2023-24 GMJHL season

thumbThis is the 2023-24 Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League season. This is the league's 17th season.
==Membership Changes==
*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. The team would return to the league for the 2023-24 season
*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 Toronto Flyers prior to the 2023-24 season.https://gmhl.net/team/_/61025 The team relocated from the Vic Johnston Community Centre in Mississauga to the Parmount Thornhill Arena in Thornhill for 2022-23.
*The New Tecumseth Civics planned to return to the league after sitting out the 2022-23 season but would end up sitting out the 2023-24 season as well.
*The Tottenham Thunder are renamed the Tottenham Railers.
*On September 20, 2023 the league president announced that the Windsor Aces would be taking a leave of absence for the 2023-24 season.https://gmhl.net/news/presidents-announcement/57966 Windsor had already lost a September 16th game 12-2 to the Tottenham Railers and a September 17th game to the St. George Ravens 8-1. 
*The Bancroft Rockhounds announced on their facebook page that they were taking a leave of absence for the 2023-24 season on September 29th.https://www.facebook.com/BancroftRockhounds/posts/pfbid0PBkcvqaz2W2pJCuY8Dxw3NuWBLi7MzWJZWYF2vsNPi3NiSrzW8ZXbWRP1S4vGz2Pl
*The Tottenham Railers would end up moving their home games to the Ray Twinney Complex in Newmarket as they were unable to secure regular ice time at the Tottenham and Community Fitness Centre as the other arena in town the Beeton Arena was closed due to structural issueshttps://newtectimes.com/tottenham-railers-playing-out-of-newmarket-for-2023-24-season/
*On January 15, 2024 the league announced the addition of the Richmond Hill Rampage to the league for the 2024-25 season. The team will be based out of the Elvis Stojko Arena.https://gmhl.net/news/expansion-team-for-the-2024-25-season/57993
*On January 25, 2024 the town of Wasaga Beach announced the community was getting a team in the league for the 2024-25 season to be based out of the Wasaga Stars Arena. The team will be owned by the owner of the Bradford Bullshttps://www.wasagabeach.com/en/news/town-of-wasaga-beach-scores-junior-a-hockey-team.aspx The announcement would be confirmed by the league on January 29th.https://gmhl.net/news/presidents-message/57998 The team will be known as the Wasaga River Dragons.https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/weekly-sports-league-and-franchise-report/n-6080185
* On March 4, 2024 the league announced the addition of the Ottawa Valley Wolves to the league for 2024-25 season. The team is based out of the Bell Sensplex in Ottawa.
===North Division===
Team 	Joined	Centre 	Arena
Almaguin Spartans 	2011 	South River 	South River-Machar Arena
Bradford Rattlers 	2006 	Bradford 	BWG Leisure Centre
Le Bécard de Senneterre	2023 	Senneterre, Quebec 	Centre sportif André-Dubé
Knights of Meaford 	2013 	Meaford 	Meaford & St. Vincent Community Centre
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
Toronto Flyers 	2021 	Thornhill 	Parmount Thornhill Arena
Tottenham Railers 	2014 	New TecumsethNewmarket	Tottenham and Community Fitness CentreRay Twinney Complex
Windsor Aces 	2017 	Windsor 	Adie Knox Herman Arena
==Standings==
===North Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Bradford Rattlers 	42	38	3 	1 	294	101	77
Ville-Marie Pirates 	42	33	7 	2 	278	148	68
West Nipissing Lynx 	42	26	12	4 	237	151	56
Knights of Meaford 	42	23	17	2 	201	184	48
Temiscaming Titans 	42	23	18	1 	218	156	47
Almaguin Spartans 	42	11	29	2 	130	237	24
Le Bécard de Senneterre	42	3 	38	1 	93 	366	7
===South Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
North York Renegades 	42	35	5 	2 	267	118	72
Bradford Bulls 	42	26	16	0 	184	161	52
Durham Roadrunners 	42	23	18	1 	179	162	47
St. George Ravens 	42	20	20	2 	137	144	42
Tottenham Railers 	42	19	21	2 	162	183	40
Niagara-on-the-Lake Predators	42	17	21	4 	144	161	38
Northumberland Stars 	42	13	28	1 	124	215	27
Toronto Flyers 	42	6 	35	1 	98 	242	13
Windsor Aces 	2 	0 	2 	0 	3 	20 	0
==Russell Cup Playoffs==
===Format===
All teams qualify. The sixth and seventh seed in the North meet in a single game qualifier to determine the sixth seed. The division quarterfinals are best-of-three. The division semifinals are best-of-five. The division final and league championship series are best-of-seven. 
===North Preliminary Round===
*Le Bécard de Senneterre defeated Almaguin Spartans 5-4 (ot)
===North Quarterfinals===
*West Nipissing Lynx defeated Le Bécard de Senneterre 2 games to none (10-0, 10-0)
*Temiscaming Titans defeated Knights of Meaford 2 games to 1 (4-5, 7-2, 7-4)
===South Quarterfinals=== 
*North York Renegades defeated Toronto Flyers 2 games to none (7-2, 8-0)
*Bradford Bulls defeated Northumberland Stars 2 games to none (6-1, 5-3)
*Durham Roadrunners defeated Niagara-on-the-Lake Predators 2 games to none (4-1, 2-1 (ot))
*St. George Ravens defeated Tottenham Railers 2 games to 1 (2-1, 3-4, 4-3 (ot)
===North Semifinals===
*Bradford Rattlers defeated Temiscaming Titans 3 games to none (7-0, 6-2, 7-2)
*West Nipissing Lynx defeated Ville-Marie Pirates 3 games to 1 (6-4, 6-5 (ot), 1-3, 6-4)
===South Semifinals===
*North York Renegades defeated St. George Ravens 3 games to none (6-2, 6-2, 6-4)
*Bradford Bulls defeated Durham Roadrunners 3 games to none (6-3, 8-4, 6-0)
===North Final===
*Bradford Rattlers defeated West Nipissing Lynx 4 games to none (10-3, 3-2 (ot), 4-2, 8-1)
===South Final===
*Bradford Bulls defeated North York Renegades 4 games to 1 (6-2, 3-2 (ot), 2-6 ,7-2 ,5-3)
===Russell Cup Final===
*Bradford Rattlers defeated Bradford Bulls 4 games to 1 (2-4, 5-1, 3-1, 5-3, 6-4)
==References==
Category:2023-24 in ice hockey
Category:Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League