| 2011–12 GMHL season | |
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| League | Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | Regular season 2011-09-09 – 2012-02-20 Playoffs 2012-02-20 – 2012-03-31 |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Finals champions | Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks |
The 2011–12 GMHL season was the sixth season of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL). The fourteen teams of the GMHL played 42-game schedules.
Starting in February 2012, the top teams of the league played down for the Russell Cup, emblematic of the grand 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 ended. The league champion was the Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks as they defeated the Temiscaming Titans 4-games-to-2.
Changes
- Expansion granted to the Orangeville Americans.[1]
- Expansion granted to the Mattawa Voyageurs.[2]
- Expansion granted to the Temiscaming Titans.[3]
- Expansion granted to the Vaughan Stars.[4]
- Powassan Dragons renamed the Powassan Eagles.[5]
- Vaughan Wild moved and renamed the Lefroy Wave.[6]
- Oro-Medonte 77's leave league.[6]
- Jamestown Jets leave league over arena dispute.[7]
- Halton Huskies granted expansion for 2012-13.
- Powassan Eagles take one-year leave.[8]
- Vaughan Stars league membership revoked November 28, 2011.
Current standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title
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Vaughan is shaded due to their membership being revoked during a league meeting November 28, 2011 for failing to attend mandatory GMHL Showcase Tournament. Their remaining 26 games were awarded to their opponents as 3–0 victories.
Teams listed on the official league website.[9]
Standings listed on official league website.[10]
2011–12 Russell Cup Playoffs
| Bye Round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Russell Cup Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Temiscaming | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Orangeville | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Orangeville | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Mattawa | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Temiscaming | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | South Muskoka | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | South Muskoka | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Algoma | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | South Muskoka | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Elliot Lake | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Elliot Lake | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Bobcaygeon | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Temiscaming | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Sturgeon Falls | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Sturgeon Falls | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Deseronto | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Deseronto | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Toronto | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Sturgeon Falls | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Bradford | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Bradford | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Lefroy | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Lefroy | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Shelburne | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Playoff results are listed on the official league website.
All-Star Game
The 2011–12 GMHL All-Star Game was hosted by Gravenhurst, Ontario on January 10, 2012.
Result:
- Team North America 9 - Team World 7
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
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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
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Awards
- Scoring Leader - Andre Leclair (Temiscaming Titans)
- Most Valuable Player - Andre Leclair (Temiscaming Titans)
- Top Forward - Illes Gallo (Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks)
- Top Defensive Forward - Myles Neuneker (Bradford Rattlers)
- Top Defenseman - Ryan Tremmel (Lefroy Wave)
- Top Goalie - Andrew Selbie (Bobcaygeon Bucks)
- Top Rookie - Tomas Nemeth (Elliot Lake Bobcats)
- Most Sportsmanlike Player - John Sweet (Deseronto Storm)
- Heart Award - Tyler Roache (Lefroy Wave)
- Top Coach - Tyler Fines (Orangeville Americans)
See also
References
- ↑ Lockhart, Brian (2011-04-07). "GMHL expansion comes to Orangeville | www.citizen.on.ca | Orangeville Citizen". www.citizen.on.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ "GMHL adds team number 15 - Mattawa joins the fold for '11-'12!". Mattawavoyageursjrahockey.com. 2011-03-26. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ "North Bay Sports on". Baytoday.ca. 2011-04-13. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ "Vaughan Stars Press Release". Gmhl.net. 2011-05-25. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ "CottageCountryNow Article: New team comes with NHL ties". Cottagecountrynow.ca. 2011-07-21. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- 1 2 "GMHL TEAM LINEUP CHANGES FOR 2011-2012". Gmhl.net. 2011-05-18. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ "Business Costs: Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena - Junior Hockey News". Americanjuniorhockey.com. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ "CottageCountryNow Article: Hockey team stalls out". Cottagecountrynow.ca. 2011-08-25. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ "Teams | Greater Metro Jr. A Hockey League".
- ↑ "GMHL TEAM STATS". Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-09-16.