2001–02 OPJHL season

2001–02 OPJHL season #007AC2 #FFFFFF Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League Hockey Regular season 2001-09 – 2002-02 Playoffs 2002-02 – 2002-04 Brampton Capitals 36 OPJHL 2000–01 2002–03 The 2001–02 OPJHL season is the ninth season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJHL). The thirty-six teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule. Come February, the top eight teams of each division competed for the Frank L. Buckland Trophy, the OPJHL championship. The winner of the Buckland Cup, the Brampton Capitals,http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/league/cups/national_champions.html Shaw Communications did not attend the 2002 Dudley Hewitt Cup due to a protest staged by the OPJHL against the inclusion of the upstart Superior International Junior Hockey League in the Central Canadian playdowns. Changes OPJHL opts out of National Playdowns for one season. Durham Huskies leave the OPJHL. Port Hope Clippers are renamed Port Hope Predators. 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 Division Team GP W L T OTL GF GA PWellington Dukes 49 37 5 7 0 238 116 81Cobourg Cougars 49 33 11 5 0 198 141 71Trenton Sting 49 32 11 5 1 207 128 70Kingston Voyageurs 49 25 15 6 3 185 141 59Peterborough Bees 49 23 20 5 1 195 199 52Syracuse Jr. Crunch 49 20 24 5 0 187 226 45Bowmanville Eagles 49 15 23 7 4 159 174 41Bancroft Hawks 49 16 26 5 2 184 209 39Lindsay Muskies 49 13 33 2 1 136 211 29Port Hope Predators 49 8 40 1 0 119 268 17North Division Team GP W L T OTL GF GA PNewmarket Hurricanes 49 35 12 2 0 232 112 72Couchiching Terriers 49 30 15 3 1 236 163 64Aurora Tigers 49 30 15 3 1 193 150 64Stouffville Spirit 49 24 18 5 2 207 183 55Collingwood Blues 49 23 21 4 1 191 181 51Parry Sound Shamrocks 49 13 28 4 4 138 206 34Huntsville Wildcats 49 7 39 2 1 121 289 17South Division Team GP W L T OTL GF GA PWexford Raiders 49 35 8 6 0 237 151 76St. Michael's Buzzers 49 34 10 4 1 230 145 73Markham Waxers 49 26 17 4 2 223 213 58Thornhill Rattlers 49 20 21 6 2 165 183 48Pickering Panthers 49 20 22 5 2 188 193 47North York Rangers 49 19 24 6 0 155 171 44Vaughan Vipers 49 19 25 3 2 173 196 43Oshawa Legionaires 49 14 25 7 3 158 226 38Ajax Axemen 49 7 30 6 6 163 240 26West Division Team GP W L T OTL GF GA PBrampton Capitals 49 34 12 3 0 247 159 71Hamilton Kiltys 49 34 12 2 1 237 156 71Oakville Blades 49 33 11 3 2 254 177 71Bramalea Blues 49 25 19 4 1 224 209 55Milton Merchants 49 25 20 3 1 198 208 54Georgetown Raiders 49 23 20 5 1 216 201 52Mississauga Chargers 49 18 23 4 4 174 164 44Streetsville Derbys 49 17 29 2 1 199 252 37Burlington Cougars 49 14 31 4 0 171 244 32Buffalo Lightning 49 5 39 4 1 123 275 15 2001-02 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs the Central Canada Championship Dudley Hewitt Cup the national championship 2002 Royal Bank Cup Division Quarter-final Wellington Dukes defeated Bancroft Hawks 4-games-to-none Cobourg Cougars defeated Bowmanville Eagles 4-games-to-none Trenton Sting defeated Syracuse Jr. Crunch 4-games-to-none Peterborough Bees defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-1 Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Huntsville Wildcats 4-games-to-none Aurora Tigers defeated Parry Sound Shamrocks 4-games-to-1 Couchiching Terriers defeated Vaughan Vipers 4-games-to-2 Collingwood Blues defeated Stouffville Spirit 4-games-to-3 Wexford Raiders defeated Ajax Axemen 4-games-to-1 St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-2 Markham Waxers defeated North York Rangers 4-games-to-3 Pickering Panthers defeated Thornhill Rattlers 4-games-to-3 Brampton Capitals defeated Streetsville Derbys 4-games-to-none Hamilton Kiltys defeated Mississauga Chargers 4-games-to-none Georgetown Raiders defeated Oakville Blades 4-games-to-none Bramalea Blues defeated Milton Merchants 4-games-to-2 Division Semi-final Wellington Dukes defeated Peterborough Bees 4-games-to-none Cobourg Cougars defeated Trenton Sting 4-games-to-1 Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Collingwood Blues 4-games-to-1 Aurora Tigers defeated Couchiching Terriers 4-games-to-1 Wexford Raiders defeated Pickering Panthers 4-games-to-3 St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Markham Waxers 4-games-to-none Brampton Capitals defeated Georgetown Raiders 4-games-to-none Hamilton Kiltys defeated Bramalea Blues 4-games-to-2 Division Final Brampton Capitals defeated Hamilton Kiltys 4-games-to-2 Wellington Dukes defeated Cobourg Cougars 4-games-to-none Aurora Tigers defeated Newmarket Hurricanes 4-games-to-none Wexford Raiders defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 4-games-to-2 Semi-final Brampton Capitals defeated Aurora Tigers 4-games-to-none Wellington Dukes defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-3 Final Brampton Capitals defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-2 Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A PtsJeff Hristovski Brampton Capitals 48 56 47 103 Players selected in 2002 NHL entry draft Rd 7 #211 Patrick Murphy - Edmonton Oilers (Newmarket Hurricanes) See also 2002 Royal Bank Cup Dudley Hewitt Cup List of OJHL seasons Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Superior International Junior Hockey League Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League 2001 in ice hockey 2002 in ice hockey References External links Official website of the Ontario Junior Hockey League Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League 2000–01 OPJHL season 2002–03 OPJHL season OJHL seasons Category:Ontario Junior Hockey League seasons OPJHL