South Muskoka Shield
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| City: | Gravenhurst, Ontario |
| League: | Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League |
| Founded: | 2006 |
| Home Arena: | Gravenhurst Centennial Centre |
| Colours: | Red, Black, and White |
| Head Coach: | John Klinck |
| General Manager: | Gord Carey |
The South Muskoka Shield are a Tier II junior 'A' ice hockey team based out of Gravenhurst, Ontario. They play in the Greater Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League.
[edit] History
The Shield are a community based team with a number of corporate sponsors helping the team to be a viable club. Based on the attendance at the home opener and since, this club will be a success. Gravenhurst is a proud hockey town that is rich in hockey history. The Shield follow in the tradition of the Gravenhurst Indians and the Gravenhurst Cubs who played out of the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League from 1980 until 1987 and 1994 until 2000 respectively.
The first game in the Shield's history was on September 9, 2006 against the Deseronto Thunder in Deseronto, Ontario. The end result was a not-so-glorious 8-1 loss. Frank Agostino started their first ever game in net. The scorer of the Shield's first goal is not wholly known yet, but he was wearing number 77 when he scored it. Their first home game took place on September 15, 2006 against the Bradford Rattlers, a 10-1 blowout loss.
The Shield's first win came on October 13, 2006 against the struggling Toronto Canada Moose. The final score of the game was 9-6. On November 21, 2006, Shield left winger Garrett Hamel was heavily injured in a car crash. He has since had surgery to repair his arm, hand, wrist, pelvis, and femur. The next game, on November 22 against the Nipissing Alouettes, was cancelled out of respect of the Hanmer, Ontario native.
The Shield finished their inaugural season in dead last with a 4-34-0-4 record. Seventh place out of seven teams, the Shield were forced to face the forth place Deseronto Thunder in the league quarter-final. In game one, the Thunder blew out the Shield 7-1, but in game two the Shield showed a different side to their game. The close back and forth game went all the way to overtime where the Thunder again came out victorious 5-4. Game three saw the Shield on a mission early, leading after the first period 3-1 and the second 5-3. In the third, the Shield fell apart and the Thunder outscored them in the third 6-1. The game was called early due to violence breaking out at the game with both the Shield bench and the crowd involved, final score 9-6 Thunder. Game four was redemptive for the Shield, pushing the game into another overtime showdown. Again the Shield lost, 5-4 in overtime, to complete the four game sweep for the Deseronto Thunder.
[edit] Season-by-Season Standings
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 2006-07 | 42 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 110 | 299 | 12 | 7th GMJHL | Lost Quarter-final |
[edit] External links
| Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League |
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| Current Teams: Bradford Rattlers | Deseronto Thunder | Espanola Kings | King Wild | Nipissing Alouettes | Richmond Hill Rams | South Muskoka Shield | Toronto Canada Moose
WHA Junior West Hockey League | National Junior Hockey Alliance |
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