November 25, 2014
GMHL Wrap Up - Week 10
Week in Review - Week 10:
There is a new king of the North after the Seguin Huskies surpassed the Temiscaming Titans to claim first place in the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League's Northern Division. With a record of 19-4-0 the defending regular season champion Seguin squad looks poised to repeat their title. The South Muskoka Shield have quietly skated their way to a 16-2-0 record, with several games in hand on their opponent riding a eight game win-streak. The Parry Sound Islanders have turned their season around after a three game win-streak this past week.
The Southern Toronto Attack look to have gotten back on track after some mid-season struggles, winning both their matches last weekend. The Toronto Blue Ice Jets had their seven game win streak snapped by the Bradford Rattlers while the Halton Ravens continued to climb the league standings. The Alliston Coyotes are experiencing troubles having dropped four of their last five games.
The game of the week goes to the Temiscaming Titans and Tottenham Steam. Just when it was looking like the South were the stronger division, a battle of each division's top clubs resulted in the North's Temiscaming 5:3 victory.
Alumni Update:
- Clint Windsor (GMHL, 2010) has committed to Brock University (CIS). The '93 born goaltender advanced directly from the GMHL to the OHL where he just concluded a successful four year OHL career.
- Five GMHL alumni have helped lead the Lindenwood University ACHA squad to a perfect 17-0-0 record. Brad Edwards, Duane Wainman, Daniel Hussey, Derek Van Ness and Christian Tyson are leading the team in scoring.
- Dominic Nyfeller (Bradford Rattlers, 2014) returned to pro hockey in Switzerland's NLB. Nyfeller lead the Rattlers to a Russell Cup appearance last year, where he was even loaned to a pro team mid-season. Dominic signed a pro contract this summer in Switzerland.
'Inside the GMHL' Video on Demand:
This week's feature of 'Inside the GMHL' interviews Tottenham Steam Head Coach Ryan Wood, along with Roger Gmerek whos son played in the GMHL last year and advanced to Framington State University (NCAA D3). Bradford Rattlers Head Coach and former Chicago Blackhawk NHL Sylvain Cloutier is interviewed aswell. Finally, GMHL President Bob Russell weighs in on the happenings of the GMHL.
'Behind the Stripes' Video on Demand:
'Behind the Stripes' Host Bill Newman interviews GMHL Referee & Official Chris Walters. Collins received recognition from the GMHL Officials Group on being selected to the officiating staff of the 2015 GMHL College Showcase Classic this December 18th.
League Notes:
The Knights of Meaford have had a change of ownership, management and coaching. The club has been purchased by a new ownership group with local representatives from Meaford and a European organization based in Switzerland. The new group vows to restore Meaford to the fantastic hockey community we saw in their first year of GMHL play. The Knights have confirmed that Nathan Parrish will be returning as the team's Head Coach. Parrish was the coach of Meaford in 2013-2014.
The GMHL Wrap Up is a weekly review of the happenings in the Greater Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League. It reviews team and individual highlights through the week, alumni updates and the release of the weekly 'Inside the GMHL' Podcast.