2008–09 NOJHL season
2008–09 NOJHL season | |
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League | Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League |
Sport | Hockey |
Duration | Regular season 2008-09-09 – 2009-03-03 Playoffs 2009-03-06 – 2009-04-15 |
Number of teams | 8 |
Finals champions | Soo Thunderbirds |
The 2008–09 NOJHL season was the season of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). The eight teams of the East and West Divisions played 50-game schedules.
The top teams of each division played for the Copeland-McNamara Trophy, the NOJHL championship. The winner of the Copeland-McNamara Trophy competed in the Central Canadian Junior "A" championship, the Dudley Hewitt Cup.
Changes[]
- Temiscaming Royals join league from Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League.
- Soo re-enters league as Soo Eagles.
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
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Teams listed on the official league website.[1]
Standings listed on official league website.[2]
2008-09 Copeland-McNamara Trophy Playoffs[]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | McNamara Trophy Finals | ||||||||||||
E1 | North Bay | 4 | ||||||||||||
E4 | Temiscaming | 0 | ||||||||||||
E1 | North Bay | 4 | ||||||||||||
East | ||||||||||||||
E2 | Abitibi | 3 | ||||||||||||
E2 | Abitibi | 4 | ||||||||||||
E3 | Sudbury | 1 | ||||||||||||
E1 | North Bay | 1 | ||||||||||||
W1 | SSM Thunderbirds | 4 | ||||||||||||
W1 | SSM Thunderbirds | 4 | ||||||||||||
W4 | Manitoulin | 0 | ||||||||||||
W1 | SSM Thunderbirds | 4 | ||||||||||||
West | ||||||||||||||
W3 | Blind River | 0 | ||||||||||||
W2 | SSM Eagles | 0 | ||||||||||||
W3 | Blind River | 4 |
Playoff results are listed on the official league website.[3]
Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship[]
Hosted by the Schreiber Diesels in Schreiber, Ontario. Soo finished in fourth.
Round Robin
- Fort William North Stars (SIJHL) 2 - Soo Thunderbirds 0
- Schreiber Diesels (SIJHL) 2 - Soo Thunderbirds 0
- Kingston Voyageurs (OJHL) 3 - Soo Thunderbirds 0
Scoring leaders[]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
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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
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Awards[]
- Player of the Year - (Soo Thunderbirds)
- Most Valuable Player - (Soo Thunderbirds)
- Most Gentlemanly Player - (Blind River Beavers)
- Rookie of the Year - (Sudbury Jr. Wolves)
- Top Defenceman - (Soo Thunderbirds)
- Most Improved Player - (Blind River Beavers)
- Top Defensive Forward - (Blind River Beavers)
- Top "Team Player" - (Abitibi Eskimos)
- Director of the Year - (Sudbury Jr. Wolves)
- Coach of the Year - (North Bay Skyhawks)
- Team Goaltending Award - , (North Bay Skyhawks)
- Top Goals Against Average - (North Bay Skyhawks)
- Scoring Champion - (North Bay Skyhawks)
- Scholastic Player of the Year - (Blind River Beavers)
- Playoffs Most Valuable Player - (Soo Thunderbirds)
See also[]
- 2009 Royal Bank Cup
- Dudley Hewitt Cup
- Ontario Junior Hockey League
- Superior International Junior Hockey League
- Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
References[]
External links[]
- 2008–09 in Canadian ice hockey by league
- Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League seasons