# 2011–12 SIJHL season

The 2011–12 season was the 11th season of the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL). The seven teams of the SIJHL played 56-game schedules.
The top teams of the league played for the Bill Salonen Cup, the SIJHL championship, in February. The Wisconsin Wilderness won the Bill Salonen Cup and competed in the Central Canadian Junior "A" championship, the Dudley Hewitt Cup.

## Changes

* Iron Range Ironheads of Chisholm, Minnesota joined the league.

## 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 | 49-6-1 | 259-97 | 99 |
| Fort Frances Lakers | Fort Frances, Ontario | 37-12-7 | 255-166 | 81 |
| Thunder Bay North Stars | Thunder Bay, Ontario | 31-19-6 | 242-156 | 68 |
| Dryden Ice Dogs | Dryden, Ontario | 25-24-7 | 212-200 | 57 |
| Sioux Lookout Flyers | Sioux Lookout, Ontario | 25-29-2 | 202-227 | 52 |
| Duluth Clydesdales | Duluth, Minnesota | 20-33-3 | 200-247 | 43 |
| Iron Range Ironheads | Chisholm, Minnesota | 9-45-2 | 155-432 | 20 |
Teams listed on the official league website.
Standings listed on official league website.

## 2011-12 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 |
| | | | 2 | Fort Frances | 4 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Dryden | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Dryden | 4 | 4 | Dryden | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Sioux Lookout | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Sioux Lookout | 1 | | | | 2 | Fort Frances | 3 |
| | | | | | | 1 | Wisconsin | 4 |
| | | | 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Thunder Bay | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Thunder Bay | 4 | 3 | Thunder Bay | 0 | | | |
| 6 | Duluth | 0 | | | | | | |
Playoff results are listed on the official league website.

## Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

Hosted by the Thunder Bay North Stars in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The North Stars finished third in the round robin and lost the semi-final to finish third overall. The Wisconsin Wilderness finished fourth in the round robin and failed to make the playoff rounds.
Round Robin
    Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 4 - Wisconsin Wilderness 3 in overtime
    Stouffville Spirit (OJHL) 2 - Thunder Bay North Stars 1 in overtime
    Wisconsin Wilderness 5 - Stouffville Spirit (OJHL) 2
    Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 4 - Thunder Bay North Stars 3
    Thunder Bay North Stars 4 - Wisconsin Wilderness 3 in overtime
Semi-final
    Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 8 - Thunder Bay North Stars 5

## Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Byron Katapaytuk | Fort Frances Lakers | 52 | 32 | 53 | 85 | 54 |
| Anthony Wolfe | Sioux Lookout Flyers | 48 | 24 | 60 | 84 | 103 |
| Chris Hoffman | Sioux Lookout Flyers | 52 | 49 | 31 | 80 | 156 |
| Mike Dietrich | Wisconsin Wilderness | 55 | 36 | 33 | 69 | 50 |
| Jordan Larson | Fort Frances Lakers | 56 | 34 | 35 | 69 | 20 |
| Jordan Shockley | Wisconsin Wilderness | 59 | 24 | 42 | 66 | 46 |
| Dane Morin | Sioux Lookout Flyers | 55 | 22 | 44 | 66 | 25 |
| Ryan Lobreau | Dryden Ice Dogs | 53 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 79 |
| Hunter Scott | Duluth Clydesdales | 50 | 34 | 29 | 63 | 18 |
| Matt Morsette | Duluth Clydesdales | 54 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 108 |

## 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 |
| Tanner Milliron | Wisconsin Wilderness | 35 | 2026:04 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 7 | 0.936 | 1.57 |
| Tanner Hamilton | Fort Frances Lakers | 21 | 1144:26 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0.915 | 2.73 |
| Tyler Ampe | Fort Frances Lakers | 37 | 2253:45 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 105 | 2 | 0.914 | 2.80 |
| Marc Nother | Thunder Bay North Stars | 37 | 2100:45 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 5 | 0.909 | 2.34 |
| Jayme Brattengeier | Sioux Lookout Flyers | 43 | 2446:20 | 18 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 157 | 0 | 0.903 | 3.85 |

## Awards

* Player of the Year: Byron Katapaytuk (Fort Frances Lakers)
* Coach of the Year: Rod Aldoff (Wisconsin Wilderness)
* Top Goaltender: Tanner Milliron (Wisconsin Wilderness)
* Top Defensive Forward: Sam Dubinsky (Thunder Bay North Stars)
* Rookie of the Year: Jordan Larson (Fort Frances Lakers)
* Top Defenceman: Anthony Calabrese (Wisconsin Wilderness)
* Most Improved Player: Matt Morsette (Duluth Clydesdales)
* Most Sportsmanlike Player: Dane Morin (Sioux Lookout Flyers)
* Top Scorer: Byron Katapaytuk (Fort Frances Lakers)
* Playoff MVP: Jeremy Johnson (Wisconsin Wilderness)