2014–15 NOJHL season

2014–15 NOJHL season #007AC2 #FFFFFF Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Hockey September 3, 2014 – April 19, 2015 Soo Thunderbirds 9 NOJHL 2013–14 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.http://www.timminspress.com/2014/03/02/bobcats-morph-into-crunch 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 Espanola Rivermen leave league for CIHL.http://www.hockeynewsnorth.com/aaa/cihl-moving-forward/ CIHL moving forward 2 April 2014 North Bay Trappers relocate to Mattawa, Ontario and become Mattawa Blackhawks.http://www.hockeynewsnorth.com/nojhl/trappers-setting-up-in-mattawa/ Trappers setting up in Mattawa 23 February 2014 Elliot Lake Wildcats of Elliot Lake, Ontario are granted expansion.http://www.elliotlakestandard.ca/2014/06/11/junior-a-hockey-to-be-back-on-the-ice-in-elliot-lake 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 Powassan Voodoos of Powassan, Ontario are granted expansion.http://www.baytoday.ca/content/sports/details.asp?c=63467 Powassan Voodoos introduced 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 W–L–T–OTL GF–GA Points Kirkland Lake Gold Miners Kirkland Lake, Ontario 38–10–2–2 264–131 80 Cochrane Crunch Cochrane, Ontario 29–21–0–2 226–188 60 Abitibi Eskimos Iroquois Falls, Ontario 28–20–0–4 243–233 60 Powassan Voodoos Powassan, Ontario 15–29–0–8 217–262 38 Mattawa Blackhawks Mattawa, Ontario 14–34–0–4 171–304 32West Team Centre W–L–T–OTL GF–GA Points Soo Thunderbirds Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario 38–7–1–6 271–130 83 Elliot Lake Wildcats Elliot Lake, Ontario 38–11–2–1 242–142 79 Sudbury Nickel Barons Sudbury, Ontario 31–16–1–4 203–179 67 Blind River Beavers Blind River, Ontario 0–51–0–1 98–366 1 Teams listed on the official league website.http://www.nojhl.com/?content=teams.php Home Standings listed on official league website.http://nojhl.com/stats/standings?standingstype=division&context=overall&specialteams=false&season=3&sortkey=points&league=1 NOJHL League Site 2015 Copeland-McNamara Trophy Playoffs Play-in series Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals E4 Powassan 2 E5 Mattawa 0 E1 Kirkland Lake 2 E4 Powassan 4 E2 Cochrane 4 E3 Abitibi 2 W1 Soo 4 W4 Blind River 0 W2 Elliot Lake 4 W3 Sudbury 2 E4 Powassan 0 E2 Cochrane 4 W1 Soo 4 W2 Elliot Lake 1 W1 Soo 4 E2 Cochrane 1 Playoff results are listed on the official league website.http://www.nojhl.com/?content=playoffs.php Home 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 Minershttp://nojhl.com/nojhl-announces-2014-15-award-winners NOJHL ANNOUNCES 2014-15 AWARD WINNERS NOJHL March 9, 2015 Most Improved (Gilles Laperriere Trophy) - Brennan Roy, Abitibi Eskimos Top Defensive Forward (Mitch Tetreault Memorial Trophy) - Brett Jefferies, Soo Thunderbirds Team Goaltending (NOJHL Award) - Mario Culina/Brian Kment, Soo Thunderbirds Top GAA (Wayne Chase Memorial Award) - Mario Culina, Soo Thunderbirds Top Scorer (Jimmy Conners Memorial Trophy) - Steve Harland, Powassan Voodoos Most Valuable Player (Carlo Catterello Trophy) - Steve Harland, Powassan Voodoos Top Rookie (John Grignon Trophy) - Steve Harland, Powassan Voodoos Most Gentlemanly Player (Onaping Falls Huskies Trophy) - Nicolas Tassone, Soo Thunderbirds Top Team Player (NOJHL Trophy) - Ethan Strong, Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 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 Top Executive (Joe Drago Trophy) - Todd Stencill, Elliot Lake Wildcats 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 References External links Official website of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League 2013–14 NOJHL season 2015–16 NOJHL season NOJHL seasons Category:2014–15 in Canadian ice hockey by league 2014