2001-02 MJHL Season

This is the 2001-02 Manitoba Junior Hockey League Season, the League's eighty fifth season.
=League Notes=
*Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League agree to a pair of interlocking all-star games.
=Regular Season=
{| BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" width="100%"
|- bgcolor="#F30F30" align="center" OCN defeated Kindersley Klippers (SJHL) 4-games-to-1</center>
see 2002 Anavet Cup
=Canada Championship Tournament=
::Royal Bank Cup Championship
OCN lost to Halifax Oland Exports (MJAHL) in Championship Game 
see 2002 Royal Bank Cup
=World U-17 Hockey Challenge=
{| BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" width="100%"
|- bgcolor="red" align="center" see 2002 World U-17 Hockey Challenge @ Selkirk & Stonewall</center>
=Viking Cup=
The MJHL's Manitoba Pride lost the Bronze Metal Game at the Viking Cup to the Alberta Junior Hockey League. The event was hosted by Augustana University College in Camrose, Alberta & held December 27 to January 6.
=MJHL / SJHL All-Star Challenge=
The best of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League joined up for a two day festival of all-star hockey and it kicked off Saturday, January 19 in Winkler, Manitoba with the SJHL's Dodge Division defeating the MJHL's Addison Division 11-9. James Marquis was named the Addison Division MVP. On Sunday, January 20th, the Battle of the Border in Estevan, Saskatchewan saw the SJHL's Sher-Wood Division defeated the MJHL's Allard Division 7-2. Myles Fee was choosen the game's best defenseman.
see 2002 MJHL / SJHL All-Star Games
=In Season Awards=
Player of the Week	Players of the Month
=League Leaders=
Russ Oldcorn 	Winkler Flyers
Matt Wheatley	Winnipeg South Blues
=All-Star Teams=
First All-Star Team
Justin Maier • Jonathan Parker • Justin Tetrault
Swan Valley Stampeders • Selkirk Steelers • OCN Blizzard
Steve Mullin • Jordan Little
Winkler Flyers • Winkler Flyers
Marc Andre Leclerc
OCN Blizzard
Second All-Star Team
Mark Agnew • Jamie Muswagon • Russ Oldcorn
Swan Valley Stampeders • OCN Blizzard • Winkler Flyers
Myles Fee • Garrett Hildebrandt
Dauphin Kings • OCN Blizzard
Dave Morton
Portage Terriers
Third All-Star Team
Mike Ouellet • T.J. Reid • Justin Williams
OCN Blizzard • Neepawa Natives • OCN Blizzard
Steve Later • Travis Wight
Winnipeg South Blues • Portage Terriers
Ian Vigier
Winkler Flyers
First Rookie All-Star Team
Trevor Derlago • Blaine Jarvis • Mark Olafson
Swan Valley Stampeders • Neepawa Natives • St. James Canadians
Dustin Cosgrove • Derek Poplawski
Swan Valley Stampeders • St. James Canadians
Louis Chabot
OCN Blizzard
Second Rookie All-Star Team
Tyler Perkins • Chad Wrixon • Travis Zajac
Winnipeg Saints • Winkler Flyers • St. James Canadians
Chris Thorpe • Andy Zulyniak
Neepawa Natives • St. James Canadians
Karson Gillespie
Neepawa Natives
==Alumni News==
see 2001-02 MJHL Alumni News
==in the News==
September
*Colton Orr signed a three year entry level contract with the Boston Bruins.
October
*Doug Baldwin, Elliot Chorley, Mike Daski, Ron Hextall, and Dave Semenkoinducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame.
December
*Darcy Hordichuk scored his first NHL goal on December 21, beating Tom Barrasso.
*Jordin Tootoo named WHL Player of the Week (12/30).
*Jordin Tootoo named WHL Player of the Month.
March
*Darcy Hordichuk traded by the Atlanta Thrashers to the Phoenix Coyotes.
*Andrew Murray named to CHA All-Rookie Team.
May
*Shane Hnidy scored his first NHL playoff goal against Curtis Joseph on May 2.
June
*Garnet Exelby and the Chicago Wolves won the American Hockey League championship.
==National Hockey League==
*Tyler Arnason
*Ed Belfour
*Brad Chartrand
*Theoren Fleury
*Shane Hnidy
*Darcy Hordichuk
*Mike Keane
*Mike LeClerc
*Grant Ledyard
*Barry Trotz
*Rick St. Croix
*J.P. Vigier
*Duvie Westcott
==Professional Players==
*Dallas Anderson
*Keith Cassidy
*Paul Dyck
*Garnet Exelby
*Steve MacIntyre
*Scott McCallum
*Jason Smith
*Ryan Smith
*Luc Theoret
==Major Junior Players==
*Nigel Dawes
*Triston Grant
*Cody McLeod
*Colton Orr
*Rob Smith
*Krister Toews
*Jordin Tootoo
*Ian White
==University & College Players==
*Greg Harris
*Andrew Murray
Category:Manitoba Junior Hockey League seasons