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

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

  • The Norfolk Vikings chose to sit out the 2016–17 season.

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 CivicsAlliston, Ontario37-5-0252-10174
Parry Sound IslandersParry Sound, Ontario34-7-1273-11469
South Muskoka ShieldGravenhurst, Ontario26-10-6248-14258
Bradford RattlersBradford, Ontario28-14-0254-18556
Temiscaming TitansTemiscaming, Quebec27-15-0221-16354
Almaguin SpartansSouth River, Ontario24-15-3167-15451
Bradford BullsBradford, Ontario19-20-3181-17241
Knights of MeafordMeaford, Ontario18-21-3191-17639
West Nipissing LynxSturgeon Falls, Ontario13-28-1184-26827
Seguin HuskiesHumphrey, Ontario13-28-1153-29027
Orangeville Ice CrushersOrangeville, Ontario7-26-0108-21014
Wiarton RockWiarton, Ontario1-24-169-2433
Bracebridge BluesBracebridge, Ontario0-6-015-710
South Division
Niagara WhalersPort Colborne, Ontario38-3-1311-11277
St. George RavensSt. George, Ontario33-7-2287-12268
Kingsville KingsKingsville, Ontario29-8-5239-14863
North York RenegadesToronto, Ontario29-10-3197-13361
London LakersLondon, Ontario26-12-4221-17556
Toronto AttackToronto, Ontario22-20-0207-19544
Toronto PredatorsToronto, Ontario19-17-6174-20144
Oshawa RiverkingsOshawa, Ontario14-25-3154-24931
Tottenham SteamTottenham, Ontario11-28-3161-30325
Northumberland StarsColborne, Ontario11-29-2150-25724
Tillsonburg HurricanesTillsonburg, Ontario10-30-2154-30022
Lincoln MavericksBeamsville, Ontario3-13-357-1019
Komoka DragonsKomoka, Ontario3-10-060-706

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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