The 2013–14 GMHL season was the eighth season of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL). The twenty teams of the GMHL played 42-game schedules.
Starting in February 2014, 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.
In the end, second year team Bradford Bulls defeated the defending champion Bradford Rattlers in the "Sidewalk Series" 4-games-to-1 to win their first ever Russell Cup as GMHL playoff champions.
Changes Toronto Canada Moose are renamed Toronto Blue Ice Jets Expansion granted to Halton Ravens of Burlington, Ontario Expansion granted to Knights of Meaford of Meaford, Ontario Expansion granted to Toronto Predators of Toronto Expansion granted to Seguin Huskies of Humphrey, Ontario Expansion granted to Alliston Coyotes of Alliston, Ontario
Final standings 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 Seguin Huskies Humphrey 39-1-2 295-106 80 Temiscaming Titans Temiscaming, QC 34-5-3 298-119 71 South Muskoka Shield Gravenhurst 33-6-3 324-152 69 Rama Aces Rama 24-18-0 231-211 48 Bracebridge Phantoms Bracebridge 19-19-4 199-221 42 Mattawa Voyageurs Mattawa 16-24-2 185-279 34 Powassan Eagles Powassan 14-27-1 155-253 29 Bobcaygeon Bucks Bobcaygeon 11-27-4 169-290 26 Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks Sturgeon Falls 6-34-2 130-321 14South Team Centre W–L–OTL GF–GA Points Bradford Bulls Bradford 32-6-4 226-109 68 Toronto Blue Ice Jets Thornhill 32-9-1 304-150 65 Bradford Rattlers Bradford 30-8-4 230-116 64 Alliston Coyotes Alliston 30-10-2 239-158 62 Orangeville Americans Orangeville 25-15-2 239-201 52 Toronto Attack Toronto 24-15-3 218-144 51 Halton Ravens Burlington 20-21-1 178-176 41 Knights of Meaford Meaford 18-22-2 197-254 38 Toronto Predators Toronto 5-34-3 91-247 13 Lefroy Wave Lefroy 5-34-3 121-274 13 Shelburne Red Wings Shelburne 3-37-2 124-372 8
Teams listed on the official league website.
Standings listed on official league website.
2013-14 Russell Cup Playoffs Playoff results are listed on the official league website.
Qualifier Single game elimination for eighth seeds of North and South Divisions.
North
South
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMDonny DanrothSouth Muskoka394584129129Andrey NovikovSouth Muskoka40655812338Tomi TaavitsainenBrd. Bulls405758115101Chris BrownAlliston39278110840Phillip KoufisBobcaygeon4240559555Filip SedivyAlliston4231649558Ryder MurrayTemsicaming4030649465Ryan BrainRama40484290120Connor ScottSeguin4228629068Gordy BonnelAlliston4047408794
Leading goaltenders 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% GAAMartin KysaSeguin2413761935340.9392.31Dominic NyffelerBrd. Rattlers2515501875650.9362.17Jonathan D'OnofrioTemiscaming147561202350.9331.83Sergey BolshakovBrd. Bulls2414651596030.9322.46Donovan AugerTor. Attack1810041175100.9263.05
Awards Top Scorer: Don Danroth (South Muskoka) Most Valuable Player: Tomi Taavitsainen (Bradford Bulls) Rookie of the Year: Sergey Bolshakov (Bradford Bulls) Top Forward: Tomi Taavitsainen (Bradford Bulls) Top Defenceman: Derek Van Ness (Alliston) Top Goaltender: Sergey Bolshakov (Bradford Bulls) Top Defensive Forward: Brandon Luksa (South Muskoka) Most Sportsmanlike Player: Joel Ahlin (Temiscaming) Most Heart: Michel Dumont (Sturgeon Falls) Top Coach: Gary Astalos (Seguin)
See also 2013 in ice hockey 2014 in ice hockey
References
External links Official website of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League