The 2007–08 GMHL season was the second season of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL). The thirteen teams of the GMHL will play 42-game schedules.

2007–08 GMHL season
LeagueGreater Metro Junior A Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
2007-09 – 2008-02
Playoffs
2008-02 – 2008-04
Number of teams13
Finals championsBradford Rattlers
GMHL seasons

February 2008, 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 Bradford Rattlers won their second Russell cup in as many years beating the Innisfil Lakers 4-games-to-none.

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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 2007-08 Record GF GA Points
Bradford Rattlers Bradford 37-4-0-1 314 110 75
Temiscaming Royals Témiscaming 31-9-0-2 258 135 64
Innisfil Lakers Innisfil 29-10-0-3 228 129 61
Deseronto Storm Deseronto 27-13-0-2 219 158 56
Elliot Lake Bobcats Elliot Lake 26-13-0-3 202 164 55
Richmond Hill Rams Richmond Hill 25-15-0-2 225 165 52
South Muskoka Shield Gravenhurst 19-17-0-5 207 206 43
King Wild King City 20-20-0-2 186 179 42
Espanola Kings Espanola 15-26-0-1 151 226 31
Toronto Canada Moose Thornhill 14-27-0-1 154 254 29
Nipissing Alouettes Sturgeon Falls 14-27-0-1 178 266 29
Tamworth Cyclones Tamworth 13-25-0-3 208 251 29
Douro Dukes Douro 2-40-0-0 108 392 4

The top 5 teams (blue shaded rows) were given their choice of opponent from the bottom five (purple) or taking a first round bye. Places 6 through 8 had to wait for decisions of the top 5 teams to determine playoff activity.

Teams listed on the official league website.[1]

Standings listed on official league website.[2]

2007-08 Russell Cup Playoffs

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Bye round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
1 Bradford 4
11 Toronto 0
1 Bradford 4
7 South Muskoka 1
1 Bradford 4
5 Elliot Lake 0
4 Deseronto 4
10 Tamworth 0
4 Deseronto 2
5 Elliot Lake 4
5 Elliot Lake 4
12 Nipissing 1
1 Bradford 4
3 Innisfil 0
2 Temiscaming 4
9 Espanola 0
2 Temiscaming 4
8 King 2
8 King 4
13 Douro 0
2 Temiscaming 2
3 Innisfil 4
3 Innisfil 4
6 Richmond Hill 3

Due to the playoff draft, Innisfil, Richmond Hill and South Muskoka elected to take first round byes.

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

Moscow Selects exhibition series

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From late December 2007 until mid-January 2008 the best teams of the GMHL faced off against the all-star team of a Moscow-based Junior A league, this was supposed to be finished off with a game between the Moscow Selects and the GMHL All-Star team but Moscow cancelled this game.

Moscow Selects 7 - Innisfil Lakers 3
Moscow Selects 8 - Bradford Rattlers 4
Moscow Selects 9 - Elliot Lake Bobcats 2
Moscow Selects 7 - Richmond Hill Rams 4
Moscow Selects 5 - South Muskoka Shield 1
Moscow Selects 9 - Temiscaming Royals 3
Moscow Selects 7 - Deseronto Storm 1

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
Adam Palm Bradford Rattlers - 34 68 102 -

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 GAA

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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