Expansion continues - Burlington confirmed as #16

LATEST EXPANSION NEWS:  GMHL WELCOMES THE HALTON HUSKIES!

March 29, 2011

As has been reported and rumoured for several months, the GMHL's success over its first five years of existence has continued to attract attention from potential ownership groups far and wide!

Not 24 hours afte confirming the Mattawa Voyageurs as the league's 15th member, the GMHL now says hello to member number 16 - the Halton Huskies!

The Huskies, under the direction of Team President Jan Park, a native of Hamilton, applied for membership some time ago, but the club had yet to secure an arena to call home.

After attempts to find ice time in Hamilton, which were unsuccessful, Ms. Park found a home for her new team in nearby Burlington at The Wave Sports Centre, with most home games to take place Saturday nights at 7pm.

Ms. Park, who comes from a large hockey family, is excited to have their home arena finally established and is looking forward to her first owners meeting coming up in May.  "We are thrilled to be a member of the GMHL and look forward to a very successful future within the organization", she said.

The Huskies have their logo in place and will have their website up and running in very shortly.  The team will be donned in Royal Blue, Powder Blue and White uniforms, which will also be unveiled very soon, along with the announcement of their first Head Coach and GM.

Welcome aboard, Halton.

Stay tuned for further news to come, because as indicated earlier, their are several other interested ownership groups and you can expect a few more announcements in the days to come regarding membership for next season.

APRIL 1, 2011

CORRECTION:  This article had originally stated the Huskies home arena would be The Wave 'TWIN RINKS', alongside the Burlington Cougars of the OJHL.  That is incorrect.  We apologize for the error and any misunderstanding.