2001–02 OPJHL season

The 2001–02 OPJHL season is the 9th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJHL). The thirty-six teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule.

Come February, the top eight teams of each division competed for the Frank L. Buckland Trophy, the OPJHL championship. The winner of the Buckland Cup, the Brampton Capitals,^[1] did not attend the 2002 Dudley Hewitt Cup due to a protest staged by the OPJHL against the inclusion of the upstart Superior International Junior Hockey League in the Central Canadian playdowns.

Changes

• OPJHL opts out of National Playdowns for one season.
• Durham Huskies leave the OPJHL.
• Port Hope Clippers are renamed Port Hope Predators.

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title

2001-02 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs

For the Central Canada Championship, please go to the Dudley Hewitt Cup.

For the National Championship, please go to the 2002 Royal Bank Cup.

Division Quarter-final

Wellington Dukes defeated Bancroft Hawks 4-games-to-none

Cobourg Cougars defeated Bowmanville Eagles 4-games-to-none

Trenton Sting defeated Syracuse Jr. Crunch 4-games-to-none

Peterborough Bees defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-1

Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Huntsville Wildcats 4-games-to-none

Aurora Tigers defeated Parry Sound Shamrocks 4-games-to-1

Couchiching Terriers defeated Vaughan Vipers 4-games-to-2

Collingwood Blues defeated Stouffville Spirit 4-games-to-3

Wexford Raiders defeated Ajax Axemen 4-games-to-1

St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-2

Markham Waxers defeated North York Rangers 4-games-to-3

Pickering Panthers defeated Thornhill Rattlers 4-games-to-3

Brampton Capitals defeated Streetsville Derbys 4-games-to-none

Hamilton Kiltys defeated Mississauga Chargers 4-games-to-none

Georgetown Raiders defeated Oakville Blades 4-games-to-none

Bramalea Blues defeated Milton Merchants 4-games-to-2

Division Semi-final

Wellington Dukes defeated Peterborough Bees 4-games-to-none

Cobourg Cougars defeated Trenton Sting 4-games-to-1

Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Collingwood Blues 4-games-to-1

Aurora Tigers defeated Couchiching Terriers 4-games-to-1

Wexford Raiders defeated Pickering Panthers 4-games-to-3

St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Markham Waxers 4-games-to-none

Brampton Capitals defeated Georgetown Raiders 4-games-to-none

Hamilton Kiltys defeated Bramalea Blues 4-games-to-2

Division Final

Brampton Capitals defeated Hamilton Kiltys 4-games-to-2

Wellington Dukes defeated Cobourg Cougars 4-games-to-none

Aurora Tigers defeated Newmarket Hurricanes 4-games-to-none

Wexford Raiders defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 4-games-to-2

Semi-final

Brampton Capitals defeated Aurora Tigers 4-games-to-none

Wellington Dukes defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-3

Final

Brampton Capitals defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-2

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Players selected in 2002 NHL Entry Draft

• Rd 7 #211 Patrick Murphy - Edmonton Oilers (Newmarket Hurricanes)

See also

• 2002 Royal Bank Cup
• Dudley Hewitt Cup
• List of OJHL seasons
• Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
• Superior International Junior Hockey League
• Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
• 2001 in ice hockey
• 2002 in ice hockey

References

External links

• Official website of the Ontario Junior Hockey League
• Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League