Skip to content
Surf Wiki
Save to docs
sports

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

2000–01 OPJHL season


FieldValue
title2000–01 OPJHL season
color#007AC2
color_text#FFFFFF
leagueOntario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
sportHockey
durationRegular season
2000-09 – 2001-02
Playoffs
2001-02 – 2001-04
finals_champThornhill Rattlers
no_of_teams37
seasonslistnamesOPJHL
prevseason_year1999–00
nextseason_year2001–02

2000-09 – 2001-02 Playoffs 2001-02 – 2001-04 The 2000–01 OPJHL season is the eighth season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJHL). The thirty-seven teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule.

Come February, the top eight teams of each division competed for the Frank L. Buckland Trophy, the OPJHL championship. The winner of the Buckland Cup, the Thornhill Rattlers, went on to win the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions. The Rattlers were not successful in winning the 2001 Royal Bank Cup.

Changes

  • Port Hope Buzzards become the Port Hope Clippers

Final 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

TeamGPWLTOTLGFGAPTeamGPWLTOTLGFGAPTeamGPWLTOTLGFGAPTeamGPWLTOTLGFGAP
Lindsay Muskies493510
Wellington Dukes49309
Trenton Sting492913
Kingston Voyageurs492516
Peterborough Bees492316
Cobourg Cougars492320
Bowmanville Eagles491921
Syracuse Jr. Crunch492024
Bancroft Hawks491135
Port Hope Clippers49444
North Division
Couchiching Terriers49377
Newmarket Hurricanes49377
Stouffville Spirit49359
Collingwood Blues492719
Aurora Tigers491829
Parry Sound Shamrocks491235
Huntsville Wildcats49935
Durham Huskies49735
South Division
Thornhill Rattlers49368
Wexford Raiders49357
Markham Waxers492818
Pickering Panthers492119
Oshawa Legionaires492322
St. Michael's Buzzers492322
Ajax Axemen492323
Vaughan Vipers491923
North York Rangers49243
West Division
Milton Merchants492914
Georgetown Raiders492817
Brampton Capitals492615
Mississauga Chargers492516
Buffalo Lightning492516
Streetsville Derbys492519
Hamilton Kiltys492122
Bramalea Blues491823
Oakville Blades491427
Burlington Cougars491231

|}

2000-01 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs

Division Quarter-final :Milton Merchants defeated Bramalea Blues 4-games-to-3 :Brampton Capitals defeated Streetsville Derbys 4-games-to-1 :Mississauga Chargers defeated Buffalo Lightning 4-games-to-2 :Georgetown Raiders defeated Hamilton Kiltys 4-games-to-3 :Kingston Voyageurs defeated Peterborough Bees 4-games-to-2 :Lindsay Muskies defeated Syracuse Jr. Crunch 4-games-to-none :Wellington Dukes defeated Bowmanville Eagles 4-games-to-1 :Trenton Sting defeated Cobourg Cougars 4-games-to-3 :Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Durham Huskies 4-games-to-none :Stouffville Spirit defeated Parry Sound Shamrocks 4-games-to-none :Couchiching Terriers defeated Ajax Axemen 4-games-to-none :Collingwood Blues defeated Aurora Tigers 4-games-to-1 :Markham Waxers defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-none :Wexford Raiders defeated Vaughan Vipers 4-games-to-2 :Thornhill Rattlers defeated Huntsville Wildcats 4-games-to-none :St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Pickering Panthers 4-games-to-1 Division Semi-final :Milton Merchants defeated Mississauga Chargers 4-games-to-1 :Brampton Capitals defeated Hamilton Kiltys 4-games-to-1 :Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Collingwood Blues 4-games-to-1 :Couchiching Terriers defeated Stouffville Spirit 4-games-to-2 :Thornhill Rattlers defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 4-games-to-none :Wexford Raiders defeated Markham Waxers 4-games-to-3 :Lindsay Muskies defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-none :Trenton Sting defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-1 Division Final :Milton Merchants defeated Brampton Capitals 4-games-to-3 :Couchiching Terriers defeated Newmarket Hurricanes 4-games-to-3 :Thornhill Rattlers defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-2 :Trenton Sting defeated Lindsay Muskies 4-games-to-3 Semi-final :Couchiching Terriers defeated Milton Merchants 4-games-to-2 :Thornhill Rattlers defeated Trenton Sting 4-games-to-1 Final :Thornhill Rattlers defeated Couchiching Terriers 4-games-to-1

[[Dudley Hewitt Cup]] Championship

Best-of-7 :Thornhill Rattlers defeated Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats (NOJHL) 4-games-to-3 ::Rayside-Balfour 3 - Thornhill 2 ::Thornhill 4 - Rayside-Balfour 1 ::Thornhill 5 - Rayside-Balfour 1 ::Thornhill 6 - Rayside-Balfour 5 ::Rayside-Balfour 3 - Thornhill 2 OT ::Rayside-Balfour 4 - Thornhill 1 ::Thornhill 3 - Rayside-Balfour 2 2OT

[[2001 Royal Bank Cup]] Championship

Hosted by Flin Flon Bombers in Flin Flon, Manitoba. The Thornhill Rattlers finished in last place.

Round Robin :Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) defeated Thornhill Rattlers 4-1 :St. Jerome Panthers (QJAAAHL) defeated Thornhill Rattlers 5-4 :Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL) defeated Thornhill Rattlers 5-2 :Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL) defeated Thornhill Rattlers 5-3

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

PlayerTeamGPGAPts
Jason PinizzottoCouchiching Terriers495486140
David WrigleyCouchiching Terriers476461125
Beau MoyerCouchiching Terriers492981110
Stace PageGeorgetown Raiders495454108
Jaro WojcickiCouchiching Terriers474458102
Scott MisfudThornhill Rattlers484357100

|}

References

References

  1. "Shaw Communications".
  2. "Shaw Communications".
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 2000–01 OPJHL season — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report