2011–12 NOJHL season

2011–12 NOJHL season
League Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
Duration Regular season
2011-09-07 – 2012-02-29
Playoffs
2012-03-02 – 2012-04-10
Champions Soo Thunderbirds
Number of teams 7
Commissioner Robert Mazzuca
NOJHL seasons

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2012–13 →

The 2011–12 NOJHL season is the 34th season of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). The seven teams of the East and West Divisions will play 50-game schedules.

Come February, the top teams of each division will play down for the Copeland-McNamara Trophy, the NOJHL championship. The winner of the Copeland-McNamara Trophy will compete in the Central Canadian Junior "A" championship, the Dudley Hewitt Cup. If successful against the winners of the Ontario Junior Hockey League and Superior International Junior Hockey League, the champion would then move on to play in the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship, the 2012 Royal Bank Cup.

Changes

Current 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

Eastern Division
Team Centre W-L-OTL GF-GA Points
Sudbury Cubs Sudbury, Ontario 29-15-6 283-229 64
Abitibi Eskimos Iroquois Falls, Ontario 28-18-4 241-222 60
North Bay Trappers North Bay, Ontario 29-21-0 215-187 58
Kirkland Lake Gold Miners Kirkland Lake, Ontario 9-39-2 138-288 20
Western Division
Team Centre W-L-OTL GF-GA Points
Soo Thunderbirds Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario 37-11-2 245-156 76
Soo Eagles Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 36-10-4 290-171 74
Blind River Beavers Blind River, Ontario 8-40-2 117-276 18

Teams listed on the official league website.[4]

Standings listed on official league website.[5]

2011-12 Copeland-McNamara Trophy Playoffs

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals McNamara Trophy Finals
                           
  E1  Sudbury 4  
E4  Kirkland Lake 0  
  E1  Sudbury 3  
East
    E3  North Bay 4  
E2  Abitibi 1
  E3  North Bay 4  
    E3  North Bay 1
  W1  Soo Thunderbirds 4
          
        
W1  Soo Thunderbirds 4
West
    W2  Soo Eagles 0  
      

West Semi-final round robin

Team W-L-OTL GF-GA Points
x-Soo Thunderbirds 3-0-1 26-13 7
x-Soo Eagles 3-0-1 22-12 7
Blind River Beavers 0-4-0 5-28 0

Playoff results are listed on the official league website.[6]

Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

Hosted by the Thunder Bay North Stars in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The Soo Thunderbirds won the tournament and move on to the 2012 Royal Bank Cup.

Round Robin

Soo Thunderbirds 4 - Wisconsin Wilderness (SIJHL) 3 in overtime
Soo Thunderbirds 4 - Thunder Bay North Stars (SIJHL) 3
Stouffville Spirit (OJHL) 10 - Soo Thunderbirds 2

Semi-final

Soo Thunderbirds 8 - Thunder Bay North Stars (SIJHL) 5

Final

Soo Thunderbirds 5 - Stouffville Spirit (OJHL) 3

2012 Royal Bank Cup Championship

Hosted by the Humboldt Broncos in Humboldt Broncos. Soo Thunderbirds finished second in the round robin but were eliminated in the semi-final.

Round Robin

Soo Thunderbirds 2 - Penticton Vees (BCHL) 1
Portage Terriers (MJHL) 4 - Soo Thunderbirds 3 in double overtime
Humboldt Broncos (SJHL) 3 - Soo Thunderbirds 0
Soo Thunderbirds 7 - Woodstock Slammers (MHL) 4

Semi-final

Penticton Vees (BCHL) 3 - Soo Thunderbirds 0

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Jordan Carroll Sudbury Cubs 50 70 66 136 26
Marc-Alain Begin Abitibi Eskimos 39 31 92 123 29
Jamie Haines Sudbury Cubs 42 39 68 107 74
Micky Sartoretto Soo Thunderbirds 45 43 54 97 40
Nick Esposto Sudbury Cubs 35 34 60 94 68
Richard Therrien Abitibi Eskimos 48 44 47 91 48
Brian Depp Soo Eagles 48 40 45 85 32
Matt Amadio Soo Thunderbirds 45 30 48 78 16
Dallas McLaughlin Soo Eagles 48 36 31 67 67
Shane Totten Soo Eagles 50 27 40 67 46

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player Team GP Mins W L T GA SO Sv% GAA
John Kleinhans Soo Thunderbirds 37 2159:16 26 9 0 103 5 0.912 2.86
Chris Truehl Soo Eagles 20 1140:34 14 3 1 63 0 0.907 3.31
Alex Laino Sudbury Cubs 26 1519:35 13 9 3 109 0 0.898 4.30
Luis Puig Soo Eagles 18 948:31 11 4 2 59 2 0.894 3.73
JP Fecteau Abitibi Eskimos 42 2301:44 21 13 3 163 0 0.893 4.25

Players selected in 2012 NHL Entry Draft

To be decided after season ends.

Awards

To be decided after season ends.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sudbury Sports News - Sudbury Jr. Wolves revert to former moniker". Northernlife.ca. 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  2. ↑ "NOJHL’s Manitoulin Islanders moving to Kirkland Lake". Saultsports.com. 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "Teams". NOJHL.com. 2007-02-18. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  5. ↑ "Regular Season Standings". NOJHL.com. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  6. ↑ "NOJHL Playoffs". NOJHL.com. Retrieved 2012-07-07.

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2012–13 NOJHL season