2020-21 GMJHL season

thumbThis is the 2020-21 Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League season. This is the league's 14th season.
==Return to Play Plan==
The league is planning on evaluating the circumstances on a bi-weekly basis with evaluations being made on October 1, October 15, November 1, November 15, and December 1. The intent is to determine if play can be resumed within 14 days. The league is working with various levels of government under the jurisdiction of its' membership.https://gmhl.net/news/commissioners-message-scheduling-process-moving-forward/57616
==Actual Game Play==
The league would have six teams from North and South Divisions play two games each between October and December with no other games being played in the east due to provincial restrictions. The West Division played some games in late October and restarted play in early April and ending in early May working in coordination with the province of Alberta.https://gmhl.net/news/gmhl-west-regular-season-concludes/57657
==Membership Changes==
* On March 2, 2020 the London Lakers announced they would be relocating to town of Plattsville within the township of Blantford-Blanheim, Ontario taking the name Plattsville Lakers.https://gmhl.net/news/lakers-relocate-to-plattsville/57556
* On March 10, 2020 the league announced it would expand to the Fox Creek Greenview Multiplex in Fox Creek, Alberta.https://gmhl.net/news/gmhl-west-expands-to-fox-creek-alberta/57576 On June 11th the team was announced as being named the Fox Creek Ice Kings.
* On April 20, 2020 it was announced that the South Muskoka Shield would be returning to the Graeme Murray Arena in Gravenhurst, Ontario for the 2020-21 season.https://gmhl.net/news/coming-home-shield-return-to-gravenhurst/57593
*On May 10, 2021, the Toronto Predators announced they were relocating to the Meridian Credit Union Arena in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario for the 2021-22 season and will be renamed the Niagara-on-the-Lake Predators.https://gmhl.net/news/predators-relocate-to-niagara-on-the-lake/57656
*The Tottenham Steam are renamed the Tottenham Thunder
==Teams==
===North Division===
Team 	Joined	Centre 	Arena
Almaguin Spartans 	2011 	South River 	South River-Machar Arena
Bancroft Rockhounds 	2019 	Bancroft 	North Hastings Community Centre
Bradford Bulls 	2012 	Bradford 	Bob Fallis Sports Centre
Bradford Rattlers 	2006 	Bradford 	BWG Leisure Centre
Meaford Knights 	2013 	Meaford 	Meaford & St. Vincent Community Centre
New Tecumseth Civics	2013 	Alliston 	New Tecumseth Recreation Complex
South Muskoka Shield	2006 	Gravenhurst 	Graeme Murray Arena
Temiscaming Titans 	2011 	Temiscaming, QC 	Le Centre de Temiscaming
Ville-Marie Pirates 	2017 	Ville-Marie, Quebec	Olympia de Ville-Marie
West Nipissing Lynx 	2010 	Sturgeon Falls 	Sturgeon Falls Arena
===South Division===
Team 	Joined	Centre 	Arena
Durham Roadrunners 	2015 	Oshawa 	Legends Arena
Kingsville Kings 	2015 	Kingsville 	Kingsville Arena Complex
Niagara Whalers 	2014 	Port Colborne 	Vale Health and Wellness Centre
North York Renegades	2014 	North York 	Canlan Ice Sports York
Northumberland Stars	2015 	Cramahe 	Keeler Centre
Plattsville Lakers 	2015 	Plattsville, Ontario	Plattsville Arena
St. George Ravens 	2013 	St. George 	South Dumfries Community Centre
Toronto Predators 	2013 	Toronto 	Mattamy Athletic Centre
Tottenham Thunder 	2014 	New Tecumseth 	Tottenham and Community Fitness Centre
Windsor Aces 	2017 	Windsor 	Adie Knox Herman Arena
===West Division===
Team 	Joined	Centre 	Arena
Fox Creek Ice Kings 	2020 	Fox Creek, Alberta 	Fox Creek Greenview Multiplex
High Prairie Red Wings 	2019 	High Prairie, Alberta	High Prairie Sports Palace
Northern Alberta Tomahawks	2019 	Enoch, Alberta 	Enoch Recreation Centre
Slave Lake Icedogs 	2019 	Slave Lake, Alberta 	Multi-Rec Centre
==Standings==
===North Division===
Team 	GP	W	L	OL	GF	GA	Pts
New Tecumseth Civics	2 	2	0	0 	19	5 	4
Ville-Marie Pirates 	2 	1	0	1 	10	6 	3
Bradford Bulls 	2 	1	0	1 	8 	8 	3
Bradford Rattlers 	2 	1	0	1 	8 	8 	3
Temiscaming Titans 	2 	1	1	0 	6 	10	2
Almaguin Spartans 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
Knights of Meaford 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
Bancroft Rockhounds 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
West Nipissing Lynx 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
South Muskoka Shield	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
===South Division===
Team 	GP	W	L	OL	GF	GA	Pts
Durham Roadrunners 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
Windsor Aces 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
Plattsville Lakers 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
Kingsville Kings 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
St. George Ravens 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
Niagara Whalers 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
Toronto Predators 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
Northumberland Stars	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
North York Renegades	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0
Tottenham Thunder 	2 	0	2	0 	5 	19	0
===West Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts	%
High Prairie Red Wings 	21	18	3 	0 	170	81 	36 	.857
Slave Lake Icedogs 	20	11	9 	0 	100	99 	22 	.550
Northern Alberta Tomahawks	18	8 	7 	3 	91 	108	19 	.528
Fox Creek Ice Kings 	21	3 	16	2 	75 	148	8 	.190
==West Division Playoffs==
===Semifinal===
*High Prairie Red Wings defeated Fox Creek Ice Kings 2 games to none
*Slave Lake Icedogs defeated Northern Alberta Tomahawks 2 games to none
===Final===
*High Prairie Red Wings defeated Slave Lake Icedogs 3 games to none
The High Prairie Red Wings win the 2020 DynaLIFE Cup playoffs.
==References==
Category:2021 in ice hockey
Category:Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League