2001–02 OPJHL season

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.

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
OPJHL seasons
← 2000–01 2002–03 →

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,^[1] 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

References

1. "Shaw Communications".

External links

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

Preceded by 2000–01 OPJHL season

OJHL seasons

Succeeded by 2002–03 OPJHL season