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OMHA Minor Midget AAA Top Five Rankings - Oakville Starts New Year Atop Rankings

Thursday, January 03, 2013

Richmond Hill, ON: - The Ontario Minor Hockey Association has released the seventh edition of the Minor Midget AAA Top Five Rankings for the 2012-13 regular season. The Oakville Rangers hold on to the number one spot for another edition of the rankings. The strong play of the Barrie Jr. Colts as of late keep them in the number two spot on the rankings. The biggest jump sees the York Simcoe Express move from honourable mention to the third spot. The boys from the Express are coming off their second major tournament win. Early in the season they won the Toronto Titans Tournament and recently won the Toronto Marlboros Holiday Classic. The Whitby Wildcats jump one spot to number three and the Southern Tier Admirals drop two spots to number five.

The bi-weekly OMHA Minor Midget AAA Top five Rankings are selected by a panel of Ontario Hockey League scouts.

OMHA Minor Midget Top Five Rankings – Seventh Edition

Rank: Team: Last Week Rank: Number of Weeks Ranked:

1 Oakville Rangers [19-1-4] 1 7

2 Barrie Jr. Colts [19-3-4] 2 5

3 Whitby Wildcats [19-5-3] 4 5

4 York Simcoe Express [14-4-4] - 4

5 Southern Tier Admirals [14-2-6] 3 7

Honourable Mention:
Brampton 45’s [19-5-0]
Halton Hurricanes [15-8-3]
Kingston Jr. Frontenacs [17-6-3]

ETA/SCTA Players to Watch:
Connor Schlichtling [York Simcoe Express] - Connor played a major role manning the blue line and taking care of his own end en route to his team winning the Toronto Marlboros Holiday Classic. He also leads the defenceman on his team in points with 11 during the regular season.

Allan Menary [Barrie Jr. Colts] – Allan backstopped his team to a strong week at the Toronto Marlboros Holiday Classic. He was a major reason why his team made it to the semi-finals. Menary has fantastic composure between the pipes.

Josh Dickinson [Halton Hurricanes] - Josh had a fantastic game against Guelph with one goal in a 3-3 tie on December 22nd. He is currently tied for seventh in the SCTA in points. Josh is the younger brother of Jason Dickinson who currently plays for the Guelph Storm in the OHL.

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