2011–12 SIJHL season

{{Infobox sports season

| title = 2011–12 SIJHL season

| color = #007AC2

| color_text = #FFFFFF

| league = Superior International Junior Hockey League

| sport = Hockey

| duration = Regular season
2011-09-16 – 2012-02-26
Playoffs
2012-02-28 – 2012-04-11

| finals_champ = Wisconsin Wilderness

| no_of_teams = 7

| seasonslistnames = SIJHL

| prevseason_year = 2010–11

| nextseason_year = 2012–13

}}

The 2011–12 season was the 11th season of the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL). The seven teams of the SIJHL played 56-game schedules.

The top teams of the league played for the Bill Salonen Cup, the SIJHL championship, in February. The Wisconsin Wilderness won the Bill Salonen Cup and competed in the Central Canadian Junior "A" championship, the Dudley Hewitt Cup.

Changes

Iron Range Ironheads of Chisholm, Minnesota joined the league.{{cite web |url=http://fftimes.com/node/244290 |title=SIJHL expanding with Iron Range franchise | Fort Frances Times Online |publisher=Fftimes.com |date=2011-07-20 |accessdate=2012-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314055011/http://fftimes.com/node/244290 |archive-date=2012-03-14 |url-status=dead }}

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

colspan=5 \|Standings
class="wikitable"
Team ! Centre ! W–L–OTL ! GF–GA ! Points
Wisconsin Wilderness	Spooner, Wisconsin	49-6-1	259-97	99
Fort Frances Lakers	Fort Frances, Ontario	37-12-7	255-166	81
Thunder Bay North Stars	Thunder Bay, Ontario	31-19-6	242-156	68
Dryden Ice Dogs	Dryden, Ontario	25-24-7	212-200	57
Sioux Lookout Flyers	Sioux Lookout, Ontario	25-29-2	202-227	52
Duluth Clydesdales	Duluth, Minnesota	20-33-3	200-247	43
Iron Range Ironheads	Chisholm, Minnesota	9-45-2	155-432	20

Teams listed on the official league website.{{cite web|url=http://sijhl.pointstreaksites.com/view/sijhl/teams |title=SIJHL | Teams |publisher=Sijhl.pointstreaksites.com |date=2011-01-02 |accessdate=2012-07-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310221623/http://sijhl.pointstreaksites.com/view/sijhl/teams |archivedate=2012-03-10 }}

Standings listed on official league website.{{cite web|url=http://sijhl_cms.stats.pointstreak.com/standings.html?leagueid=698 |title=SIJHL | Home Page |publisher=Sijhl_cms.stats.pointstreak.com |date= |accessdate=2012-07-07}}

2011-12 Bill Salonen Cup Playoffs

{{3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1= Quarter-finals

| RD2 = Semi-finals

| RD3 = Bill Salonen Cup Finals

| RD1-seed3 = 4

| RD1-team3 = Dryden

| RD1-score3 = 4

| RD1-seed4 = 5

| RD1-team4 = Sioux Lookout

| RD1-score4 = 1

| RD1-seed7 = 3

| RD1-team7 = Thunder Bay

| RD1-score7 = 4

| RD1-seed8 = 6

| RD1-team8 = Duluth

| RD1-score8 = 0

| RD2-seed1 = 2

| RD2-team1 = Fort Frances

| RD2-score1 = 4

| RD2-seed2 = 4

| RD2-team2 = Dryden

| RD2-score2 = 0

| RD2-seed3 = 1

| RD2-team3 = Wisconsin

| RD2-score3 = 4

| RD2-seed4 = 3

| RD2-team4 = Thunder Bay

| RD2-score4 = 0

| RD3-seed1 = 2

| RD3-team1 = Fort Frances

| RD3-score1 = 3

| RD3-seed2 = 1

| RD3-team2 = Wisconsin

| RD3-score2 = 4

}}

Playoff results are listed on the official league website.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sijhl.com/ |title=SIJHL.com - Home |access-date=2011-07-27 |archive-date=2008-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907113413/http://www.sijhl.com/ |url-status=dead }}

=Survivor Series=

Winner plays 3rd seed in Quarter-final.
Best-of-Three.

{{2TeamBracket

| RD1 = Survivor Series

| RD1-seed1 = 6

| RD1-team1 = Duluth

| RD1-score1 = 2

| RD1-seed2 = 7

| RD1-team2 = Iron Range

| RD1-score2 = 0

}}

=Super Series=

Winner gets choice of opponent in semi-finals. A team gets a point for winning the first two-game-aggregate in games one and two, and another point for games three and four. If tied 1-1 after four games, the series goes to sudden death shootout.

{{2TeamBracket

| RD1 = Super Series

| RD1-seed1 = 1

| RD1-team1 = Wisconsin

| RD1-score1 = 1

| RD1-seed2 = 2

| RD1-team2 = Fort Frances (5-4 SO)

| RD1-score2 = 1

}}

[[Dudley Hewitt Cup]] Championship

Hosted by the Thunder Bay North Stars in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The North Stars finished third in the round robin and lost the semi-final to finish third overall. The Wisconsin Wilderness finished fourth in the round robin and failed to make the playoff rounds.

Round Robin

:Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 4 - Wisconsin Wilderness 3 in overtime

:Stouffville Spirit (OJHL) 2 - Thunder Bay North Stars 1 in overtime

:Wisconsin Wilderness 5 - Stouffville Spirit (OJHL) 2

:Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 4 - Thunder Bay North Stars 3

:Thunder Bay North Stars 4 - Wisconsin Wilderness 3 in overtime

Semi-final

:Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 8 - Thunder Bay North Stars 5

Scoring leaders

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

class="wikitable"
style="width:30%;"\| Player ! style="width:30%;"\| Team ! style="width:7.5%;"\| GP ! style="width:7.5%;"\| G ! style="width:7.5%;"\| A ! style="width:7.5%;"\| Pts ! style="width:7.5%;"\| PIM
Byron Katapaytuk \|Fort Frances Lakers \|52 \|32 \|53 \|85 \|54
Anthony Wolfe \|Sioux Lookout Flyers \|48 \|24 \|60 \|84 \|103
Chris Hoffman \|Sioux Lookout Flyers \|52 \|49 \|31 \|80 \|156
Mike Dietrich \|Wisconsin Wilderness \|55 \|36 \|33 \|69 \|50
Jordan Larson \|Fort Frances Lakers \|56 \|34 \|35 \|69 \|20
Jordan Shockley \|Wisconsin Wilderness \|59 \|24 \|42 \|66 \|46
Dane Morin \|Sioux Lookout Flyers \|55 \|22 \|44 \|66 \|25
Ryan Lobreau \|Dryden Ice Dogs \|53 \|27 \|37 \|64 \|79
Hunter Scott \|Duluth Clydesdales \|50 \|34 \|29 \|63 \|18
Matt Morsette \|Duluth Clydesdales \|54 \|30 \|30 \|60 \|108

class="wikitable"

style="width:30%;"| Player

! style="width:30%;"| Team

! style="width:7.5%;"| GP

! style="width:7.5%;"| G

! style="width:7.5%;"| A

! style="width:7.5%;"| Pts

! style="width:7.5%;"| PIM

Byron Katapaytuk

|Fort Frances Lakers

|52

|32

|53

|85

|54

Anthony Wolfe

|Sioux Lookout Flyers

|48

|24

|60

|84

|103

Chris Hoffman

|Sioux Lookout Flyers

|52

|49

|31

|80

|156

Mike Dietrich

|Wisconsin Wilderness

|55

|36

|33

|69

|50

Jordan Larson

|Fort Frances Lakers

|56

|34

|35

|69

|20

Jordan Shockley

|Wisconsin Wilderness

|59

|24

|42

|66

|46

Dane Morin

|Sioux Lookout Flyers

|55

|22

|44

|66

|25

Ryan Lobreau

|Dryden Ice Dogs

|53

|27

|37

|64

|79

Hunter Scott

|Duluth Clydesdales

|50

|34

|29

|63

|18

Matt Morsette

|Duluth Clydesdales

|54

|30

|60

|108

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

class="wikitable"
Player ! Team ! style=" width:5%;"\| GP ! style=" width:5%;"\| Mins ! style=" width:5%;"\| W ! style=" width:5%;"\| L ! style=" width:5%;"\| OTL ! style=" width:5%;"\| SOL ! style=" width:5%;"\| GA ! style=" width:5%;"\| SO ! style=" width:5%;"\| Sv% ! style=" width:5%;"\| GAA
Tanner Milliron \|Wisconsin Wilderness \|35 \|2026:04 \|30 \|3 \|0 \|0 \|53 \|7 \|0.936 \|1.57
Tanner Hamilton \|Fort Frances Lakers \|21 \|1144:26 \|14 \|3 \|2 \|0 \|52 \|0 \|0.915 \|2.73
Tyler Ampe \|Fort Frances Lakers \|37 \|2253:45 \|22 \|9 \|0 \|5 \|105 \|2 \|0.914 \|2.80
Marc Nother \|Thunder Bay North Stars \|37 \|2100:45 \|22 \|13 \|0 \|2 \|82 \|5 \|0.909 \|2.34
Jayme Brattengeier \|Sioux Lookout Flyers \|43 \|2446:20 \|18 \|24 \|0 \|1 \|157 \|0 \|0.903 \|3.85

class="wikitable"

Player

! Team

! style=" width:5%;"| GP

! style=" width:5%;"| Mins

! style=" width:5%;"| W

! style=" width:5%;"| L

! style=" width:5%;"| OTL

! style=" width:5%;"| SOL

! style=" width:5%;"| GA

! style=" width:5%;"| SO

! style=" width:5%;"| Sv%

! style=" width:5%;"| GAA

Tanner Milliron

|Wisconsin Wilderness

|35

|2026:04

|30

|53

|0.936

|1.57

Tanner Hamilton

|Fort Frances Lakers

|21

|1144:26

|14

|52

|0.915

|2.73

Tyler Ampe

|Fort Frances Lakers

|37

|2253:45

|22

|105

|0.914

|2.80

Marc Nother

|Thunder Bay North Stars

|37

|2100:45

|22

|13

|82

|0.909

|2.34

Jayme Brattengeier

|Sioux Lookout Flyers

|43

|2446:20

|18

|24

|157

|0.903

|3.85

Awards

Player of the Year: Byron Katapaytuk (Fort Frances Lakers)
Coach of the Year: Rod Aldoff (Wisconsin Wilderness)
Top Goaltender: Tanner Milliron (Wisconsin Wilderness)
Top Defensive Forward: Sam Dubinsky (Thunder Bay North Stars)
Rookie of the Year: Jordan Larson (Fort Frances Lakers)
Top Defenceman: Anthony Calabrese (Wisconsin Wilderness)
Most Improved Player: Matt Morsette (Duluth Clydesdales)
Most Sportsmanlike Player: Dane Morin (Sioux Lookout Flyers)
Top Scorer: Byron Katapaytuk (Fort Frances Lakers)
Playoff MVP: Jeremy Johnson (Wisconsin Wilderness)

References

External links

[http://www.sijhl.com/ Official website of the Superior International Junior Hockey League]
[http://cjhlhockey.com/ Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League]

{{Succession box

| before = 2010–11 SIJHL season

| after = 2012–13 SIJHL season

| title = SIJHL seasons

| years =

}}

Category:Superior International Junior Hockey League seasons

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