The 2010–11 GMHL season was the fifth season of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL). The thirteen teams of the GMHL played 42-game schedules.

2010–11 GMHL season
LeagueGreater Metro Junior A Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
2010-09-10 – 2011-02-22
Playoffs
2011-02-23 – 2011-04-02
Number of teams13
Finals championsElliot Lake Bobcats
GMHL seasons

Starting in February 2011, the top teams of the league played down for the Russell Cup, emblematic of the grand championship of the GMHL. Since the GMHL is independent from Hockey Canada and the Canadian Junior Hockey League, this is where the GMHL's season ended. The Elliot Lake Bobcats won their first Russell Cup by defeating the South Muskoka Shield 4-games-to-3.

Changes

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Outdoor game

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In mid-January, it was announced that the town of Iron Bridge, Ontario and its 500-seat Outdoor Arena would host a regular season game, known as the North Shore Winter Classic, between the Elliot Lake Bobcats and Algoma Avalanche on January 29, 2011. This is the first known regulation outdoor game in Ontario in the modern era. Elliot Lake would win the game 8-2 in front of an estimated 400 fans.

Current standings

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Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title

North
Team Centre W–L–OTL GF–GA Points
Elliot Lake Bobcats Elliot Lake 38-2-2 320-144 78
South Muskoka Shield Gravenhurst 35-5-1 280-151 71
Oro-Medonte 77's Guthrie 14-21-6 171-223 34
Powassan Dragons Powassan 15-25-2 195-274 32
Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks Sturgeon Falls 10-28-4 146-273 24
Algoma Avalanche Thessalon 8-31-3 187-337 19
South
Team Centre W–L–OTL GF–GA Points
Jamestown Jets Jamestown, NY 27-12-3 247-194 57
Bradford Rattlers Bradford 26-14-2 239-178 54
Shelburne Red Wings Shelburne 25-15-2 230-195 52
Bobcaygeon Bucks Bobcaygeon 23-18-1 212-181 47
Deseronto Storm Deseronto 20-21-1 181-211 41
Toronto Canada Moose Thornhill 17-23-2 195-206 36
Vaughan Wild Concord 13-24-5 173-215 31

Teams listed on the official league website.[1]

Standings listed on official league website.[2]

2010-11 Russell Cup Playoffs

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Qualifier Round Quarter-final Semi-final Final
            
1 Elliot Lake 3
8 Powassan 0
N4 Powassan 2
N5 Sturgeon Falls 1
1 Elliot Lake 4
6 Toronto 0
3 Jamestown 1
6 Toronto 3
S3 Shelburne 0
S6 Toronto 2
1 Elliot Lake 4
2 South Muskoka 3
2 South Muskoka 3
5 Oro-Medonte 0
N3 Oro-Medonte 2
N6 Algoma 0
2 South Muskoka 4
4 Bradford 3
4 Bradford 3
7 Deseronto 0
S4 Bobcaygeon 0
S5 Deseronto 2

Last minute qualifier

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One game, winner take all for berth in qualifier round.

Last Minute Qualifier
   
S6 Toronto 9
S7 Vaughan 1

Playoff results are listed on the official league website.[3]

Scoring leaders

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Alexander Nikulnikov Shelburne Red Wings 41 69 71 140 80
Stanislav Dzakhov Shelburne Red Wings 41 62 78 140 104
Nikita Jevpalovs South Muskoka Shield 41 48 43 91 28
John Sweet Deseronto Storm 42 39 50 89 56
Denis Zverev Shelburne Red Wings 36 29 57 86 100
Pierre Mathez Bradford Rattlers 40 38 46 84 22
Rob Childs South Muskoka Shield 41 34 50 84 48
Dylan Sontag South Muskoka Shield 31 33 48 81 22
Thomas Savioz Toronto Canada Moose 41 29 51 80 44

Leading goaltenders

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Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player Team GP Mins W L GA SO Sv% GAA
Matthew Perry Elliot Lake Bobcats 14 779 13 1 40 0 .914 3.08
Tyler Ross Elliot Lake Bobcats 17 835 12 0 43 0 .902 3.09
Anton Todykov Jamestown Jets 17 796 11 3 43 0 .928 3.24
Rob Sutherland South Muskoka Shield 32 1126 26 6 112 2 .901 3.44
Adrien Morel Elliot Lake Bobcats 12 629 10 1 38 0 .878 3.62

Awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Teamlist - Greater Metro Jr. A Hockey League". Archived from the original on 2010-01-24. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  2. ^ "Standings - Greater Metro Jr. A Hockey League". Archived from the original on 2010-01-24. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  3. ^ "Playoffs - Greater Metro Jr. A Hockey League". Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2010-08-28.

https://web.archive.org/web/20110306091229/http://gmhl.net/news/league-news/282-russell-cup-playoffs-underway

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