2010–11 GMHL season

April 2011 2010–11 GMHL season #007AC2 #FFFFFF Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League Hockey Regular season 2010-09-10 – 2011-02-22 Playoffs 2011-02-23 – 2011-04-02 Elliot Lake Bobcats 13 GMHL 2009–10 2011–12 The 2010–11 GMHL season was the fifth season of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL). The thirteen teams of the GMHL played 42-game schedules. Starting in February 2011, 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 Elliot Lake Bobcats won their first Russell Cup by defeating the South Muskoka Shield 4-games-to-3. Changes Expansion granted to the Shelburne Red Wings. Expansion granted to the Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks. Jamestown Jets join league from Northern Junior Hockey League. King Wild move to Concord, Ontario and become Vaughan Wild. Brock Bucks move to Bobcaygeon, Ontario and become Bobcaygeon Bucks. Innisfil Lakers leave league. Outdoor game In mid-January, it was announced that the town of Iron Bridge, Ontario and its 500-seat Outdoor Arena would host a regular season game, known as the North Shore Winter Classic, between the Elliot Lake Bobcats and Algoma Avalanche on January 29, 2011. This is the first known regulation outdoor game in Ontario in the modern era. Elliot Lake would win the game 8–2 in front of an estimated 400 fans. Current 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 Elliot Lake Bobcats Elliot Lake 38-2-2 320-144 78 South Muskoka Shield Gravenhurst 35-5-1 280-151 71 Oro-Medonte 77's Guthrie 14-21-6 171-223 34 Powassan Dragons Powassan 15-25-2 195-274 32 Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks Sturgeon Falls 10-28-4 146-273 24 Algoma Avalanche Thessalon 8-31-3 187-337 19South Team Centre W–L–OTL GF–GA Points Jamestown Jets Jamestown, NY 27-12-3 247-194 57 Bradford Rattlers Bradford 26-14-2 239-178 54 Shelburne Red Wings Shelburne 25-15-2 230-195 52 Bobcaygeon Bucks Bobcaygeon 23-18-1 212-181 47 Deseronto Storm Deseronto 20-21-1 181-211 41 Toronto Canada Moose Thornhill 17-23-2 195-206 36 Vaughan Wild Concord 13-24-5 173-215 31 Teams listed on the official league website.http://gmhl.net/teamlist.php Teamlist - Greater Metro Jr. A Hockey League 2010-08-28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100124162426/http://gmhl.net/teamlist.php 2010-01-24 Standings listed on official league website.http://gmhl.net/standings.php Standings - Greater Metro Jr. A Hockey League 2010-08-28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100124092810/http://gmhl.net/standings.php 2010-01-24 2010-11 Russell Cup Playoffs 1 y Final Semi-final Quarter-final Qualifier Round N4 Powassan 2 N5 Sturgeon Falls 1 S3 Shelburne 0 S6 Toronto 2 N3 Oro-Medonte 2 N6 Algoma 0 S4 Bobcaygeon 0 S5 Deseronto 2 1 Elliot Lake 3 8 Powassan 0 3 Jamestown 1 6 Toronto 3 2 South Muskoka 3 5 Oro-Medonte 0 4 Bradford 3 7 Deseronto 0 1 Elliot Lake 4 6 Toronto 0 2 South Muskoka 4 4 Bradford 3 1 Elliot Lake 4 2 South Muskoka 3 Last minute qualifier One game, winner take all for berth in qualifier round. Last Minute Qualifier S6 Toronto 9 S7 Vaughan 1 Playoff results are listed on the official league website.http://gmhl.net/page.php?page=playoffs Playoffs - Greater Metro Jr. A Hockey League 2010-08-28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090416042148/http://gmhl.net/page.php?page=playoffs 2009-04-16 Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIMAlexander NikulnikovShelburne Red Wings41697114080Stanislav DzakhovShelburne Red Wings416278140104Nikita JevpalovsSouth Muskoka Shield4148439128John SweetDeseronto Storm4239508956Denis ZverevShelburne Red Wings36295786100Pierre MathezBradford Rattlers4038468422Rob ChildsSouth Muskoka Shield4134508448Dylan SontagSouth Muskoka Shield3133488122Thomas SaviozToronto Canada Moose4129518044 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% GAAMatthew PerryElliot Lake Bobcats14779131400.9143.08Tyler RossElliot Lake Bobcats17835120430.9023.09Anton TodykovJamestown Jets17796113430.9283.24Rob SutherlandSouth Muskoka Shield3211262661122.9013.44Adrien MorelElliot Lake Bobcats12629101380.8783.62 Awards Top Defensive Forward - David Sefcik (Elliot Lake Bobcats) Rookie of the Year - Nikita Jevpalovs (South Muskoka Shield) Top Forward - Nikita Jevpalovs (South Muskoka Shield) Most Sportsmanlike Player - Pierre Mathez (Bradford Rattlers) Top Defenceman - Tyler Nelson (Jamestown Jets) Most Heart - Mayus Matis (Bradford Rattlers) Top Goaltender - Rob Sutherland (South Muskoka Shield) Top Scorer - Stanislav Dzakhov/Alexander Nikulnikov (Shelburne Red Wings) Most Valuable Player - Alexander Nikulnikov (Shelburne Red Wings) Coach of the Year - Ryan Leonard (Elliot Lake Bobcats) See also 2010 in ice hockey 2011 in ice hockey References https://web.archive.org/web/20110306091229/http://gmhl.net/news/league-news/282-russell-cup-playoffs-underway External links Official website of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League 2009–10 GMHL season 2011–12 GMHL season GMHL seasons GMHL Category:Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League seasons