GTHL Playoffs Roundup: Mar. 3-10
Seven GTHL categories are down to the GTHL Championship series, including the Minor Midget AAA and Midget AAA age groups where teams are competing ahead of the OHL Cup and OHF Central Region Championship, respectively.
Minor Midget AAA
The Don Mills Flyers and Toronto Marlboros continue to wage a highly competitive series, with each team posting one win and four ties through six games. After a 16-day layoff for the 2015 Canada Games – where 11 GTHL members won a gold medal – the Flyers have rallied to take a 7-5 series lead.
They will clinch the title with just one point in Game 7 on Friday at Scotiabank Pond (8:00 p.m.); otherwise the teams will return to the building on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. for the eighth and deciding game.
Midget AAA
With the Toronto Young Nationals hosting the 2015 Midget AAA Central Region Championship, they and the Don Mills Flyers already have punched their tickets to the provincial final. That said, they are battling it out in the GTHL Championship series, with the Flyers holding a 3-1 lead.
Game 3: Thursday, Mar. 12 at 8:15 p.m. at Thornhill Centre
Game 4: Saturday, Mar. 14, 3:00 p.m. at Herb Carnegie Arena
Game 5: Monday, Mar. 16, 8:40 p.m. at Scotiabank Pond
*Game 6: Wednesday, Mar. 18, TBD at Westwood Arena
*Game 7: Friday, Mar. 20, TBD
*Game 8: Sunday, Mar. 22, TBD
Midget AA
After the teams tied the regular season series (both 1-1-1), the Mississauga North Stars have jumped to a 3-1 lead in their first-to-eight-points GTHL Championship series against the North York Knights. The No. 1 seed North Stars picked up a 5-3 win in Game 1 on Sunday, before the clubs played to a 1-1 draw yesterday at Tomken.
Game 3: Thursday, Mar. 12, 9:30 p.m. at St. Michael’s Arena
Game 4: Tuesday, Mar. 24, TBD
Game 5: Thursday, Mar. 26, TBD
Game 5: Thursday, Mar. 26, TBD
*Game 6: Saturday, Mar. 28, TBD
*Game 7: Monday, Mar. 30, TBD
*Game 8: Thursday, Apr. 2, TBD
Midget A
We’ll be one step closer to crowning a GTHL champion tonight after North Toronto and the Ted Reeve Thunder face off in Game 1 of their No. 1 vs. No. 3 series. North Toronto posted a 31-2-3 (65 points) record to capture the Kraft Cup as regular season champions, while the Thunder finished seven points back at 27-5-4 (58 points). The clubs were separated by only one goal in their two meetings this season, including a 5-4 win for North Toronto and a 3-3 tie.
Game 1: Wednesday, Mar. 11, 9:10 p.m. at Ted Reeve
Game 2: Thursday, Mar. 12, 9:00 p.m. at Pleasantview
Game 3: Monday, Mar. 23, TBD
*Game 4: Wednesday, Mar. 25, TBD at North Toronto
*Game 5: Friday, Mar. 27, TBD
*Game 6: Saturday, Mar. 28, TBD
Bantam AAA
The Mississauga Rebels lost only three times during the regular season, including one defeat to the Toronto Marlboros – the only club keeping them from adding a Scotiabank GTHL Playoffs crown to their trophy shelf alongside their Kraft Cup. That said, the Rebels have opened the championship series with 4-2 and 5-0 wins to pull ahead 4-0 in their first-to-eight-points matchup.
Game 3: Wednesday, Mar. 11, 8:45 p.m. at Herb Carnegie Arena
Game 4: Saturday, Mar. 14, 1:30 p.m. at Herb Carnegie Arena
*Game 5: Monday, Mar. 16, 7:10 p.m. at Scotiabank Pond
*Game 6: Wednesday, Mar. 18, TBD at Herb Carnegie Arena
*Game 7: Friday, Mar. 20, TBD at Herb Carnegie Arena
*Game 8: Sunday, Mar. 22, TBD at Scotiabank Pond
Peewee AAA
It should come as now surprise that the Toronto Marlboros and Toronto Jr. Canadiens are tied 2-2 through two games in their first-to-eight-points GTHL Championship series. The Marlboros (27-2-4, 58 points) and Jr. Canadiens (24-2-7, 55 points) finished only three points apart in the Kraft Cup regular season, with each club posting a 1-1-1 record in head-to-head meetings.
Game 3: Saturday, Mar. 14, noon at Herb Carnegie Arena
Game 4: Wednesday, Mar. 18, TBD at Herb Carnegie Arena
Game 5: Friday, Mar. 20, TBD at Herb Carnegie Arena
*Game 6: Sunday, Mar. 22, TBD at Herb Carnegie Arena
*Game 7: Wednesday, Mar. 25, TBD at Herb Carnegie Arena
*Game 8: Saturday, Mar. 28, TBD at Herb Carnegie Arena
Atom AAA
Top teams from the Kraft Cup regular season are set to square off in the Scotiabank GTHL Playoffs championship series, with the No. 1 Toronto Jr. Canadiens putting their near-perfect record (only two losses) on the line against the No. 2 Mississauga Rebels. The clubs faced off three times in regular season play, with the clubs tying 3-3 and the Jr. Canadiens winning twice (4-1 and 3-0).
Game 1: Thursday, Mar. 12, 6:45 p.m. at Iceland
Game 2: Thursday, Mar. 19, TBD at Iceland
Game 3: Sunday, Mar. 22, TBD at Scotiabank Pond
Game 4: Tuesday, Mar. 24, TBD at Scotiabank Pond
*Game 5: Thursday, Mar. 26, TBD
*Game 6: Saturday, Mar. 28, TBD
*Game 7: Monday, Mar. 30, TBD
*Game 8: Thursday, Apr. 2, TBD
