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2008–09 SIJHL season

FieldValue
title2008–09 SIJHL season
color#007AC2
color_text#FFFFFF
leagueSuperior International Junior Hockey League
sportHockey
durationRegular season
2008-09-19 – 2009-03-09
Playoffs
2009-03-13 – 2009-04-12
finals_champFort William North Stars
no_of_teams6
seasonslistnamesSIJHL
prevseason_year2007–08
nextseason_year2009–10

2008-09-19 – 2009-03-09 Playoffs 2009-03-13 – 2009-04-12 The 2008–09 SIJHL season is the 8th season of the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL). The six teams of the SIJHL will play 50-game schedules.

Come February, the top teams of the league will play down for the Bill Salonen Cup, the SIJHL championship. The winner of the Bill Salonen Cup will compete in the Central Canadian Junior "A" championship, the Dudley Hewitt Cup. If successful against the winners of the Ontario Junior Hockey League and Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, the champion would then move on to play in the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship, the 2009 Royal Bank Cup.

Changes

  • Sioux Lookout Flyers join league.
  • Thunder Bay Bulldogs merge into Thunder Bay Bearcats.

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

TeamCentreW–L–T-OTLGFGAPoints
Fort William North Stars
Thunder Bay Bearcats
Fort Frances Jr. Sabres
Schreiber Diesels
Dryden Ice Dogs
Sioux Lookout Flyers

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Teams listed on the official league website.

Standings listed on official league website.

2008-09 Bill Salonen Cup Playoffs

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Playoff results are listed on the official league website.

[[Dudley Hewitt Cup]] Championship

Hosted by the Schreiber Diesels in Schreiber, Ontario. Fort William finished in second place and Schreiber finished in third.

Round Robin :Fort William North Stars 2 - Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 0 :Kingston Voyageurs (OJHL) 9 - Schreiber Diesels 0 :Fort William North Stars 1 - Kingston Voyageurs (OJHL) 0 :Schreiber Diesels 2 - Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 0 :Schreiber Diesels 5 - Fort William North Stars 2

Semi-final :Fort William North Stars 4 - Schreiber Diesels 3

Final :Kingston Voyageurs (OJHL) 4 - Fort William North Stars 1

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Trevor GamacheFort William North Stars494162103155
Joel LangevinFort William North Stars4931447528
Chris SinclairFort Frances Jr. Sabres4918547275
Brendan BaumgartnerFort Frances Jr. Sabres4935357084
Ryan MagillFort William North Stars4626416751
Cayle BrownFort William North Stars4827376489
Jared SaundersSchreiber Diesels4831316291
Jeff ManrykThunder Bay Bearcats44283462117
Mitch CainFort Frances Jr. Sabres4826366262
Tyler MillerThunder Bay Bearcats2724376157

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Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

PlayerTeamGPMinsWLOTLSOLGASOSv%GAA
Ryan FaragherFort Frances Jr. Sabres402265:412414019250.9212.44
Drew StrandbergThunder Bay Bearcats341912:48206158320.9182.60
Jay PelletierFort William North Stars251122:10142023620.9171.92
Patrick SullivanFort William North Stars321729:01235107630.9012.64
Josh BakerSchreiber Diesels412309:0119172115510.8934.03

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Awards

  • Most Valuable Player - Trevor Gamache (Fort William North Stars)
  • Most Improved Player - Kevin Burton (Dryden Ice Dogs)
  • Rookie of the Year - Jay Pelletier (Fort William North Stars)
  • Top Defenceman - Brad Pawlowski (Thunder Bay Bearcats)
  • Top Defensive Forward - Cayle Brown (Fort William North Stars)
  • Most Gentlemanly Player - Joel Langevin (Fort William North Stars)
  • Top Goaltender - Ryan Faragher (Fort Frances Jr. Sabres)
  • Coach of the Year - Todd Howarth (Fort William North Stars)
  • Top Scorer Award - Trevor Gamache (Fort William North Stars)
  • Top Executive - Doug Lawrance (Sioux Lookout Flyers)

References

References

  1. "SIJHL {{!}} Teams".
  2. "WebPages {{!".
  3. "SIJHL.com - Home".
Wikipedia Source

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