The 2011–12 GMHL season was the sixth season of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL). The fourteen teams of the GMHL played 42-game schedules.

2011–12 GMHL season
LeagueGreater Metro Junior A Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
2011-09-09 – 2012-02-20
Playoffs
2012-02-20 – 2012-03-31
Number of teams14
Finals championsSturgeon Falls Lumberjacks
GMHL seasons

Starting in February 2012, 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 league champion was the Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks as they defeated the Temiscaming Titans 4-games-to-2.

Changes

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Current standings

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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

Standings
Team Centre W–L–OTL GF–GA Points
Temiscaming Titans Temiscaming, QC 38-3-1 273-120 77
Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks Sturgeon Falls 35-7-0 312-170 70
Bradford Rattlers Bradford 31-6-5 221-127 67
South Muskoka Shield Gravenhurst 29-9-4 255-126 62
Elliot Lake Bobcats Elliot Lake 28-11-3 236-145 59
Lefroy Wave Lefroy 23-18-1 179-186 47
Deseronto Storm Deseronto 22-17-3 193-193 47
Orangeville Americans Orangeville 19-18-5 172-174 43
Mattawa Voyageurs Mattawa 19-21-2 170-206 40
Toronto Canada Moose Thornhill 17-23-2 153-211 36
Vaughan Stars Vaughan 11-4-1 76-59 23
Shelburne Red Wings Shelburne 8-32-2 116-263 18
Bobcaygeon Bucks Bobcaygeon 8-34-0 131-256 16
Algoma Avalanche Thessalon 6-34-2 115-288 14

Vaughan is shaded due to their membership being revoked during a league meeting November 28, 2011 for failing to attend mandatory GMHL Showcase Tournament. Their remaining 26 games were awarded to their opponents as 3–0 victories.

Teams listed on the official league website.[9]

Standings listed on official league website.[10]

2011–12 Russell Cup Playoffs

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Bye Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Russell Cup Final
            
1 Temiscaming 3
8 Orangeville 0
8 Orangeville 2
9 Mattawa 0
1 Temiscaming 4
4 South Muskoka 0
4 South Muskoka 2
13 Algoma 0
4 South Muskoka 3
5 Elliot Lake 1
5 Elliot Lake 2
12 Bobcaygeon 1
1 Temiscaming 2
2 Sturgeon Falls 4
2 Sturgeon Falls 3
7 Deseronto 2
7 Deseronto 2
10 Toronto 0
2 Sturgeon Falls 4
3 Bradford 0
3 Bradford 3
6 Lefroy 2
6 Lefroy 2
11 Shelburne 0

Playoff results are listed on the official league website.

All-Star Game

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The 2011–12 GMHL All-Star Game was hosted by Gravenhurst, Ontario on January 10, 2012.

Result:

Team North America 9 - Team World 7

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
Andre Leclair Temiscaming Titans 39 56 66 122 90
Illes Gallo Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks 42 45 66 111 110
Robin Mendelsohn Temiscaming Titans 40 45 59 104 14
DJ Tahbazian Temiscaming Titans 42 32 58 90 32
John Sweet Deseronto Storm 31 48 39 87 29
Maciej Rompkowski Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks 35 32 55 87 81
Dylan Sontag South Muskoka Shield 39 30 57 87 29
Atte Koopikka Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks 42 37 46 83 32
Donny Danroth South Muskoka Shield 40 39 40 79 78
David Amnas Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks 28 38 39 77 30

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
Aaron Boyce Temiscaming Titans 11 621 9 1 25 1 0.929 2.42
Carson Bird Bradford Rattlers 16 954 11 4 44 1 0.922 2.77
Mark Andrews Orangeville Americans 18 948 7 8 53 2 0.920 3.35
Rob Sutherland Bradford Rattlers 16 922 10 6 54 1 0.917 3.51
Reilly Turner Temiscaming Titans 21 1143 17 3 62 1 0.912 3.25

Awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lockhart, Brian (2011-04-07). "GMHL expansion comes to Orangeville | www.citizen.on.ca | Orangeville Citizen". www.citizen.on.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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  3. ^ "North Bay Sports on". Baytoday.ca. 2011-04-13. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  4. ^ "Vaughan Stars Press Release". Gmhl.net. 2011-05-25. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  5. ^ "CottageCountryNow Article: New team comes with NHL ties". Cottagecountrynow.ca. 2011-07-21. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  6. ^ a b "GMHL TEAM LINEUP CHANGES FOR 2011-2012". Gmhl.net. 2011-05-18. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  7. ^ "Business Costs: Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena - Junior Hockey News". Americanjuniorhockey.com. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  8. ^ "CottageCountryNow Article: Hockey team stalls out". Cottagecountrynow.ca. 2011-08-25. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  9. ^ "Teams | Greater Metro Jr. A Hockey League".
  10. ^ "GMHL TEAM STATS". Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
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