2021-22 GMJHL season

thumbThis is the 2021-22 Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League season. This is the league's 15th season.
===Resumption of League play===
*The league regular season was planned to consist of each team playing 42 games.
*The league was planning on having its' annual GMHL Showcase and All-Star Game depending on local/provincial COVID-19 restrictions.
*The league is also planning its first National Championship event. This would later be cancelled due to the lingering affects of the pandemic.
Many games during the regular season were cancelled due to local COVID-19 protocol issues and the shutdown of much of the social activity in Ontario and Quebec coinciding with a surge in cases caused by the omicron variant of COVID-19 which hit all of Eastern Canada hard from around the Christmas break until mid to late January
==Membership Changes==
*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 Kingsville Kings and Niagara Whalers are no longer in the league
*The league added the Edson Eagles, Gibbons Pioneershttps://gibbonsjuniora.com/press-release, and the Streetsville Flyers.
*The league would also add the Mackenzie Mountaineers just prior to the start of the season.
*On April 6, 2022 the league president announced that the ownership of the Plattsville Lakers had withdrawn their membership in the league going forward and would not be a member of the league for 2022-23.https://gmhl.net/news/president-s-message-april-6-2022/57734
==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
Knights of Meaford 	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
Niagara-on-the-Lake Predators	2013 	Niagara-on-the-Lake 	Meridian Credit Union Arena
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
Streetsville Flyers 	2021 	Mississauga 	Vic Johnston Community Centre (Streetsville Arena)
Tottenham Thunder 	2014 	New Tecumseth 	Tottenham and Community Fitness Centre
Windsor Aces 	2017 	Windsor 	Adie Knox Herman Arena
===West Division===
Team 	Joined	Centre 	Arena
Edson Eagles 	2021 	Edson, Alberta 	Repsol Place
Fox Creek Ice Kings 	2020 	Fox Creek, Alberta 	Fox Creek Greenview Multiplex
Gibbons Pioneers 	2021 	Gibbons, Alberta 	Gibbons Arena
High Prairie Red Wings 	2019 	High Prairie, Alberta 	High Prairie Sports Palace
Mackenzie Mountaineers 	2021 	Mackenzie, British Columbia	Mackenzie Recreation Centre
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	%
Temiscaming Titans 	38	36	2 	0 	253	97 	72 	.947
Bradford Rattlers 	38	31	5 	2 	190	93 	64 	.842
Bradford Bulls 	38	25	9 	4 	154	106	54 	.711
Knights of Meaford 	38	21	13	4 	135	135	46 	.605
Ville-Marie Pirates 	38	21	14	3 	165	145	45 	.592
Bancroft Rockhounds 	38	19	18	1 	141	141	39 	.513
West Nipissing Lynx 	38	11	24	3 	115	191	25 	.329
New Tecumseth Civics	38	10	26	2 	110	167	22 	.289
South Muskoka Shield	39	9 	28	2 	115	217	20 	.256
Almaguin Spartans 	38	7 	28	3 	94 	177	17 	.224
===South Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts	%
Durham Roadrunners 	38	34	4 	0 	210	94 	68 	.895
North York Renegades 	38	31	7 	0 	244	130	62 	.816
Niagara-on-the-Lake Predators	38	28	9 	1 	200	111	57 	.750
St. George Ravens 	38	24	13	1 	212	138	49 	.645
Northumberland Stars 	38	15	21	2 	153	195	32 	.421
Plattsville Lakers 	38	12	25	1 	128	172	25 	.329
Streetsville Flyers 	38	12	26	0 	156	189	24 	.316
Windsor Aces 	38	12	26	0 	202	291	24 	.316
Tottenham Thunder 	37	3 	33	1 	87 	275	7 	.095
===West Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts	%
High Prairie Red Wings 	41	40	1 	0 	342	102	80 	.976
Northern Alberta Tomahawks	41	29	8 	4 	280	142	62 	.756
Edson Eagles 	40	23	12	5 	245	167	51 	.638
Fox Creek Ice Kings 	42	21	21	0 	225	245	42 	.500
Slave Lake Icedogs 	42	17	24	1 	235	308	35 	.417
Mackenzie Mountaineers 	34	10	22	2 	159	234	22 	.324
Gibbons Pioneers 	42	1 	41	0 	82 	370	2 	.024
==Russell Cup Playoffs==
===Format===
All teams qualify. Teams are re-seeded after each round. Single elimination step ladder rounds are held until both conferences are down to 8 teams. The division quarterfinals are best-of-three. The division semifinals are best-of-five with the west being best-of-seven. The division final series are best-of-seven. The format for the national championship event is to be determined.
===North Preliminary Round 1===
*South Muskoka Shield defeated Almaguin Spartans 6-5 (ot)
===South Preliminary Round===
*Tottenham Thunder defeated Windsor Aces 3-0
===North Preliminary Round 2===
*New Tecumseth Civics defeated South Muskoka Shield 6-4
===North Quarterfinals===
*Temiscaming Titans defeated New Tecumseth Civics 2 games to none
*Bradford Rattlers defeated West Nipissing Lynx 2 games to none
*Bradford Bulls defeated Bancroft Rockhounds 2 games to none
*Ville-Marie Pirates defeated Knights of Meaford 2 games to none
===South Quarterfinals=== 
*Durham Roadrunners defeated Tottenham Thunder 2 games to none
*North York Renegades defeated Streetsville Flyers 2 games to none
*Niagara-on-the-Lake Predators defeated Plattsville Lakers 2 games to none
*St. George Ravens defeated Northumberland Stars 2 games to none
===West Quarterfinals===
*Northern Alberta Tomahawks defeated Gibbons Pioneers 2 games to none
*Edson Eagles defeated Mackenzie Mountaineers 2 games to 1
*Fox Creek Ice Kings defeated Slave Lake Icedogs 2 games to none
===North Semifinals===
*Temiscaming Titans defeated Ville-Marie Pirates 3 games to none
*Bradford Bulls defeated Bradford Rattlers 3 games to 2
===South Semifinals===
*Durham Roadrunners defeated St. George Ravens 3 games to 2
*North York Renegades defeated Niagara-on-the-Lake Predators 3 games to 1
===West Semifinals===
*High Prairie Red Wings defeated Fox Creek Ice Kings 4 games to none
*Edson Eagles defeated Northern Alberta Tomahawks 4 games to 2
===North Final===
*Temiscaming Titans defeated Bradford Bulls 4 games to none
===South Final===
*Durham Roadrunners defeated North York Renegades 4 games to 3
===West Final===
*High Prairie Red Wings defeated Edson Eagles 4 games to none
===Russell Cup Final (North-South)===
*Temiscaming Titans defeated Durham Roadrunners 4 games to none
==References==
Category:2022 in hockey
Category:Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League