2011–12 SIJHL season
| 2011–12 SIJHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Superior International Junior Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | Regular season 2011-09-16 – 2012-02-26 Playoffs 2012-02-28 – 2012-04-11 |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| Finals champions | Wisconsin Wilderness |
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.
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[edit]
- Iron Range Ironheads of Chisholm, Minnesota join league.[1]
Current standings[edit]
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
| Standings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Centre | W–L–OTL | GF–GA | Points |
| Wisconsin Wilderness | Spooner, Wisconsin | 49-6-1 | 259-97 | 99 |
| Fort Frances Lakers | Fort Frances, Ontario | 37-12-7 | 255-166 | 81 |
| Thunder Bay North Stars | Thunder Bay, Ontario | 31-19-6 | 242-156 | 68 |
| Dryden Ice Dogs | Dryden, Ontario | 25-24-7 | 212-200 | 57 |
| Sioux Lookout Flyers | Sioux Lookout, Ontario | 25-29-2 | 202-227 | 52 |
| Duluth Clydesdales | Duluth, Minnesota | 20-33-3 | 200-247 | 43 |
| Iron Range Ironheads | Chisholm, Minnesota | 9-45-2 | 155-432 | 20 |
Teams listed on the official league website.[2]
Standings listed on official league website.[3]
2011-12 Bill Salonen Cup Playoffs[edit]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Bill Salonen Cup Finals | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Fort Frances | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Dryden | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Dryden | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Sioux Lookout | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Fort Frances | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Thunder Bay | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Thunder Bay | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Duluth | 0 | ||||||||||||
Playoff results are listed on the official league website.[4]
Survivor Series[edit]Winner plays 3rd seed in Quarter-final.
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Super Series[edit]Winner gets choice of opponent in semi-finals. A team gets a point for winning the first two-game-aggregate in games one and two, and another point for games three and four. If tied 1-1 after four games, the series goes to sudden death shootout.
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Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship[edit]
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[edit]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Katapaytuk | Fort Frances Lakers | 52 | 32 | 53 | 85 | 54 |
| Anthony Wolfe | Sioux Lookout Flyers | 48 | 24 | 60 | 84 | 103 |
| Chris Hoffman | Sioux Lookout Flyers | 52 | 49 | 31 | 80 | 156 |
| Mike Dietrich | Wisconsin Wilderness | 55 | 36 | 33 | 69 | 50 |
| Jordan Larson | Fort Frances Lakers | 56 | 34 | 35 | 69 | 20 |
| Jordan Shockley | Wisconsin Wilderness | 59 | 24 | 42 | 66 | 46 |
| Dane Morin | Sioux Lookout Flyers | 55 | 22 | 44 | 66 | 25 |
| Ryan Lobreau | Dryden Ice Dogs | 53 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 79 |
| Hunter Scott | Duluth Clydesdales | 50 | 34 | 29 | 63 | 18 |
| Matt Morsette | Duluth Clydesdales | 54 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 108 |
Leading goaltenders[edit]
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 | OTL | SOL | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanner Milliron | Wisconsin Wilderness | 35 | 2026:04 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 7 | 0.936 | 1.57 |
| Tanner Hamilton | Fort Frances Lakers | 21 | 1144:26 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0.915 | 2.73 |
| Tyler Ampe | Fort Frances Lakers | 37 | 2253:45 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 105 | 2 | 0.914 | 2.80 |
| Marc Nother | Thunder Bay North Stars | 37 | 2100:45 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 5 | 0.909 | 2.34 |
| Jayme Brattengeier | Sioux Lookout Flyers | 43 | 2446:20 | 18 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 157 | 0 | 0.903 | 3.85 |
Awards[edit]
- 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)
See also[edit]
- 2012 Royal Bank Cup
- Dudley Hewitt Cup
- Ontario Junior Hockey League
- Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
- Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
- 2011 in ice hockey
- 2012 in ice hockey
References[edit]
- ^ "SIJHL expanding with Iron Range franchise | Fort Frances Times Online". Fftimes.com. 2011-07-20. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ^ "SIJHL | Teams". Sijhl.pointstreaksites.com. 2011-01-02. Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ^ "SIJHL | Home Page". Sijhl_cms.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ^ "SIJHL.com - Home". Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2011-07-27.