2012–13 NOJHL season

35th season of the NOJHL 2012–13 NOJHL season #007AC2 #FFFFFF Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Hockey Regular season 2012-09-05 – 2013-03-13 Playoffs 2013-03-15 – 2013-04-24 North Bay Trappers 7 NOJHL 2011–12 2013–14 The 2012–13 NOJHL season was the 35th season of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). The seven teams of the NOJHL played 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 2013 Royal Bank Cup. Changes Soo Eagles leave league for North American Hockey League. Elliot Lake Bobcats join league from Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League. Sudbury Cubs change ownership, renamed Sudbury Nickel Barons. 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 Team Centre W–L–T-OTL GF–GA Points North Bay Trappers North Bay, Ontario 34-7-3-4 215-120 75 Soo Thunderbirds Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario 33-9-3-3 223-123 72 Sudbury Nickel Barons Sudbury, Ontario 29-18-0-1 186-177 59 Kirkland Lake Gold Miners Kirkland Lake, Ontario 25-18-2-3 173-145 55 Blind River Beavers Blind River, Ontario 13-27-2-6 178-226 34 Elliot Lake Bobcats Elliot Lake, Ontario 15-31-0-2 147-238 32 Abitibi Eskimos Iroquois Falls, Ontario 14-31-0-3 165-258 31 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 2012-13 Copeland-McNamara Trophy Playoffs 1 y Quarter-finals Semi-finals McNamara Trophy Finals 4 Kirkland Lake 4 5 Blind River 0 2 Soo 4 7 Abitibi 0 3 Sudbury 4 6 Elliot Lake 3 1 North Bay 4 4 Kirkland Lake 1 2 Soo 4 3 Sudbury 0 1 North Bay 4 2 Soo 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 North Bay Trappers in North Bay, Ontario. North Bay finished 4th, while the Soo Thunderbirds finished 3rd. Round Robin St. Michael's Buzzers (OJHL) 4 - Soo Thunderbirds 2 North Bay Trappers 4 - Minnesota Wilderness (SIJHL) 1 Minnesota Wilderness (SIJHL) 7 - Soo Thunderbirds 0 St. Michael's Buzzers (OJHL) 5 - North Bay Trappers 2 Soo Thunderbirds 4 - North Bay Trappers 3 OT Semi-final St. Michael's Buzzers (OJHL) 5 - Soo Thunderbirds 1 Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIMSebastien Leroux Sudbury 44 29 53 82 58Darcy Haines Sudbury 46 39 42 81 30Darcy Casola Soo 48 28 38 66 19Adam Ritchie Soo 38 28 33 61 22Richard Therrien Abitibi 27 29 27 56 10Samuel Wilbur Blind River 48 21 34 55 53Brennen Dubchak North Bay 47 21 30 51 25Corey McEwen Blind River 46 20 28 48 28Trevor Hunt North Bay 43 22 26 48 56Anthony Miller Soo 45 21 26 47 23 Leading goaltenders Note: 1000 Minutes minimum; 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 GA W L T SO Svs Sv% GAAGreg Dodds North Bay 39 2235.38 84 28 6 3 3 1089 0.928 2.25Joel Horodziejczk Soo 32 1915.07 76 19 10 2 2 855 0.918 2.38Steve Dombrowski Soo 17 1000.32 42 13 2 1 3 449 0.914 2.52Chris Komma Kirkland Lake 41 2301.43 100 21 17 1 3 930 0.903 2.61Alexander Laino Sudbury 30 1625.34 100 17 10 0 1 925 0.902 3.69 Awards Top Defenceman (NOJHL Award) - Adam Newkirk (Blind River) Most Improved (Gilles Laperriere Trophy) - Trevor Hunt (North Bay) Top Defensive Forward (Mitch Tetreault Memorial Trophy) - Brandon Bazinet (Blind River) Team Goaltending (NOJHL Award) - Greg Dodds/Dustin Hummel (North Bay) Top GAA (Wayne Chase Memorial Award) - Greg Dodds (North Bay) Top Scorer (Jimmy Conners Memorial Trophy) - Sebastien Leroux (Sudbury) Most Valuable Player (Carlo Catterello Trophy) - Darcy Haines (Sudbury) Top Rookie (John Grignon Trophy) - Joel Horodziejczyk (Soo) Most Gentlemanly Player (Onaping Falls Huskies Trophy) - Brandon Janke (North Bay) Top Team Player (NOJHL Trophy) - Darcy Casola (Soo) Scholastic Award (NOJHL Trophy) - Tait Seguin (North Bay) CJHL Scholastic Nominee Award - Tait Seguin (North Bay) Playoff's Most Valuable Player (NOJHL Trophy) - Trevor Hunt (North Bay) Coach of the Year (Mirl "Red" McCarthy Memorial Award) - Marc Lafleur (Kirkland Lake) Top Executive (Joe Drago Trophy) - Rusty Joncas (Blind River) See also 2013 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 2012 in ice hockey 2013 in ice hockey References External links Official website of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League 2011–12 NOJHL season 2013–14 NOJHL season NOJHL seasons NOJHL 2012