2017-18 GMJHL Season

This is the 2017-18 Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League season.  This is the league's 12th season.
==Membership Changes==
*The league added a team in Fergus, Ontario for the 2017-18 season that will be name the Fergus Force.  Fergus last had junior hockey in 2014-15 when the Fergus Devils played in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League prior to taking a leave of absence for 2015-16 and then not returning for the 2016-17 season.
*On March 11, 2017 the league announced the addition of the Ville-Marie Pirates for the 2017-18 season.  The team will be based out of the Olympia de Ville-Marie Arena
*On March 20, 2017 the league announced that the Wiarton Schooners were being added to the league as an expansion team.
*The Windsor Aces were added as an expansion team
*In late May 2017; the Toronto Attack were quietly removed from the league website
*On August 31, 2017 the league issued a release stating that the Parry Sound Islanders would be taking a leave of absence for the 2017-18 season and that the club retains the option of rejoining the league for the 2018-19 season.  The team ownership who also owns two other teams in the league announced that the team had been merged with the Seguin Huskies.  The merged teams will be based out of Humphrey.
*Sometime between the night of October 14 and the morning of October 17 the Wiarton Schooners folded. The team has lost a game on October 14 and then forfeited games on October 15 and 16. The team had a record of 0-8-0 prior to the two forfeits.https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/the-death-pool-special-report-gmhls-wiarton-schooners-are-sunk/
*The GMHL announced that the Fergus Force folded on November 22. The Force recorded a record of 1-16-0 before folding.http://gmhl.net/article.php?article_id=57041
*On April 13, 2018 the league announced the addition of the Ottawa Sharpshooters formerly of the Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League for the 2018-19 season.
*On April 19, 2018 the Wiarton Schooners announced their intention of returning to the league for the 2018-19 season. The team announced they were accepting applications for players for the 2018-19 season and brought in more staff to operate the team.http://www.wiartonschooners.com/story/64/player-applications
*The Seguin Huskies folded some time in May of 2018.https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/the-death-pool-seguin-huskies-shot-out-back-behind-the-barn/
==Teams==
===North Division===
Team 	Joined	Centre 	Arena
Almaguin Spartans 	2011 	South River 	South River-Machar Arena
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
Seguin Huskies 	2013 	Humphrey 	Centre Dufferin Recreational Centre
South Muskoka Shield	2006 	Gravenhurst 	Gravenhurst Centennial 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
Kingsville Kings 	2015 	Kingsville 	Kingsville Arena Complex
London Lakers 	1989 	London 	London Sports Park
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
Oshawa Riverkings 	2015 	Oshawa 	Legends Arena
St. George Ravens 	2013 	St. George 	South Dumfries Community Centre
Tilsonburg Hurricanes	2016 	Tilsonburg 	Tilsonburg Community Centre
Toronto Predators 	2013 	Toronto 	Mattamy Athletic Centre
Tottenham Steam 	2014 	New Tecumseth	Tottenham and Community Fitness Centre
Windsor Aces 	2017 	Windsor 	Adie Knox Herman Arena
===On leave===
Team 	Joined	Centre 	Arena
Parry Sound Islanders	2008 	Parry Sound	Bobby Orr Community Centre
===Fold During Season===
Team 	Joined	Centre 	Arena
Fergus Force 	2017 	Fergus 	Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex
Wiarton Schooners	2017 	Wiarton	Wiarton Arena & Community Centre
==Standings==
===North Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Bradford Rattlers 	42	31	11	0 	222	124	62
Almaguin Spartans 	42	31	11	0 	217	145	62
Temiscaming Titans 	42	29	12	1 	247	163	59
Ville-Marie Pirates 	42	29	12	1 	249	176	59
Knights of Meaford 	42	22	15	5 	207	164	49
New Tecumseth Civics 	42	23	18	1 	199	165	47
West Nipissing Lynx 	42	15	24	3 	198	228	33
South Muskoka Shield 	42	14	24	4 	143	173	32
Seguin Huskies 	42	9 	32	1 	161	251	19
Fergus Force (fold 11/22) 	17	1 	16	0 	35 	149	2
Wiarton Schooners (fold 10/14)	10	0 	10	0 	13 	144	0
note: Wiarton Schooners total included 2 3-0 forfeits October 15 and 16, 2017
===South Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
St. George Ravens 	42	38	3 	1 	404	136	77
Kingsville Kings 	42	33	9 	0 	290	138	66
Niagara Whalers 	42	32	9 	1 	305	172	65
North York Renegades 	42	29	9 	4 	218	134	62
Bradford Bulls 	42	28	14	0 	235	162	56
Windsor Aces 	42	20	21	1 	213	206	41
Northumberland Stars 	42	15	21	6 	188	230	36
Oshawa Riverkings 	42	14	26	2 	151	221	30
Toronto Predators 	42	13	25	4 	167	258	30
Tottenham Steam 	42	13	27	2 	184	267	28
Tilsonburg Hurricanes	42	14	28	0 	168	285	28
London Lakers 	42	3 	38	1 	136	450	7
==Russell Cup Playoffs==
===Format===
All teams qualify.  Teams are re-seeded after each round.  Single elimination 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.  The division final and Russell Cup final are best-of-seven.
===North Preliminary Round===
*South Muskoka Shield defeated Seguin Huskies 6-5 (ot)
===South Preliminary Round 1===
*Tilsonburg Hurricanes defeated Tottenham Steam 8-2
*Toronto Predators defeated London Lakers 5-3
===South Preliminary Round 2===
*Toronto Predators defeated Tilsonburg Hurricanes 4-3 (so)
===South Preliminary Round 3===
*Toronto Predators defeated Oshawa Riverkings 9-4
===North Quarterfinals===
*Bradford Rattlers defeated West Nipissing Lynx 2 games to none
*Almaguin Spartans defeated South Muskoka Shield 2 games to none
*Temiscaming Titans defeated Meaford Knights 2 games to none
*Ville-Marie Pirates defeated Meaford Knights 2 games to none
===South Quarterfinals===
*St. George Ravens defeated Toronto Predators 2 games to none
*Kingsville Kings defeated Northumberland Stars 2 games to none
*Niagara Whalers defeated Windsor Aces 2 games to none
*Bradford Bulls defeated North York Renegades 2 games to 1
===North Semifinals===
*Bradford Rattlers defeated Ville-Marie Pirates 3 games to 2
*Almaguin Spartans defeated Temiscaming Titans 3 games to none
===South Semifinals===
*St. George Ravens defeated Bradford Bulls 3 games to none
*Niagara Whalers defeated Kingsville Kings 3 games to none
===North Final===
*Almaguin Spartans defeated Bradford Rattlers 4 games to none
===South Final===
*St. George Ravens defeated Niagara Whalers 4 games to 2
===Russell Cup Final===
*Almaguin Spartans defeated St. George Ravens 4 games to 2
==References==
Category:2018 in hockey
Category:Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League