| 2008–09 NOJHL season | |
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| League | Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | Regular season 2008-09-09 – 2009-03-03 Playoffs 2009-03-06 – 2009-04-15 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Finals champions | Soo Thunderbirds |
The 2008–09 NOJHL season was the 31st season of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). The eight teams of the East and West Divisions played 50-game schedules.
The top teams of each division played for the Copeland-McNamara Trophy, the NOJHL championship. The winner of the Copeland-McNamara Trophy competed in the Central Canadian Junior "A" championship, the Dudley Hewitt Cup.
Changes
- Temiscaming Royals join league from Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League.
- Soo re-enters league as Soo Eagles.
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
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Teams listed on the official league website.[1]
Standings listed on official league website.[2]
2008-09 Copeland-McNamara Trophy Playoffs
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | McNamara Trophy Finals | ||||||||||||
| E1 | North Bay | 4 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | Temiscaming | 0 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | North Bay | 4 | ||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||
| E2 | Abitibi | 3 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Abitibi | 4 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Sudbury | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | North Bay | 1 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | SSM Thunderbirds | 4 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | SSM Thunderbirds | 4 | ||||||||||||
| W4 | Manitoulin | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | SSM Thunderbirds | 4 | ||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||
| W3 | Blind River | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | SSM Eagles | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Blind River | 4 | ||||||||||||
Playoff results are listed on the official league website.[3]
Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship
Hosted by the Schreiber Diesels in Schreiber, Ontario. Soo finished in fourth.
Round Robin
- Fort William North Stars (SIJHL) 2 - Soo Thunderbirds 0
- Schreiber Diesels (SIJHL) 2 - Soo Thunderbirds 0
- Kingston Voyageurs (OJHL) 3 - Soo Thunderbirds 0
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
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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
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Awards
- Player of the Year - Nick Minardi (Soo Thunderbirds)
- Most Valuable Player - Nick Minardi (Soo Thunderbirds)
- Most Gentlemanly Player - Tyler Liukkonen (Blind River Beavers)
- Rookie of the Year - Erik Belanger (Sudbury Jr. Wolves)
- Top Defenceman - Drew Otto (Soo Thunderbirds)
- Most Improved Player - Tanner Burton (Blind River Beavers)
- Top Defensive Forward - Gerrit Weller (Blind River Beavers)
- Top "Team Player" - Felix Boutin (Abitibi Eskimos)
- Director of the Year - Oscar Cloutier (Sudbury Jr. Wolves)
- Coach of the Year - Ian Swalucynski (North Bay Skyhawks)
- Team Goaltending Award - Jeff Michael, Riley Ross (North Bay Skyhawks)
- Top Goals Against Average - Jeff Michael (North Bay Skyhawks)
- Scoring Champion - Dustin Fummerton (North Bay Skyhawks)
- Scholastic Player of the Year - Giles Pickard (Blind River Beavers)
- Playoffs Most Valuable Player - Ryan Dube (Soo Thunderbirds)