The 2010–11 GMHL

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was the fifth season of the

Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League The Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL) is a Canadian developmental junior ice hockey league. The league has primarily had teams in the Greater Toronto Area, Central Ontario, Northeastern Ontario, and Quebec. As of December 2019, the le ...

(GMHL). The thirteen teams of the GMHL played 42-game schedules. 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

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and the

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, this is where the GMHL's season ended. The

Elliot Lake Bobcats The Iroquois Falls Storm are a Canadian Junior "A" Hockey team based out of Iroquois Falls, Ontario, Canada. They currently play in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and are former members of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League. T ...

won their first Russell Cup by defeating the

South Muskoka Shield The Muskoka Shield were a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Gravenhurst, Ontario. The Shield were members of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL). History The Shield are a community-based team with a number of corporate sponso ...

4-games-to-3.

Changes

*Expansion granted to the

Shelburne Red Wings The Shelburne Stars were a junior ice hockey team based in Shelburne, Ontario, Canada. They played in the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL). Established in 2010, the team was originally known as the Shelburne Red Wings. They are also c ...

. *Expansion granted to the

Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks The West Nipissing Lynx are a junior ice hockey team based in West Nipissing, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL). History The Sturgeon Falls Lumberjacks were announced in summer 2010. The Lumberjacks re ...

. *

Jamestown Jets The Jamestown Jets were an American junior ice hockey team based in Jamestown, New York. Originally members of the United Junior Hockey League and later the Northern Junior Hockey League. The Jets played in the Canadian Greater Metro Junior A Ho ...

join league from

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. *King Wild move to

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and become

Vaughan Wild The Wiarton Rock was a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Wiarton, Ontario, and a member of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL). The Rock relocated multiple times, spending time in King City, Nobleton, Lefroy, and Markdale, ...

. *Brock Bucks move to Bobcaygeon, Ontario and become

Bobcaygeon Bucks The Colborne Cramahe Hawks were a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Colborne, Ontario. The Hawks were members of the World United Hockey League. Competing in the Greater Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League from 2007 until 2014, the Hawks orig ...

. *

Innisfil Lakers The Innisfil Spartans are a Junior ice hockey team based in Innisfil, Ontario, Canada. They played in the Provincial Junior Hockey League. History The Lakers are one of six expansion teams for the 2007-08 GMHL season. On September 6, 2007, the I ...

leave league.

Outdoor game

In mid-January, it was announced that the town of

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and its 500-seat Outdoor Arena would host a regular season game, known as the North Shore Winter Classic, between the

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

''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'' ''Teams listed on the official league website.'' ''Standings listed on official league website.''

2010-11 Russell Cup Playoffs

Last minute qualifier

''One game, winner take all for berth in qualifier round.'' ''Playoff results are listed on the official league website.''

Scoring leaders

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

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''

Awards

*Top Defensive Forward - David Sefcik (

) *Rookie of the Year - Nikita Jevpalovs (

) *Top Forward - Nikita Jevpalovs (

) *Most Sportsmanlike Player - Pierre Mathez (

Bradford Rattlers The Bradford Rattlers are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based out of Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario, and members of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League. The Rattlers, then known as the Bradford Bulls, were bought out towards the en ...

) *Top Defenceman - Tyler Nelson (

) *Most Heart - Mayus Matis (

) *Top Goaltender - Rob Sutherland (

) *Top Scorer - Stanislav Dzakhov/Alexander Nikulnikov (

) *Most Valuable Player - Alexander Nikulnikov (

) *Coach of the Year - Ryan Leonard (

)

References

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

External links

Official website of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League
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