2014–15 NOJHL season

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2014–15 NOJHL season
LeagueNorthern Ontario Junior Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationSeptember 3, 2014 – April 19, 2015
Number of teams9
Finals championsSoo Thunderbirds
NOJHL seasons

The 2014–15 NOJHL season was the 37th season of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). The nine teams of the NOJHL played 56-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 2015 Royal Bank Cup.

Changes[edit]

Final standings[edit]

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

East
Team Centre W–L–T–OTL GF–GA Points
Kirkland Lake Gold Miners Kirkland Lake, Ontario 38–10–2–2 264–131 80
Cochrane Crunch Cochrane, Ontario 29–21–0–2 226–188 60
Abitibi Eskimos Iroquois Falls, Ontario 28–20–0–4 243–233 60
Powassan Voodoos Powassan, Ontario 15–29–0–8 217–262 38
Mattawa Blackhawks Mattawa, Ontario 14–34–0–4 171–304 32
West
Team Centre W–L–T–OTL GF–GA Points
Soo Thunderbirds Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario 38–7–1–6 271–130 83
Elliot Lake Wildcats Elliot Lake, Ontario 38–11–2–1 242–142 79
Sudbury Nickel Barons Sudbury, Ontario 31–16–1–4 203–179 67
Blind River Beavers Blind River, Ontario 0–51–0–1 98–366 1

Teams listed on the official league website.[6]

Standings listed on official league website.[7]

2015 Copeland-McNamara Trophy Playoffs[edit]

Play-in series Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
E1 Kirkland Lake 2
E4 Powassan 2 E4 Powassan 4
E5 Mattawa 0 E4 Powassan 0
E2 Cochrane 4
E2 Cochrane 4
E3 Abitibi 2
W1 Soo 4
E2 Cochrane 1
W1 Soo 4
W4 Blind River 0
W1 Soo 4
W2 Elliot Lake 1
W2 Elliot Lake 4
W3 Sudbury 2

Playoff results are listed on the official league website.[8]

2015 Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship[edit]

Hosted by the Fort Frances Lakers of the Superior International Junior Hockey League in Fort Frances, Ontario. The Soo Thunderbirds represented the NOJHL and won the Dudley Hewitt Cup.

Round Robin

Soo Thunderbirds defeated Dryden Ice Dogs (SIJHL), 8-1
Soo Thunderbirds defeated Fort Frances Lakers (Host-SIJHL), 6-3
Toronto Patriots (OJHL) defeated Soo Thunderbirds, 4-3 OT

Championship Game

Soo Thunderbirds defeated Fort Frances Lakers, 3-2

2015 Royal Bank Cup[edit]

Round Robin

Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) defeated Soo Thunderbirds, 4-0
Melfort Mustangs (SJHL) defeated Soo Thunderbirds, 5-3
Portage Terriers (MJHL) defeated Soo Thunderbirds, 7-2
Penticton Vees (BCHL) defeated Soo Thunderbirds, 5-2

Awards[edit]

  • Top Defenceman (NOJHL Award) - Ethan Strong, Kirkland Lake Gold Miners[9]
  • Most Improved (Gilles Laperriere Trophy) - Brennan Roy, Abitibi Eskimos[9]
  • Top Defensive Forward (Mitch Tetreault Memorial Trophy) - Brett Jefferies, Soo Thunderbirds[9]
  • Team Goaltending (NOJHL Award) - Mario Culina/Brian Kment, Soo Thunderbirds[9]
  • Top GAA (Wayne Chase Memorial Award) - Mario Culina, Soo Thunderbirds[9]
  • Top Scorer (Jimmy Conners Memorial Trophy) - Steve Harland, Powassan Voodoos[9]
  • Most Valuable Player (Carlo Catterello Trophy) - Steve Harland, Powassan Voodoos[9]
  • Top Rookie (John Grignon Trophy) - Steve Harland, Powassan Voodoos[9]
  • Most Gentlemanly Player (Onaping Falls Huskies Trophy) - Nicolas Tassone, Soo Thunderbirds[9]
  • Top Team Player (NOJHL Trophy) - Ethan Strong, Kirkland Lake Gold Miners[9]
  • Scholastic Award (NOJHL Trophy) -
  • CJHL Scholastic Nominee Award -
  • Playoff's Most Valuable Player (NOJHL Trophy) - Owen Headrick, Soo Thunderbirds
  • Coach of the Year (Mirl "Red" McCarthy Memorial Award) - Jordan Smith, Soo Thunderbirds[9]
  • Top Executive (Joe Drago Trophy) - Todd Stencill, Elliot Lake Wildcats[9]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "UPDATE: Cochrane goes Crunch | Timmins Press". Archived from the original on 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  2. ^ "CIHL moving forward". 2 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Trappers setting up in Mattawa". 23 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Junior 'A' hockey to be back on the ice | Elliot Lake Standard". Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  5. ^ "Powassan Voodoos introduced".
  6. ^ "Home".
  7. ^ "NOJHL League Site".
  8. ^ "Home".
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "NOJHL ANNOUNCES 2014-15 AWARD WINNERS". NOJHL. March 9, 2015.

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