2006–07 NOJHL season

2006–07 NOJHL season #007AC2 #FFFFFF Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Hockey Regular season 2006-09-09 – 2007-03-11 Playoffs 2007-03-13 – 2007-04-14 Sudbury Jr. Wolves 7 NOJHL 2005–06 2007–08 The 2006–07 NOJHL season is the 29th season of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). The seven teams of the NOJHL will play 48-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 2007 Royal Bank Cup. Changes Northern Michigan Black Bears become the Soo Indians. 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 Final Standings Team Centre W–L–T-OTL GF GA Points Soo Indians Sault Ste. Marie, MI 31-15-0-2 193 145 64 Sudbury Jr. Wolves Copper Cliff 29-13-0-6 207 166 64 Abitibi Eskimos Iroquois Falls 26-16-0-6 177 174 58 Blind River Beavers Blind River 26-18-0-4 201 180 56 Soo Thunderbirds Sault Ste. Marie, ON 22-22-0-4 170 184 48 North Bay Skyhawks North Bay 23-24-0-1 164 169 47 Manitoulin Islanders Little Current 11-30-0-7 138 232 29 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 2006-07 Copeland-McNamara Trophy Playoffs Quarter-finals Semi-finals McNamara Trophy Finals 1 Soo Indians Bye 3 Abitibi 2 6 North Bay 4 2 Sudbury 4 7 Manitoulin 2 4 Blind River 3 5 Soo Thunderbirds 4 1 Soo Indians 4 6 North Bay 3 2 Sudbury 4 5 Soo Thunderbirds 1 1 Soo Indians 4 2 Sudbury 1 Playoff results are listed on the official league website.http://www.nojhl.com/?content=playoffs.php Home Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship Hosted by the Abitibi Eskimos in Iroquois Falls, Ontario. Abitibi finished third and Soo finished fourth. Round Robin Aurora Tigers (OPJHL) 4 - Soo Indians 1 Schreiber Diesels (SIJHL) 5 - Abitibi Eskimos 4 Abitibi Eskimos 4 - Soo Indians 2 Soo Indians 2 - Schreiber Diesels (SIJHL) 1 Aurora Tigers (OPJHL) 7 - Abitibi Eskimos 0 Semi-final Schreiber Diesels (SIJHL) 6 - Abitibi Eskimos 5 Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIMScott RestouleSudbury Jr. Wolves42334780163Brenden BiedermannSudbury Jr. Wolves4338296777Dan DubeAbitibi Eskimos4827376446Matt BrunetAbitibi Eskimos4824396320Jon DrakeBlind River Beavers4329336216Anthony LibonatiBlind River Beavers4326335986Sean FarleySoo Indians4531275865Brett PerliniSoo Thunderbirds4838195720Tyler GendronSoo Thunderbirds4416405635J. F. HouleSudbury Jr. Wolves3221305167 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% GAAShawn SirmanBlind River Beavers241248:1913626500.9113.12Brennan PoderzaySoo Indians221215:1317305510.9062.72Darren RowlandsonSudbury Jr. Wolves321794:571811110100.9023.38Alain ValiquetteSudbury Jr. Wolves201059:0210705800.9023.29Billy StoneManitoulin Islanders311647:26521111800.9004.30 Awards Player of the Year - Anthony Libonati (Blind River Beavers) Most Valuable Player - Dan Dube (Abitibi Eskimos) Most Gentlemanly Player - Matt Brunet (Abitibi Eskimos) Rookie of the Year - Brett Perlini (Soo Thunderbirds) Top Defenceman - Mitch Champagne (Abitibi Eskimos) Most Improved Player - Dylan King (Soo Thunderbirds) Top Defensive Forward - Jeremy Hilliard (Blind River Beavers) Top "Team Player" - Anthony Libonati (Blind River Beavers) Director of the Year - Scott Marshall (Abitibi Eskimos) Coach of the Year - Todd Stencill (Blind River Beavers) Team Goaltending Award - Brennan Poderzay, Elliot Hogue (Soo Indians) Top Goals Against Average - Brennan Poderzay (Soo Indians) Scoring Champion - Scott Restoule (Sudbury Jr. Wolves) Playoff Most Valuable Player - Brendan Biedermann (Sudbury Jr. Wolves) Scholastic Player of the Year - Brad Hummel (North Bay Skyhawks) See also 2007 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 2005–06 NOJHL season 2007–08 NOJHL season NOJHL seasons NOJHL Category:Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League seasons