GMHL Wrap Up - Week 6

Week in Review - Week 6:

Sitting strong at the top of the North division this week is the New Tecumseth Civics who added wins over Almaguin and Temiscaming to their record. Despite taking losses this week the Bradford Rattlers and Parry Sound Islanders are both hot on the tails of the Civics and playing hard. An unfortunate start a season that started off with 1 win in the first 10 games for the Bulls has seen them rally off wins in their last four in a row and are undefeated in the month of October.

In the South, the Niagara Whalers are still undefeated yet stand in 3rd place due to amount of games played, above them are the Reining South Division champs the Kingsville Kings and the London Lakers. The North York Renegades suffered their first loss of the season yet still are firmly contending.

The game of the week goes to the Almaguin Spartans at the New Tecumseth Civics . This North Division matchup had Civics written all over it as they came into the game on a 10 game winning streak and playing the sixth place Spartans.  Almaguin scored 2 in the last frame to force overtime. The Civics struck early winning their 11th in a row at the time while Almaguin became the first team to take a point while playing the New Tecumseth.

Alumni Update:

- Ludwig Niederbach (Seguin Huskies 2015, Kingsville Kings 2016) has 4 points through the first 8 games of his season playing Division 1 in Sweden for Tegs SK

- Matt Janke and Britton Whitehead both of whom played for the Almaguin Spartans last year, have helped lead Lindenwood-Belleville to an undefeated 7-0 record in ACHA Division 2 play

- Nikita Jevpalovs (South Muskoka Shield, 2011) has started the season in the AHL with the San Jose Barracuda, the Sharks prospect and former GMHL Top Forward and Rookie of the year is a +1 so far on the season.

'Inside the GMHL' Video on Demand:

Inside the GMHL Episode #2 from Almaguin, Ontario:
Inverview with GMHL President Bob Russell & Almaguin GM David Forde
Interview with Temiscaming Head Coach Chris Levesque
Interview with Almaguin Head Coach Myles Pepin

Featured game - Almaguin Spartans vs Temiscaming Titans

League Notes:

A few big trades in the league recently, The Tottenham Steam have acquired reigning GMHL MVP Viacheslav Chegrintcev, the New Tecumseth Civics have acquired former Alliston Captain Kaleb Rossel and 100 point scorer Cullen Bonnel, the North York Renegades traded for London Assistant Captain and former All-Star Alex Basey.