2017-18 NOJHL Season

This is the 2017-18 Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League season.  This is the league's 48th season overall dating back to the founding of the NOHA Junior B Hockey League in 1970, and the league's 40th season under this name.
==Membership changes==
*On April 8, 2017 league announced that its Board of Governors has approved the request, pending approval from the NOHA, OHF, CJHL and Hockey Canada, to relocate the Iroquois Falls Eskis franchise to Hearst, Ont., effective immediately, heading into the 2017-18 season. The team is set to play out of the Claude Larose Recreation Centre.  The team was announced as being named the Hearst Lumberjacks on April 20th.
==Division Alignment==
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Eastern Division 	Eastern Division	Eastern Division 	Eastern Division
Team 	Joined 	Centre 	Arena
Cochrane Crunch 	2012 	Cochrane 	Tim Horton Events Centre
French River Rapids 	2015 	Noelville 	Noelville Arena
Hearst Lumberjacks 	1988 	Hearst 	Claude Larose Recreation Centre
Kirkland Lake Gold Miners	2003 	Kirkland Lake 	Joe Mavrinac Community Complex
Powassan Voodoos 	2014 	Powassan 	Powassan Sportsplex
Timmins Rock 	1991 	Timmins 	McIntyre Arena
Western Division 	Western Division	Western Division 	Western Division
Blind River Beavers 	1999 	Blind River 	Blind River Memorial Community Centre
Elliot Lake Wildcats 	2014 	Elliot Lake 	Elliot Lake Centennial Arena
Espanola Express 	2015 	Espanola 	Espanola Regional Recreation Complex
Rayside-Balfour Canadians	2000 	Rayside-Balfour 	Chelmsford Community Centre
Soo Eagles 	2015 	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	Pullar Stadium
Soo Thunderbirds 	1999 	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	John Rhodes Community Centre
==Standings==
===Eastern Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	T	GF 	GA 	Pts
Powassan Voodoos 	56	45	7 	1 	3	299	171	94
Cochrane Crunch 	56	36	17	2 	1	233	165	75
Kirkland Lake Gold Miners	56	24	21	7 	4	163	180	59
Hearst Lumberjacks 	56	23	30	2 	1	215	226	49
Timmins Rock 	56	19	31	3 	3	142	184	44
French River Rapids 	56	13	38	5 	0	164	287	31
===Western Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	T	GF 	GA 	Pts
Rayside-Balfour Canadians	56	37	14	4 	1	222	139	79
Soo Thunderbirds 	56	36	16	3 	1	195	134	76
Soo Eagles 	56	35	20	0 	1	222	147	71
Blind River Beavers 	56	33	19	4 	0	195	155	70
Elliot Lake Wildcats 	56	25	27	4 	0	172	204	54
Espanola Express 	56	2 	52	1 	1	114	344	6
==Copeland Cup-McNamara Trophy Playoffs==
===Format===
The top five teams in each division qualify for the playoffs.  The fourth place team plays the fifth place team in a best of three series.  The series winner becomes the fourth seed and plays the first place team in the division semifinals and the second place team plays the third place team in best of seven series.  The semifinal winners meet in the best of seven division championship series.  The division champions meet in the best of seven Copeland Cup-McNamara Trophy final.
The playoff champion will advance to the 2018 Dudley Hewitt Cup being held in Dryden, Ontario. The winner of that tournament will advance to the 2018 Royal Bank Cup being held in Chilliwack, British Columbia.
===East Preliminary Round===
*Timmins Rock defeated Hearst Lumberjacks 2 games to 1
===West Preliminary Round===
*Blind River Beavers defeated Elliot Lake Wildcats 2 games to none
===East Semifinals===
*Timmins Rock defeated Powassan Voodoos 4 games to 2
*Cochrane Crunch defeated Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 4 games to 1
===West Semifinals===
*Rayside-Balfour Canadians defeated Blind River Beavers 4 games to 2
*Soo Thunderbirds defeated Soo Eagles 4 games to 3
===East Final===
*Cochrane Crunch defeated Timmins Rock 4 games to 1
===West Final=== 
*Rayside-Balfour Canadians defeated Soo Thunderbirds 4 games to 2
===Copeland Cup-McNamara Trophy Final=== 
*Cochrane Crunch defeated Rayside-Balfour Canadians 4 games to 2 
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