2015–16 NOJHL season

The 2015–16 NOJHL season is the 38th season of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL).

2015–16 NOJHL season
LeagueNorthern Ontario Junior Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationSeptember 11, 2015 – March 12, 2016
Number of teams12
Finals championsSoo Thunderbirds

In March 2016, the top teams of each division play 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. The Kirkland Lake Gold Miners will automatically compete in the Dudley Hewitt Cup as they are the host team for 2016. If successful against the winners of the Ontario Junior Hockey League and Superior International Junior Hockey League, the Cup champion would then move on to play in the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship, the 2016 Royal Bank Cup.

Changes

Standings

Final standings as of March 12, 2016.[1]

East Division GP W L OTL T PTS GF GA
xy–Cochrane Crunch5440102284298169
x–Powassan Voodoos5440103184278137
x–Kirkland Lake Gold Miners5439122181247135
x–Timmins Rock5429240159257219
x–Iroquois Falls Eskis5415390030163310
French River Rapids54249217124347
West Division GP W L OTL T PTS GF GA
xyz–Soo Thunderbirds54476109524593
x–Elliot Lake Wildcats5435125277232142
x–Rayside-Balfour Canadians5428251057229208
x–Soo Eagles5422300246182197
x–Espanola Express5412393027132243
Blind River Beavers5410404024139326

x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched league title

2016 Copeland-McNamara Trophy Playoffs
Opening Round Quarterfinals Semifinals McNamara Trophy Finals
E1 Cochrane 4
E4 Timmins 2 E4 Timmins 0
E5 Iroquois Falls 0 East DivisionE1 Cochrane 1
E3 Kirkland Lake 4
E2 Powassan 2
E3 Kirkland Lake 4
E3 Kirkland Lake 0
W1 Soo Thunderbirds 4
W2 Elliot Lake 4
W4 Soo Eagles 2 W3 Rayside-Balfour 1
W5 Espanola 0 West DivisionW1 Soo Thunderbirds 4
W2 Elliot Lake 1
W1 Soo Thunderbirds 4
W4 Soo Eagles 0

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

2016 Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

Hosted by the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.

Awards
  • Top Defenceman (NOJHL Award) - Kyle Fransen, Rayside-Balfour Canadians[3]
  • Most Improved (Gilles Laperriere Trophy) - Nathan Hebert, Soo Thunderbirds[3]
  • Top Defensive Forward (Mitch Tetreault Memorial Trophy) - Brett Jeffries, Soo Thunderbirds[3]
  • Team Goaltending (NOJHL Award) - Soo Thunderbirds
  • Top GAA (Wayne Chase Memorial Award) - Brendon Gordon, Soo Thunderbirds[3]
  • Top Scorer (Jimmy Conners Memorial Trophy) - Brayden Stortz, Kirkland Lake Gold Miners[3]
  • Most Valuable Player (Carlo Catterello Trophy) - Hunter Atchison, Cochrane Crunch[3]
  • Top Rookie (John Grignon Trophy) - Bradley Chenier, Rayside-Balfour Canadians[3]
  • Most Gentlemanly Player (Onaping Falls Huskies Trophy) - Brennan Kelly, French River Rapids[3]
  • Top Team Player (NOJHL Trophy) - Hunter Atchison, Cochrane Crunch[3]
  • Scholastic Award (NOJHL Trophy) - Brandon Grandinetti, Soo Thunderbirds[4]
  • CJHL Scholastic Nominee Award - Brandon Grandinetti, Soo Thunderbirds
  • Playoff's Most Valuable Player (NOJHL Trophy) - Michael Caruso, Soo Thunderbirds
  • Coach of the Year (Mirl "Red" McCarthy Memorial Award) - Ryan Leonard, Cochrane Crunch[3]
  • Top Executive (Joe Drago Trophy) - Jim Bruce, Powassen Voodoos[3]

See also

References
  1. "Standings".
  2. "Playoffs".
  3. "NOJHL Announces 2015-16 Season Award Winners; 1st & 2nd All-Star Teams". The Junior Hockey News. 11 March 2016.
  4. "Thunderbirds' Grandinetti named NOJHL – RBC scholastic player of the year". Junior Hockey News. 26 April 2016.
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