Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League

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Greater Metro Junior "A" Hockey League
GMHL
Head Office
Official Website GMHL
President Bob Russell
Commissioner Ken Girard
Founded 2006

The Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL) is a Canadian Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey league. The GMHL is sanctioned by the National Junior Hockey Alliance but is not affiliated with the Canadian Junior A Hockey League or Hockey Canada.

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[edit] History

The league, founded by Marshall Uretsky, opened its doors in early 2006. A Draft Showcase took place from May 5 until May 7, 2006. The Showcase involved all players competing in on-ice and off-ice drills, with a league draft taking place on the last day.

The league's first ever game took place on September 8, 2006 between the King Wild and the Richmond Hill Rams at 7:30 PM EST. The final result was a 6-0 victory for the Rams, despite being badly outshot by the Wild. The first goal in the league's history was scored by the Rams' Darren Archebald on the powerplay during the first period. Rams' goaltender Daniel Jones picked up the historical first victory, as well as the league's first shutout in history.

On November 15, 2006, the GMHL announced its affiliation with the World Hockey Association and creation of the National Junior Hockey Alliance. The affiliation will result in a national championship between the GMHL playoff champion and the winner of the WHA Junior West Hockey League.

[edit] Teams

Team Centre 2006-07 Record Points Rank
Bradford Rattlers Bradford 21-0-0-3 45 1
Deseronto Thunder Deseronto 10-12-0-2 22 5
King Wild King City 14-8-0-1 29 3
Nipissing Alouettes Sturgeon Falls 10-8-0-4 24 4
Richmond Hill Rams Richmond Hill 14-9-0-1 29 2
South Muskoka Shield Gravenhurst 4-19-0-2 10 7
Toronto Canada Moose Thornhill 10-12-0-2 22 6

[edit] Champions

2006 Yet to be determined

[edit] External links

Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League
Current Teams: Bradford Rattlers | Deseronto Thunder | King Wild | Nipissing Alouettes | Richmond Hill Rams | South Muskoka Shield | Toronto Canada Moose

WHA Junior West Hockey League | National Junior Hockey Alliance