2018-19 GMJHL Season

This is the 2018-19 Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League season. This is the league's 13th season.

Membership Changes

 * On April 13, 2018 the league announced the addition of the Ottawa Sharpshooters who were formerly members of the Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League.


 * On April 19, 2018 the Wiarton Schooners announced their intention of returning to the league for the 2018-19 season. The team announced they were accepting applications for players for the 2018-19 season and brought in more staff to operate the team.


 * The Seguin Huskies folded some time in May of 2018.


 * On July 30, 2018 the Niagara-on-the-Lake Nationals were announced as an expansion team for the 2018-19 season. The team was previously removed from the Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League earlier in the summer when they were having problems recruiting players.


 * The Wiarton Schooners were removed from the schedule on November 19, 2018. The franchise had been terminated without option for return.


 * On March 8, 2019 the league posted that applications for the head coach position were being taken for the Bancroft Rockhounds expansion team for the 2019-20 season.

North Division
''Note Wiarton franchise was removed from the schedule on November 19, 2018. Their record was removed from the other teams' records.''

Format
All teams qualify. Teams are re-seeded after each round. Single elimination rounds are held until both conferences are down to 8 teams. The division quarterfinals are best-of-three. The division semifinals are best-of-five. The division final and Russell Cup final are best-of-seven.

North Preliminary Round 1

 * South Muskoka Shield defeated Ottawa Sharpshooters 4-3 (ot)

South Preliminary Round 1

 * Tottenham Steam defeated Toronto Predators 5-3
 * Northumberland Stars defeated London Lakers 3-1

North Preliminary Round 2

 * Knights of Meaford defeated South Muskoka Shield 6-1

South Preliminary Round 2

 * Tottenham Steam defeated Northumberland Stars 3-2

South Preliminary Round 3

 * Tottenham Steam defeated Oshawa Riverkings 4-3

North Quarterfinals

 * Bradford Rattlers defeated Knights of Meaford 2 games to none
 * Ville-Marie Pirates defeated Bradford Bulls 2 games to 1
 * West Nipissing Lynx defeated Temiscaming Titans 2 games to 1
 * New Tecumseth Civics defeated Almaguin Spartans 2 games to 1

South Quarterfinals

 * St. George Ravens defeated Tottenham Steam 2 games to none
 * Tilsonburg Hurricanes defeated North York Renegades 2 games to 1
 * Niagara Whalers defeated Windsor Aces 2 games to 1
 * Kingsville Kings defeated Niagara-on-the-Lake Nationals 2 games to none

North Semifinals

 * Bradford Rattlers defeated West Nipissing Lynx 3 games to none
 * Ville-Marie Pirates defeated New Tecumseth Civics 3 games to none

South Semifinals

 * St. George Ravens defeated Niagara Whalers 3 games to 1
 * Tilsonburg Hurricanes defeated Kingsville Kings 3 games to 1

North Final

 * Ville-Marie Pirates defeated Bradford Rattlers 4 games to 2

South Final

 * St. George Ravens defeated Tilsonburg Hurricanes 4 games to none

''Postings on the St. George Ravens twitter page indicated that Tilsonburg was forced to forfeit games 3 and 4 of the series due to a lack of players caused by food poisoning. Later reports indicated the team may have in fact folded. ''

Russell Cup Final

 * Ville-Marie Pirates defeated St. George Ravens 4 games to none