2001–02 OPJHL season

2001–02 OPJHL season
League	Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Regular season 2001-09 – 2002-02 Playoffs 2002-02 – 2002-04
Number of teams	36
Finals champions	Brampton Capitals

The 2001–02 OPJHL season is the ninth season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJHL). The thirty-six 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 Brampton Capitals, did not attend the 2002 Dudley Hewitt Cup due to a protest staged by the OPJHL against the inclusion of the upstart Superior International Junior Hockey League in the Central Canadian playdowns.

Changes

• OPJHL opts out of National Playdowns for one season.
• Durham Huskies leave the OPJHL.
• Port Hope Clippers are renamed Port Hope Predators.

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

East Division Team GP W L T OTL GF GA P Wellington Dukes 49 37 5 7 0 238 116 81 Cobourg Cougars 49 33 11 5 0 198 141 71 Trenton Sting 49 32 11 5 1 207 128 70 Kingston Voyageurs 49 25 15 6 3 185 141 59 Peterborough Bees 49 23 20 5 1 195 199 52 Syracuse Jr. Crunch 49 20 24 5 0 187 226 45 Bowmanville Eagles 49 15 23 7 4 159 174 41 Bancroft Hawks 49 16 26 5 2 184 209 39 Lindsay Muskies 49 13 33 2 1 136 211 29 Port Hope Predators 49 8 40 1 0 119 268 17 North Division Team GP W L T OTL GF GA P Newmarket Hurricanes 49 35 12 2 0 232 112 72 Couchiching Terriers 49 30 15 3 1 236 163 64 Aurora Tigers 49 30 15 3 1 193 150 64 Stouffville Spirit 49 24 18 5 2 207 183 55 Collingwood Blues 49 23 21 4 1 191 181 51 Parry Sound Shamrocks 49 13 28 4 4 138 206 34 Huntsville Wildcats 49 7 39 2 1 121 289 17 South Division Team GP W L T OTL GF GA P Wexford Raiders 49 35 8 6 0 237 151 76 St. Michael's Buzzers 49 34 10 4 1 230 145 73 Markham Waxers 49 26 17 4 2 223 213 58 Thornhill Rattlers 49 20 21 6 2 165 183 48 Pickering Panthers 49 20 22 5 2 188 193 47 North York Rangers 49 19 24 6 0 155 171 44 Vaughan Vipers 49 19 25 3 2 173 196 43 Oshawa Legionaires 49 14 25 7 3 158 226 38 Ajax Axemen 49 7 30 6 6 163 240 26 West Division Team GP W L T OTL GF GA P Brampton Capitals 49 34 12 3 0 247 159 71 Hamilton Kiltys 49 34 12 2 1 237 156 71 Oakville Blades 49 33 11 3 2 254 177 71 Bramalea Blues 49 25 19 4 1 224 209 55 Milton Merchants 49 25 20 3 1 198 208 54 Georgetown Raiders 49 23 20 5 1 216 201 52 Mississauga Chargers 49 18 23 4 4 174 164 44 Streetsville Derbys 49 17 29 2 1 199 252 37 Burlington Cougars 49 14 31 4 0 171 244 32 Buffalo Lightning 49 5 39 4 1 123 275 15

2001-02 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs

For the Central Canada Championship, see Dudley Hewitt Cup. For the national championship, see 2002 Royal Bank Cup.

Division Quarter-final

Wellington Dukes defeated Bancroft Hawks 4-games-to-none

Cobourg Cougars defeated Bowmanville Eagles 4-games-to-none

Trenton Sting defeated Syracuse Jr. Crunch 4-games-to-none

Peterborough Bees defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-1

Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Huntsville Wildcats 4-games-to-none

Aurora Tigers defeated Parry Sound Shamrocks 4-games-to-1

Couchiching Terriers defeated Vaughan Vipers 4-games-to-2

Collingwood Blues defeated Stouffville Spirit 4-games-to-3

Wexford Raiders defeated Ajax Axemen 4-games-to-1

St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-2

Markham Waxers defeated North York Rangers 4-games-to-3

Pickering Panthers defeated Thornhill Rattlers 4-games-to-3

Brampton Capitals defeated Streetsville Derbys 4-games-to-none

Hamilton Kiltys defeated Mississauga Chargers 4-games-to-none

Georgetown Raiders defeated Oakville Blades 4-games-to-none

Bramalea Blues defeated Milton Merchants 4-games-to-2

Division Semi-final

Wellington Dukes defeated Peterborough Bees 4-games-to-none

Cobourg Cougars defeated Trenton Sting 4-games-to-1

Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Collingwood Blues 4-games-to-1

Aurora Tigers defeated Couchiching Terriers 4-games-to-1

Wexford Raiders defeated Pickering Panthers 4-games-to-3

St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Markham Waxers 4-games-to-none

Brampton Capitals defeated Georgetown Raiders 4-games-to-none

Hamilton Kiltys defeated Bramalea Blues 4-games-to-2

Division Final

Brampton Capitals defeated Hamilton Kiltys 4-games-to-2

Wellington Dukes defeated Cobourg Cougars 4-games-to-none

Aurora Tigers defeated Newmarket Hurricanes 4-games-to-none

Wexford Raiders defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 4-games-to-2

Semi-final

Brampton Capitals defeated Aurora Tigers 4-games-to-none

Wellington Dukes defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-3

Final

Brampton Capitals defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-2

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts Jeff Hristovski Brampton Capitals 48 56 47 103

Players selected in 2002 NHL Entry Draft

• Rd 7 #211 Patrick Murphy - Edmonton Oilers (Newmarket Hurricanes)

See also

• 2002 Royal Bank Cup
• Dudley Hewitt Cup
• List of OJHL seasons
• Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
• Superior International Junior Hockey League
• Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
• 2001 in ice hockey
• 2002 in ice hockey

External links

• Official website of the Ontario Junior Hockey League
• Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League