Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior "C" Hockey League
ChairmanJohn Tomlinson
HeadquartersCambridge, Ontario
WebsiteGMOHL website

The Georgian Mid Ontario Junior C Hockey League is a former Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association. The Champion of the league competed for the All-Ontario Championship and the Clarence Schmalz Cup.

In the summer of 2016, the GMOHL merged into the Provincial Junior Hockey League and became the Carruthers Division in the Northern Conference.

History

Map of GMOHL, GBJCHL, and MOJCHL teams, red are current, blue are defunct.

Dating back to the late 1940s, the Georgian Bay League featured teams like the Owen Sound Greys, Barrie Colts, and Collingwood Blues. As the top tier teams of the group were promoted to Junior B, teams to the north entered the loop in the 1960s - Powassan North Stars, Bracebridge Bears, Huntsville Blair McCann, Parry Sound Shamrocks, Gravenhurst Indians, and so on. In 1971, the South-Central Junior D Hockey League was formed with teams like the Bradford Blues, Alliston Hornets, Schomberg Cougars, and Stayner Siskins. The South-Central League became Central League Group 1 in 1973. In 1974, Powassan and the Sundridge Beavers dropped out of the Georgian Bay League, so Huntsville and Bracebridge joined the Central League for two seasons until 1977 when they found enough interest from other clubs to restart their League. During this time, the Central League had three playoff championships, Central Junior C, Georgian Bay Junior C, and Central Junior D, all representing the league at the provincial level.

When the South-Central Junior D league was promoted to Junior C, their league champion competed for the Clarence Schmalz Cup, but a second tier champion also competed for the Junior D OHA Cup. In 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977, the Stayner Siskins competed on behalf of the then Central league for the All-Ontario Junior D title, victorious in 1974 and 1976.

The Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior "C" Hockey League is the result of the 1994 merger of the Mid-Ontario Junior "C" Hockey League and the short-lived Georgian Junior "C" Hockey League. The league began as a Junior "D" league in the early 1970s.

During the 2004-05 season, the GMOHL played an interlocking schedule with the Western Junior C Hockey League. The GMOHL won the series with 44 victories, 32 losses, and 6 ties.

In, May 2010, The OHA confirmed the welcoming of The Caledon Golden Hawks have entered the GMOHL. In March 2012, the GMOHL allowed the Huntsville Otters to join the league after recently retracting from the Ontario Junior Hockey League.[1] With the announcement on April 16, 2015 the league accepted the Collingwood Admirals as the eleventh franchise to the Georgian Bay Mid-Ontario Hockey League.[2] The awarding of the Collingwood franchise was challenged by the Stayner Siskins on the basis that the area did not have enough hockey players to support another franchise. Their appeal was upheld and the expansion Admirals will not participate. The Fergus Devil's announced that they are taking a leave of absence for the 2015-16 season.

League timeline

Black vertical lines denote a Clarence Schmalz Cup championship. Purple vertical lines denote an OHA Cup Jr. D championship.

The teams

TeamFoundedCentreArena
Alliston Hornets1971AllistonNew Tecumseth Recreation Complex
Caledon Golden Hawks2010[3]CaledonCaledon East Arena
Erin Shamrocks1971ErinErin Community Centre
Fergus Devils *1990FergusFergus & District Community Centre
Huntsville Otters1990HuntsvilleCanada Summit Centre
Midland Flyers1978MidlandNorth Simcoe Sports & Recreation Centre
Orillia Terriers2013OrilliaWest Orillia Sports Complex
Penetang Kings1977PenetanguishenePenetanguishene Memorial Community Centre
Schomberg Cougars1969SchombergTrisan Centre
Stayner Siskins1972StaynerStayner Memorial Arena
  • - inactive for the 2015-16 season.

2015-16 Playoffs

Winner moves on to the Clarence Schmalz Cup.

Quarter-final Semi-final Final
         
1 Alliston 4
8 Schomberg 0
1 Alliston 4
7 Erin 2
2 Huntsville 1
7 Erin 4
1 Alliston 4
6 Penetang 0
3 Midland 1
6 Penetang 4
5 Caledon 3
6 Penetang 4
4 Stayner 2
5 Caledon 4

GMO Junior "C" Champions

YearChampionFinalistResult in Provincials
1995Fergus DevilsPenetang KingsLost QF to Mount Forest (WO)
1996Stayner SiskinsPenetang KingsLost QF to Mount Forest (WO)
1997Gravenhurst CubsFergus DevilsLost QF to Kincardine (WO)
1998Bradford BullsPenetang KingsLost QF to Kincardine (WO)
1999Fergus DevilsMidland ThunderLost QF to Kincardine (WO)
2000Fergus DevilsStayner SiskinsLost QF to Kincardine (WO)
2001Fergus DevilsStayner SiskinsLost QF to Hanover (WO)
2002Stayner SiskinsErin ShamrocksLost QF to Kincardine (WO)
2003Schomberg CougarsStayner SiskinsLost QF to Hanover (WO)
2004Stayner SiskinsErin ShamrocksLost QF to Wingham (WO)
2005Erin ShamrocksPenetang KingsLost QF to Wingham (WO)
2006Penetang KingsFergus DevilsWON CSC vs. Essex (GL)
2007Penetang KingsFergus DevilsWON CSC vs. Essex (GL)
2008Alliston HornetsPenetang KingsWON CSC vs. Essex (GL)
2009Alliston HornetsPenetang KingsLost Final vs. Essex (GL)
2010Alliston HornetsPenetang KingsWON CSC vs. Belle River (GL)
2011Alliston HornetsStayner SiskinsLost Final vs. Grimsby (ND)
2012Alliston HornetsStayner SiskinsLost Final vs. Grimsby (ND)
2013Alliston HornetsMidland FlyersLost SF to Picton (EB)
2014Penetang KingsAlliston HornetsLost QF to Wingham (WO)
2015Alliston HornetsSchomberg CougarsLost SF to Port Hope (EB)
2016Alliston HornetsPenetang KingsLost SF to Port Hope (EB)

Central League (1973-1976)

YearGB ChampionFinalistProvincialsMO ChampionFinalistProvincials
1974BradfordActonLost SF to Cobourg (CL)
1975BracebridgeHuntsvilleLost QF to Lindsay (CL)BradfordActonLost QF to Dunnville (ND)
1976AllistonBradfordLost QF to Dunnville (ND)
1977AllistonBradfordLost SF to Bowmanville (CL)

Regular season champions

SeasonGeorgian BaySCJDHL/Central
1971-72Fergus Green Machine
1972-73Sundridge BeaversFergus Green Machine
1973-74Bracebridge BearsBradford Vasey Juniors
SeasonChampionRecordPoints
1974-75Stayner Siskins25-5-0-050
1975-76Stayner Siskins26-4-2-054
1976-77Stayner Siskins19-4-3-041
SeasonGeorgian BayMid-Ontario
1977-78Penetang KingsAlliston Hornets
1978-79Penetang KingsAlliston Hornets
1979-80Penetang KingsBradford Blues
1980-81Gravenhurst IndiansAlliston Hornets
1981-82Bracebridge BearsAlliston Hornets
1982-83Gravenhurst IndiansBradford Blues
1983-84Penetang KingsOrangeville Stonecrushers
1984-85Penetang KingsBradford Blues
1985-86Midland CentennialsBradford Blues
1986-87Stayner SiskinsBradford Blues
1987-88Stayner SiskinsOrangeville Crushers
1988-89Huntsville Blair McCannOrangeville Crushers
1989-90Parry Sound BrewersOrangeville Crushers
1990-91Stayner SiskinsOrangeville Crushers
1991-92Stayner SiskinsOrangeville Crushers
1992-93Stayner SiskinsOrangeville Crushers
1993-94Stayner SiskinsOrangeville Crushers
SeasonChampionRecordPoints
1994-95Penetang Kings27-8-1-055
1995-96Stayner Siskins32-10-2-066
1996-97Erin Shamrocks24-11-1-049
1997-98Bradford Bulls24-10-2-050
1998-99Midland Thunder26-10-0-052
1999-00Fergus Devils31-5-0-062
2000-01Stayner Siskins31-5-0-062
2001-02Stayner Siskins24-11-1-049
2002-03Stayner Siskins24-9-1-251
2003-04Erin Shamrocks28-7-1-057
2004-05Alliston Hornets26-9-5-057
2005-06Penetang Kings28-8-4-262
2006-07Fergus Devils29-7-3-263
2007-08Alliston Hornets36-3-3-075
2008-09Alliston Hornets40-2-0-080
2009-10Alliston Hornets38-2-0-278
2010-11Alliston Hornets32-5-0-367
2011-12Stayner Siskins32-6-0-266
2012-13Alliston Hornets35-3-0-272
2013-14Penetang Kings30-6-0-464
2014-15Alliston Hornets32-6-0-266
2015-16Alliston Hornets36-2-3-073

Former member teams

  • Astorville Flyers, GB 1970s
  • Bradford Bulls, GMO 1971-06
  • Bracebridge Bears, GB 1974-78
  • Caledon Flyers, MO 1976-90
  • Collingwood Glassmen, MO 1977-79
  • Essa 80's, MO 1980-82, GB 1983-85
  • Innisfil Bruins, GB 1985-94
  • Grand Valley Harvesters, GMO 1993-96
  • Gravenhurst Cubs, GMO 1994-00
  • Gravenhurst Indians, GB 1980-87
  • Huntsville Blair McCann/Huskies, GB 1983-94
  • Keswick Royals, MO 1982-86
  • Meaford Monarchs, MO 1975-78
  • Orangeville Crushers, MO 1975-94
  • Oro 77's, GB 1977-92
  • Parry Sound Shamrocks, GB 1983-91
  • Powassan North Stars, GB 1970s
  • Shelburne Bluebirds, MO 1971-73
  • Sundridge Beavers, GB 1970s
  • Vaughan Kings/Maple Trappers, MO 1978-81
  • Wasaga Beach White Caps, GB 1992-93
  • Woodbridge Raiders, MO 1982-84

Professional alumni

National Hockey League

References

  1. "Huntsville Otters Still Live as a Junior C Team". Archived from the original on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  2. "Collingwood Admirals granted new junior C franchise".
  3. "Caledon Golden Hawks set Citizen to fly in GMOHL | www.caledoncitizen.com | Caledon Citizen". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
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