2016–17 GMHL season

2016–17 GMHL season
LeagueGreater Metro Junior A Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
September 6, 2016 –
February 16, 2017
Playoffs
February 15, 2017
– TBD
Finals championsNiagara Whalers
GMHL seasons

The 2016–17 GMHL season is the eleventh season of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL). The teams of the GMHL played 42-game schedules.

In February 2017, the top teams of the league play for the Russell Cup, the playoff championship of the GMHL. Since the GMHL is independent from Hockey Canada and the Canadian Junior Hockey League, this is where the GMHL's season ends.

League changes

Once all the membership changes were completed and the games were scheduled there were 28 teams. The league realigned then from three divisions to two 14-team North and South Divisions. By the start of the Russell Cup playoffs, there were 21 teams with 10 teams in the North Division and 11 teams in the South Division.

Expansion

Relocation or renamed

Folded

  • During the previous season, the Brantford Steelfighters folded and was removed from the league schedule on November 5, 2015. The Steelfighters had their membership revoked at the end of the season.
  • In March 2016, the league announced Bobcaygeon Storm, Coldwater Falcons, Grey County Grizzlies, and Haliburton Wolves were no longer league members.[4][5]
  • Shelburne Stars folded prior to the start of the season.
  • Toronto Blue Ice Jets were removed from the schedule in the first week of the season.
  • Bracebridge Blues were removed from the schedule after playing five games and forfeiting the sixth.
  • Komoka Dragons folded on October 21 after playing 12 games.
  • First year team, the Lincoln Mavericks, withdrew from the league on November 21.
  • The Wiarton Rock folded mid-season on December 14.
  • Orangeville Ice Crushers suspended operations in January. Three of the team's owners had been arrested for drug distribution in November 2016 and were suspended by the league. The league transferred control to another shareholder who ceased operations of the team after two months.

On hiatus

Standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Tie; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; q = relegated to qualifier round; y = clinched division title; z = clinched league title

GMHL
Team Centre W–L–OTL GF–GA Points
North Division
New Tecumseth Civics Alliston, Ontario 37-5-0 252-101 74
Parry Sound Islanders Parry Sound, Ontario 34-7-1 273-114 69
South Muskoka Shield Gravenhurst, Ontario 26-10-6 248-142 58
Bradford Rattlers Bradford, Ontario 28-14-0 254-185 56
Temiscaming Titans Temiscaming, Quebec 27-15-0 221-163 54
Almaguin Spartans South River, Ontario 24-15-3 167-154 51
Bradford Bulls Bradford, Ontario 19-20-3 181-172 41
Knights of Meaford Meaford, Ontario 18-21-3 191-176 39
West Nipissing Lynx Sturgeon Falls, Ontario 13-28-1 184-268 27
Seguin Huskies Humphrey, Ontario 13-28-1 153-290 27
Orangeville Ice Crushers Orangeville, Ontario 7-26-0 108-210 14
Wiarton Rock Wiarton, Ontario 1-24-1 69-243 3
Bracebridge Blues Bracebridge, Ontario 0-6-0 15-71 0
South Division
Niagara Whalers Port Colborne, Ontario 38-3-1 311-112 77
St. George Ravens St. George, Ontario 33-7-2 287-122 68
Kingsville Kings Kingsville, Ontario 29-8-5 239-148 63
North York Renegades Toronto, Ontario 29-10-3 197-133 61
London Lakers London, Ontario 26-12-4 221-175 56
Toronto Attack Toronto, Ontario 22-20-0 207-195 44
Toronto Predators Toronto, Ontario 19-17-6 174-201 44
Oshawa Riverkings Oshawa, Ontario 14-25-3 154-249 31
Tottenham Steam Tottenham, Ontario 11-28-3 161-303 25
Northumberland Stars Colborne, Ontario 11-29-2 150-257 24
Tillsonburg Hurricanes Tillsonburg, Ontario 10-30-2 154-300 22
Lincoln Mavericks Beamsville, Ontario 3-13-3 57-101 9
Komoka Dragons Komoka, Ontario 3-10-0 60-70 6

Teams listed on the official league website.[6]

Standings listed on official league website.[7]

Teams in gray folded midseason.

2017 Russell Cup playoffs

Division Quarter-finals Division Semi-finals Division Finals Russell Cup
            
N1 New Tecumseth 3
N8 Meaford 0
N1 New Tecumseth 3
N5 Temiscaming 1
N2 Parry Sound 3
N7 Brd. Bulls 0
N1 New Tecumseth 3
North Division
N2 Parry Sound 4
N3 South Muskoka 3
N6 Almaguin 2
N2 Parry Sound 3
N3 South Muskoka 1
N4 Brd. Rattlers 1
N5 Temiscaming 3
N2 Parry Sound 0
Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.
S1 Niagara 4
S1 Niagara 3
S8 Oshawa 0
S1 Niagara 3
S4 North York 0
S2 St. George 3
S7 Tor. Predators 0
S1 Niagara 4
South Division
S2 St. George 0
S3 Kingsville 3
S6 Tor. Attack 0
S2 St. George 3
S3 Kingsville 0
S4 North York 3
S5 London 1

8th Place Qualifiers

North Division

Round 1 Round 2
N8 Meaford 8
N9 West Nipissing 6 N9 West Nipissing 0
N10 Seguin 5

South Division

Round 1 Round 2
      
S8 Oshawa 5
S11 Tillsonburg 3
S8 Oshawa 8
S9 Tottenham 0
S9 Tottenham 5
S10 Northumberland 3

Playoff results are listed on the official league website.[8]

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player Team GP Mins W L T GA SO Sv% GAA

Awards

See also

References

  1. ^ nurun.com. "Junior hockey returns to Tillsonburg". Tillsonburg News. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
  2. ^ Madhunt Publishing Company. "New Tecumseth, Alliston, Beeton, Tottenham local news". madhunt.com. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  3. ^ "No Name for Wiarton Team". www.bayshorebroadcasting.ca. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
  4. ^ "President Statement: 2016-17 Season". gmhl.net. 8 March 2016. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Is the end of the GMHL near?". The Junior Hockey News. 18 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Teamlist - Greater Metro Jr. A Hockey League". Archived from the original on 2010-01-24. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  7. ^ "Standings - Greater Metro Jr. A Hockey League". Archived from the original on 2010-01-24. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  8. ^ "Playoffs - Greater Metro Jr. A Hockey League". Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  9. ^ "2017 GMHL Award Winners". GMHL. February 21, 2017. Archived from the original on February 22, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
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