Nationals. Lakers representatives. Griffins. Greyhounds. Raiders. Who will advance to the TELUS Cup?
The home of three of the last five national champions, all eyes will be on the central showdown.
Not only are the Toronto Young Nationals hosting the Central Regional, having booked their ticket before the playoffs even started, but the defending TELUS Cup champions came to life in the playoffs to win the GTHL title.
But the road to the TELUS Cup won’t be easy, with dominant Mississauga representatives occupying the GTHL spot and two other regular season seeds (the GNU18L’s Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds and the Nepean Raiders of HEO) looking to book a ticket for the national championship.
RECENT CHAMPIONS (TELUS CUP FINISH)
2019 – Toronto Young Nationals (gold medal)
2018 – Toronto Young Nationals (fourth place) 2017 – Mississauga Rebels (bronze medal) 2016 – North York Rangers (gold medal) 2015 – Toronto Young Nationals (gold medal)
YOUNG TORONTO NATIONALS
HOST
Regular season record: 13-6-9 (4th in the GTHL) Goals for: 76 Goals against: 58 Top scorer: Not available
Playoff record: 5-0 Goals for: 14 Goals against: 7 Top scorer: Not available
ROUTE TO THE REGIONAL CENTER
Game 1: Defeated the Toronto Titans (4-0) Game 2: Defeated the Vaughan Kings (2-1) Game 3: Defeated the Thunder Bay Kings (3-2) Game 4: Defeated the Jr. Toronto Canadiens (2-1) Final: defeated Mississauga Reps (3-2)
Last National Championship Appearance: 2019 (Gold Medal) Total National Championship Appearances: 6 (1976, 2001, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019)
MISSISSAUGA REPRESENTATIVES
GTHL REPRESENTATIVE
Regular season record: 22-3-3 (1st in GTHL) Goals for: 114 Goals against: 46 Top scorer: Not available
Playoff record: 4-1 Goals for: 26 Goals against: 6 Top scorer: Not available
ROUTE TO THE REGIONAL CENTER
Game 1: Defeated the Don Millis Flyers (7-2) Game 2: Defeated the Markham Majors (5-0) Game 3: Defeated the Toronto Jr. Canadiens (5-1) Game 4: Defeated the Toronto Titans (7-0) Final: loss to the Toronto Young Nationals (2-3)
Last National Championship appearance: 2010 (sixth place) Total National Championship appearances: 1 (2010)
HURON-PERTH LAKERS
ALLIANCE CHAMPIONS
Regular season record: 21-9-0 (second in Alliance) Goals for: 98 Goals against: 77 Top scorer: Jimmy Schiedel (7G, 17A, 24P)
Playoff record: 6-2 Goals for: 23 Goals against: 8 Top scorer: Cole Lewis (5G, 4A, 9P)
ROUTE TO THE REGIONAL CENTER
Quarter-final: beats Waterloo Wolves 2-0 (2-1, 4-0) Semi-final: beats Kitchener Jr. Rangers 2-1 (1-2, 3-1, 6-1) Final: beats London Jr. Knights 2-1 (4-2, 0-1, 3-0)
Last participation in national championships: none Total participation in national championships: none
GUELPH GRYPHONS
OMHA CHAMPIONS
Regular season record: 12-6-5 (2nd OMHA-SCTA) Goals for: 89 Goals against: 55 Top scorer: M. Madden (16G 11A 27P)
Playoff record: 4-0-1 Goals for: 18 Goals against: 6 Top scorer: Austen Pomerleau (5G 0A 5G)
ROUTE TO THE REGIONAL CENTER
Game 1: Tied Oshawa Generals (1-1) Game 2: Defeated Ajax-Pickering Raiders (4-2) Game 3: Defeated Oakville Rangers (6-1) Game 4: A defeated York-Simcoe Express (4-0) Final: defeated Ajax-Pickering Raiders (3-2)
Last participation in national championships: none Total participation in national championships: none
SAULT STE. CHAMPIONS MARIE GREYHOUNDS GNU18L
Regular season record: 20-4-0 (1st in GNU18L) Goals for: 102 Goals against: 50 Top scorer: Lincoln Moore (18G 19A 37P)
Playoff record: 3-1-1 Goals for: 19 Goals against: 11 Top scorer: Lincoln Moore (3G 3A 6P)
ROUTE TO THE REGIONAL CENTER
Game 1: Sudbury Nickel Capitals tied (2-2) Game 2: defeated the New Liskeard Cubs (2-0) Game 3: defeated the North Bay Trappers (7-2) Game 4: defeated the Timmins Majors ( 6-2) Final: defeated Sudbury Nickel Capitals (4-3)
Last participation in national championships: 2007 (6th place) Total number of participations in national championships: 3 (1993, 1999, 2007)
ADVENTURERS OF NEPEAN
HEO CHAMPIONS
Regular season record: 27-2-3 (1st in HEO) Goals for: 186 Goals against: 69 Top scorer: Luke Posthumus (38G 43A 81P)
Playoff record: 7-1 Goals for: 43 Goals against: 15 Top scorer: Luka Benoit (7G 7A 14P)
ROUTE TO THE REGIONAL CENTER
Quarterfinals: Defeated Carleton Place (7-2, 8-2) Semifinals: Defeated the Ottawa Junior Senators (6-3, 4-2) Final: Defeated Navan Grads (5-0, 5 -3, 4-0)
Last participation in national championships: none Total participation in national championships: none