2011–12 SIJHL season

2011–12 SIJHL season
League	Superior International Junior Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Regular season 2011-09-16 – 2012-02-26 Playoffs 2012-02-28 – 2012-04-11
Number of teams	7

The 2011–12 SIJHL season is the 11th season of the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL). The seven teams of the SIJHL will play 56-game schedules.

Come February, the top teams of the league will play down for the Bill Salonen Cup, the SIJHL championship. The winner of the Bill Salonen Cup 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 Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, the champion would then move on to play in the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship, the 2012 Royal Bank Cup.

Changes

Iron Range Ironheads of Chisholm, Minnesota join league.^[1]

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

Standings
Team	Centre	W-L-OTL	GF-GA	Points
Wisconsin Wilderness	Spooner, Wisconsin	49-6-1	259-97	99
Fort Frances Lakers	Fort Frances, Ontario	37-12-7	255-166	81
Thunder Bay North Stars	Thunder Bay, Ontario	31-19-6	242-156	68
Dryden Ice Dogs	Dryden, Ontario	25-24-7	212-200	57
Sioux Lookout Flyers	Sioux Lookout, Ontario	25-29-2	202-227	52
Duluth Clydesdales	Duluth, Minnesota	20-33-3	200-247	43
Iron Range Ironheads	Chisholm, Minnesota	9-45-2	155-432	20

Teams listed on the official league website.^[2]

Standings listed on official league website.^[3]

2011-12 Bill Salonen Cup Playoffs

Quarter-finals			Semi-finals			Bill Salonen Cup Finals


			2	Fort Frances	4

			4	Dryden	0
4	Dryden	4

5	Sioux Lookout	1
						2	Fort Frances	3
						1	Wisconsin	4


			1	Wisconsin	4

			3	Thunder Bay	0
3	Thunder Bay	4

6	Duluth	0

Playoff results are listed on the official league website.^[4]

Survivor Series

Winner plays 3rd seed in Quarter-final.
Best-of-Three.

Survivor Series


6	Duluth	2

7	Iron Range	0

Super Series

Winner gets choice of opponent in semi-finals. A team gets a point for winning the first two-game-aggregate in games one and two, and another point for games three and four. If tied 1-1 after four games, the series goes to sudden death shootout.

Super Series


1	Wisconsin	1

2	Fort Frances (5-4 SO)	1

Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

Hosted by the Thunder Bay North Stars in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The North Stars finished third in the round robin and lost the semi-final to finish third overall. The Wisconsin Wilderness finished fourth in the round robin and failed to make the playoff rounds.

Round Robin

Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 4 - Wisconsin Wilderness 3 in overtime

Stouffville Spirit (OJHL) 2 - Thunder Bay North Stars 1 in overtime

Wisconsin Wilderness 5 - Stouffville Spirit (OJHL) 2

Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 4 - Thunder Bay North Stars 3

Thunder Bay North Stars 4 - Wisconsin Wilderness 3 in overtime

Semi-final

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

Scoring leaders

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Byron Katapaytuk	Fort Frances Lakers	52	32	53	85	54
Anthony Wolfe	Sioux Lookout Flyers	48	24	60	84	103
Chris Hoffman	Sioux Lookout Flyers	52	49	31	80	156
Mike Dietrich	Wisconsin Wilderness	55	36	33	69	50
Jordan Larson	Fort Frances Lakers	56	34	35	69	20
Jordan Shockley	Wisconsin Wilderness	59	24	42	66	46
Dane Morin	Sioux Lookout Flyers	55	22	44	66	25
Ryan Lobreau	Dryden Ice Dogs	53	27	37	64	79
Hunter Scott	Duluth Clydesdales	50	34	29	63	18
Matt Morsette	Duluth Clydesdales	54	30	30	60	108

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	OTL	SOL	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Tanner Milliron	Wisconsin Wilderness	35	2026:04	30	3	0	0	53	7	0.936	1.57
Tanner Hamilton	Fort Frances Lakers	21	1144:26	14	3	2	0	52	0	0.915	2.73
Tyler Ampe	Fort Frances Lakers	37	2253:45	22	9	0	5	105	2	0.914	2.80
Marc Nother	Thunder Bay North Stars	37	2100:45	22	13	0	2	82	5	0.909	2.34
Jayme Brattengeier	Sioux Lookout Flyers	43	2446:20	18	24	0	1	157	0	0.903	3.85

Awards

Player of the Year: Byron Katapaytuk (Fort Frances Lakers)
Coach of the Year: Rod Aldoff (Wisconsin Wilderness)
Top Goaltender: Tanner Milliron (Wisconsin Wilderness)
Top Defensive Forward: Sam Dubinsky (Thunder Bay North Stars)
Rookie of the Year: Jordan Larson (Fort Frances Lakers)
Top Defenceman: Anthony Calabrese (Wisconsin Wilderness)
Most Improved Player: Matt Morsette (Duluth Clydesdales)
Most Sportsmanlike Player: Dane Morin (Sioux Lookout Flyers)
Top Scorer: Byron Katapaytuk (Fort Frances Lakers)
Playoff MVP: Jeremy Johnson (Wisconsin Wilderness)

References

↑ "SIJHL expanding with Iron Range franchise | Fort Frances Times Online". Fftimes.com. 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
↑ "SIJHL | Teams". Sijhl.pointstreaksites.com. 2011-01-02. Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
↑ "SIJHL | Home Page". Sijhl_cms.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
↑ http://www.sijhl.com/

External links

Preceded by 2010–11 SIJHL season	SIJHL seasons	Succeeded by 2012–13 SIJHL season

Superior International Junior Hockey League
Current Teams	Dryden Ice Dogs English River Miners Fort Frances Lakers Minnesota Iron Rangers Thief River Falls Norskies Thunder Bay North Stars
Former Teams	Duluth Clydesdales Fort Frances Borderland Thunder Marathon Renegades Minnesota Wilderness Schreiber Diesels Sioux Lookout Flyers Thunder Bay Bearcats Thunder Bay Bulldogs Thunder Bay Wolverines Wisconsin Wilderness
History	Iron Range Yellow Jackets MSU-Bottineau Lumberjacks Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League Thunder Bay Flyers Thunder Bay Hornets Northwestern Ontario Junior Hockey League Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League
Seasons	2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
CJHL: Dudley Hewitt Cup Royal Bank Cup

Members and championships of the Canadian Junior Hockey League
Dudley Hewitt Cup	Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Ontario Junior Hockey League Superior International Junior Hockey League
Fred Page Cup	Central Canada Hockey League Maritime Junior A Hockey League Quebec Junior Hockey League
Doyle Cup	Alberta Junior Hockey League British Columbia Hockey League
Anavet Cup	Manitoba Junior Hockey League Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League
Royal Bank Cup	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
History	Abbott Cup Callaghan Cup Western Canada Cup Thunder Bay Flyers EJAHL IJHL MetJHL Original MJAHL NBJHL NJAHL NJHL NOJHA OPJHL PJHL QJAHL RMJHL SJJHL SOJHL TBJHL
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