# 2013–14 SIJHL season

The 2013–14 SIJHL season was the 13th season of the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL). The seven teams of the SIJHL played 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 2014 Royal Bank Cup.

## Changes

* Sioux Lookout Flyers do not return.
* Wisconsin Wilderness leave for North American Hockey League.
* Expansion granted to English River Miners of Ear Falls, Ontario.
* Expansion granted to Wisconsin Wilderness of Spooner, Wisconsin.

## 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
Standings :
| Team | Centre | W–L–OTL | GF–GA | Points |
| Fort Frances Lakers | Fort Frances, Ontario | 46-6-4 | 295-150 | 96 |
| Thunder Bay North Stars | Thunder Bay, Ontario | 40-10-5 | 253-180 | 85 |
| Minnesota Iron Rangers | Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota | 36-14-6 | 237-168 | 76 |
| English River Miners | Ear Falls, Ontario | 21-30-5 | 185-228 | 47 |
| Dryden Ice Dogs | Dryden, Ontario | 21-30-5 | 210-273 | 47 |
| Wisconsin Wilderness | Spooner, Wisconsin | 5-51-0 | 146-327 | 10 |
Teams listed on the official league website.
Standings listed on official league website.

## 2014 Bill Salonen Cup Playoffs

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Bill Salonen Cup Finals | Bill Salonen Cup Finals | Bill Salonen Cup Finals |
| | | | 1 | Fort Frances | 4 | | | |
| | | | 4 | English River | 0 | | | |
| 4 | English River | 4 | 4 | English River | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Dryden | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Dryden | 2 | | | | 1 | Fort Frances | 4 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Minnesota | 3 |
| | | | 2 | Thunder Bay | 2 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Minnesota | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Minnesota | 4 | 3 | Minnesota | 4 | | | |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 0 | | | | | | |

### Super Series

Winner gets choice of opponent in semi-finals. Two-game goal total series. If a draw after two games, the series goes to sudden death shootout.
| Super Series | Super Series | Super Series |
| 1 | Fort Frances (1-1) | 6 |
| 2 | Thunder Bay (1-1) | 4 |
Playoff results are listed on the official league website.

## Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

Hosted by the Wellington Dukes in Wellington, Ontario. Fort Frances Lakers represented the SIJHL and lost in the semi-final.
Round Robin
    Toronto Lakeshore Patriots (OJHL) 4 - Fort Frances Lakers 1
    Wellington Dukes (OJHL) 3 - Fort Frances Lakers 0
    Fort Frances Lakers 6 - Kirkland Lake Gold Miners (NOJHL) 3
Semi-final
    Toronto Lakeshore Patriots (OJHL) 6 - Fort Frances Lakers 0

## Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Lucas Debenedet | Fort Frances | 56 | 48 | 64 | 112 | 18 |
| Daniel Del Paggio | Thunder Bay | 51 | 36 | 69 | 105 | 42 |
| Lyndon Lipinski | Fort Frances | 56 | 39 | 52 | 91 | 36 |
| Mason Meyer | Fort Frances | 55 | 40 | 50 | 90 | 37 |
| Zach Grzelewski | Thunder Bay | 53 | 43 | 36 | 79 | 26 |
| Matthias Gardiman | Thunder Bay | 52 | 31 | 46 | 77 | 4 |
| Dane Feeney | Dryden | 55 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 51 |
| John Morales | English River | 55 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 75 |
| Trevor Hoth | Minnesota | 54 | 35 | 23 | 58 | 47 |
| Vincent Currao | English River | 53 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 84 |

## 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
| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | SOL | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Devin Tappenden | Fort Frances | 14 | 823:53 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0.922 | 2.26 |
| Jordan Cartney | Fort Frances | 31 | 1718:15 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 71 | 3 | 0.911 | 2.48 |
| Eric Mann | Thunder Bay | 35 | 1816:30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 89 | 1 | 0.909 | 2.94 |
| Greg Harney | English River | 28 | 1525:57 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 88 | 3 | 0.904 | 3.46 |
| Alex Reichle | Minnesota | 32 | 1752:55 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 85 | 1 | 0.902 | 2.91 |

## Players selected in 2014 NHL Entry Draft

To be decided after season concludes.

## Awards

* Player of the Year - Daniel Del Paggio (Thunder Bay)
* Goalie of the Year - Eric Mann (Thunder Bay)
* Defenceman of the Year - Austin Frank (Minnesota)
* Rookie of the Year - Lucas Debenedet (Fort Frances)
* Most Improved Player - Mason Meyer (Fort Frances)
* Most Sportsmanlike Player - Matthias Gardiman (Thunder Bay)
* Best Defensive Forward - Jonathon Losurdo (Minnesota)
* Coach of the Year - Wayne Strachan (Fort Frances)
* First All-Star Team - Lucas Debenedet (Fort Frances), Mason Meyer (Fort Frances), Daniel Del Paggio (Thunder Bay), Cody Wickstrom (Fort Frances), Austin Frank (Minnesota), Eric Mann (Fort Frances)
* Second All-Star Team - Lyndon Lipinski (Fort Frances), Matthias Gardiman (Thunder Bay), Zach Grzelewski (Thunder Bay), Tim Kavanaugh (Dryden), Tim Cavar (Thunder Bay), Jordan Cartney (Fort Frances)