2009–10 NOJHL season

2009–10 NOJHL season #007AC2 #FFFFFF Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Hockey Regular season 2009-09-09 – 2010-03-03 Playoffs 2010-03-06 – 2010-04-15 Abitibi Eskimos 8 NOJHL 2008–09 2010–11 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. 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 Team Centre W–L–T-OTL GF GA Points Abitibi Eskimos Iroquois Falls 40-7-0-3 263 141 83 North Bay Trappers North Bay 34-14-0-2 227 161 70 Sudbury Jr. Wolves Copper Cliff 19-27-0-4 186 216 42 Temiscaming Royals Temiscaming, QC 14-32-0-4 178 252 32Western Division Team Centre W–L–T-OTL GF GA Points Soo Thunderbirds Sault Ste. Marie, ON 33-14-0-3 253 154 69 Blind River Beavers Blind River 29-14-0-7 239 205 65 Soo Eagles Sault Ste. Marie, MI 27-18-0-5 224 213 59 Manitoulin Islanders Little Current 4-45-0-1 131 359 9 Teams listed on the official league website.http://www.nojhl.com/?content=teams.php Home Standings listed on official league website.http://www.nojhl.com/?content=standings.php Home 2009-10 Copeland-McNamara Trophy Playoffs 1 y Quarter-finals Semi-finals McNamara Trophy Finals East West E1 Abitibi 4 E4 Temiscaming 1 E2 North Bay 1 E3 Sudbury 4 W1 Soo Thunderbirds 4 W4 Manitoulin 0 W2 Blind River 1 W3 Soo Eagles 4 E1 Abitibi 4 E3 Sudbury 1 W1 Soo Thunderbirds 4 W3 Soo Eagles 0 E1 Abitibi 4 W1 Soo Thunderbirds 3 Playoff results are listed on the official league website.http://www.nojhl.com/?content=playoffs.php Home 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 PIMFelix BoutinAbitibi Eskimos4936639934Marc-Alain BeginAbitibi Eskimos4039599823Brett FindlayBlind River Beavers5028598751Chris KangasSudbury Jr. Wolves49355085100Joshua ClancyAbitibi Eskimos4842428428Matt DozoisBlind River Beavers4419517029Aaron LeonardSoo Eagles4822456728Drew MacMillanBlind River Beavers442640668Erik BelangerSudbury Jr. Wolves47224466107Ryan McAleeseSoo Eagles4829356441 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% GAAEddie DaveyAbitibi Eskimos452615:13384210820.9252.48John KleinhansSoo Eagles311661:411611110610.9123.83Eric PyeSoo Thunderbirds12668:598202630.9112.33Sam FoleyBlind River Beavers201158:0314416700.9083.47Michael MitchellNorth Bay Trappers331770:5720918820.9012.98 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 2010 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 External links Official website of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League 2008–09 NOJHL season 2010–11 NOJHL season NOJHL seasons NOJHL Category:Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League seasons