2009–10 NOJHL season

The 2009–10 NOJHL season is the 32nd season of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). The eight teams of the East and West Divisions will play 50-game schedules.

2009–10 NOJHL season
LeagueNorthern Ontario Junior Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
2009-09-09 – 2010-03-03
Playoffs
2010-03-06 – 2010-04-15
Number of teams8
Finals championsAbitibi Eskimos

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 2010 Royal Bank Cup.

Changes
  • North Bay Skyhawks change their name to North Bay Trappers.

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
TeamCentreW-L-T-OTLGFGAPoints
Abitibi EskimosIroquois Falls40-7-0-326314183
North Bay TrappersNorth Bay34-14-0-222716170
Sudbury Jr. WolvesCopper Cliff19-27-0-418621642
Temiscaming RoyalsTemiscaming, QC14-32-0-417825232
Western Division
TeamCentreW-L-T-OTLGFGAPoints
Soo ThunderbirdsSault Ste. Marie, ON33-14-0-325315469
Blind River BeaversBlind River29-14-0-723920565
Soo EaglesSault Ste. Marie, MI27-18-0-522421359
Manitoulin IslandersLittle Current4-45-0-11313599

Teams listed on the official league website.[1]

Standings listed on official league website.[2]

2009-10 Copeland-McNamara Trophy Playoffs
  Quarter-finals Semi-finals McNamara Trophy Finals
                           
  E1 Abitibi 4  
E4 Temiscaming 1  
  E1 Abitibi 4  
East
    E3 Sudbury 1  
E2 North Bay 1
  E3 Sudbury 4  
    E1 Abitibi 4
  W1 Soo Thunderbirds 3
  W1 Soo Thunderbirds 4  
W4 Manitoulin 0  
W1 Soo Thunderbirds 4
West
    W3 Soo Eagles 0  
W2 Blind River 1
  W3 Soo Eagles 4  

Playoff results are listed on the official league website.[3]

Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

Hosted by the Soo Thunderbirds in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Soo finished in third, Abitibi finished fourth.

Round Robin

Oakville Blades (OJAHL) 6 - Abitibi Eskimos 0
Fort William North Stars (SIJHL) 3 - Soo Thunderbirds 2 OT
Abitibi Eskimos 4 - Fort William North Stars 3 OT
Oakville Blades (OJAHL) 3 - Soo Thunderbirds 1
Soo Thunderbirds 4 - Abitibi Eskimos 3

Semi-final

Fort William North Stars (SIJHL) 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
Felix Boutin Abitibi Eskimos 49 36 63 99 34
Marc-Alain Begin Abitibi Eskimos 40 39 59 98 23
Brett Findlay Blind River Beavers 50 28 59 87 51
Chris Kangas Sudbury Jr. Wolves 49 35 50 85 100
Joshua Clancy Abitibi Eskimos 48 42 42 84 28
Matt Dozois Blind River Beavers 44 19 51 70 29
Aaron Leonard Soo Eagles 48 22 45 67 28
Drew MacMillan Blind River Beavers 44 26 40 66 8
Erik Belanger Sudbury Jr. Wolves 47 22 44 66 107
Ryan McAleese Soo Eagles 48 29 35 64 41

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
Eddie Davey Abitibi Eskimos 45 2615:13 38 4 2 108 2 0.925 2.48
John Kleinhans Soo Eagles 31 1661:41 16 11 1 106 1 0.912 3.83
Eric Pye Soo Thunderbirds 12 668:59 8 2 0 26 3 0.911 2.33
Sam Foley Blind River Beavers 20 1158:03 14 4 1 67 0 0.908 3.47
Michael Mitchell North Bay Trappers 33 1770:57 20 9 1 88 2 0.901 2.98

Awards
  • Player of the Year - Felix Boutin (Abitibi Eskimos)
  • Most Valuable Player - Eddie Davey (Abitibi Eskimos)
  • Most Gentlemanly Player - Chris Pontes (Sudbury Jr. Wolves)
  • Rookie of the Year - Brett Findlay (Blind River Beavers)
  • Top Defenceman - Bronson Kovacs (Soo Thunderbirds)
  • Most Improved Player - Mathew Pepin (North Bay Trappers)
  • Top Defensive Forward - Brodie Barron (North Bay Trappers)
  • Top "Team Player" - Jerry Petingalo (Soo Thunderbirds)
  • Director of the Year - Al Jones (Soo Thunderbirds)
  • Coach of the Year - Paul Gagne (Abitibi Eskimos)
  • Team Goaltending Award - Eddie Davey, Chandler Long (Abitibi Eskimos)
  • Top Goals Against Average - Eddie Davey (Abitibi Eskimos)
  • Scoring Champion - Felix Boutin (Soo Thunderbirds)
  • Scholastic Player of the Year - Bronson Kovacs (Soo Thunderbirds)
  • Playoffs Most Valuable Player - Matt St. Jacques (Abitibi Eskimos)

See also

References
  1. http://www.nojhl.com/?content=teams.php
  2. http://www.nojhl.com/?content=standings.php
  3. http://www.nojhl.com/?content=playoffs.php
Preceded by
2008–09 NOJHL season		 NOJHL seasons Succeeded by
2010–11 NOJHL season
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