# 2009–10 NOJHL season

The 2009–10 NOJHL season is the 32nd season of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). The eight teams of the East and West Divisions will play 50-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 2010 Royal Bank Cup.

## Changes

* North Bay Skyhawks change their name to North Bay Trappers.

## 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
Eastern Division :
| Team | Centre | W–L–T-OTL | GF | GA | Points |
| Abitibi Eskimos | Iroquois Falls | 40-7-0-3 | 263 | 141 | 83 |
| North Bay Trappers | North Bay | 34-14-0-2 | 227 | 161 | 70 |
| Sudbury Jr. Wolves | Copper Cliff | 19-27-0-4 | 186 | 216 | 42 |
| Temiscaming Royals | Temiscaming, QC | 14-32-0-4 | 178 | 252 | 32 |
| Western Division |||||||||||
| Team | Centre | W–L–T-OTL | GF | GA | Points |
| Soo Thunderbirds | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | 33-14-0-3 | 253 | 154 | 69 |
| Blind River Beavers | Blind River | 29-14-0-7 | 239 | 205 | 65 |
| Soo Eagles | Sault Ste. Marie, MI | 27-18-0-5 | 224 | 213 | 59 |
| Manitoulin Islanders | Little Current | 4-45-0-1 | 131 | 359 | 9 |
Teams listed on the official league website.
Standings listed on official league website.

## 2009-10 Copeland-McNamara Trophy Playoffs

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | McNamara Trophy Finals | McNamara Trophy Finals | McNamara Trophy Finals |
| E1 | Abitibi | 4 | | | | | | |
| E4 | Temiscaming | 1 | | | | | | |
| E4 | Temiscaming | 1 | E1 | Abitibi | 4 | | | |
| East | East | East | E1 | Abitibi | 4 | | | |
| East | East | East | E3 | Sudbury | 1 | | | |
| E2 | North Bay | 1 | E3 | Sudbury | 1 | | | |
| E3 | Sudbury | 4 | | | | | | |
| E3 | Sudbury | 4 | | | | E1 | Abitibi | 4 |
| | | | | | | W1 | Soo Thunderbirds | 3 |
| W1 | Soo Thunderbirds | 4 | | | | | | | W1 | Soo Thunderbirds | 3 |
| W4 | Manitoulin | 0 | | | | | | |
| W4 | Manitoulin | 0 | W1 | Soo Thunderbirds | 4 | | | |
| West | West | West | W1 | Soo Thunderbirds | 4 | | | |
| West | West | West | W3 | Soo Eagles | 0 | | | |
| W2 | Blind River | 1 | W3 | Soo Eagles | 0 | | | |
| W3 | Soo Eagles | 4 | | | | | | |
Playoff results are listed on the official league website.

## Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

Hosted by the Soo Thunderbirds in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Soo finished in third, Abitibi finished fourth.
Round Robin
    Oakville Blades (OJAHL) 6 - Abitibi Eskimos 0
    Fort William North Stars (SIJHL) 3 - Soo Thunderbirds 2 OT
    Abitibi Eskimos 4 - Fort William North Stars 3 OT
    Oakville Blades (OJAHL) 3 - Soo Thunderbirds 1
    Soo Thunderbirds 4 - Abitibi Eskimos 3
Semi-final
    Fort William North Stars (SIJHL) 3 - Soo Thunderbirds 0

## Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Felix Boutin | Abitibi Eskimos | 49 | 36 | 63 | 99 | 34 |
| Marc-Alain Begin | Abitibi Eskimos | 40 | 39 | 59 | 98 | 23 |
| Brett Findlay | Blind River Beavers | 50 | 28 | 59 | 87 | 51 |
| Chris Kangas | Sudbury Jr. Wolves | 49 | 35 | 50 | 85 | 100 |
| Joshua Clancy | Abitibi Eskimos | 48 | 42 | 42 | 84 | 28 |
| Matt Dozois | Blind River Beavers | 44 | 19 | 51 | 70 | 29 |
| Aaron Leonard | Soo Eagles | 48 | 22 | 45 | 67 | 28 |
| Drew MacMillan | Blind River Beavers | 44 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 8 |
| Erik Belanger | Sudbury Jr. Wolves | 47 | 22 | 44 | 66 | 107 |
| Ryan McAleese | Soo Eagles | 48 | 29 | 35 | 64 | 41 |

## 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 | T | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Eddie Davey | Abitibi Eskimos | 45 | 2615:13 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 108 | 2 | 0.925 | 2.48 |
| John Kleinhans | Soo Eagles | 31 | 1661:41 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 106 | 1 | 0.912 | 3.83 |
| Eric Pye | Soo Thunderbirds | 12 | 668:59 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 0.911 | 2.33 |
| Sam Foley | Blind River Beavers | 20 | 1158:03 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 0.908 | 3.47 |
| Michael Mitchell | North Bay Trappers | 33 | 1770:57 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 88 | 2 | 0.901 | 2.98 |

## Awards

* Player of the Year - Felix Boutin (Abitibi Eskimos)
* Most Valuable Player - Eddie Davey (Abitibi Eskimos)
* Most Gentlemanly Player - Chris Pontes (Sudbury Jr. Wolves)
* Rookie of the Year - Brett Findlay (Blind River Beavers)
* Top Defenceman - Bronson Kovacs (Soo Thunderbirds)
* Most Improved Player - Mathew Pepin (North Bay Trappers)
* Top Defensive Forward - Brodie Barron (North Bay Trappers)
* Top "Team Player" - Jerry Petingalo (Soo Thunderbirds)
* Director of the Year - Al Jones (Soo Thunderbirds)
* Coach of the Year - Paul Gagne (Abitibi Eskimos)
* Team Goaltending Award - Eddie Davey, Chandler Long (Abitibi Eskimos)
* Top Goals Against Average - Eddie Davey (Abitibi Eskimos)
* Scoring Champion - Felix Boutin (Soo Thunderbirds)
* Scholastic Player of the Year - Bronson Kovacs (Soo Thunderbirds)
* Playoffs Most Valuable Player - Matt St. Jacques (Abitibi Eskimos)