. (4) Ottawa Jr. 67’s
Ottawa wins series 7-5 pts.
Feb. 21st – Ottawa 2 at Upper Canada 2
Feb. 23rd – Upper Canada 6 at Ottawa 6
Feb. 28th – Ottawa 0 at Upper Canada 2
Mar. 2nd – Upper Canada 1 at Ottawa 4
Mar. 3rd –Â Ottawa 2Â at Upper Canada 0
Mar. 6th – Upper Canada 2 at Ottawa 2
(2) Eastern Ontario Wild vs. (3) Ottawa Valley Titans
Eastern Ontario wins series 8-6 pts.
Feb. 21st – Ottawa Valley 1 at Eastern Ontario 3
Feb. 22nd – Eastern Ontario 2 at Ottawa Valley 5
Feb. 26th –Â Ottawa Valley 5 at Eastern Ontario 3
Mar. 1st –Â Eastern Ontario 5Â at Ottawa Valley 3
Mar. 2nd – Ottawa Valley 1 at Eastern Ontario 1
Mar. 5th – Eastern Ontario 2 at Ottawa Valley 2
Mar. 7th – Ottawa Valley 1 at Eastern Ontario 4
