2009–10 GMHL season

2009–10 GMHL season
League	Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Regular season 2009-09 – 2010-02 Playoffs 2010-02 – 2010-04
Number of teams	12
Finals champions	Deseronto Storm

The 2009–10 GMHL season was the fourth season of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL). The twelve teams of the GMHL played 42-game schedules.

In February 2010, 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 Deseronto Storm won their first Russell Cup beating the South Muskoka Shield 4-games-to-3.

Changes

• Expansion was granted to Algoma Avalanche.
• Ville-Marie Dragons, which did not finish the 2008-09 season, moved and became Powassan Dragons.
• Nipissing Alouettes, Richmond Hill Rams, and Espanola Kings were granted leaves of absence.
• Ville-Marie Voyageurs were announced, but failed to start the season.
• Minden Riverkings folded mid-season, on November 11, 2009.

Twelve teams started the season, and played as one division rather than two divisions, as the league operated in the previous year.

Final 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

Teams Team Centre 2009-10 Record GF GA Points Elliot Lake Bobcats Elliot Lake 35-4-0-3 297 152 73 South Muskoka Shield Gravenhurst 35-5-0-2 228 121 72 Bradford Rattlers Bradford 34-6-0-2 273 150 70 Deseronto Storm Deseronto 29-11-0-2 222 152 60 Innisfil Lakers Innisfil 26-14-0-2 210 194 54 Brock Bucks Beaverton 20-18-0-4 178 207 44 King Wild Nobleton 18-20-0-4 212 205 40 Algoma Avalanche Thessalon 19-22-0-1 162 196 39 Toronto Canada Moose Thornhill 15-23-0-4 172 212 34 Oro-Medonte 77's Guthrie 11-26-0-5 145 272 27 Powassan Dragons Powassan 8-32-0-2 139 271 18 Minden Riverkings Minden Hills 2-13-0-0 56 87 4

Top seven teams (blue tinted) receive automatic bye into GMHL Quarter-finals. Minden Riverkings ceased operation November 11, 2009. Remaining games are treated as 3-0 forfeits.

Teams listed on the official league website.

Standings listed on official league website.

2009-10 Russell Cup Playoffs

Championship round

QF is Best-of-5, SF and Final are Best-of-7

	Quarter-final					Semi-final					Russell Cup
	1	Elliot Lake	3
	8	Algoma	0
						1	Elliot Lake	2
						4	Deseronto	4
	4	Deseronto	3
	5	Innisfil	0
											4	Deseronto	4
											2	South Muskoka	3
	2	South Muskoka	3
	7	King	0
						2	South Muskoka	4
						3	Bradford	1
	3	Bradford	3
	6	Brock	0

Last Minute Qualifier

Determines 8th seed in Quarter-final.

	Single Game					Best-of-3
	8	Algoma	6
	11	Powassan	2
						8	Algoma	2
						9	Toronto	1
	9	Toronto	6
	10	Oro-Medonte	4

Playoff results are listed on the official league website.

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Brad Clark Deseronto Storm 41 59 68 127 104 Artem Podshendyalov Bradford Rattlers 42 62 62 124 48 Andrew Bobas Deseronto Storm 41 31 57 88 136 Dylan Sontag South Muskoka Shield 42 41 44 85 24 Jeff Morris Deseronto Storm 41 27 57 84 87 Jonathon Dew Innisfil Lakers 32 36 45 81 50 Stanislav Nikonov Bradford Rattlers 41 36 40 76 49 Matt Marchese King Wild 41 36 39 75 99 Jon Minard Toronto Canada Moose 38 36 37 73 40 Roman Jurak Elliot Lake Bobcats 42 24 45 69 12

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 OTL SOL GA SO Sv% GAA Rob Sutherland South Muskoka Shield 13 778 10 3 - - 22 2 0.949 1.70 Matthew Perry Elliot Lake Bobcats 20 864 16 4 - - 39 1 0.920 2.71 Keaton Op't Eyndt Bradford Rattlers 16 728 14 2 - - 35 2 0.917 2.88 Mark Wardell South Muskoka Shield 20 1125 16 4 - - 56 0 0.902 2.99 Blake Robinson Elliot Lake Bobcats 11 551 10 1 - - 30 0 0.910 3.27

Awards

• Top Defensive Forward - Chad Meagher (South Muskoka Shield)
• Rookie of the Year - Matis Matus (Bradford Rattlers)
• Top Forward - Artem Podshendyalov (Bradford Rattlers)
• Most Sportsmanlike Player - Dylan Sontag (South Muskoka Shield)
• Top Defenceman - Adam MacBeth (South Muskoka Shield)
• Most Heart - David Secfic (Elliot Lake Bobcats)
• Top Goaltender - Mark Wardell (South Muskoka Shield)
• Top Scorer - Brad Clark (Deseronto Storm)
• Most Valuable Player - Brad Clark (Deseronto Storm)
• Official of the Year - Darren Long
• Coach of the Year - Dallyn Telford (South Muskoka Shield)

See also

• 2009 in ice hockey
• 2010 in ice hockey

External links

• Official website of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League