# 2010–11 SIJHL season

The 2010–11 SIJHL season was the 10th season of the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL). The six teams of the SIJHL played 56-game schedules.
Come February, the top teams of the league played 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 2011 Royal Bank Cup.

## Changes

* Thunder Bay Wolverines leave league.
* Duluth Clydesdales join the league.
* Wisconsin Wilderness join league from Minnesota Junior Hockey League.
* Fort William North Stars change ownership in October, renamed Thunder Bay North Stars.

## 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 |
| Wisconsin Wilderness | Spooner, Wisconsin | 45-6-5 | 264-122 | 95 |
| Fort Frances Lakers | Fort Frances, Ontario | 34-19-3 | 208-174 | 71 |
| Dryden Ice Dogs | Dryden, Ontario | 34-20-2 | 184-152 | 70 |
| Thunder Bay North Stars | Thunder Bay, Ontario | 32-21-3 | 191-163 | 67 |
| Sioux Lookout Flyers | Sioux Lookout, Ontario | 12-38-6 | 136-238 | 30 |
| Duluth Clydesdales | Duluth, Minnesota | 11-41-4 | 127-261 | 26 |
Teams listed on the official league website.
Standings listed on official league website.

## 2010-11 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 | Wisconsin | 4 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Thunder Bay | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Thunder Bay | 4 | 4 | Thunder Bay | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Sioux Lookout | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Sioux Lookout | 1 | | | | 1 | Wisconsin | 4 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Dryden | 0 |
| | | | 2 | Fort Frances | 2 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Dryden | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Dryden | 4 | 3 | Dryden | 4 | | | |
| 6 | Duluth | 0 | | | | | | |

### Super Series

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.
| Super Series | Super Series | Super Series |
| 1 | Wisconsin (2-1 SO) | 1 |
| 2 | Fort Frances | 1 |
Playoff results are listed on the official league website.

## Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

Hosted by the Huntsville Otters in Huntsville, Ontario. The Wisconsin Wilderness finished in fourth place.
Round Robin
    Wellington Dukes (OJHL) 7 - Wisconsin Wilderness 2
    Huntsville Otters (OJHL) 4 - Wisconsin Wilderness 3
    Soo Eagles (NOJHL) 2 - Wisconsin Wilderness 1 in quadruple overtime

## Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Austin Adduono | Wisconsin Wilderness | 54 | 32 | 40 | 72 | 30 |
| Keith Tessin | Wisconsin Wilderness | 55 | 38 | 32 | 70 | 45 |
| Tyler Stevenson | Fort Frances Lakers | 54 | 39 | 24 | 63 | 19 |
| Tom Paine | Wisconsin Wilderness | 54 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 68 |
| Ben McClellan | Dryden Ice Dogs | 56 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 40 |
| Wilson Housley | Wisconsin Wilderness | 51 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 26 |
| Byron Katapaytuk | Fort Frances Lakers | 54 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 53 |
| Jace Baldwin | Fort Frances Lakers | 54 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 96 |
| Mitch Forbes | Thunder Bay North Stars | 55 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 30 |
| Bryce Anderson | Wisconsin Wilderness | 55 | 9 | 43 | 52 | 16 |

## 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 | OTL | SOL | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Jake Hebda | Wisconsin Wilderness | 25 | 1469:48 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 4 | .935 | 1.88 |
| John McLean | Wisconsin Wilderness | 32 | 1928:31 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 70 | 2 | .926 | 2.18 |
| Ian Perrier | Dryden Ice Dogs | 43 | 2534:47 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 3 | .913 | 2.41 |
| Tyler Ampe | Fort Frances Lakers | 38 | 2191:04 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 2 | .907 | 3.09 |
| Jesse Wilkins | Sioux Lookout Flyers | 41 | 2387:52 | 10 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 156 | 0 | .906 | 3.92 |

## Awards

* Top Defenceman: Jon Mitchell (Dryden Ice Dogs)
* Most Sportsmanlike Player: Tyler Stevenson (Fort Frances Lakers)
* Most Improved Player: Same Dubinsky (Thunder Bay North Stars)
* Rookie of the Year: Austin Adduono (Wisconsin Wilderness)
* Best Defensive Forward: Blake Boaz (Fort Frances Lakers)
* Top Goaltender: John McLean (Wisconsin Wilderness)
* Coach of the Year: Wayne Strachan (Fort Frances Lakers)
* Player of the Year: Jon Mitchell (Dryden Ice Dogs)
* Top Scorer: Austin Adduono (Wisconsin Wilderness)
* Scholastic Award: Morgan McNeill (Fort Frances Lakers)
* Executive of the Year: Rod Aldoff (Wisconsin Wilderness)
* Playoffs Most Valuable Player: John McLean (Wisconsin Wilderness)