The 2013–14 GMHL
season
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was the eighth season of the
Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL). The twenty teams of the GMHL played 42-game schedules.
Starting in February 2014, 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
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and the
Canadian Junior Hockey League, this is where the GMHL's season ended.
In the end, second year team
Bradford Bulls defeated the defending champion
Bradford Rattlers
The Bradford Rattlers are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based out of Bradford, Ontario, and members of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League. The Rattlers, then known as the Bradford Bulls, were bought out towards the end of the 2005–06 ...
in the "Sidewalk Series" 4-games-to-1 to win their first ever Russell Cup as GMHL playoff champions.
Changes
*Toronto Canada Moose are renamed
Toronto Blue Ice Jets
The Toronto Blue Ice Jets were a junior ice hockey, Junior ice hockey team based out of Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. The team played in the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL).
History
The Jets were Thornhill's only Junior hockey team afte ...
*Expansion granted to
Halton Ravens
The St. George Ravens are a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team based in St. George, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL).
History
Originally announced as the Cyclones, the Halton Ravens joined the GMHL i ...
of
Burlington, Ontario
Burlington is a city in the Regional Municipality of Halton at the northwestern end of Lake Ontario in Ontario, Canada. Along with Milton to the north, it forms the western end of the Greater Toronto Area and is also part of the Hamilton met ...
*Expansion granted to
Knights of Meaford
The Knights of Meaford are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Meaford, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL).
History
The Knights of Meaford joined the GMHL in spring 2013. The Knights are the fir ...
of
Meaford, Ontario
*Expansion granted to
Toronto Predators
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Predators are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL).
History
The Toronto Predators joined the GMHL as an expansion fra ...
of
Toronto
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*Expansion granted to
Seguin Huskies
The Seguin Huskies are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Humphrey, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL).
History
The Seguin Huskies joined the GMHL in spring 2013. The Huskies are the first junior ...
of
Humphrey, Ontario
Seguin is a township in central Ontario, Canada, in the District of Parry Sound.
History
The Township of Seguin was created by Minister's Order, dated May 8, 1997. Pursuant to this Order, the Township of Seguin became a newly incorporated municipa ...
*Expansion granted to
Alliston Coyotes
The New Tecumseth Civics are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Alliston, Ontario. They play in the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL).
History
The Alliston Coyotes joined the GMHL in spring 2013. The Coyotes played their first g ...
of
Alliston, Ontario
Final 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''
''Teams listed on the official league website.''
''Standings listed on official league website.''
2013-14 Russell Cup Playoffs
''Playoff results are listed on the official league website.
''
Qualifier
''Single game elimination for eighth seeds of North and South Divisions.''
North
South
Scoring leaders
''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes''
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''
Awards
*Top Scorer: Don Danroth (South Muskoka)
*Most Valuable Player: Tomi Taavitsainen (Bradford Bulls)
*Rookie of the Year: Sergey Bolshakov (Bradford Bulls)
*Top Forward: Tomi Taavitsainen (Bradford Bulls)
*Top Defenceman: Derek Van Ness (Alliston)
*Top Goaltender: Sergey Bolshakov (Bradford Bulls)
*Top Defensive Forward: Brandon Luksa (South Muskoka)
*Most Sportsmanlike Player: Joel Ahlin (Temiscaming)
*Most Heart: Michel Dumont (Sturgeon Falls)
*Top Coach: Gary Astalos (Seguin)
See also
*
2013 in ice hockey
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Calendar by month
January
February
...
*
2014 in ice hockey
2014 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Calendar by month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Alpine skiing
Amateur boxing
American football
* Supe ...
References
External links
Official website of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League
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GMHL
The Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL) is a Canadian developmental junior ice hockey league. The league has primarily had teams in the Greater Toronto Area, Central Ontario, Northeastern Ontario, and Quebec. In 2019, they added three tea ...
Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League seasons