December 14, 2010
AROUND THE GMHL, Dec. 14
GMHL NEWS UPDATE! December 14, 2010 Toronto Star Article Spurs Support The recent article in the Toronto Star, bringing to light the influx of Russian hockey players into the tight knit community of Shelburne, ON, has resulted in an outpouring of support from numerous sources throughout North America. One Shelburne Red Wings' forward, Atem Gavrilov, was having trouble with the financial obligation, and one anonymous source stepped up to pay the balance of his fees. The article also generated several emotional responses from the public and Shelburne government officials to the tactics of Hockey Canada, using controversial policies to suspend players, coaches, and even 10 year old waterboys for any involvement with the GMHL! Read the article for yourself, and choose to support the GMHL with emails to you local MP or MPP. Owners Meeting This coming Wednesday, December 15, GMHL Owners will meet in Barrie, and as always, there's plenty to discuss. The 2011 All-Star Game, playoffs, recent star articles, new teams, affect of recent rule changes, etc....there's always plenty to deal with. An update will be posted Thursday. Playoff picture taking shape / North-South Standings posted The decision to place teams in Division Alignments for rounds one and two of the playoffs created the need for standings listed this way. If you go to STATS, and choose LEAGUE STANDINGS from the dropdown menu. There are still many games to be played, and some teams have several games in hand, but if the playoffs started tomorrow: In the South, the winner of a one game elimination between Deseronto and Vaughan would move on to play Jamestown, Toronto would face Bradford, and front runners Bobcaygeon and Shelburne would rejoin the the eight team quarter-final bracket. In the North, runaway leaders Elliot Lake and South Muskoka would take a break while Powassan tangles with Algoma, and Sturgeon Falls faces Oro-Medonte. More to come! 