2014–15 NOJHL season explained

2014–15 NOJHL season
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League:	Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
Sport:	Hockey
Duration:	September 3, 2014 – April 19, 2015
Finals Champ:	Soo Thunderbirds
No Of Teams:	9
Seasonslistnames:	NOJHL
Prevseason Year:	2013–14
Nextseason Year:	2015–16

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

• Elliot Lake Bobcats relocate to Cochrane, Ontario and become Cochrane Crunch.^[1]
• Espanola Rivermen leave league for CIHL.^[2]
• North Bay Trappers relocate to Mattawa, Ontario and become Mattawa Blackhawks.^[3]
• Elliot Lake Wildcats of Elliot Lake, Ontario are granted expansion.^[4]
• Powassan Voodoos of Powassan, Ontario are granted expansion.^[5]

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

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

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

2015 Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

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

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

• 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

• 2015 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
• 2014 in ice hockey
• 2015 in ice hockey

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: UPDATE: Cochrane goes Crunch Timmins Press . 2014-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140303101335/http://www.timminspress.com/2014/03/02/bobcats-morph-into-crunch . 2014-03-03 . dead .
2. Web site: CIHL moving forward. 2 April 2014.
3. Web site: Trappers setting up in Mattawa. 23 February 2014.
4. Web site: Junior ‘A’ hockey to be back on the ice Elliot Lake Standard . 2014-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903132438/http://www.elliotlakestandard.ca/2014/06/11/junior-a-hockey-to-be-back-on-the-ice-in-elliot-lake . 2014-09-03 . dead .
5. Web site: Powassan Voodoos introduced.
6. Web site: Home.
7. Web site: NOJHL League Site.
8. Web site: Home.
9. Web site: NOJHL ANNOUNCES 2014-15 AWARD WINNERS . NOJHL . March 9, 2015.