The 2006–07 GMHL season was the first season of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL). The seven teams of the GMHL played 42-game schedules.

2006–07 GMHL season
LeagueGreater Metro Junior A Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
2006-09 – 2007-02
Playoffs
2007-02 – 2007-04
Number of teams7
Finals championsBradford Rattlers
GMHL seasons

In February 2007, 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, the GMHL formed an alliance with the WHA Junior Hockey League of British Columbia under the name National Junior Hockey Alliance. At the end of the league playoffs, the WHA champion was invited to a 3-game series hosted by the GMHL champion. The Bradford Rattlers won the Russell Cup 4-games-to-1 over the King Wild and the Alliance Cup 3-games-to-none over the New Westminster Whalers.

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Final standings

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Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For.

Team Centre W–L–T-OTL GF GA Points
Bradford Rattlers Bradford 37-1-0-4 266 121 78
King Wild King City 26-13-0-3 190 152 55
Richmond Hill Rams Richmond Hill 25-15-0-2 230 187 52
Deseronto Thunder Deseronto 19-18-0-5 173 163 43
Toronto Canada Moose Thornhill 19-20-0-3 189 204 41
Nipissing Alouettes Sturgeon Falls 17-20-0-5 143 169 39
South Muskoka Shield Gravenhurst 4-34-0-4 110 299 12

Teams listed on the official league website.[1]

Standings listed on official league website.[2]

2006-07 Russell Cup Playoffs

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
1 Bradford Bye
 
1 Bradford 4
4 Deseronto 2
4 Deseronto 4
7 S. Muskoka 0
1 Bradford 4
2 King 1
2 King 4
5 Toronto 1
2 King 4
3 Richmond Hill 2
3 Richmond Hill 4
6 Nipissing 2

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

Alliance Cup

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The National Junior Hockey Alliance championship between the WHA Junior Hockey League champion New Westminster Whalers and the GMHL champion Bradford Rattlers was hosted by the Rattlers in Bradford, Ontario. Although a best-of-3 series, the third game was played as a friendly, although Bradford won the first two games.

  • Game 1: 03/30/07 - New Westminster 1 @ Bradford 6
  • Game 2: 03/31/07 - New Westminster 6 @ Bradford 8
  • Game 3: 04/01/07 - New Westminster 5 @ Bradford 6 (SO)

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Craig Peacock Richmond Hill Rams - 48 34 82 -

Leading goaltenders

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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
Andreas Goetz Bradford Rattlers - - - - - - 0.939 2.05

Awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Teamlist - Greater Metro Jr. A Hockey League". Archived from the original on 2010-01-24. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  2. ^ "Standings - Greater Metro Jr. A Hockey League". Archived from the original on 2010-01-24. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  3. ^ "Playoffs - Greater Metro Jr. A Hockey League". Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
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