2013–14 GMHL season

The 2013–14 GMHL season was the eighth season of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL). The twenty teams of the GMHL played 42-game schedules.

2013–14 GMHL season
League	Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Regular season 2013-09-05 – 2014-02-16 Playoffs 2014-02-17 – 2014-03-26
Number of teams	20
Finals champions	Bradford Bulls

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 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 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
• Expansion granted to Halton Ravens of Burlington, Ontario
• Expansion granted to Knights of Meaford of Meaford, Ontario
• Expansion granted to Toronto Predators of Toronto
• Expansion granted to Seguin Huskies of Humphrey, Ontario
• Expansion granted to Alliston Coyotes 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

North Team Centre W-L-OTL GF-GA Points Seguin Huskies Humphrey 39-1-2 295-106 80 Temiscaming Titans Temiscaming, QC 34-5-3 298-119 71 South Muskoka Shield Gravenhurst 33-6-3 324-152 69 Rama Aces Rama 24-18-0 231-211 48 Bracebridge Phantoms Bracebridge 19-19-4 199-221 42 Mattawa Voyageurs Mattawa 16-24-2 185-279 34 Powassan Eagles Powassan 14-27-1 155-253 29 Bobcaygeon Bucks Bobcaygeon 11-27-4 169-290 26 Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks Sturgeon Falls 6-34-2 130-321 14 South Team Centre W-L-OTL GF-GA Points Bradford Bulls Bradford 32-6-4 226-109 68 Toronto Blue Ice Jets Thornhill 32-9-1 304-150 65 Bradford Rattlers Bradford 30-8-4 230-116 64 Alliston Coyotes Alliston 30-10-2 239-158 62 Orangeville Americans Orangeville 25-15-2 239-201 52 Toronto Attack North York 24-15-3 218-144 51 Halton Ravens Burlington 20-21-1 178-176 41 Knights of Meaford Meaford 18-22-2 197-254 38 Toronto Predators Toronto 5-34-3 91-247 13 Lefroy Wave Lefroy 5-34-3 121-274 13 Shelburne Red Wings Shelburne 3-37-2 124-372 8

Teams listed on the official league website.[1]

Standings listed on official league website.[2]

2013-14 Russell Cup Playoffs

Playoff results are listed on the official league website.[3]

Preliminary

Quarter-final

Semi-final

Russell Cup Final

N1

Seguin

3

N8

Bobcaygeon

0

N1

Seguin

3

N4

Rama

0

N4

Rama

3

N5

Bracebridge

2

N1

Seguin

0

S3

Brd. Rattlers

4

S2

Tor. Jets

3

S7

Halton

0

S2

Tor. Jets

1

S3

Brd. Rattlers

3

S3

Brd. Rattlers

3

S6

Tor. Attack

0

S3

Brd. Rattlers

1

S1

Brd. Bulls

4

N2

Temiscaming

3

N7

Powassan

0

N2

Temiscaming

3

N3

South Muskoka

2

N3

South Muskoka

3

N6

Mattawa

0

N2

Temiscaming

0

S1

Brd. Bulls

4

S1

Brd. Bulls

3

S8

Meaford

0

S1

Brd. Bulls

3

S4

Alliston

0

S4

Alliston

3

S5

Orangeville

1

Qualifier

Single game elimination for eighth seeds of North and South Divisions.

North Qualifier Rd       N8 Bobcaygeon 9 N9 Sturgeon Falls 8

South Rd 1 R2             S8 Meaford 16 S11 Shelburne 7 S8 Meaford 9 S9 Tor. Predators 3 S9 Tor. Predators 5 S10 Lefroy 3

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Donny Danroth South Muskoka 39 45 84 129 129 Andrey Novikov South Muskoka 40 65 58 123 38 Tomi Taavitsainen Brd. Bulls 40 57 58 115 101 Chris Brown Alliston 39 27 81 108 40 Phillip Koufis Bobcaygeon 42 40 55 95 55 Filip Sedivy Alliston 42 31 64 95 58 Ryder Murray Temsicaming 40 30 64 94 65 Ryan Brain Rama 40 48 42 90 120 Connor Scott Seguin 42 28 62 90 68 Gordy Bonnel Alliston 40 47 40 87 94

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 GA SO Sv% GAA Martin Kysa Seguin 24 1376 19 3 53 4 0.939 2.31 Dominic Nyffeler Brd. Rattlers 25 1550 18 7 56 5 0.936 2.17 Jonathan D'Onofrio Temiscaming 14 756 12 0 23 5 0.933 1.83 Sergey Bolshakov Brd. Bulls 24 1465 15 9 60 3 0.932 2.46 Donovan Auger Tor. Attack 18 1004 11 7 51 0 0.926 3.05

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
• 2014 in ice hockey

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-24. Retrieved 2010-08-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-24. Retrieved 2010-08-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2010-08-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• Official website of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League

Preceded by 2012–13 GMHL season	GMHL seasons	Succeeded by 2014–15 GMHL season