2019-20 GMJHL season

thumbThis is the 2019-20 Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League season. This is the league's 13th season.
==Play Suspended==
The league released the following statement on March 13, 2020:
:"The Greater Metro Jr. A Hockey League has been forced to postpone the Russell Cup Playoffs for two weeks.
:Late in the evening of March 12th, 2020, the GMHL was notified by our underwriting insurance provider that a mandatory two week shutdown must be implemented. Our insurance & sanctioning body is the same sanctioning body which governs all of junior hockey in Canada, and we are required to follow the direction of the sanctioning body." https://gmhl.net/news/playoffs-suspended-due-to-covid-19/57581
Following the two weeks, a final decision regarding the playoffs will be provided.
==Membership Changes==
*The league would announce an affiliation with the Western Provinces Hockey Association which had played the 2018-19 season as a division within the Western States Hockey League.  By the time that the schedule is released the Hinton Wildcats would not be included, The Enoch Jr. Tomahawks would be renamed the Northern Alberta Tomahawks, and the Cold Lake Wings would become the Edmonton Academy Wings despite the fact that the team announced on September 25, 2019 that they were suspending operations for the season.https://twitter.com/ColdLakeWings/status/1177031529467469825 The team is apparently playing road games until the league can find a new arena for them to host games in. The Rosetown Jr. Red Wings don't list any games on their schedule or a roster but are still listed on the league website as a member. The team would later attempt to move to High Prairie, Alberta.https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/the-death-pool-gmhl-west-disaster-is-now-infecting-new-cities/ The former Rosetown franchise would end up folding and the Edmonton Academy Wings would end up moving to High Prairie November 8th and assuming the High Prairie Red Wings name.https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/the-death-pool-gmhl-west-down-to-three-teams/https://gmhl.net/news/west-division-yeg-moves-to-high-prairie/57468
*The Niagara-on-the-Lake Nationals are no longer in the league.
*On March 8, 2019 the league posted that applications for the head coach position were being taken for the Bancroft Rockhounds expansion team for the 2019-20 season.https://gmhl.net/article.php
* The Oshawa Riverkings were sold and rebranded as the Durham Roadrunners
* The Tilsonburg Hurricanes ceased operations for 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 March 2, 2020 the London Lakers announced they would be relocating to town of Plattsville within the township of Blantford-Blanheim, Ontario.https://gmhl.net/news/lakers-relocate-to-plattsville/57556
* On March 10, 2020 the league announced it would expand to the Fox Creek Greenview Multiplex in Fox Creek, Alberta.https://gmhl.net/news/gmhl-west-expands-to-fox-creek-alberta/57576 On June 11th the team was announced as being named the Fox Creek Ice Kings.
* On April 20, 2020 it was announced that the South Muskoka Shield would be returning to the Graeme Murray Arena in Gravenhurst, Ontario for the 2020-21 season.https://gmhl.net/news/coming-home-shield-return-to-gravenhurst/57593
==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
Kingsville Kings 	2015 	Kingsville 	Kingsville Arena Complex
London Lakers 	2015 	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
St. George Ravens 	2013 	St. George 	South Dumfries 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
===West Division===
Team 	Joined	Centre 	Arena
High Prairie Red Wings 	2019 	High Prairie, Alberta	High Prairie Sports Palace
Northern Alberta Tomahawks	2019 	Enoch, Alberta 	Enoch Recreation Centre
Slave Lake Icedogs 	2019 	Slave Lake, Alberta 	Multi-Rec Centre
===Relocate, renamed, or fold prior to or during season===
Team 	Joined	Centre 	Arena 	Fate
Cold Lake Wings 	2019 	Cold Lake, Alberta 	Imperial Oil Place 	become Edmonton Academy Wings
Edmonton Academy Wings	2019 	Edmonton, Alberta 	none 	unable to secure lease take spot of former Rosetown Jr. Red Wings as High Prairie Red Wings
Enoch Jr. Tomahawks 	2019 	Enoch, Alberta 	Enoch Recreation Centre 	renamed Northern Alberta Tomahawks
Hinton Wildcats 	2019 	Hinton, Alberta 	 	could not secure lease for 2019-20 and fold
Ottawa Sharpshooters 	2018 	Almonte 	Almonte Community Centre	removed from league January 3, 2020 when ownership folded team.
Rosetown Jr. Red Wings	2019 	Rosetown, Saskatchewan	AGT Foods Centre 	relocated to High Prairie, Alberta then replaced by former Edmonton Academy Wings franchise as High Prairie Red Wings
==Standings==
===North Division===
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Temiscaming Titans 	42 	33	8 	1 	298	193 	67
Ville-Marie Pirates 	42 	29	10 	3 	275	187 	61
Bradford Bulls 	42 	29	12 	1 	180	140 	59
Bradford Rattlers 	42 	27	13 	2 	230	148 	56
New Tecumseth Civics	42 	25	15 	2 	224	160 	52
Bancroft Rockhounds 	42 	22	19 	1 	181	172 	45
Almaguin Spartans 	42 	18	21 	3 	191	218 	39
West Nipissing Lynx 	42 	16	25 	1 	177	231 	33
South Muskoka Shield	42 	13	26 	3 	144	238 	29
Knights of Meaford 	42 	12	29 	1 	149	204 	25
Ottawa Sharpshooters	26(28)	3 	23(25)	0 	63 	195(201)	6
Note:Ottawa stats are prior to two games forfeited December 18 and 19, 2019 3-0 losses to Bradford Bulls and New Tecumseth. Numbers in parenthesis are considered official league stats
===South Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
St. George Ravens 	42	34	8 	0 	305	142	68
Niagara Whalers 	42	30	10	2 	264	132	62
North York Renegades	42	29	11	2 	222	124	60
Kingsville Kings 	42	28	11	3 	207	165	59
Northumberland Stars	42	20	19	3 	179	187	43
London Lakers 	42	20	22	0 	216	242	40
Durham Roadrunners 	42	16	26	0 	172	267	32
Windsor Aces 	42	14	24	4 	140	205	32
Tottenham Steam 	42	9 	30	3 	135	278	21
Toronto Predators 	42	8 	32	2 	117	229	18
===West Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Slave Lake Icedogs 	42	24	12	6 	239	191	54
High Prairie Red Wings 	41	18	19	4 	198	242	40
Northern Alberta Tomahawks	39	19	19	1 	167	171	39
==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.
The playoffs were suspended March 12th during the division final round.
===North Preliminary Round 1===
*South Muskoka Shield defeated Knights of Meaford 1 game to none
===South Preliminary Round 1===
*Toronto Predators defeated Tottenham Steam 1 game to none
===West Preliminary Round===
*Northern Alberta Tomahawks defeated High Prairie Red Wings 1 game to none
===North Preliminary Round 2===
*West Nipissing Lynx defeated South Muskoka Shield 1 game to none
===South Preliminary Round 2===
*Toronto Predators defeated Windsor Aces 1 game to none
===North Quarterfinals===
*Temiscaming Titans defeated West Nipissing Lynx 2 games to none
*Almaguin Spartans defeated Ville-Marie Pirates 2 games to 1
*Bradford Bulls defeated Bancroft Rockhounds 2 games to 1
*Bradford Rattlers defeated New Tecumseth Civics 2 games to none
===South Quarterfinals===
*St. George Ravens defeated Toronto Predators 2 games to none
*Niagara Whalers defeated Durham Roadrunners 2 games to none
*North York Renegades defeated London Lakers 2 games to none
*Kingsville Kings defeated Northumberland Stars 2 games to 1
===North Semifinals===
*Temiscaming Titans defeated Almaguin Spartans 3 games to none
*Bradford Rattlers defeated Bradford Bulls 3 games to 2
===South Semifinals===
*St. George Ravens defeated Kingsville Kings 3 games to none
*Niagara Whalers defeated North York Renegades 3 games to none
===North Final===
*Temiscaming Titans lead Bradford Rattlers 3 games to 1
===South Final===
*St. George Ravens lead Niagara Whalers 2 games to 1
===West Final===
Had not started as of the time of the suspending of the playoffs.
==References==
Category:2020 in hockey
Category:Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League