2014–15 GMHL season

2014–15 GMHL season
League	Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Regular season 2014-09-05 – 2015-02-16 Playoffs 2015-02-17 – 2015-03-27
Number of teams	22
Finals champions	Temiscaming Titans
GMHL seasons
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The 2014–15 GMHL season was the ninth season of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL). The twenty teams of the GMHL played 42-game schedules.

Starting in February 2015, the top teams of the league played down for the Russell Cup, emblematic of the grand championship of the GMHL. Since the GMHL is independent from Hockey Canada and the Canadian Junior Hockey League, this is where the GMHL's season ended. The Temiscaming Titans defeated their division rival Seguin Huskies in the final series 4 games to 1 to win the Championship.

Changes

• Expansion granted to the Cambridge Bears of Cambridge, Ontario. ^[1]
• Lefroy Wave relocate to Markdale, Ontario and become Grey Highlands Bravehearts.
• Expansion granted to the Tottenham Steam of Tottenham, Ontario. ^{[2] [3]}
• Bobcaygeon Bucks leave league for CIHL. ^[4]
• Mattawa Voyageurs relocate to South River, Ontario and become Almaguin Spartans. ^[5]
• Expansion granted to the North York Renegades of Toronto, Ontario.
• Bracebridge Phantoms change name to Bracebridge Blues. ^[6]
• Expansion granted to Niagara Whalers of Port Colborne, Ontario. ^[7]
• Expansion granted to Downsview Spitfires of Toronto, Ontario, begin play in 2015.
• Powassan Eagles relocate to Parry Sound, Ontario and become Parry Sound Islanders.
• Shelburne Red Wings change name to Shelburne Stars and takes season off to restructure.

Standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title

North Team Centre W–L–T-OTL Points North Division Seguin Huskies Humphrey 30-5-0-0 60 Temiscaming Titans Temiscaming, QC 28-5-0-1 57 Parry Sound Islanders Parry Sound 15-17-0-2 32 Almaguin Spartans South River 12-21-0-2 26 Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks Sturgeon Falls 10-25-0-0 20 North-Central Division South Muskoka Shield Gravenhurst 28-6-0-0 56 Rama Aces Rama 23-13-0-1 47 Grey Highlands Bravehearts Markdale 14-17-0-3 31 Bracebridge Blues Bracebridge 10-25-0-0 20 Knights of Meaford Meaford 5-27-0-3 13 South Team Centre W–L–T-OTL Points South Division Toronto Attack Toronto 30-6-0-2 62 Halton Ravens Burlington 24-12-0-1 49 Niagara Whalers Port Colborne 20-15-0-2 42 Toronto Predators Toronto 8-22-0-3 19 Cambridge Bears Cambridge 7-26-0-1 15 North York Renegades Toronto 3-27-0-5 11 South-Central Division Tottenham Steam Tottenham 31-4-0-0 62 Toronto Blue Ice Jets Thornhill 27-7-0-0 54 Bradford Rattlers Bradford 27-8-0-0 54 Alliston Coyotes Alliston 16-20-0-0 32 Orangeville Americans Orangeville 8-23-0-2 18 Bradford Bulls Bradford 8-24-0-1 17

Teams listed on the official league website. ^[8]

Standings listed on official league website. ^[9]

2015 Russell Cup Playoffs

Elimination Qualifiers Rd 1

Cambridge Bears 3 - North York Renegades 2

Orangeville Americans 6 - Bradford Bulls 5

Elimination Qualifiers Rd 2

Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks 5 - Almaguin Spartans 4

Knights of Meaford 3 - Bracebridge Blues 0

Toronto Predators 5 - Cambridge Bears 3

Alliston Coyotes 11 - Orangeville Americans 3

Divisional Round

Temiscaming Titans defeated Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks 3-games-to-none

Seguin Huskies defeated Parry Sound Islanders 3-games-to-none

South Muskoka Shield defeated Knights of Meaford 3-games-to-none

Rama Aces defeated Grey Highlands Bravehearts 3-games-to-2

Tottenham Steam defeated Alliston Coyotes 3-games-to-2

Toronto Blue Ice Jets defeated Bradford Rattlers 3-games-to-2

Toronto Attack defeated Toronto Predators 3-games-to-none

Halton Ravens defeated Niagara Whalers 3-games-to-1

Quarter-final

Temiscaming Titans defeated Rama Aces 3-games-to-none

Seguin Huskies defeated South Muskoka Shield 3-games-to-1

Halton Ravens defeated Tottenham Steam 3-games-to-2

Toronto Attack defeated Toronto Blue Ice Jets 3-games-to-none

Semi-final

Temiscaming Titans defeated Halton Ravens 4-games-to-3

Seguin Huskies defeated Toronto Attack 4-games-to-none

Final

Temiscaming Titans defeated Seguin Huskies 4-games-to-1

Playoff results are listed on the official league website. ^[10]

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player Team GP Mins W L T GA SO Sv% GAA

Awards

• Top Scorer: Ferdinando Colella (Tottenham)
• Most Valuable Player: Shane Bennett (Halton)
• Rookie of the Year: Zan Hobbs (Bradford Bulls)
• Top Forward: Curtis Warren (Temiscaming)
• Top Defenceman: Kevin Yandon (Toronto Blue Ice Jets)
• Top Goaltender: Craig Wood (Temiscaming)
• Top Defensive Forward: Brandon Case (Temiscaming)
• Most Sportsmanlike Player: Mikko Lindbom (Bradford Rattlers)
• Most Heart: Brad Ferrell (Orangeville)
• Top Coach: Frank De Masi (South Muskoka)

See also

• 2014 in ice hockey
• 2015 in ice hockey

References

1. "Outlaw hockey league expanding to Cambridge". cambridgetimes.ca. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
2. "Hockey league expanding to Tottenham". simcoe.com. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
3. "madhunt.com: Ryan Wood General Manager GM, Tottenham Steam, GMHL, 2014-15". madhunt.com. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
4. "Welcome to Hockey News North". hockeynewsnorth.com. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
5. "Junior A hockey franchise on its way to Sundridge". northbaynipissing.com. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
6. "Agreement would pave the way for new junior 'A' hockey club to operate out of Bracebridge Memorial Arena | Moose FM 105.5 – Huntsville News". moosefm.com. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
7. "Niagara Whalers Jr. 'A' Hockey Club -- Official Website". niagarawhalershockey.com. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
8. "Teamlist - Greater Metro Jr. A Hockey League". Archived from the original on 2010-01-24. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
9. "Standings - Greater Metro Jr. A Hockey League". Archived from the original on 2010-01-24. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
10. "Playoffs - Greater Metro Jr. A Hockey League". Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2010-08-28.

External links

• Official website of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League

Preceded by 2013–14 GMHL season	GMHL seasons	Succeeded by 2015–16 GMHL season