Victorious were the Elliot Lake Bobcats (twice), South Muskoka Shield, King Wild, Bradford Rattlers, Innisfil Lakers, and a Nipissing/Ville-Marie combined squad. GMHL League Information and Facts Skaters - Where are they now? It will not surprise me if the Mattawa Blackhawks join up with the GMJHL for next season. Niagara-on-the-Lake Nationals folded after one season. Next announcement : the two CIHL teams (Espanola and Batchewana) join the GMJHL?????? It is a step below the USHL in terms of talent and standards, but it still maintains a strong level of competition. You need to be Premium to access this feature. The GMHL also added two teams originally in the Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League in the Niagara-on-the-Lake Nationals and Ottawa Sharpshooters for 2018–19. The down fall had been mostly due to neither ownership promoting or marketing , what so ever. The best league,the one I support, is the one that plays in my local arena. Facebook only, doesn’t cut it in an older populated town. Relocation of teams and expansion was busier than ever in 2014. The final result was a 6-0 victory for the Rams, despite being badly outshot by the Wild. In December 2010, the GMHL named Bob Bernstein commissioner. Bob Russell is the clown prince of junior hockey. Too bad we will never get to find out because Hockey Canada still has their head in the sand and wont allow the two leagues to face off. Seeing both leagues extensively myself. Fergus Force granted membership as an expansion team. Could the Attack join the MWJHL? The Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks re-branded as the West Nipissing Lynx, but remained in Sturgeon Falls. Colbourne Chiefs rebranded as Northumberland Stars after ownership change. To top it off Anderson scored during the GMHL All-Star game this month where he was playing for the North Division Pro team. good article RR! The GMJHL added the Minden Riverkings and the Oro-Medonte 77's to the mix, and the Dukes relocated to become the Brock Bucks. Get access to our unique free agency lists and many more premium features. The Selects played seven games, against Bradford, Innisfil, Temiscaming, Elliot Lake, Richmond Hill, Deseronto, and South Muskoka, winning each game. In late August 2017, the Parry Sound Islanders announced they were taking a leave of absence and merged with the Seguin Huskies. Very few — myself included — took it seriously and many of us predicted its quick demise. Any one who had recently attended any games realize this. The only loss for a GMHL team happened to the Toronto Canada Moose. And if you recall sturgon got players from the north bay trappers and if you remember they were kicked out of the nojhl for failing a drug test so that championship team was all ex nojhl and ex opjhl take a look at the gmhl games and you will see why it’s embarrassing, Not taking credit away from that team by no means it was a very strong team that Lui stacked for one season, Your email address will not be published. do you mean in skill levels of play between the two the leagues or something else, obviously you would have a neat perspective attending games from both leagues most recently to. The GMHL has been looked down upon by a myriad of “Hockey Experts” since it’s inception in 2006. Early into the 2016–17 season, the Toronto Blue Ice Jets were removed from the schedule in the first week, the Bracebridge Blues in the fifth week, the Komoka Dragons in the seventh week, the Lincoln Mavericks in the twelfth week, and Wiarton Rock in the fifteenth week of the season. The league disqualified both teams after the game failed to continue. In 2019, they added three teams from Alberta. The first goal in the league's history was scored by the Rams' Darren Archibald (future Vancouver Canucks prospect) on the power play during the first period. When the CIHL was announced last year it was seen as innovative and headed in a new direction. There will be two divisions based on geographical alignment, just as the regular season. The Shelburne Red Wings were sold after the 2013–14 season, and were renamed the Shelburne Stars. How about the GMHL or the CIHL putting a team in Thessalon? It has endured it’s share of failures along the way but continues to not only survive but to expand. I.M.O. That can absolutely be corrected, especially with the way the team has played since the coaching change. At the conclusion of the 2011–12 season, the league lost the Elliot Lake Bobcats to the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. The little league that wasn’t supposed to last has proven the naysayers — again, myself included — wrong. [1], The GMHL is an independent junior league and is not a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League or sanctioned by Hockey Canada.[2]. Bolded are overall champions, Italics are finalist. Pro Hockey Europe presents the World League Analysis. Elliot Lake would win the game 8-2 in front of an estimated 400 fans. They are in every game even beating the league’s top teams multiple times each. Folded after eight winless games and a 25–1 loss to the. For 2017–18, the league added the Fergus Force, Ville-Marie Pirates, Wiarton Schooners, and Windsor Aces while losing the Toronto Attack. Those numbers, how ever are very obtainable, there has just been zero marketing by either ownership group. It’s a night and day different atmosphere and performance. The GMHL has been looked down upon by a myriad of “Hockey Experts” since it’s inception in 2006. Grey County Grizzlies cease operations after 23 games played and only one win.