Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League

The Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League is an independent Junior "A" ice hockey league. They were founded in 2006.
==History==
In revolt to Hockey Canada's Canadian Development Model and their banning of European players below the Major Junior level, the GMHL was founded with seven teams during the fall of 2006. The original teams were the Bradford Rattlers, Deseronto Thunder, King Wild, Nipissing Alouettes, Richmond Hill Rams, South Muskoka Shield, and Toronto Canada Moose.
In five years of operation, the league had doubled in size. Bradford won the league playoffs in 2007 and 2008, South Muskoka won in 2009, Deseronto won it in 2010, and 2007 expansion team Elliot Lake Bobcats took home the Russell Cup in 2011.
As of 2011, five of the original teams are still in operation: Bradford, Deseronto (now called the Storm), King (now known as the Lefroy Wave), South Muskoka, and Toronto. Nipissing and Richmond Hill both folded after three seasons, but Nipissing was replaced in 2010 by the Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks in their hometown.
The league had boasted two teams of foreigner-only teams, Russians on the Shelburne Red Wings (2010-2014) and Americans on the Orangeville Americans (2011-2015). Hockey Canada and the GMHL have always been at odds. In 2007-08, Hockey Canada initiated a policy of a quarantine system on players, officials, and coaches involved with the GMHL. In the Summer of 2008, this was investigated by the Canadian Government and deemed illegal. Despite this, intimidation has persisted. During the 2010-11 season, this situation grew extreme in Shelburne and resulted in the Mayor of Shelburne forcing a sitdown between the town, Hockey Canada, and the GMHL.
As of September 2011, the league is operating in its sixth season with fourteen active franchises and two dormant franchises set to operate in 2012.
For 2015-16, the league is scheduled to have 34 franchises including 11 expansion teams and two teams on hiatus.
In late October or early November 2015 the Brantford Steelfighters folded.
On March 9, 2016 the league president announced that the Bobcaygeon Storm, Coldwater Falcons, Grey County Grizzlies, and Haliburton Wolves would no longer be members of the league.
On March 11, 2017 the league announced the addition of the Ville-Marie Pirates to the league for the 2017-18 season.
On August 31, 2017 the league announced that the Parry Sound Islanders were taking a leave of absence for the 2017-18 and would be able to return to the league for 2018-19.https://gmhl.net/article.php?article_id=56987
On November 22, 2017 the league announced the Fergua Force were removed from the league and would not be allowed to return for the 2018-19 season.https://gmhl.net/article.php?article_id=57041
On April 13, 2018 the league announced the addition of the Ottawa Sharpshooters who were formerly members of the Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League.https://gmhl.net/article.php?article_id=57128
The South Muskoka Shield would relocate from Gravenhurst to Port Carling, Ontario for the 2018-19 season
The Wiarton Schooners were removed from the schedule on November 19, 2018. The franchise had been terminated without option for return.https://gmhl.net/article.php?article_id=57252
In March of 2019 postings on the St. George Ravens twitter page indicated that Tilsonburg was forced to forfeit games 3 and 4 of their semifinal playoff series due to a lack of players caused by food poisoning.https://twitter.com/StGeorgeRavens?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Eembeddedtimeline%7Ctwterm%5Eprofile%3AStGeorgeRavens&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fravensjrahockey.ca%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR318kkblyai9Onm77qvBu7e984gSmhbcyISxq0p69JGaf_3QnZoISgxZvI Later reports indicated the team may have in fact folded.https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/the-death-pool-gmhl-tillsonburg-folds-in-playoff-semi-finals/
On January 23, 2019 the league announced the addition of the Bancroft Rockhounds, which will be based out of the North Hastings Community Centre in Bancroft, Ontario.https://gmhl.net/article.php?article_id=57286https://gmhl.net/article.php  The team will start play with the 2019-20 season.
On June 13, 2019 it was announced that the Western Provinces Hockey Association teams that had been previously affiliated with the Western States Hockey League for the 2018-19 season would become affiliated with the GMHL and form the GMHL's Western Division.https://gmhl.net/article.php?article_id=57383  By early July the WSHL had two teams, the Edson Aeros and Meadow Lake Mustangs that had opted stay with the WSHL and announced the formation of new teams in Cold Lakehttp://www.wshl.org/news/wshl-returns-to-cold-lake-alberta-for-the-2019-202 and Hinton, Albertahttps://www.hintontimberwolvesjuniora.com/news/wshl-welcomes-timberwolveshttp://www.wshl.org/news/welcome-timberwolves,  The previous teams in those towns apparently left a trail of unpaid bills https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/the-death-pool-wpha-gmhl-already-creating-problems-out-west/
On June 18, 2019 the South Muskoka Shield announced that they would be relocating again for the 2019-20 season. They will be based out of the Bracebridge Memorial Arena.https://gmhl.net/article.php?article_id=57386
On June 21, 2019 the GMHL announced that the Niagara-on-the-Lake Nationals were folding ahead of the 2019-20 season.https://gmhl.net/article.php
On August 7, 2019 the Tilsonburg Hurricanes announced they were taking a leave of absence for the 2019-20 season.https://gmhl.net/news/_/57421
The Oshawa Riverkings were sold and rebranded as the Durham Roadrunners prior to the 2019-20 season.
On January 3, 2020 the league announced that the Ottawa Sharpshooters were removed from the league schedule "due to the ownership folding their operation"https://gmhl.net/news/president-s-message-january-3-2020/57494
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
==Teams==
===2024–25 teams===
===North Division===
Team 	Joined	Centre 	Arena
Almaguin Spartans 	2011 	South River 	South River-Machar Arena
Bradford Rattlers 	2006 	Bradford 	BWG Leisure Centre
Meaford Knights 	2013 	Meaford 	Meaford & St. Vincent Community Centre
Le Bécard de Senneterre	2023 	Senneterre, Quebec 	Centre sportif André-Dubé
Ville-Marie Pirates 	2017 	Ville-Marie, Quebec	Olympia de Ville-Marie
Wasaga River Dragons 	2024 	Wasaga Beach 	Wasaga Stars Arena
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 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
Richmond Hill Rampage	2024 	Richmond Hill 	Elvis Stojko Arena
St. George Ravens 	2013 	St. George 	Gaukel Memorial Community Centre
Toronto Flyers 	2021 	Thornhill 	Parmount Thornhill Arena
Tottenham Railers 	2014 	New TecumsethNewmarket	Tottenham and Community Fitness CentreRay Twinney Complex
==Regular season champions ==
Bolded are overall regular season champions.
 	
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Season 	Champion 	W–L–T–OTL	Pts
2006–07	Bradford Rattlers	37–1–0–4 	78
2007–08	Bradford Rattlers	37–4–0–1 	75
==Russell Cup playoff champions==
Bolded are overall champions, Italics are finalist.
 	
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Year	Champion 	Finalist 	Series	Scores
2007	Bradford Rattlers 	King Wild 	4–1 	2–1, 3–6, 5–0, 2–1 OT, 4–3 OT
2008	Bradford Rattlers 	Innisfil Lakers 	4–0 	4–2, 8–4, 10–3, 5–3
2009	South Muskoka Shield 	Deseronto Storm 	4–2 	7–3, 3–2, 4–3, 6–7, 1–2, 4–2
2010	Deseronto Storm 	South Muskoka Shield	4–3 	4–2, 5–2, 3–4, 3–4 OT, 2–3, 5–3, 4–2
2011	Elliot Lake Bobcats 	South Muskoka Shield	4–3 	1–3, 5–2, 4–5 OT, 4–5 OT, 5–2, 3–2 OT, 8–5
2012	Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks	Temiscaming Titans 	4–2 	5–3, 6–4, 5–6 OT, 5–4, 3–6, 6–1
2013	Bradford Rattlers 	Temiscaming Titans 	4–2 	6–7 OT, 6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
2014	Bradford Bulls 	Bradford Rattlers 	4–1 	3–2, 2–1 OT, 5–4, 2–4, 6–4
2015	Temiscaming Titans 	Seguin Huskies 	4–1 	0–1 OT, 4–3 OT, 4–2, 5–4, 3–2
==College Showcase Tournament==
Since 2009, the GMHL has had a mid-season prospect tournament. Generally, the top seven teams of the league compete in the tournament with an eighth team, the GMHL Selects representing the other teams in the league.
The 2012 tournament featured both the Bradford Rattlers and South Muskoka Shield being thrown out in the semifinal round. An incident, both on-ice and later off-ice, involving a player from each team and later two more players and a parent from one team entering the altercation, resulted in a police investigation and one team refusing to continue. The league disqualified both teams after the game failed to continue.
Since the 2012 tournament, the league changed the format to a prospect weekend with no championship rounds.
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Year	Champion 	Finalist 	Score 	Location
2009	Bradford Rattlers 	Elliot Lake Bobcats	6–4 	Elliot Lake, Ontario
2010	GMHL Selects 	Elliot Lake Bobcats	7–6, OT	Elliot Lake, Ontario
2011	Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks	Elliot Lake Bobcats	4–3, OT	Elliot Lake, Ontario
2012	Bracebridge Phantoms 	Toronto Attack 	6–3 	Rama, Ontario
==League records==
===Scoring champions===
{| style="font-size: 90%; border: 1px solid gray; text-align:center" width="600px" cellpadding="1"	 	 	
Season 	Champion 	Team 	G–A–Pts
2006–07	Craig Peacock 	Richmond Hill Rams 	48–34–82
2007–08	Adam Palm 	Bradford Rattlers 	34–68–102
2008–09	Andre Leclair 	Nipissing Alouettes 	49–61–110
2009–10	Brad Clark 	Deseronto Storm 	59–68–127
2010–11	Alexander Nikulnikov	Shelburne Red Wings 	69–71–140
2011–12	Andre Leclair 	Temiscaming Titans 	48–66–122
2012–13	Illes Gallo 	Bradford Rattlers 	47–61–108
2013–14	Donny Danroth 	South Muskoka Shield	45–84–129
2014–15	Ferdinando Colella 	Tottenham Steam 	40–85–125
2015–16	Matt Fischer 	Tottenham Steam 	72–74–146
2016–17	Carl Lyden 	South Muskoka Shield	55–74–129
2017–18	Chris Haigh 	St. George Ravens 	48–89–137
2018–19	Bryce Yetman 	Windsor Aces 	81–72–153
===Goals against average champions===
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Season 	Champion 	Team 	GAA
2006–07	Andreas Götz 	Bradford Rattlers 	2.05
2007–08	Martin Oksala 	Bradford Rattlers 	2.11
2008–09	Shane Buckley 	Elliot Lake Bobcats 	2.47
2009–10	Rob Sutherland 	South Muskoka Shield	1.70
2010–11	Matthew Perry 	Elliot Lake Bobcats 	3.08
2011–12	Aaron Boyce 	Temiscaming Titans 	2.42
2012–13	Alfred Metz 	Bradford Rattlers 	1.84
2013–14	Martin Kysa 	Seguin Huskies 	2.31
2014–15	Craig Wood 	Temiscaming Titans 	1.84
2015–16	Wes Werner 	Kingsville Kings 	1.20
2016–17	T.J. Sherwood 	New Tecumseth Civics	1.95
2017–18	Nicklaus Robinson	North York Renegades	2.66
2018–19	Austin Strom 	St. George Ravens 	2.00
==Team records==
*Best record: 2012–13 Bradford Rattlers (42–0–0–0)
*Worst record: 2007–08 Douro Dukes (2–40–0–0)
*Most goals for by team, one season: 2017–18 St. George Ravens (404)
*Fewest goals for by team, one season: 2013–14 Toronto Predators (91)
*Fewest goals against by team, one season: 2015–16 Kingsville Kings (71)
*Most goals against by team, one season: 2015–16 Bobcaygeon Storm (491)
*Largest margin of victory: Elliot Lake Bobcats 29, Ville-Marie Dragons 1 on December 6, 2008
==Individual records==
*Most goals, one season: Bryce Yetman (81) — 2018–19 Windsor Aces
*Most assists, one season: Chris Haigh (89) — 2017–18 St. George Ravens
*Most points, one season: Bryce Yetman (153) — 2018–19 Windsor Aces
*Lowest goals against average, one season: Wes Werner (1.20) — 2015–16 Kingsville Kings
*Highest save percentage, one season: Jan Pechek (0.951) — 2015–16 Kingsville Kings
==Former teams==
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Team 	Centre 	Joined	Exited 	Status
Algoma Avalanche 	Thessalon, Ontario 	2009 	2012 	Folded
Bobcaygeon Bucks 	Bobcaygeon, Ontario 	2007 	2014 	Joined CIHL
Bobcaygeon Storm 	Bobcaygeon, Ontario 	2015 	2016 	Membership revoked
Bracebridge Blues 	Bracebridge, Ontario 	2012 	2016 	Removed from schedule mid-season
Brantford Steelfighters 	Brantford, Ontario 	2015 	2015 	Membership revoked, folded mid-season
Cambridge Bears 	Cambridge, Ontario 	2014 	2015 	Went on hiatus; never returned
Coldwater Falcons 	Coldwater, Ontario 	2015 	2016 	Membership revoked
Deseronto Storm 	Deseronto, Ontario 	2006 	2012 	Joined EBJCHL
Elliot Lake Bobcats 	Elliot Lake, Ontario 	2007 	2012 	Joined NOJHL
Espanola Kings 	Espanola, Ontario 	2007 	2009 	Folded
Fergus Force 	Fergus, Ontario 	2017 	2017 	Folded mid-season
Grey County Grizzlies 	Feversham, Ontario 	2015 	2015 	Folded mid-season
Haliburton Wolves 	Haliburton, Ontario 	2015 	2016 	Membership revoked
Innisfil Lakers 	Innisfil, Ontario 	2007 	2010 	Folded
Jamestown Jets 	Jamestown, New York 	2010 	2011 	Lost arena, folded
Kingsville Kings 	Kingsville, Ontario 	2015 	2021 	Not listed as a member for the 2021–22 season
Komoka Dragons 	Komoka, Ontario 	2015 	2016 	Folded mid-season
Lincoln Mavericks 	Beamsville, Ontario 	2016 	2016 	Folded mid-season
Minden Riverkings 	Minden Hills, Ontario 	2008 	2009 	Folded
Niagara Whalers 	Port Colborne, Ontario 	2014 	2021 	Not listed as a member for the 2021–22 season
Niagara-on-the-Lake Nationals	Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario	2018 	2019 	Folded
Nipissing Alouettes 	Sturgeon Falls, Ontario 	2006 	2009 	Folded
Orangeville Ice Crushers 	Orangeville, Ontario 	2011 	2017 	Suspended operations mid-season
Oro-Medonte 77's 	Guthrie, Ontario 	2008 	2011 	Folded
Oshawa Riverkings 	Oshawa, Ontario 	2015 	2019 	Sold and rebranded as Durham RoadRunners
Ottawa Sharpshooters 	Almonte, Ontario 	2018 	2019 	Folded mid-season in 2019–20
Parry Sound Islanders 	Parry Sound, Ontario 	2014 	2017 	formerly Powassan Eagles – merged with Seguin Huskies
Powassan Dragons 	Powassan, Ontario 	2008 	2011 	purchased Ville Marie franchise
Plattsville Lakers 	Plattsville, Ontario 	2020 	2022 	Investigation by league - suspended
Powassan Eagles 	Powassan, Ontario 	2012 	2014 	formerly Powassan Dragons franchise – relocated to Parry Sound
Rama Aces 	Rama, Ontario 	2012 	2015 	Folded
Richmond Hill Rams 	Richmond Hill, Ontario 	2006 	2009 	Folded
Seguin Huskies 	Seguin, Ontario 	2013 	2018 	Folded
Shelburne Stars 	Shelburne, Ontario 	2010 	2016 	Folded
Tamworth Cyclones 	Tamworth, Ontario 	2007 	2009 	Folded
Temiscaming Royals 	Temiscaming, Quebec 	2007 	2008 	Joined NOJHL
Tillsonburg Hurricanes 	Tillsonburg, Ontario 	2016 	2019 	Folded
Toronto Attack 	Toronto, Ontario 	2012 	2017 	Folded
Toronto Blue Ice Jets 	Thornhill, Ontario 	2005 	2016 	Previously Toronto Canada Moose – folded
Vaughan Stars 	Vaughan, Ontario 	2011 	2011 	Membership revoked
Ville-Marie Dragons 	Ville-Marie, Quebec 	2008 	2009 	folded mid-season – revived as Powassan Dragons
Wiarton Rock 	Wiarton, Ontario 	2006 	2016 	Folded mid-season
Wiarton Schooners 	Wiarton, Ontario 	2017 	20172018	Folded mid-season in both 2017 and 2018
==Timeline of teams==
;2006–07
*League is formed with seven teams: Bradford Rattlers, Deseronto Thunder, King Wild, Nipissing Alouettes, Richmond Hill Rams, South Muskoka Shield, Toronto Canada Moose
;2007–08
*Deseronto Thunder become Deseronto Storm
*League expands by six teams: Douro Dukes, Elliot Lake Bobcats, Espanola Kings, Innisfil Lakers, Tamworth Cyclones, Temiscaming Royals
;2008–09
*Douro Dukes move and become Brock Bucks
*Richmond Hill Rams become Ontario Lightning Rams
*Oro-Medonte 77's join league
*Ville-Marie Dragons join league
*Minden Riverkings join league
*Temiscaming Royals leave league for Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
;2009–10
*Ville-Marie Dragons fold mid-season (January)
*Tamworth Cyclones fold mid-season (January)
*Ontario Lightning Rams leave league
*Espanola Kings leave league
*Nipissing Alouettes leave league
*Algoma Avalanche join league
*Ville-Marie Dragons move and become Powassan Dragons
*Minden Riverkings fold mid-season (November)
;2010–11
*Shelburne Red Wings join league
*Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks join league
*King Wild move and become Vaughan Wild
*Brock Bucks move and become Bobcaygeon Bucks
*Innisfil Lakers leave league
*Jamestown Jets join league from Northern Junior Hockey League (league's first American team)
;2011–12
*Mattawa Voyageurs join league
*Temiscaming Titans join league
*Halton Huskies join league
*Orangeville Americans join league
*Vaughan Stars join league
*Vaughan Wild move and become Lefroy Wave
*Powassan Dragons change name to Powassan Eagles
*Oro-Medonte 77's leave league
*Jamestown Jets leave league
;2012–13
*Rama Aces join league
*Powassan Eagles return
*Bradford Bulls join league
*Toronto Attack join league
*Bracebridge Phantoms join league
*Elliot Lake Bobcats leave league for Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
*Deseronto Storm leave league for Empire B Junior C Hockey League
*Algoma Avalanche leave league
;2013–14
*Expansion granted to the Alliston Coyotes of Alliston, Ontario.
*Expansion granted to the Seguin Huskies of Seguin, Ontario.
*Expansion granted to the Toronto Predators of Toronto, Ontario.
*Expansion granted to Halton Ravens of Burlington, Ontario.
*Expansion granted to Knights of Meaford of Meaford, Ontario.
*Toronto Canada Moose renamed Toronto Blue Ice Jets.
;2014–15
*Expansion granted to the Cambridge Bears of Cambridge, Ontario.
*Lefroy Wave relocate to Markdale, Ontario and become Grey Highlands Bravehearts.
*Expansion granted to the Tottenham Steam of Tottenham, Ontario.
*Bobcaygeon Bucks leave league for CIHL.
*Mattawa Voyageurs relocate to South River, Ontario and become Almaguin Spartans.
*Expansion granted to the North York Renegades of Toronto, Ontario.
*Bracebridge Phantoms change name to Bracebridge Blues.
*Expansion granted to Niagara Whalers of Port Colborne, Ontario.
*Powassan Eagles relocate to Parry Sound, Ontario and become Parry Sound Islanders.
*Shelburne Red Wings are sold; change name to Shelburne Stars and take season off to restructure.
;2015–16
*Expansion granted to Bobcaygeon Storm of Bobcaygeon, Ontario.
*Expansion granted to Brantford Steelfighters of Brantford, Ontario.
*Expansion granted to Colborne Chiefs of Colborne, Ontario.
*Expansion granted to Coldwater Falcons of Coldwater, Ontario.
*Expansion granted to Grey County Grizzlies of Feversham, Ontario.
*Expansion granted to Haliburton Wolves of Haliburton, Ontario.
*Expansion granted to Kingsville Kings of Kingsville, Ontario.
*Expansion granted to Komoka Dragons of Komoka, Ontario.
*Expansion granted to London Lakers of London, Ontario.
*Expansion granted to Norfolk Vikings of Simcoe, Ontario.
*Expansion granted to Oshawa Riverkings of Oshawa, Ontario.
*Orangeville Americans were renamed the Orangeville Ice Crushers.
*Shelburne Stars were renamed the Shelburne Sharks.
*Brantford Steelfighters take leave of absence after 18 games played; league revokes membership.
*Grey County Grizzlies cease operations after 23 games played and only one win.
*Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks end season early due to lack of players.
;2016–17
*Grey Highlands Bravehearts relocate to Wiarton, Ontario. The newly named Wiarton Rock would then fold midway through their first season on 14 December.
*Expansion granted to Tillsonburg Hurricanes.
*Bobcaygeon Storm membership revoked
*Coldwater Falcons membership revoked
*Grey County Grizzlies membership revoked
*Haliburton Wolves membership revoked
*Brantford Steelfighters membership revoked.
*Expansion granted to Lincoln Mavericks of Lincoln, Ontario, but withdrew from the league on November 21 during their first season.
*Colbourne Chiefs rebranded as Northumberland Stars after ownership change.
*Alliston Coyotes rebranded as New Tecumseth Civics after ownership change.
*Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks return to league. Change of ownership and rebranded as the West Nipissing Lynx.
*Shelburne Sharks rebrand as Shelbourne Stars but fold prior to the beginning of the season.
*Norfolk Vikings take 2016–17 hiatus
*Toronto Blue Ice Jets fold just before start of season.
*Bracebridge Blues removed from schedule after playing five games and forfeiting a sixth.
*Komoka Dragons folded after 12 games.
*Orangeville Ice Crushers suspended operations in January. Three of the team's owners had been arrested for drug distribution in November 2016 and were suspended by the league. The league transferred control to another shareholder who ceased operations of the team after two months.
;2017–18
*Fergus Force granted membership as an expansion team. Folded after playing 16 games, all loses, with one credited win for a Wiarton forfeit.
*Ville-Marie Pirates granted membership as an expansion team.
*Wiarton Schooners granted membership as an expansion team. Folded after eight winless games and a 25–1 loss to the Knights of Meaford.
*Toronto Attack removed from GMHL's list of teams on website.
*Windsor Aces granted membership as an expansion franchise.
*Parry Sound Islanders cease operations and merged with Seguin Huskies.
;2018–19
*Niagara-on-the-Lake Nationals expansion team added from the Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League after the Nationals decided to not participate in the CPJHL.
*Ottawa Sharpshooters joined as expansion team for 2018–19 season from the Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League.
*The Seguin Huskies folded prior to the 2018–19 season.
*Wiarton Schooners returned to league after folding during the previous season. Folded again after 17 games played, and a 1–16 record, in 2018.
;2019–20
*Bancroft, Ontario, was granted an expansion franchise with the Bancroft Rockhounds.
*Oshawa Riverkings sold and rebranded as Durham RoadRunners.
*Niagara-on-the-Lake Nationals folded after one season.
*Tillsonburg Hurricanes ceased operations
*The Western Provinces Hockey Association (WPHA) joins from the Western States Hockey League (WSHL) and rebrands as the GMHL West. The new West Division added five teams from Alberta and Saskatchewan: the Cold Lake Wings, Hinton Wildcats, Northern Alberta Tomahawks, Rosetown Red Wings, and Slave Lake Icedogs. The Hinton Wildcats did not make the final schedule after a lease dispute with the city and the WSHL while the Cold Lake Wings suspended operations and were replaced by YEG Edmonton Academy on the schedule, which then used the Wings branding. The Rosetown team also postponed the start of their season and then never played, while the YEG Edmonton Academy began using their uniforms as the High Prairie Red Wings and settled on a home rink in November.
*The Ottawa Sharpshooters folded in December 2019.
;2020–21
*The London Lakers moved to Plattsville, Ontario, as the Plattsville Lakers.
*The Tottenham Steam rebranded as the Tottenham Thunder.
*An expansion team called the Fox Creek Ice Kings in Fox Creek, Alberta, added to the West Division.
;2021–22
*The Toronto Predators relocated to Niagara-on-the-Lake as the Niagara-on-the-Lake Predators.
==References==
==External links==
*Greater Metro Jr. "A" Hockey League official website
==References==
Category:Ice hockey leagues
Category:Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League