2020-21 NOJHL season

This is the 2020-21 Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League season. This is the league's 51st season overall dating back to the founding of the NOHA Junior B Hockey League in 1970, and the league's 43rd season under this name.
The league began play on November 13th.https://nojhl.com/nojhl-to-commence-preseason-with-next-stage-of-return-to-play Play was suspended with the traditional Christmas break.https://nojhl.com/nojhl-by-the-numbers-2 The league would announce a return to play for February 23rd.https://nojhl.com/nojhl-to-resume-play
==Membership changes==
*On May 8, 2020 the Elliot Lake Wildcats announced they were taking a leave of absence due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.https://elliotlakewildcats.ca/wildcats-take-leave-of-absence-for-2020-21-season?fbclid=IwAR1pS1i2Yddv0vCmcUouueFMTwhJ2hsgd6miBWR_y0qiKY-BCb55NcPGpvY http://www.hockeynewsnorth.com/nojhl/nojhl-is-a-plus-11/
*The Soo Eagles are sitting out the season as the Canada-US border is closed indefinitely.
*The Powassan Voodoos are sitting out the season due to local restrictions on being able to play.
*Kirkland Lake Gold Miners and Hearst Lumberjacks opt out of returning to play when the league returns to play in late February.
*On March 10th the league announced that the Espanola Express, French River Rapids, and Rayside-Balfour Canadians had opted out from a return to play for the 2020-21 season due to restrictions in the Greater Sudbury area related to the COVID-19 pandemic.https://nojhl.com/covid-19-restrictions-cause-season-cancellations-by-espanola-french-river-rayside-balfour
*The Elliot Lake Wildcats organization announced on April 17, 2021 that they would be returning to the league for the 2021-22 season rebranded as the Elliot Lake Red Wings.
==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
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
===On Hiatus===
{| cellpadding="1" style="width:590px; font-size:90%; border:1px solid gray;"	 	 	
On Hiatus for 2020-21 season	On Hiatus for 2020-21 season	On Hiatus for 2020-21 season	On Hiatus for 2020-21 season
Team 	Joined 	Centre 	Arena
Elliot Lake Wildcats 	2014 	Elliot Lake 	Elliot Lake Centennial Arena
==Standings==
===Eastern Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Timmins Rock 	22	18	4 	1 	0 	110	43 	36
Hearst Lumberjacks 	12	7 	5 	0 	0 	47 	41 	14
Cochrane Crunch 	21	4 	15	0 	2 	55 	122	10
Kirkland Lake Gold Miners	5 	3 	2 	1 	0 	20 	15 	6
Powassan Voodoos 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
===Western Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF	GA	Pts
Soo Thunderbirds 	21	13	6 	1 	2 	99	71	28
Blind River Beavers 	21	9 	11	2 	1 	82	99	19
Espanola Express 	12	5 	4 	0 	3 	46	56	13
French River Rapids 	8 	4 	4 	0 	0 	36	38	8
Rayside-Balfour Canadians	10	3 	6 	0 	1 	32	41	7
Soo Eagles 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Elliot Lake Wildcats 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
==Playoffs==
Due to the limited number of teams (four) still playing and a shutdown in the province of Ontario due to a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases, the playoffs appear to have been cancelled for the season.
==References==
Category:2021 in hockey
Category:Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League