2016-17 NOJHL Season

This is the 2016-17 Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League season.  This is the league's 47th season overall dating back to the founding of the NOHA Junior B Hockey League in 1970, and the league's 39th 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
Iroquois Falls Eskis 	1988 	Iroquois Falls 	Jus Jordan Arena
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	46	7 	2 	1	271	121	95
Cochrane Crunch 	56	38	13	4 	1	257	175	81
Timmins Rock 	56	36	16	3 	1	271	202	76
Kirkland Lake Gold Miners	56	28	21	4 	3	232	190	63
Iroquois Falls Eskis 	56	16	36	4 	0	203	282	36
French River Rapids 	56	3 	51	1 	1	128	376	8
===Western Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	T	GF 	GA 	Pts
Soo Thunderbirds 	56	43	11	1 	1	232	134	88
Blind River Beavers 	56	32	20	4 	0	214	162	68
Rayside-Balfour Canadians	56	28	24	3 	1	191	200	60
Soo Eagles 	56	27	26	2 	1	222	204	57
Elliot Lake Wildcats 	56	23	26	4 	3	157	174	53
Espanola Express 	56	9 	45	1 	1	139	297	20
==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 2017 Dudley Hewitt Cup being held in Trenton, Ontario. The winner of that tournament (or runner up if the Cobourg Cougars win the tournament) will advance to the 2017 Royal Bank Cup being held in Cobourg, Ontario.
===East Division Preliminary Round===
*Kirkland Lake Gold Miners defeated Iroquois Falls Eskis 2 games to 1
===West Division Preliminary Round===
*Soo Eagles defeated Elliot Lake Wildcats 2 games to 1
===East Division Semifinals===
*Powassan Voodoos defeated Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 4 games to none
*Timmins Rock defeated Cochrane Crunch 4 games to 2
===West Division Semifinals===
*Soo Eagles defeated Soo Thunderbirds 4 games to none
*Blind River Beavers defeated Rayside-Balfour Canadians 4 games to 3
===East Division Final===
*Powassan Voodoos defeated Timmins Rock 4 games to none
===West Division Final===
*Blind River Beavers defeated Soo Eagles 4 games to 1
===Copeland Cup-McNamara Trophy Final===
*Powassan Voodoos defeated Blind River Beavers 4 games to none
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