League News

April-28-2008,

2008- 2009 Annual GMHL Draft

  Dear Prospective Player:

The Greater Metro Junior "A" Hockey League (GMHL) will be holding their annual
 draft showcase for the 2008-2009 season on the weekend of Friday, June 6th-
 Sunday, June 8th, 2008. The draft will be held at the World Hockey Centre in
 Shelburne, Ontario. On ice activities will be at the Bob Fallis Arena and the Innisfil Rec
 Centre in Bradford, Ontario and Innisfil,Ontario. Directions to the arena can be found at www.arenamaps.com

 We are currently accepting 100 players to fill several spots for the 2008-2009
 season. All GMHL teams will be present and looking to fill spots on their
 perspective clubs. Total cost is $250.00 which covers 3 games, 1 practice, 
 dryland training sessions, all meals, lodging and transportation to and from
 the World Hockey Centre and the arena. All players will be lodged at the World
 Hockey Centre. You must be signed in by noon on Friday, June 6th at the World
 Hockey Centre in Shelburne. The draft selections will begin on Sunday June 8th
 at 3:00 pm.


  To register or for more information please contact Dan Garneau at 705-812-2950.

April-17-2008,

  The GMHL is please to announce this years Referee of the Year Award to Ryan Harrison.  Ryan is in his second year in the GMHL starting as a Linesman in 2006-2007 season working 51 games including appearances in the Russell Cup Finals. 

   This past year Ryan split duties between Linesman and Referee roles, working 23 as a linesman, and 46 games as a Referee including Referee appearance through the Semi Finals.

  Ryan will be returning to the staff in the 2008-2009 season, and will likely work exclusively as a Referee as a Referee and we would expect his number of assignments to increase.  On behalf of the officials in the league, we would like to Congratulate Ryan on his successful season.  

April-2-2008,

  Congratulations,  League President Bob Russell is proud to announce the award winners for this past 2007-2008 season.  All thirteen owners/coaches  contributed in the voting process. The winners are as followed.

 John Klinck Award (1st place team) - Bradford Rattlers

 Marshall Uretsky (Most Valuable Player) - Jonathan Dew (Innisfil)

David Blyth Award (Leading Scorer) - Adam Palm (Bradford)

Mark Trost Award (Best Defenseman) - Dave Malicek (Bradford)

Gerry St.Onge Award (Best Goalie) - Daniel Jones (Richmond Hill)

Norm Clark Award (Best Forward) - Sochiro Omi (Bradford)

Dan Garneau Award (Best Rookie 91 & 92 born) - Phil Grainger (Innisfil)

Garrett Hamel Award (Heart Award) - Brad Clark (Deseronto)

Stu Hurry Award (Most Sportsmanlike) - Andrew Quinn (Elliot Lake)

Naz Marchese Award (Best Defensive Forward) - Connor Hendry (Innisfil)

Ken Girard Award (Best Coach) - Ryan Leonard (Elliot Lake)

March-26-2008,

  Bradford vs Innisfil (Bradford wins the Russell Cup 4-0)

Game 1 - Fri-Mar-28 Bradford 4 @ Innisfil 2

Game 2 - Sun-Mar-30 Innisfil 4 @ Bradford 8

Game 3 - Mon-Mar-31 Innisfil 3 @ Bradford 10

Game 4 - Wed-Apr-2 Bradford 5 @ Innisfil 3

March-20-2008,

  League President Bob Russell is pleased to announce that the first  two All Star College games for the 2008-2009 season have been confirmed and will take place at Potsdam University (Division 3 ) on October 17th and 18th 2008. 

March-15-2008,

                               Bradford vs Elliot Lake (Bradford wins the series 4-0)

Game 1 - Sun-Mar-16 Elliot Lake 3 @ Bradford 5

Game 2 - Thurs-Mar-20 Bradford 6 @ Elliot Lake 5OT

Game 3 - Fri-Mar-21 Bradford 6 @ Elliot Lake 2

Game 4 - Sun-Mar-23 Elliot Lake 1 @ Bradford 4

                        Temiscaming vs Innisfil ( Innisfil wins the series 4-2)

 Game 1 - Sun-Mar-16 Innisfil 1 @ Temiscaming 4

Game 2 - Thurs-Mar-20 Innisfil 3 @ Temiscaming 1

Game 3- Fri-Mar-21 Temiscaming 3 @ Innisfil 1

Game 4 - Sun-Mar-23 Temiscaming 3 @ Innisfil 4OT

Game 5 - Mon-Mar-24 Innisfil 4 @ Temiscaming 3OT

Game 6 - Tues-Mar-25 Temiscaming 4 @ Innisfil 11

February-29-2008,

    Bradford vs South Muskoka (Bradford wins series 4-1)

Game 1 - Sun-Mar-2  South Muskoka 4 @ Bradford 5OT

Game 2 - -Tue-Mar-4 South Muskoka 0 @ Bradford 5

Game 3 - Fri-Mar-7 Bradford 10 @ South Muskoka 6

Game 4 - Sat-Mar-8 Bradford 5 @ South Muskoka 6

Game 5 - Sun-Mar-9 South Muskoka 0 @ Bradford 3

      Temiscaming vs King (Temiscaming wins  series  4-2)

Game 1- Sat-Mar-1 - Temiscaming 2 @ King 4

Game 2- Sun-Mar-2 - King 5 @ Temiscaming 6OT

Game 3 - Tues-Mar-4 - King 4 @ Temiscaming 6

Game 4 - Fri-Mar-7 - Temiscaming 2 @ King 3

Game 5 - Sun-Mar-9 - Temiscaming 4 @ King 0

Game 6 - Fri-Mar-14- King 2 @ Temiscaming 6

 Innisfil vs Richmond Hill  ( Innisfil wins series  4-3)

Game 1 - Sun -Mar-2- Richmond Hill 3 @ Innisfil 6

Game 2 - Tues-Mar-4- Innisfil 6 @ Richmond Hill 4

Game 3 - Fri-Mar-7 - Richmond Hill 1 @ Innisfil 7

Game 4 - Mon-Mar-10 - Innisfil 1 @ Richmond Hill 3

Game 5 - Tues -Mar-11 - Richmond Hill 4 @ Innisfil 1

Game 6 - Thurs-Mar-13 - Innisfil 3 @ Richmond Hill 4

Game 7 - Fri-Mar-14- Richmond Hill 4 @ Innisfil 6

  Deseronto vs Elliot Lake (Elliot Lake wins series 4-2)

Game 1 - Sat-Mar-1 - Elliot Lake 6 @ Deseronto 5 OT

Game 2 - Sun-Mar-2 - Elliot Lake 2 @ Deseronto 5

Game 3 - Thurs-Mar-6 - Deseronto 3 @ Elliot Lake 6

Game 4 - Fri-Mar-7-  Deseronto 1 @ Elliot Lake 2

Game 5 - Sun-Mar-9 Elliot Lake 2 @ Deseronto 4

Game 6 - Tues-Mar-11- Deseronto 3 @ Elliot Lake 4

February-20-2008,

There will be a sudden death over time in the event of a tie for all 2008 GMHL playoffs. All sudden death over time is five on five (Not four on four).

Playoff Schedule (Will be updated as teams submit dates and times)

Bradford vs Toronto (Bradford wins  series 4-0)

Game 1 - Fri Feb 22^nd Toronto 2 @ Bradford 5

Game 2 - Sat Feb 23^rd Bradford 6 @ Toronto 2

Game 3 - Sun Feb 24^th Toronto 5 @ Bradford 7

Game 4 - Tues Feb 26^th Bradford 6 @ Toronto 1

Temiscaming vs Espanola ( Temiscaming wins series 4-0)

Game 1 - Thur Feb 21^st Espanola 0 @ Temiscaming 8

Game 2 - Fri Feb 22nd Espanola 3 @ Temiscaming 8

Game 3 - Sat Feb Feb 23^rd Temiscaming 7 @ Espanola 2

Game 4 - Tue Feb 26th Temiscaming 6 @ Espanola 4

Deseronto vs Tamworth  (Deseronto wins  series 4-0)

Game 1 -Wed Feb 20^th Tamworth 3 @ Deseronto 4 

Game 2 - Sat Feb 23^rd  Deseronto 2 @ Tamworth 1

Game 3 - Sun Feb 24^th Tamworth 3 @ Deseronto 4OT

Game 4 - Tues Feb 26^th Deseronto 5 @ Tamworth 3

Elliot Lake vs Nipissing (Elliot Lake leads series 4-1)

Game 1 - Fri Feb 22^nd Nipissing 4 @ Elliot Lake 10

Game 2 - Sat Feb 23^rd Elliot Lake 5 @ Nipissing 4OT

Game 3 - Sun Feb 24^th Nipissing 1 @ Elliot Lake 4

Game 4 - Tue Feb 26^th Elliot Lake 2 @ Nipissing 5

Game 5 –Thurs Feb 28th Nipissing 4 @ Elliot Lake 8

King vs Douro ( King wins series 4-0)

Game 1- Fri Feb 22^nd Douro 8 @ King 10

Game 2 - Sat Feb 23^rd Douro 0 @ King 10

Game 3 - Sun Feb 24^th King 12 @ Douro 1

Game 4 – Tue Feb 26^th King 10 @ Douro 3

February-18-2008

   Final Standings

1. Bradford Rattlers - Play   - Toronto Canada Moose

2. Temiscaming Royals- Play - Espanola Kings

3. Innisfil Lakers- Bye

4. Deseronto Storm- Play- Tamworth Cyclones

5. Elliot Lake Bobcats- Play- Nipissing Alouettes

6. Richmond Hill Rams- Bye

7. South Muskoka Shield- Bye

8. King WIld- Play - Douro Dukes

9. Espanola Kings- Play- Temiscaming Royals

10. Tamworth Cyclones- Play- Deseronto Storm

11. Toronto Canada Moose- Play- Bradford Rattlers

12. Nipissing Alouettes- Play- Elliot Lake Bobcats

13. Douro Dukes- Play- King Wild

February-15-2008

On Monday, February 18, at 10am, the league will hold its playoff selection draft.  All teams will be available on conference calls to the league office to begin the determination of bye-teams, followed immediately by the selection of playoff opponents and schedule dates for playoffs.

 Bob Russell

GMHL President

January-15-2008

Please note that all-star players should be at the arena for 12 noon. Make sure you bring your home jersey and socks; if you do not have this you will not be able to participate in the skills competition. There will be a registration desk in the front lobby and only players signed in by 12:30 p.m. will take part in the skills competition. The skills competition will start at 1 p.m.; remember that game time is 3:00 p.m. The following competitions will take place.

January-11-2008

Below are the rosters for the GMHL 2008 All-Star game to be held Sunday, January-20th in Gravenhurst:

January-02-2008

Below is the roster for the GMHL All-Star team playing against the Moscow Selects at 5:00 p.m. in Minden on Sunday, January-06-2008.

Goalies

January-02-2008

The Innisfil Lakers will be hosting the South Muskoka Shield at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January-06-2008.  This is a make-up game for the November-16-2007 game previously cancelled. 

December-31-2007

December-27-2007

The GMHL is pleased to announce that there will be one extra game with the GMHL All Stars team playing against the Moscow Selects Sunday January 6th in Minden,Ontario.

Minden is also being considered as a member of the GMHL league for the 2008-2009 season.

The roster will be available shortly.

The following teams have committed to send scouts to the Russian series.

- Northern Michigan NCAA Div 1

- Western Michigan NCAA Div 1

- Chicoutimi QMJHL

- Mercyhurst NCAA Div 1

- International Scouting Services

- Anaheim Ducks

- Boston Bruins

- Buffalo Sabres

- Carolina Hurricanes

- New Jersey Devils

- Chicago Blackhawks

- Minnesota Wild

- Montreal Canadians

- New York Rangers

December-20-2007

Below is the line-up for the touring Moscow Select Hockey Team: