The 2001–02 SIJHL season was the inaugural season of the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL). During the first regular season, the five franchise teams each played 48 games, while two associate teams each played 24 games. In the post-season, the third-place Dryden Ice Dogs swept the first-place Fort Frances Borderland Thunder in four games to win the league championship Bill Salonen Cup.[1]
| 2001–02 SIJHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | SIJHL |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Number of games | 48 |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| League champions | Dryden Ice Dogs |
| Runners-up | Fort Frances Borderland Thunder |
Regular season
editThe five franchise teams each played 48 regular season games, while the two associate teams each played 24 games.[2]
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Frances Borderland Thunder | 48 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 65 | 215 | 142 |
| Feathermen Hawks | 48 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 62 | 219 | 157 |
| Dryden Ice Dogs | 48 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 58 | 221 | 169 |
| Thunder Bay Bulldogs | 48 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 51 | 216 | 198 |
| Iron Range Yellow Jackets[i] | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 102 | 88 |
| Northwest Wisconsin Knights[i] | 24 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 77 | 118 |
| Thunder Bay Wolves | 48 | 4 | 42 | 2 | 10 | 111 | 289 |
- ^ a b The Iron Range Yellow Jackets & Northwest Wisconsin Knights had an interleague relationship with the SIJHL and the Minnesota Junior Hockey League.
Post-season
edit| Bill Salonen Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Dryden Ice Dogs |
| Runner-up | Fort Frances Borderland Thunder |
| Semifinalists | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 61 (4.07 per game) |
The third-place Dryden Ice Dogs swept the first-place Fort Frances Borderland Thunder in four games to win the inaugural league championship Bill Salonen Cup.[3]
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||
| Borderland Thunder | 4 | ||||||
| Bulldogs | 3 | ||||||
| Borderland Thunder | 0 | ||||||
| Ice Dogs | 4 | ||||||
| Ice Dogs | 4 | ||||||
| Hawks | 0 | ||||||
The championship Dryden Ice Dogs went on to compete for the Dudley Hewitt Cup and lost to the Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL).[4]
Sources
edit- ^ "History of the SIJHL". sijhlhockey.com. Superior International Junior Hockey League. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "2001–02 SIJHL regular season standings". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "2001–02 SIJHL playoff results". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "2024 Centennial Cup guide & record book" (PDF). Hockey Canada. p. 272. Retrieved 5 October 2024.