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2011–12 SIJHL season

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Sport
  
Hockey

Number of teams
  
7

Champion
  
Wisconsin Wilderness

Commissioner
  
Ron Whitehead

League
  
Superior International Junior Hockey League

Duration
  
Regular season 2011-09-16 – 2012-02-26 Playoffs 2012-02-28 – 2012-04-11

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The 2011–12 SIJHL season is the 11th season of the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL). The seven teams of the SIJHL will play 56-game schedules.

Contents

Come February, the top teams of the league will play down for the Bill Salonen Cup, the SIJHL championship. The winner of the Bill Salonen Cup 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 Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, the champion would then move on to play in the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship, the 2012 Royal Bank Cup.

Changes

  • Iron Range Ironheads of Chisholm, Minnesota join league.

    • 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

    Teams listed on the official league website.

    Standings listed on official league website.

    2011-12 Bill Salonen Cup Playoffs


    Playoff results are listed on the official league website.

    Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

    Hosted by the Thunder Bay North Stars in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The North Stars finished third in the round robin and lost the semi-final to finish third overall. The Wisconsin Wilderness finished fourth in the round robin and failed to make the playoff rounds.

    Round Robin

    Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 4 - Wisconsin Wilderness 3 in overtime Stouffville Spirit (OJHL) 2 - Thunder Bay North Stars 1 in overtime Wisconsin Wilderness 5 - Stouffville Spirit (OJHL) 2 Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 4 - Thunder Bay North Stars 3 Thunder Bay North Stars 4 - Wisconsin Wilderness 3 in overtime

    Semi-final

    Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 8 - Thunder Bay North Stars 5

    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: Byron Katapaytuk (Fort Frances Lakers)
  • Coach of the Year: Rod Aldoff (Wisconsin Wilderness)
  • Top Goaltender: Tanner Milliron (Wisconsin Wilderness)
  • Top Defensive Forward: Sam Dubinsky (Thunder Bay North Stars)
  • Rookie of the Year: Jordan Larson (Fort Frances Lakers)
  • Top Defenceman: Anthony Calabrese (Wisconsin Wilderness)
  • Most Improved Player: Matt Morsette (Duluth Clydesdales)
  • Most Sportsmanlike Player: Dane Morin (Sioux Lookout Flyers)
  • Top Scorer: Byron Katapaytuk (Fort Frances Lakers)
  • Playoff MVP: Jeremy Johnson (Wisconsin Wilderness)

    • References

    2011–12 SIJHL season Wikipedia
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