2011–12 NOJHL season

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.

2011–12 NOJHL season
League	Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Regular season 2011-09-07 – 2012-02-29 Playoffs 2012-03-02 – 2012-04-10
Number of teams	7
Finals champions	Soo Thunderbirds

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

• Sudbury Jr. Wolves change their name to the Sudbury Cubs.[1]
• Manitoulin Islanders move to Kirkland Lake, Ontario and become Kirkland Lake Blue Devils.[2]
• Temiscaming Royals ceased operations.[3]
• Kirkland Lake Blue Devils (7-28-1) are sold mid-season and renamed Kirkland Lake Gold Miners.

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

• 2012 Royal Bank Cup
• Dudley Hewitt Cup
• List of NOHA Junior A seasons
• Ontario Junior Hockey League
• Superior International Junior Hockey League
• Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League

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. "Ontario Junior A Leagues - Off-Season Report". Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
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.

External links

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