GMHL Wrap Up - Week 13, 2016

Week in Review - Week 13:

Following a stretch recently where the New Tecumseth Civics lost two in a row they have recently bounced back on a 6 game winning streak and remain at the top of the division. The Parry Sound Islanders (the first team to beat the Civics) and Bradford Rattlers (who also handed them a loss ) are hot on the heels for the division lead  and both went undefeated in league play this past week.  The Almaguin Spartans recently saw their 10 game winning streak snapped by the Bulls last week yet bounced back nicely against the Rattlers to remain firmly in the heat of the North Division Race despite two losses this past week. Wiarton (L19) and Orangeville (W1) met up this past week where Orangeville

The Niagara Whalers are the only team in the league with one loss and kept it that way pushing their winning streak to 15. Kingsville, London and North York continue to be right behind the Whalers in the standings and in terms of play, however it is St. George, the only team to beat the Whalers, who are riding a 7 game winning streak looking to continue its climb up the standings. Tillsonburg will be looking to snap a 7 game losing streak this week and get ready to host the All Star game come January.

It is not often you get to see the 1st and 2nd place team meet up and yet our game of the week featured exactly that as the 1st place Niagara Whalers travelled to Kingsville to play the 2nd place Kingsville Kings The Kings scored first yet that would be the only lead they would hold, tied at 1 after the first and down 2-1 after the second. The Whalers blew the game open in the 3rd scoring 3 goals including Brandon Cercones 2nd and hat trick goals leading the whalers to a 5-2 victory.

Alumni Update:

-Nils Niklasson (Alliston Coyotes, 2016) last year's 90 point scorer for the Coyotes has been playing Division 1 in Sweden so far this season logging 20 points where the GMHL alumni is proving he can be a difference maker with 6 Points (3G,3A) for the team in first place in the Norra Division

- Brett Bloor (Orangeville/North York, 2014-2016) captain of the North York Renegades this past season and near point per game producer in his GMHL career is currently playing for the University of Texas- El Paso (ACHA 2) and is 5th on his  team with 30 points (16G, 14A) in 20 games and has the team at a 19-1 record on the season.

'Inside the GMHL' Video on Demand:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsKfRwWbwYI&t

League Notes:

The Showcase schedule has been announced along with the Select teams ( 2 from the North, and 1 from the South) all of this information and roster information can be found online now