2010–11 NOJHL season

The 2010–11 NOJHL season is the 33rd season of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). The eight teams of the East and West Divisions will play 50-game schedules.

2010–11 NOJHL season
League	Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Regular season 2010-09-08 – 2011-03-02 Playoffs 2011-03-04 – 2011-04-11
Number of teams	8
Finals champions	Soo Eagles

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 2011 Royal Bank Cup.

Changes

• No major changes.

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

Eastern Division
Team	Centre	W–L–OTL	Points
Sudbury Jr. Wolves	Sudbury, Ontario	30-14-6	66
Abitibi Eskimos	Iroquois Falls, Ontario	26-23-1	53
North Bay Trappers	North Bay, Ontario	22-23-5	49
Temiscaming Royals	Temiscaming, Quebec	18-29-3	39
Western Division
Team	Centre	W–L–OTL	Points
Soo Thunderbirds	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	38-9-3	79
Soo Eagles	Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan	37-10-3	77
Blind River Beavers	Blind River, Ontario	25-21-4	54
Manitoulin Islanders	Little Current, Ontario	4-46-0	8

Standings listed on official league website.^[1]

2010-11 Copeland-McNamara Trophy Playoffs

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

McNamara Trophy Finals

E1

Sudbury

4

E4

Temiscaming

0

E1

Sudbury

4

East

E2

Abitibi

1

E2

Abitibi

4

E3

North Bay

2

E1

Sudbury

2

W2

Soo Eagles

4

W1

Soo Thunderbirds

4

W4

Manitoulin

0

W1

Soo Thunderbirds

3

West

W2

Soo Eagles

4

W2

Soo Eagles

4

W3

Blind River

1

Playoff results are listed on the official league website.^[2]

Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

Hosted by the Huntsville Otters in Huntsville, Ontario. The Soo Eagles finished in third place.

Round Robin

Huntsville Otters (OJHL) 6 - Soo Eagles 4

Wellington Dukes (OJHL) 7 - Soo Eagles 1

Soo Eagles 2 - Wisconsin Wilderness (SIJHL) 1 in quadruple overtime

Semi-final

Wellington Dukes (OJHL) 3 - Soo Eagles 2 in quadruple overtime

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Andre Leclair Temiscaming Royals 46 40 55 95 77 Evan Daciuk Sudbury Jr. Wolves 47 28 47 75 59 Erik Robichaud Abitibi Eskimos 50 31 42 73 28 Jerry Petingalo Soo Thunderbirds 50 29 44 73 20 Brian Depp Soo Eagles 50 28 45 73 43 Robin Mendelsohn Temiscaming Royals 48 21 51 72 16 Brock Raffaele Soo Eagles 50 27 44 71 18 Travis Payne Soo Eagles 50 25 46 71 40 Robbie Payne Soo Eagles 49 39 29 68 61 Aaron Leonard Soo Eagles 50 28 39 67 28

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% GAA Jake Paterson Soo Eagles 13 793:12 10 1 2 39 2 .921 2.95 John Kleinhans Soo Eagles 25 1413:54 19 4 0 74 1 .917 3.14 Michael Doan Soo Thunderbirds 37 2122:53 25 8 8 94 3 .916 2.66 Landon Noel North Bay Trappers 15 799:20 6 5 2 39 1 .908 2.93 Aaron Beutenmiller Soo Eagles 15 792:42 8 5 1 42 1 .908 3.18

Award winners

• Player of the Year: Brett Campbell (Blind River Beavers)
• Best Defenceman: Joel Gagnon (Sudbury Jr. Wolves)
• Most Improved Player: Darnell Koosees (North Bay Trappers)
• Mitch Tetreault Memorial Trophy (Top Defensive Forward): Jake Wright (Soo Thunderbirds)
• NOJHL Award (Top Goaltender): Michael Doan, Remo Febbraro (Soo Thunderbirds)
• Wayne Chase Memorial Award (Best GAA): Michael Doan (Soo Thunderbirds)
• Jimmy Conners Memorial Trophy (Scoring Champion): Andre Leclair (Temiscaming Royals)
• Carlo Cattarello Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Jerry Petingalo (Soo Thunderbirds)
• John Grignon Trophy (Top Rookie): Erik Robichaud (Abitibi Eskimos)
• Onaping Falls Huskies Trophy (Most Gentlemanly): Joshua Clancy (Abitibi Eskimos)
• Best Team Player: Brett Campbell (Blind River Beavers)
• Scholastic Player of the Year: Geoff Gieni (Soo Thunderbirds)
• Playoffs Most Valuable Player: Jake Paterson (Soo Eagles)
• Mirl "Red" McCarthy Memorial Trophy (Top Coach): Bruno Bragagnolo (Soo Eagles)
• Joe Drago Trophy (Top Executive): Chris Dawson (North Bay Trappers)

See also

• 2011 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