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2009-2010 IS COMPLETE PLAYOFFS START FRIDAY

With the 2009-2010 coming to an exciting finish, the teams are now focusing their attention towards the playoff which begin this weekend March 5-7, 2010. The pairings for the first round of playoffs match up as follows:

Mountain Cats vs Michigan Ice Dogs @ Burton Michigan

Chicago Huskies vs Illinois Frontenacs @ Romeoville Illinois

Tri-City Ice Hawks vs Motor City Chiefs @ Bay City Arena

Wisconsin Rampage vs Central Wisconsin Saints

First round will begin Friday and continue Saturday and if necessary Sunday for the Best two out of Three series. All four winners will move on tho Danville Illinois on Thursday, March 11 - 14 to determine the National winner. Mountain Cats have already clinch one berth in the National Tournament by winning the league.

PLAYOFFS COMMING SOON

The playoff competiton is comming soon and the teams are all gearing up and manuvering for spots. The following is the playoff format that will be used.

Team position 1-8 will make playoffs. Places 1-4 will get home ice advantage and places 5-8 will travel. The pairings will be as follows 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, 4 vs 5 in a best 2 out of 3 series starting on March 5-7. Winners of those four series will meet in Danville Illinois on             Thursday Mar. 11 thru March 13 and play a round robin format. On March 14, the top 2 teams will play for the Lakes Cup and a berth to the National Tournament. The winner of the GLJHL regular season will automatically get 1 berth to the National Tournament.

GREAT ACTION IS COMMING AT YOU!

For info on the Lakes cup visit us here and we will post the info when available

GLJHL SHOWS WELL AT ALLSTAR OUTING

The GLJHL showed very well at the allstar outing in Buffalo New York last week. The GLJHL sent two teams, one consisting of the older allstars 89-91 birth years and a second younger team 92-94 birth years and both teams prevailed victorious as well as representing the GLJHL and showing those in attendance that although we are in our second year of USA Hockey endorsement and our first year as a Junior B league that we are ready for the National Challenge to win the National Tournament a second year in a row.

On Sunday the first day both teams were winners beating their respective CHA teams 5-2. After those game, we went into a skills competition where both groups won 4 out of the 5 categories for skills.

The CHA sponsored dinner after the event for all players and staffs and then prepared for Mondays cpompetition.

Monday the 92-94 had a slow start but tied it up in the third with 1:35 LEFT ON THE CLOCK, went into overtime scoreless and then a shootout where the CHA went up by one and won their game. The story was very different when the 89-91 came out to play. This game was much different because the CHA came out very physical and pounded the GLJHL allstars by taking the first goal. The GLJHL all stars answered the call to tie it up and then went on into the 2nd period to score 1 as well as the third to take all the lead they needed with a 3-1 victory over the CHA.

The GLJHL would like to extend a very big thank-you to the CHA allstars, Pete & Tony for their hospitality and great competition.

Plans are already in the work to bring the allstar weekend to the GLJHL venue and to make this an annual event for both leagues.

SHOWCASE SCOUTS IN ATTENDANCE

G.L.J.H.L. WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE PROGRAMS, LEAGUES & SCOUTS FOR ATTENDING THE 2009-10 SCOUTING SHOWCASE

Hope College-ACHA

Adrian College-ACHA

Cambridge Winter Hawks-CANADA

Eastern Michigan University

Cardinal Sports Group

Northern Arizona University

Northern Cyclone-AJHL

Flint Generals-CSHL

Bakersfield Jr. Condors-WSHL

Eastern Michigan University-

University of Michigan - Flint

University of Michigan -Dearborn

John Carroll University

University of Georgia

Davenport University-ACHA

Grand Valley College-ACHA

Northwood College

Johnson Wales College

University of Akron

Oakland University-ACHA

Sent materials

Cambridge University

WATCH ALL G.L.J.H.L. GAMES LIVE ACTION

NEW ALLIANCE

THE GLJHL HAS FORMED A NEW ALLIANCE WITH COLLEGE HOCKEY DIRECTORY, AN ONLINE RESOURCE CENTER FOR ALL OF OUR PLAYERS THAT HAVE A DESIRE TO PLAY AT THAT LEVEL.

THIS RESOURCE CONTAINS ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO DETERMINE WHAT COLLEGES HAVE HOCKEY PROGRAMS AS WELL AS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCEPTANCE TO THE COLLEGE.

WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU LOOK AT THIS VAULT OF INFORMATION WHICH WILL CONTAIN THE RESEARCH YOU NEED WITHOUT DOING IT YOURSELF.

Huskies - 2009 National Champion!

ANNUAL MEETING/SHOWCASE/LAKES CUP

The G.L.J.H.L. annual meeting will be held this Friday & Saturday June 19 & 20 in Chicago. At this meeting the new rule changes, administrative changes as well as the new initiatives discussed at the USA Hockey Annual meeting in Colorado Springs last week. Also the location selection for the 2009 Scouting Showcase will be ICE MOUNTAIN ARENA Burton Michigan, December 18-21, the site of last years super showcase and the Lakes Cup Final Four will be at Palmer Ice Arena Danville Illinois, March 11-14, 2010

We will have a SPECIAL INCENTIVE PACKAGE for all SCOUTS that attend this showcase in March 2010.   Contact the League office for details.                                                                                  

G.L.J.H.L. GRANTED JUNIOR B STATUS

USA HOCKEY at the mid-winter meeting granted the Great Lakes Junior Hockey League Junior B status commencing this upcomming season 2009-10. The G.L.J.H.L. in it's first 4 months has developed it's players to the point where our talent pool was stronger than expected, our play was far greater that the Junior C probationary level granted as new league and the benifits of moving up to the next level were greater and more benificial to the players and the league than Junior C could offer.

In it's first year as a USA HOCKEY sanctioned league, two teams went to Nationals to play against each other in the semi's and the Chicago Huskies went on to the finals to win the NATIONAL TITLE.

"This is something that has never been done before said Dan Esdale, Vice President of USA Hockey and chairman of the junior council, a new league, four months into existence, granted the next competitive level, has two teams in the semi's and one moves on to win the National title, all in its first season, Great Lakes & Chicago, you have raised the bar".

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G.L.J.H.L. GOES LIVE!

STARTING THE 2009 SEASON ALL HOME GAMES FOR ALL G.L.J.H.L. TEAMS WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE AS IT HAPPENS ON THE WEB.

THE G.L.J.H.L. & FAST HOCKEY HAVE WORKED OUT AN AGREEMENT THAT WILL BRING LIVE HOCKEY ACTION OF YOUR FAVORITE TEAM RIGHT TO YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN. A SPECIAL FEE AGREEMENT HAS BEEN AGREED UPON BETWEEN FAST HOCKEY AND G.L.J.H.L. TO KEEP COST DOWN AND THE $6.95 COST PER GAME WILL DO JUST THAT.

YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PURCHASE ANY AMOUNT OF TOKENS THAT YOU WISH AND THEN WILL BE REDEEMED ONLINE TO ACCESS THE GAMES. EACH GAME IS VALUED AT 1 TOKEN.

THIS SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN FAST HOCKEY AND THE G.L.J.H.L. ALONG WITH OUR OTHER LEAGUE SPONSORS, PROJOY AND SHER-WOOD, IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO PROMOTE OUR PLAYERS TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEXT AVENUE TO BRING YOU LIVE HOCKEY ACTION TO YOUR HOMES.

FAST HOCKEY INFO CLICK HERE.......

IT'S OFFICIAL

On November 17, the G.L.J.H.L. Board of Directors voted in two new teams for the 2009-10 season. The Pleasant Prarie Rampage and the Central Wisconsin Saints both from Wisconsin which will add another demension to the league as well as providing an opportunity to those players in the Wisconsin area to play and develop their skills.

"this expansion into Wisconsin,an area of great hockey talent will now give the G.L.J.H.L. the ability to develop players skills and help promote them to the next level where they have opportunity to follow their dreams as well the ability to be seen" said by League President Lullove.