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2018–19 NOJHL season
LeagueNorthern Ontario Junior Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember–March
Number of games336
Number of teams12
Finals championsHearst Lumberjacks
NOJHL seasons
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2019–20 →

The 2018–19 NOJHL season was the 41st season of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). The Hearst Lumberjacks won the league championship Copeland Cup – McNamara Trophy after defeating the first-place Soo Thunderbirds in game 7 of the final.

The league instituted a new overtime format. In case of a tie at the end of regulation time, the two sides would play a five-minute 3-on-3 overtime period. If still tied, the winner would be determined by a shootout.[1]

The Cochrane Crunch and the Town of Cochrane, Ontario hosted the 2019 Dudley Hewitt Cup regional championship tournament.[2]

Timmins Rock goalie, Tyler Masternak, set a league record with 6 shutouts in a single season. He subsequently broke his own record with 8 shutouts during the 2019–20 NOJHL season.[3] Masternak recorded a total of 18 shutouts during his NOJHL career, more than any goalie in league history.[4][5]

Regular season

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The regular season ran from 7 September 2018 to 7 March 2019 with each team playing 56 games, including 4 or 5 games against the teams in their division, and 2 games against teams in the other division.[1]

East division
Team GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Hearst Lumberjacks 56 33 16 6 1 210 159 73
Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 56 33 17 3 3 194 156 72
Powassan Voodoos 56 33 19 3 1 206 172 70
Timmins Rock 56 33 20 3 0 186 156 69
Cochrane Crunch 56 31 20 1 4 200 186 67
French River Rapids 56 14 39 2 1 155 244 31

Source: "2018–19 NOJHL standings". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

West division
Team GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Soo Thunderbirds 56 44 11 0 1 221 145 89
Rayside Balfour Canadians 56 31 20 2 3 194 169 67
Soo Eagles 56 28 24 3 1 208 185 60
Blind River Beavers 56 25 24 5 2 201 185 57
Elliot Lake Wildcats 56 21 32 1 2 152 224 45
Espanola Express 56 10 43 0 3 145 291 23

Source: "2018–19 NOJHL standings". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

Post-season

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2019 League championship
Copeland Cup – McNamara Trophy
Tournament details
Dates8 March – 24 April 2019
Teams10
Defending championsCochrane Crunch
Final positions
ChampionsHearst Lumberjacks
Runner-upSoo Thunderbirds
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Games played46
Goals scored278 (6.04 per game)
Attendance25,104 (546 per game)

The first, second and third place teams in each division advanced to the quarterfinals. The fourth and fifth place teams in each division played off in a best-of-three series, with the winner advancing to the quarterfinals.

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Hearst Lumberjacks 4
Timmins Rock 2 Timmins Rock 3
Cochrane Crunch 0 Hearst Lumberjacks 4
Powassan Voodoos 0
Powassan Voodoos 4
Kirland Lake 2
Hearst Lumberjacks 4
Soo Thunderbirds 3
Soo Thunderbirds 4
Blind River Beavers 2 Blind River Beavers 2
Elliot Lake Wildcats 0 Soo Thunderbirds 4
Rayside Balfour 2
Rayside Balfour 4
Soo Eagles 2


Source: "2018–19 NOJHL playoff results". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

Regional championship

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2019 Central Region Championship
Dudley Hewitt Cup
Tournament details
CityCochrane, Ontario
Dates30 April - 4 May 2019
Teams4
Host teamCochrane Crunch
Final positions
ChampionsOakville Blades
Runner-upHearst Lumberjacks
Tournament statistics
Games played8
Goals scored52 (6.5 per game)

The 2019 Dudley Hewitt Cup Central Canada regional championship tournament took place in Cochrane, Ontario.[6] The field of competition included the championship Hearst Lumberjacks of the NOJHL; the Oakville Blades of the OJHL; the Thunder Bay North Stars of the SIJHL; and host team the Cochrane Crunch of the NOJHL. The format consisted of a preliminary round-robin, followed by the single-elimination semifinal and final rounds. The Thunder Bay North Stars were the first team eliminated after losing three straight games in the round-robin. The Hearst Lumberjacks and the Cochrane Crunch met in the semifinals, with the Lumberjacks winning by a score of 6-0. The Lumberjacks were defeated in the final by the Oakville Blades by a score of 2-0. The Blades went on to the 2019 National Junior A Championship tournament in Brooks, Alberta and made it into the semifinals before they were eliminated by the Prince George Spruce Kings of the BCHL.[7]

Preliminary round

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Round robin OB CC HL TN
1 Oakville Blades 6-2 4-2 9-4
2 Cochrane Crunch 2-6 5-4 4-1
3 Hearst Lumberjacks 2-4 4-5 3-0
4 Thunder Bay North Stars 4-9 1-4 0-3

Playoffs

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Semifinal Final
Oakville 2
Cochrane 0 Hearst 0
Hearst 6

References

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  1. ^ a b "NOJHL announces 2018-19 regular season schedule". nojhl.com. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Cochrane to host major hockey championship next year". CBC News. CBC/Radio-Canada. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  3. ^ "NOJHL in 2019-20: By the numbers". The Sault News. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Player records". nojhl.com. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  5. ^ "NOJHL by the numbers, Lumberjack Tyler Patterson's next game will be the 200th of his NOJHL career". saultsports.com. TruHous Media. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Cochrane, Ont. (NOJHL) awarded 2019 Dudley-Hewitt Cup". cjhlhockey.com. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Road to the 2019 National Junior A Championship: Dudley Hewitt Cup". hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 5 January 2025.

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