Can someone tell me where the GMHL fits in the Canadian junior hockey picture. Good league, bad league, what type of player goes there and why, etc... Thanks

Try looking through these 2 Jr A forums , some discussion on the GMHL.

http://www.network54.com/Forum/441519/


http://www.network54.com/Forum/243529/

probably would rank about wher junior D is under hockey canada's rankings

League News

June 9,2008

GMHL Draft Results

(Please note: Players drafted but not in attendance may have incomplete information. This will be updated as teams provide it)

1 1 BRO-BRD SPENCER VANASTEN 93 F NORTH YORK RANGERS B AAA
1 2 NIP GREG HYDE 89 D AUSTRALIAN JUNIORS
1 3 TCM GARRETT DAVIES 88 F GOULDING PARK RANGERS J AAA
1 4 TAM-DES BRENDAN QUIGG 91 F DON MILLS FLYERS M AAA
1 5 ESP JARED CARDINAL 91 D PEACE RIVER MM AAA
1 6 KNG LUCCA BOZZETTO 92 F MISSISAUGA REPS MM AAA
1 7 SM KIRK KELLY 89 D SPRINGHILL BLUES JR B
1 8 OLR THOMAS BLAKE 89 F ROGUE VALLEY WRANGLERS JR A
1 9 EL CAMERON WALSH 89 F HAWKS SUPERIOR LEAGUE
1 10 DES-BRO CHRIS AITCHESON 92 F TORONTO YOUNG NATS MM AAA
1 11 INS-NIP GREG DELORENZI 89 D CALIFORNIA COUGARS M A
1 12 BRD DAVID TAGROOYAN 90 F SOUTHERN CALI BOMBERS JR A
1 13 ORO HAROUT KESHISIAN 90 F FLYERS JR A WSHL
1 14 MND CONRAD BERNARD 91 F CP DYNAMO M AAA

2 15 BRO-NIP STEVEN GARCIA 93 F FORT MCMURRAY B AA
2 16 NIP DOMINAC CALABRIGO 92 F TORONTO YOUNG NATS MM AAA
2 17 TCM JOSEPH JACKSON 92 D TORONTO YOUNG NATS MM AAA
2 18 TAM-MND SCOTT BAKER 91 F NEWMARKET REDMAN M A
2 19 ESP-OLR CARSON HOULE 91 F SUDBURY WOLVERINES MM AAA
2 20 KNG ARTHUR KETCHDJIAN 89 F SOUTHERN CALI BOMBERS JR A
2 21 SM JED IRONMONGER 91 F GREY BRUCE HIGHLANDERS M AAA
2 22 OLR-EL BRIAN FINLAND 90 G ARIZONA MISSION U18 AAA
2 23 EL ANDREW SELDIE 90 G NEW LISKARD CUBS M AAA
2 24 DES-BRO NATHAN KUNDLA 92 D PEORIA COYOTES M AA
2 25 INS-KNG PAUL FAVARO 92 G VAUGHAN KINGS MM AAA
2 26 BRD KIM SAMUELSON
2 27 ORO JASON LEIGH
2 28 MND EVAN BEASLEY 89 D HOUSTON HOUNDS M AA

3 29 BRO THOMAS DANT 90 F
3 30 NIP CHRIS HEBERT 91 F TEMISCAMING ROYALS JR A
3 31 TCM JAKE MCKENDRY BARRIE COLTS M AAA
3 32 TAM-MDN PARKER BONNIS 93 G MUNROE COUNTY EAGLES U16 AAA
3 33 ESP TYLER HARTE 92 F OTTAWA VALLEY VIPERS AAA
3 34 KNG COLLIN FALLIS 92 F SCARBOROUGH BRUINS MM AA
3 35 SM-TCM ANDREW O'BRIEN 92 D HUMBER VALLEY SHARKS MM AA
3 36 OLR-TCM CEDRIC BOULTIN 92 F TEMISCAMING ROYALS JR A
3 37 EL-ESP GATLIN BURT 91 G GREY BRUCE HIGHLANDERS M AAA
3 38 DES JUSTIN MURRAY 90 D TEMISCAMING ROYALS JR A
3 39 INS-ESP TIM REVELL 88 F TEMISCAMING ROYALS JR A
3 40 BRD RYAN MARA
3 41 ORO ROBERT LEE D AURORA TIGERS M AA
3 42 MND JEREMY SCHAFER 91 G FLORIDA GOLDEN WOLVES U18 AAA

4 43 BRO MIKE HAVERLOCK 90 G SCHOMBERG MIDGET A
4 44 NIP MARC DESGAGNES 90 F TEMISCAMING ROYALS JR A
4 45 TCM BRENDAN HAMNER AURORA TIGERS M AA
4 46 TAM-DES FELIX GILBERT 90 D TEMISCAMING ROYALS JR A
4 47 ESP NATHAN BEER 91 D NICKEL CITY SUNS M AAA
4 48 KNG SEBASTIEN PORRIER 90 D TEMISCAMING ROYALS JR A
4 49 SM-BRO ANDREAS JOHNSON
4 50 OLR TYLER PERRY 92 D RICHMOND HILL STARS MM AAA
4 51 EL-BRO THOMAS HRELJA
4 52 DES CORY MARQUARDT 89 F TEMISCAMING ROYALS JR A
4 53 INS-NIP JACOB BEDARD
4 54 BRD ALEX MCNEELY
4 55 ORO ALEC AUSTIN
4 56 MND JESPER SODERHOLM 89 D DJURGDEN SUPER ELITE

5 57 BRO JACOB DAUGHERTY 93 D VICTORIA RACQUET CLUB B AAA
5 58 NIP TYLER MILLER 91 F NEW LISKARD CUBS M AAA
5 59 TCM-NIP-INS KYLE RUNGE 92 G BARRIE COLTS MM AAA
5 60 TAM CHRIS FRASER 89 F TEMISCAMING ROYALS JR A
5 61 ESP ANTHONY TANZLO
5 62 KNG MICHAEL GAMBACORTA 93 D
5 63 SM-BRO DAVE GADNER 89 F ORANGEVILLE MIDGET AA
5 64 OLR MIKE MAZURK
5 65 EL-BRO DERICK WOODSIDE 91 F SURREY MIDGET AA
5 66 DES DANNY HOUSE
5 67 INS MAX DOUGLAS 91 F NEVADA STARS M AAA
5 68 BRD SEAN CASEY
5 69 ORO ANDREW WILSON
5 70 MND GUSTLAV ELFVING 88 F TROJA-LJVNGBY

6 71 BRO GUILLAUME PICHE 89 G TEMISCAMING ROYALS JR A
6 72 NIP-INS CALEB LISTER 90 F CALIFORNIA NORTH STARS M AAA
6 73 TCM-BRO PASS
6 74 TAM DARCY GREENWAY KINGSTON PREDITORS M AAA
6 75 ESP CONNOR LAROCQUE 93 F SUDBURY WOLVERINES B AA
6 76 KNG JORDAN MERANTE VAUGHAN KINGS MM AAA
6 77 SM RYLAN HENLEY 90 D TEMISCAMING ROYALS JR A
6 78 OLR BLAKE VECCHIATO RICHMOND HILL STARS MM AAA
6 79 EL MATT MCCRAIG U OF DEERBORN MICHIGAN
6 80 DES PASS
6 81 INS JONATHAN HARRINGTON 93 G BRADFORD BULLDOGS B A
6 82 BRD FORREST TODD
6 83 ORO ANTHONY YEARACE HAMPTON ROAD JR B
6 84 MND TRAVIS MACKINNEY 89 D DALLAS STARS U18 AAA

7 85 BRO-INS SIMON LEBLEAU 89 F CAPITAL THUNDER JR A
7 86 NIP-INS TYLER WILSON 91 D NEVADA STARS U18 AAA
7 87 TCM JORDAN DUCKWORTH 92 D BARRIE COLTS M AAA
7 88 TAM KURTIS MATHEWS TAMWORTH MM A
7 89 ESP DAVID CARANCI RICHMOND HILL STARS MM AAA
7 90 KNG MITCHELL MERANTE STONEY CREAK JR B
7 91 SM MIKE MCDONALD MAHTONEDI HIGH SCHOOL
7 92 OLR SHAWN CLARK 92 RICHMOND HILL STARS MM AAA
7 93 EL COOPER LIMB PIKES PEAK U18 AAA
7 94 DES-NIP ROCH PELLERIN NORTH BAY TRAPPERS M AAA
7 95 INS LUKAS HAFNER 92 G DETRIOT COMPUWARE U16 AAA
7 96 BRD ROCCO GRIMMALDI 93 F DETRIOT LITTLE CEASARS U16 AAA
7 97 ORO CJ GORDIN ROCHESTER AMERICANS U18 AAA
7 98 MND URIAH MACHUGA 92 D CALIFORNIA WAVE U16 AAA

8 99 BRO-INS AUSTIN LEVI 92 D DETRIOT COMPUWARE U16 AAA
8 100 NIP-INS BRANDON CAROLSON 92 D LA SELECTS U18 AAA
8 101 TCM TYLER CRAWFORD 91
F BARRIE COLTS M AAA
8 102 TAM JAY CLEMENT STONE MILLS B A
8 103 ESP RYAN PICHE 87 F MANATOULIN ISLANDERS JR A
8 104 SM MATTHEW BLOMQUIST VARSITY BLAINE HIGH SCHOOL
8 105 OLR RYAN CASPER EAST GWILLIMBURRY M A
8 106 EL BRANDON GALLY PIKES PEAK U18 AAA
8 107 DES-NIP JUSTIN HUYICKE WIDDAFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
8 108 INS CARTER FOGUTH 92 D DETRIOT COMPUWARE U16 AAA
8 109 BRD JAMIE VONA NEW YORK PREP SCHOOL
8 110 ORO-INS MICHAEL MOUDSLEY 92 D TORONTO RED WINGS MM AAA
8 111 MND BRETT NUSBAUM 91 D FLORIDA GOLDEN WOLVES U18 AAA
8 112 KNG ELLIOT BURLON NOBLE KING MM A

9 113 BRO-INS JACOB ROMVACH 90 F TEXAS ATTACK U18 AAA
9 114 NIP-INS KEIL ZORNOW 91 F PIKES PEAK U18 AAA
9 115 TCM DOUG LINDEN-SMITH 90
F TOLEDO JR A
9 116 TAM COLTEN DISTAFNO STONE MILLS MM A
9 117 ESP PASS
9 118 KNG BRETT VICKERS YORK SIMCOE EXPRESS MM AAA
9 119 SM JAKE BROWN STILLWATER HIGH SCHOOL
9 120 OLR RYAN KASPER EAST GWILLIMBURRY M A
9 121 DES-NIP ADAM MARCEAU NORTH BAY TRAPPERS M AAA
9 122 EL DREW SCANNELLA PHILLY JR FLYERS U18 AAA
9 123 INS MANNY LOPEZ HELENA BIG HORNS JR A
9 124 BRD JAKE CHELLIOS 92 F DETRIOT LITTLE CEASARS U16 AAA
9 125 ORO-INS BRYAN RUST 92 F DETRIOT HONEY BAKED U16 AAA
9 126 MND RYAN COLE 90 D PIKES PEAK U18 AAA

10 127 BRO-INS TAYLOR ARNASON 91 D CALIFORNIA WAVE U16 AAA
10 128 NIP-INS WILLIAM KAWAN 91 D NEW JERSEY U18 AAA
10 129 TCM-INS MARCUS KNIGHT 91 F COLORADO WRANGLERS U16 AAA
10 130 TAM BRANDON GILMOUR 91 F KINGSTON VOYAGERS JR A
10 131 ESP LAUNIE PHESANT 90 F MANATOULIN ISLANDERS JR A
10 132 KNG CHRISTOPHER CHISTE 92 YORK SIMCOE EXPRESS MM AAA
10 133 SM BRETT PUTNEY BEAR LAKE VARSITY
10 134 OLR PASS
10 135 EL SHAYNE OLSON FLINT GENERALS U18 AAA
10 136 DES-NIP NICK BRUNETTE NORTH BAY SKYHAWKS JR A
10 137 INS CHANCE DUSKEY 92 F COLORADO OUTLAWS U16 AAA
10 138 BRD TYLER DAVIES 90 F NOTRE DAME ARGOS M AAA
10 139 ORO-INS DEREK SCANLON 89 D COLORADO OUTLAWS U18 AAA
10 140 MND NICHOLAS ROBERTSON 89 G PF CHANGS U18 AAA

Stay Tuned truck driving school draft posted tommorrow

This organization is a joke. Drafted the same player twice in two different rounds.


8 105 OLR RYAN CASPER EAST GWILLIMBURRY M A

9 120 OLR RYAN KASPER EAST GWILLIMBURRY M A

This organization is a joke. Drafted the same player twice in two different rounds.


8 105 OLR RYAN CASPER EAST GWILLIMBURRY M A

9 120 OLR RYAN KASPER EAST GWILLIMBURRY M A

Why would these kids agree to be on this so called draft list now ?.OHL , Jr A , B , etc. camps are not over yet , why join this league before exhausting all your possibilites.

93's and 92's are eligible for the 2009 OHL draft so what happens when they play in the GHML instead ?

I will answer your 2nd question 1st,They are out thousands of
dollars and they don,t.The first question I can not answer....

As for the double entry for Ryan Kasper, they may have just mixed up the
name since his twin brothers name is Ron Kasper, maybe both were drafted
by this league.

Since when is their "agreement" necessary to be on a list or to be drafted? There were kids to clearly told the OHL to pound sand, and they were still drafted anyway. Probably not smart to assume the kids drafted by the GMHL have any interest or not.

The GMHL sucks, the hockey is nowhere comparable to that of the OPJHL.

I believe that these players expressed interest and that is how they come up with names for their list.

I know a player on the list who wasn't interested, told them so, and they drafted him anyway.

Our son is on list and we knew nothing about it. We were told to ignore it!

Let me get this straight,this league actually
drafted kids that were not at this showcase.If so this is fraud.Now you have kids from another country
thinking they were drafted by a jr a team in a jr a
league.This is the first step in ripping off these kids.Shame on the gmhl

"probably would rank about wher junior D is under hockey canada's rankings"

I guess the NCAA universities like junior d because 3 kids on the Richmond Hill Rams were offered full scholarships. 2 of them division 3 and the goalie received a scholarship offer from Clarkson D1.

I think you have to accept the fact that the core
of this league is jr d or jr c calibre.Div 3 is
nothing to brag about.If you have to tell people
how good your team or league or coach or owner etc is
are you really doing a good job.As far as a div 1 offer
for your goalie nothing should fall short than great for him.

I agree and have said it before....don't think that a "full" ride to Division III Hoboken State should garner instant credibility!!

You're right, all the kids that continue to play hockey in this league should quit and get a job because you said so.

a free education is a wonderful thing no matter what

Fully agree.
And a hockey scholarship is also a wonderful thing, to be congratulated for, no matter where they played.
Lighten up.

It is a joke though a couple of really good 93's on there that will be in the OHL draft next year dont know why they were included.

I believe you are missing the point....full rides..athletically...do not exist at the DIII level! And you r right...an education is an education..kind of...but the fact remains, this league classifies itself as Junior A when it is nowhere near the calibre.

Athletic scholarships are not available at the div. 3 level however " financial aid " is (whether the family needs it or not ). These schools offer full financial compensation to the student's fees for some athlete's and the level of hockey is really strong at many of them.
Schools such as Oswego, Plattsburg State, Elmira, Middlebury, Manhattenville and Hamilton College just to name a few have fantastic reputations for their hockey programs.

Personally I am not a fan of the GMHL. but everyone needs to give this post a rest. If the option works for you to play in this league, than have a ball, for the rest, figure out where you can and will play and knock your socks off.

you all make me shake my head.....

shake it more than twice and your playing with it

really?

With all the alledged scouting going on in the gmhl,why no interest in it,s stock from the nhl? First rounder from st kitts jrb cjhl and the opjhl were also well represented.The first step for the gmhl to get any respect is to drop the jra for what it truly is jrd or jrc.How many cheques would be written then? All jra teams have cash grabs but the not season long cash grab as in the gmhl.

its not a bad lge.

To say a goalie from the Richmond Hill Rams received a scholarship is a lie.

The goaltender was a walk-on, and didn't play a single minute last season for Clarkson.

The GMHL is somebody trying to make some cash on the backs of hockey players aspiring to achieve their goals.

They do lie. Can someone tell me how an exhibition
game with a college can be considered an affilliation
with that school?

For 92's and 93's this league is an excellent introduction to playing against 20 year olds.

For $7,000 you too can play against 20 year olds!

Or you can spend $450 and play in the Carnevale summer league against Tier II and OHL older kids.
Your choice.

oh ya I want my 15 yr running with 20 yr old
drunks and potheads which is exactly what you
will find in the gmhl

THis hockey sucks.

Interesting how we all get hung up on the letters. Does this mean that a Junior B team could not send guys to the "O"? Actually, the letters started with the size of the centre and the not the quality of hockey.

As far as I know this is a good league otherwise Hockey Canada wouldn't be giving it so much attention. For those that truly know and not those dumb leaf fans that go to see a product that stinks and pay how much to see these guys play?

why are NHL scouts coming out to some of the games? Do they follow Hockey Canada? Are they afraid Hockey Canada will ban them as well?

Why is the OHA working on a development model similar to the GMHL? Wondering how this will work out? I'm thinking the hockey in Canada is only gonna get better which means you all (yall, sorry American comin out) are going to benefit from some great hockey.

Does anyone have any idea how much it costs to run a junior team? Lots of $ I'm thinkin. As for making cash off players? What about those bandits in blue and white downtown? Talk about making cash off goofy people.

I dare you to play in the gmhl.NHL scouts this
league good one.

Are you in the know or are you another leaf fan that htinks they know hockey but really doesn't? Let me know. Good one!!!

IF join the GMHL you can pretty much hang up your skates for your Hockey Career. After playing or otherwise participating in that league you lose eligibility to Hockey Canada and its programs. They are yet to have a player drafted from their league to the NHL. They are a private industry, as such you have no recourse if you disagree with the league rules/decision on a matter. That and you won't get to go to the RBC where there are A LOT of NHL scouts. The choice is yours, its your money, your hockey career do as you wish, just don't expect to be allowed to return to Hockey Canada for a year, and at this stage of the game a year is A LOT!

Darren Archibald played for the richmond hill rams and then went to the stouffville spirit the year after. He never waited 1 year as many players go from the gmhl to the opjhl... nice try thoe

Who cares,where he played

Interesting how our society is either based on fear or greed. Hockey Canada has developed a fear of this league- ask yourself why? If these players are not going to go anywhere anyways, why does it matter? The larger question is, do you want to play and develop or be under Hockey Canada's thumb which really cares very little about it's players. Case in point: There are a group of players who have been drafted into the OHL in the 4th round/ 5 th round. These guys are 16 and because the OHL only allows 2 players on their roster. Your gonna have to be drafted in the first round even if you want to get some potent playing time on the 4th line- how does this help the development of the player? Because he travels on the bus with the OHL team? Or, is it per chance by osmosis that this player becomes better sitting next to the players on the bus? I'm not sure? So this player decides with his parents that he wants to go and play and continue to develop and come back next year? The player decides that he will join a junior c affiliate and then proceeds to try-out for the Junior C team- he doesn't make it, as the Junior c teams only allows 1 player 16 years of age. This player then thinks maybe I'll go back to Midget and play there for one more year? Oops, the coach knows the player has an issue with him and decides not to take him on to his team. The player then decides to go to the AA team in his local centre and finds out that the local AA team coach doesn't like his attitude- ah shucks better go to the A loop where my dad is the coach and makes the team. The play is too slow for the player- he looses interest quits hockey and takes up ping pong.
The score Hockey Canada 1, potential prospect 0. Wow, now there's development for you. Yeah your right, stay in Hockey Canada's stable and watch how all of the options unfold for you.

PEOPLE DON,T HAVE TO BE IN THE KNOW TO KNOW ENOUGH
WHAT THE GMHL IS ALL ABOUT.Liars and owners who
can,t afford to run real jra teams.

Yes you are right with liars and cheaters they exist in all walks of life but they eventually get exposed only a matter of time. This clip was when the WHA ( a new league was formed)because of restrictions imposed. Better to remove restrictions then there is no room for any liars or cheaters just good hockey and great people.





Since its inception and until the 1970s, the National Hockey League (NHL) allowed teams to have a reserve clause —if a player's contract was ending, a club could automatically renew the contract, without negotiation. Clubs also had the option of retaining a player’s rights even after being dropped from an NHL roster. Players lived in fear of being cut and never being granted the free agency that would allow them to find work with other teams. Often, players would accept lowball contract offers from ownership, knowing that if they decided to play tough in negotiations, they could be discarded and have their careers left in limbo.

Interesting- at one time the Junior a was also known as a renegade league. Please read this: Notice the RENEGADE!!


In 1991, the renegade Metro Junior A Hockey League promoted itself to fill the Junior "A" hockey void across the southern part of the province. In 1993, for the Ontario Hockey Association to compete, the Central Junior B Hockey League was promoted to Junior "A" and renamed the "Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League". The year of 1993 also marked the year that the Canadian Junior A Hockey League was created. Since 1994, OPJHL teams have won 8 of 13 Dudley Hewitt Cups as Central Canadian Champions to earn a birth in the Royal Bank Cup

I hate when logan walks in on me

this is to the guy who said that you lose all your hockey rights to hockey canada after u play in gmhl. He said u have to wait 1 year before returning to a hockey canada sactionated league like the opjhl. But he is wrong because many players play 1 year in the gmhl or 2 and then go play in the opjhl right away.

I've witnessed player/s play in Hockey Canada system after coming form unsantioned leagues. Why HC( why am using caps?) would restrict players from playing is beyond me. Furthermore, why would people come on this board and spew this sh... if they don't know shut it and go cut your grass and check when your leaf renewal tickets will come in so you can watch an inferior product and pay through the nose.( and you call this honest?) Actually, hc( stopped using caps) has our tax money- oh wait I guess if you haven't used the highways lately( funded by taxes) and you used another route then you can't use our highways( I know it's a stretch but then hc is as well)
I must go to the b-room so I'm signing off.\

This league is absolute trash. Their are no AAA players that are in the GMHL, and if their are AAA players they dont come back in play another season with them. this League is for shitty 20 and 21 years olds. Iv'e gone to a couple Bradford Rattlers games and all I could do was laugh. I heard that like 95 percent of the Bradford Rattlers team from 2010-2011 was not coming back for the 2011-12 season because of how shitty the league was and the coaching was absolute ****. I knew a guy on the Bradford Rattlers team from the 10-11 team. He told me that their coaches wouldnt show up for practices sometimes. Most of the players from the bradford Rattlers from the 10-11 team that were actually good players arent coming back, because they know how shitty it is. The only players that are coming back are like all the **** players, cause they have no where else to play.