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2008–09 NOJHL season

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Sport
  
Hockey

Number of teams
  
8

Champion
  
Soo Thunderbirds

League
  
Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League

Duration
  
Regular season 2008-09-09 – 2009-03-03 Playoffs 2009-03-06 – 2009-04-15

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2007–08 NOJHL season

The 2008–09 NOJHL season is the 31st season of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). The eight teams of the East and West Divisions will play 50-game schedules.

Contents

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 2009 Royal Bank 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

    Teams listed on the official league website.

    Standings listed on official league website.

    2008-09 Copeland-McNamara Trophy Playoffs


    Playoff results are listed on the official league website.

    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

    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

    Awards

  • Player of the Year - Nick Minardi (Soo Thunderbirds)
  • Most Valuable Player - Nick Minardi (Soo Thunderbirds)
  • Most Gentlemanly Player - Tyler Liukkonen (Blind River Beavers)
  • Rookie of the Year - Erik Belanger (Sudbury Jr. Wolves)
  • Top Defenceman - Drew Otto (Soo Thunderbirds)
  • Most Improved Player - Tanner Burton (Blind River Beavers)
  • Top Defensive Forward - Gerrit Weller (Blind River Beavers)
  • Top "Team Player" - Felix Boutin (Abitibi Eskimos)
  • Director of the Year - Oscar Cloutier (Sudbury Jr. Wolves)
  • Coach of the Year - Ian Swalucynski (North Bay Skyhawks)
  • Team Goaltending Award - Jeff Michael, Riley Ross (North Bay Skyhawks)
  • Top Goals Against Average - Jeff Michael (North Bay Skyhawks)
  • Scoring Champion - Dustin Fummerton (North Bay Skyhawks)
  • Scholastic Player of the Year - Giles Pickard (Blind River Beavers)
  • Playoffs Most Valuable Player - Ryan Dube (Soo Thunderbirds)

    • References

    2008–09 NOJHL season Wikipedia
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