just before start of season. Bracebridge Blues removed from schedule after playing five games and forfeiting a sixth. Komoka Dragons folded after 12 games. Orangeville Ice Crushers suspended operations in January. Three of the team's owners had been arrested for drug distribution in November 2016 and were suspended by the league. The league transferred control to another shareholder who ceased operations of the team after two months. 2017–18 Fergus Force granted membership as an expansion team. Folded after playing 16 games, all loses, with one credited win for a Wiarton forfeit. Ville-Marie Pirates granted membership as an expansion team. Wiarton Schooners granted membership as an expansion team. Folded after eight winless games and a 25–1 loss to the Knights of Meaford. Toronto Attack removed from GMHL's list of teams on website. Windsor Aces granted membership as an expansion franchise. Parry Sound Islanders cease operations and merged with Seguin Huskies. 2018–19 Niagara-on-the-Lake Nationals expansion team added from the Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League after the Nationals decided to not participate in the CPJHL. Ottawa Sharpshooters joined as expansion team for 2018–19 season from the Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League. The Seguin Huskies folded prior to the 2018–19 season. Wiarton Schooners returned to league after folding during the previous season. Folded again after 17 games played, and a 1–16 record, in 2018. 2019–20 Bancroft, Ontario, was granted an expansion franchise with the Bancroft Rockhounds. Oshawa Riverkings sold and rebranded as Durham RoadRunners. Niagara-on-the-Lake Nationals folded after one season. Tillsonburg Hurricanes ceased operations The Western Provinces Hockey Association (WPHA) joins from the Western States Hockey League (WSHL) and rebrands as the GMHL West. The new West Division added five teams from Alberta and Saskatchewan: the Cold Lake Wings, Hinton Wildcats, Northern Alberta Tomahawks, Rosetown Red Wings, and Slave Lake Icedogs. The Hinton Wildcats did not make the final schedule after a lease dispute with the city and the WSHL while the Cold Lake Wings suspended operations and were replaced by YEG Edmonton Academy on the schedule, which then used the Wings branding. The Rosetown team also postponed the start of their season and then never played, while the YEG Edmonton Academy began using their uniforms as the High Prairie Red Wings and settled on a home rink in November. The Ottawa Sharpshooters folded in December 2019. 2020–21 The London Lakers moved to Plattsville, Ontario, as the Plattsville Lakers. The Tottenham Steam rebranded as