2022-23 GMJHL season

thumbThis is the 2022-23 Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League season. This is the league's 16th season.
==Membership Changes==
*On April 6, 2022 the league president announced that the ownership of the Plattsville Lakers had withdrawn their membership in the league going forward and would not be a member of the league for 2022-23.https://gmhl.net/news/president-s-message-april-6-2022/57734 On April 18, 2022 the Western Ontario Super Hockey League announced the approval of two expansion teams for the 2022-23 season, one of which was the Plattsville Lakers.http://woshl.hockeyshift.com/news/woshl-votes-in-2-new-teams-for-2023
*According to a September 7, 2022 report, the Bradford Bulls have folded.https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/the-death-pool-another-one-for-the-slaughter-house/ The following day the source corrected the report to indicate that it was in fact the New Tecumseth Civics who had folded the league indicated they opted to take a one year leave of absence accoring to the league..https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/the-death-pool-update-new-tech-civics-not-bradford-bulls-dead/https://gmhl.net/news/2022-23-season-primer/57769
*The league added the Burns Lake Timbermen, Kitimat Saax (originally intended to be called the Kitimat Spirit Bears), and the Tumbler Ridge Steel Kings to the Western Division.
*On September 29, 2022 the Almaguin Spartans announced they would be taking a leave of absence for the 2022-23 season due to immigration issues with 17 players from Belarus and Russia.https://www.facebook.com/almaguin.spartans/posts/pfbid033Dfu4BqN6nM77FMDyuM4b7GQ87Habeh5KfuspaM4P6Gbcn3tuCDAjbQkV23wZk4fl The team had previously announced they would relocate to the Sundridge Strong Joly Arena in Sundridge which was intended to be their original home when they joined the league in 2014.
*Streetsville Flyers relocated from the Vic Johnston Community Centre in Mississauga to the Parmount Thornhill Arena in Thornhill.
*The Burns Lake Timbermen, Kitimat Saax, Mackenzie Mountaineers, and Tumbler Ridge Steel Kings all delayed the start of their seasons by about four weeks due to "logistical challenges" with putting a team together from scratch for Burns Lake, Kitimat, and Tumbler Ridge with Mackenzie being left too isolated to make road trips practical until the other 3 teams begin play. The teams would then be suspend play for most of if not all of December with the hopes of beginning play again in January.https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/the-death-pool-the-gmhl-west-derek-prue-the-dirty-truth-part-iii/ A further update indicated that the coaches of Mackenzie and Tumbler Ridge had both already left for other jobs.https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/the-death-pool-gmhl-west-lost-one-derek-prue-days-numbered/
*On January 20, 2023 the league announced the addition of the Le Bécard de Senneterre who had last played in the Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League. The team last played during the 2019-20 season which was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The team will be based out of the Centre sportif André-Dubé in Senneterre, Quebec in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region near Rouyn-Noranda and Val-d'Or.https://gmhl.net/news/gmhl-expansion-team-announcement/57873
*On May 1, 2023 the league announced the "mandatory leave of absence" for the South Muskoka Shield. The team will be in operational dormancy until February 1, 2024 with the owner given until that date to sell the franchise rights.https://gmhl.net/news/president-s-message-may-1-2023/57944 Part of the reason for the move appears to be that the owner is facing possible assault charges from an incident at a league game and several other business practices have been called into question.https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/the-death-pool-troy-kahler-the-gmhls-latest-donkey-show/https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/the-death-pool-gmhl-kills-off-south-muskoka-shield-for-2023-2024/
*On May 28, 2023 the league announced that it decided to cease all GMHL team operations within its' Western Division.https://gmhl.net/news/presidents-message/57954 This action terminated all ten of the teams in the Western Divsion. One team had already folded during the season (Tumbler Ridge Steel Kings) and apparently the Slave Lake Icedogs folded after completion of the season as they were not part of the new league announcement on May 29thhttps://www.njhlhockey.com/news/a-message-from-the-njhlhttps://thejuniorhockeynews.com/the-death-pool-njhl-is-latest-hockey-genius-derek-prue-scheme/ after the newly formed National Junior Hockey League (Canada) was first announced on May 26th.https://www.njhlhockey.com/news/a-message-from-the-njhl
*The Streetsville Flyers would change their name to the Toroto Flyers prior to the 2023-24 season.https://gmhl.net/team/_/61025
===North Division===
Team 	Joined	Centre 	Arena
Bancroft Rockhounds 	2019 	Bancroft 	North Hastings Community Centre
Bradford Rattlers 	2006 	Bradford 	BWG Leisure Centre
Knights of Meaford 	2013 	Meaford 	Meaford & St. Vincent Community Centre
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
Bradford Bulls 	2012 	Bradford 	Bob Fallis Sports Centre
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
St. George Ravens 	2013 	St. George 	South Dumfries Community Centre
Streetsville Flyers 	2021 	Thornhill 	Parmount Thornhill 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
Burns Lake Timbermen 	2022 	Burns Lake, British Columbia 	Tom Forsyth Memorial 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
Kitimat Saax 	2022 	Kitimat, British Columbia 	Tamitik Arena
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
Tumbler Ridge Steel Kings 	2022 	Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia	Tumbler Ridge Community Centre
==Standings==
===North Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Bradford Rattlers 	42	38	2 	2 	270	97 	78
Ville-Marie Pirates 	42	32	8 	2 	251	122	66
Knights of Meaford 	42	26	15	1 	218	156	53
Temiscaming Titans 	42	20	20	2 	179	175	42
West Nipissing Lynx 	42	16	26	0 	136	197	32
South Muskoka Shield	42	12	26	4 	145	257	28
Bancroft Rockhounds 	42	6 	34	2 	102	273	14
===South Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
North York Renegades 	42	36	6 	0 	281	107	72
Durham Roadrunners 	42	33	9 	0 	254	102	66
Bradford Bulls 	42	31	8 	3 	250	117	65
Niagara-on-the-Lake Predators	42	20	18	4 	156	150	44
St. George Ravens 	42	20	21	1 	145	214	41
Northumberland Stars 	42	19	21	2 	157	183	40
Tottenham Thunder 	42	14	27	1 	152	241	29
Streetsville Flyers 	42	8 	34	0 	99 	244	16
Windsor Aces 	42	5 	35	2 	125	285	12
===West Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
High Prairie Red Wings 	42	39	3 	0 	349	84 	78
Northern Alberta Tomahawks	42	30	11	1 	312	188	61
Edson Eagles 	42	27	14	1 	316	206	55
Mackenzie Mountaineers 	17	16	1 	0 	141	59 	32
Fox Creek Ice Kings 	42	13	28	1 	191	283	27
Slave Lake Icedogs 	42	12	28	2 	172	332	26
Kitimat Saax 	21	12	9 	0 	127	97 	24
Gibbons Pioneers 	42	5 	36	1 	116	363	11
Burns Lake Timbermen 	24	5 	19	0 	90 	169	10
Tumbler Ridge Steel Kings 	4 	0 	4 	0 	7 	40 	0
==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 West Division playoffs are broken down into Alberta and British Columbia Divisions. The national championship event is being held at Le Centre de Temiscaming in Temiscaming, Québec hosted by and including the Temiscaming Titans and the three division playoff champions March 30-April 2, 2022. The format appears to be a round robin over three days with the top two teams meeting in a championship game on the fourth day.
===South Preliminary Round===
*Streetsville Flyers defeated Windsor Aces 5-3
===North Quarterfinals===
*Ville-Marie Pirates defeated Bancroft Rockhounds 2 games to none
*Knights of Meaford defeated South Muskoka Shield 2 games to none
*Temiscaming Titans defeated West Nipissing Lynx 2 games to none
===South Quarterfinals=== 
*North York Renegades defeated Streetsville Flyers 2 games to none
*Durham Roadrunners defeated Tottenham Thunder 2 games to none
*Bradford Bulls defeated Northumberland Stars 2 games to none
*Niagara-on-the-Lake Predators defeated St. George Ravens 2 games to 1
===Alberta Quarterfinals===
*Edson Eagles defeated Gibbons Pioneers 2 games to 1
*Fox Creek Ice Kings defeated Slave Lake Icedogs 2 games to none
===Brtish Columbia Semifinals===
*Kitimat Saax defeated Burns Lake Timbermen (no results on league website)
===North Semifinals===
*Bradford Rattlers defeated Knights of Meaford 3 games to none
*Ville-Marie Pirates defeated Temiscaming Titans 3 games to 1
===South Semifinals===
*North York Renegades defeated Niagara-on-the-Lake Predators 3 games to none
*Bradford Bulls defeated Durham Roadrunners 3 games to none
===Alberta Semifinals===
*High Prairie Red Wings defeated Fox Creek Ice Kings 4 games to none
*Edson Eagles defeated Northern Alberta Tomahawks 4 games to none
===North Final===
*Bradford Rattlers defeated Ville-Marie Pirates 4 games to 1
===South Final===
*North York Renegades defeated Bradford Bulls 4 games to none
===Alberta Final===
*High Prairie Red Wings defeated Edson Eagles 4 games to none 
===British Columbia Final===
*Mackenzie Mountaineers defeated Kitimat Saax 3 games to 1
===West Final===
*High Prairie Red Wings defeated Mackenzie Mountaineers 2 games to none
===Russell Cup Tournament===
====Scedule/Results====
March 30th
*Bradford Rattlers 7-4 North York Renegades
*High Prairie Red Wings 3-9 Temiscaming Titans
March 31st
*North York Renegades 3-6 High Prairie Red Wings
*Bradford Rattlers 5-3 Temiscaming Titans
April 1st
*Bradford Rattlers 11-2 High Prairie Red Wings
*Temiscaming Titans 4-0 North York Renegades
====Round Robin Standings====
Rk	Team 	GP	W	L	OL	GF	GA	Pts
1 	Bradford Rattlers 	3 	3	0	0 	23	9 	6
2 	Temiscaming Titans 	3 	2	1	0 	16	8 	4
3 	High Prairie Red Wings	3 	1	2	0 	11	23	2
4 	North York Renegades 	3 	0	3	0 	7 	17	0
====Final====
April 2nd
*Bradford Rattlers 7-0 Temiscaming Titans
==References==
Category:2023 in hockey
Category:Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League