2013–14 NOJHL season

2013–14 NOJHL season
League	Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Regular season 2013-09-04 – 2014-03-09 Playoffs 2014-03-14 – 2014-04-22
Number of teams	8
Finals champions	Kirkland Lake Gold Miners

The 2013–14 NOJHL season was the 36th season of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). The seven teams of the NOJHL played 56-game schedules.

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 2014 Royal Bank Cup.

Changes

• Espanola Rivermen 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

Team Centre W–L–T-OTL GF–GA Points Soo Thunderbirds Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario 48-5-1-2 245-102 99 Kirkland Lake Gold Miners Kirkland Lake, Ontario 43-7-1-5 234-118 92 Espanola Rivermen Espanola, Ontario 32-23-0-1 218-187 65 Abitibi Eskimos Iroquois Falls, Ontario 30-22-0-4 212-212 64 Elliot Lake Bobcats Elliot Lake, Ontario 26-24-0-6 200-203 58 Sudbury Nickel Barons Sudbury, Ontario 19-30-0-7 170-219 46 North Bay Trappers North Bay, Ontario 15-35-0-6 154-238 36 Blind River Beavers Blind River, Ontario 10-42-0-4 127-281 24

Teams listed on the official league website.

Standings listed on official league website.

2014 Copeland-McNamara Trophy Playoffs

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					McNamara Trophy Finals
	1	Soo	4
	8	Blind River	1
						1	Soo	4
						4	Abitibi	0
	4	Abitibi	4
	5	Elliot Lake	3
											1	Soo	2
											2	Kirkland Lake	4
	2	Kirkland Lake	4
	7	North Bay	0
						2	Kirkland Lake	4
						3	Espanola	0
	3	Espanola	4
	6	Sudbury	0

Playoff results are listed on the official league website.

Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

Hosted by the Wellington Dukes in Wellington, Ontario. The Kirkland Lake Gold Miners represented the NOJHL and finished fourth in the round robin.

Round Robin

Wellington Dukes (OJHL) 4 - Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 1

Toronto Lakeshore Patriots (OJHL) 4 - Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 1

Fort Frances Lakers (SIJHL) 6 - Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 3

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Gavin Burbach Soo 56 48 39 87 48 Brennan Dubchak Espanola 55 35 48 83 37 Samuel Wilbur Kirkland Lake 56 34 49 83 38 Steven Babin Kirkland Lake 56 24 55 79 20 Brett Wagner Elliot Lake 56 41 33 74 4 Brandon Janke Espanola 57 27 47 74 37 Corbin Bean Espanola 56 30 43 73 27 Anthony Miller Soo 56 29 37 66 29 Austin Rust Kirkland Lake 56 35 30 65 40 Darcy Haines Soo 33 21 44 65 41

Leading goaltenders

Note: 1000 Minutes minimum; 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 GA W L T SO Svs Sv% GAA Joel Horodziejczyk Soo 33 1992:18 57 29 2 1 4 817 0.935 1.72 Jeremy Pominville Kirkland Lake 18 1059:05 36 11 6 1 4 439 0.924 2.04 Kenny Fitzgerald Kirkland Lake 29 1716:00 59 22 5 0 0 660 0.918 2.06 Brian Kment Soo 24 1401:33 45 19 5 0 2 467 0.912 1.93 Evan Cormier North Bay 37 1975:18 124 8 27 0 0 1221 0.908 3.77

Awards

• Top Defenceman (NOJHL Award) -
• Most Improved (Gilles Laperriere Trophy) -
• Top Defensive Forward (Mitch Tetreault Memorial Trophy) -
• Team Goaltending (NOJHL Award) -
• Top GAA (Wayne Chase Memorial Award) -
• Top Scorer (Jimmy Conners Memorial Trophy) -
• Most Valuable Player (Carlo Catterello Trophy) -
• Top Rookie (John Grignon Trophy) -
• Most Gentlemanly Player (Onaping Falls Huskies Trophy) -
• Top Team Player (NOJHL Trophy) -
• Scholastic Award (NOJHL Trophy) -
• CJHL Scholastic Nominee Award -
• Playoff's Most Valuable Player (NOJHL Trophy) -
• Coach of the Year (Mirl "Red" McCarthy Memorial Award) -
• Top Executive (Joe Drago Trophy) -

See also

• 2014 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
• 2013 in ice hockey
• 2014 in ice hockey

External links

• Official website of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
• Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League