Stratford, ON – ALLIANCE Hockey introduced today the seventeenth and final edition of
the Minor Midget AAA Top 5 Rankings for the 2014-15 regular season. The
weekly rankings of the ALLIANCE Hockey Top 5 teams are selected by a
panel of Coaches and Scouts.
ALLIANCE Hockey Top 5 Rankings – Week #17
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Rank:
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ALLIANCE Hockey Team
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Last Week Rank
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# of Weeks Ranked
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1
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London Jr. Knights (26-3-4)
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1
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17
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2
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Waterloo Wolves (25-3-5)
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2
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17
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3
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Elgin Middlesex Chiefs (24-5-4)
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3
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17
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4
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Kitchener Jr. Rangers (20-9-4)
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4
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17
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5
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Hamilton Huskies (17-7-9) 
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HM
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16
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Honourable Mention:
Huron Perth Lakers (16-9-8)
2015 OHL Cup:
The 2015 OHL Cup Showcase Tournament hosted by the Greater Toronto Hockey League takes place March 17-23, 2015. All games will be played at Buckingham Arena in Toronto until the Championship Final moves to the Mattamy Athletic Centre on Monday March 23.
The 2015 OHL Cup will once again include 20 participating teams from across Ontario and the United States, with 17 of the 20 spots guaranteed through league competition. The 17 guaranteed spots include all four GTHL Semi-Finalists, and the top four teams that place at the OMHA Championship. Three teams from the ALLIANCE will be guaranteed a spot in the tournament including the Champion and Finalist, along with the winner of a best-of-three Semi-Final Wild Card Series to be played between the losers of the two league Semi-Finals. The OEMHL Champion and Finalist will also be guaranteed spots in the tournament, along with two United States entries, one HNO representative, and one NOHA representative.
As introduced last season, the final three Wild Card spots will be determined among six teams that will play a one game 'win and in' scenario. The six competing teams aiming for the final three tournament spots will include the fifth place team at the OMHA Championship, the loser of the ALLIANCE Semi-Final Wild Card Series, and four teams named by the Tournament Selection Committee based on regular season, playoff, and tournament play. All three Wild Card matchups and times of play will be determined by random draw among the six competing teams.