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2008–09 GMHL season

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Sport
  
Hockey

Number of teams
  
15

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Champion
  
South Muskoka Shield

Commissioner
  
Bob Russell

League
  
Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League

Duration
  
Regular season 2008-09 – 2009-02 Playoffs 2009-02 – 2009-04

The 2008–09 GMHL season was the third season of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL). The fifteen teams of the GMHL will play 43-game schedules.

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Come February, the top teams of the league will play 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 ends. The South Muskoka Shield won their first Russell Cup beating the Deseronto Storm 4-games-to-2.

Changes

  • Douro Dukes move and become Brock Bucks
  • Richmond Hill Rams become Ontario Lightning Rams
  • Oro-Medonte 77's join league
  • Ville-Marie Dragons join league
  • Minden Riverkings join league
  • Temiscaming Royals leave league for Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
  • Ville-Marie Dragons fold mid-season (January)
  • Tamworth Cyclones fold mid-season (January)

    • Final standings

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

    Tamworth and Ville-Marie folded for the remainder of the season. Their remaining games are scored as 3-0 forfeit victories to their opponent.

    (x-) denotes elimination from playoffs.

    Teams listed on the official league website.

    Standings listed on official league website.

    2008–09 Russell Cup Playoffs

    Playoff results are listed on the official league website.

    Torpedo UST-Kamenogorsk exhibition series

    In late December 2008 and early January 2009, the teams of the GMHL played a series of exhibition games against the Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk Under-18 team of Oskemen, Kazakhstan.

    South Muskoka Shield 5 - Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk 4 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk 8 - Toronto Canada Moose 5 Innisfil Lakers 5 - Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk 3 Bradford Rattlers 6 - Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk 5 Elliot Lake Bobcats 5 - Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk 3 Nipissing/Ville-Marie 8 - Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk 5 King Wild 5 - Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk 4 (OT) Elliot Lake Bobcats 5 - Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk 1

    Scoring leaders

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

    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

    Awards

  • Most Valuable Player - Brett Meyers (Minden Riverkings)
  • Top Scorer - Adam Palm (Bradford Rattlers)
  • Top Defenceman - Mitch Kriz (Elliot Lake Bobcats)
  • Top Goaltender - Nikolajs Zurkovs (Brock Bucks)
  • Top Forward - Travis Saltz (South Muskoka Shield)
  • Rookie of the Year - Andre Leclair (Nipissing Alouettes)
  • Most Heart - Matt Marchese (King Wild)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player - Dylan Sontag (South Muskoka Shield)
  • Top Defensive Forward - Chad Meagher (South Muskoka Shield)
  • Coach of the Year - Matt Barnhardt (Deseronto Storm)
  • Official of the Year - Dave Avery

    • References

    2008–09 GMHL season Wikipedia
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