Sports season
The 2000–01 OPJHL season is the eighth season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJHL). The thirty-seven 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 Thornhill Rattlers , went on to win the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions. The Rattlers were not successful in winning the 2001 Royal Bank Cup .[ 1]
Changes
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
2000-01 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs
Division Quarter-final
Milton Merchants Bramalea Blues 4-games-to-3 Brampton Capitals Streetsville Derbys 4-games-to-1 Mississauga Chargers Buffalo Lightning 4-games-to-2 Georgetown Raiders Hamilton Kiltys 4-games-to-3 Kingston Voyageurs Peterborough Bees 4-games-to-2 Lindsay Muskies Syracuse Jr. Crunch 4-games-to-none Wellington Dukes Bowmanville Eagles 4-games-to-1 Trenton Sting Cobourg Cougars 4-games-to-3 Newmarket Hurricanes Durham Huskies 4-games-to-none Stouffville Spirit Parry Sound Shamrocks 4-games-to-none Couchiching Terriers Ajax Axemen 4-games-to-none Collingwood Blues Aurora Tigers 4-games-to-1 Markham Waxers Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-none Wexford Raiders Vaughan Vipers 4-games-to-2 Thornhill Rattlers Huntsville Wildcats 4-games-to-none St. Michael's Buzzers Pickering Panthers 4-games-to-1 Division Semi-final
Milton Merchants Mississauga Chargers 4-games-to-1 Brampton Capitals Hamilton Kiltys 4-games-to-1 Newmarket Hurricanes Collingwood Blues 4-games-to-1 Couchiching Terriers Stouffville Spirit 4-games-to-2 Thornhill Rattlers St. Michael's Buzzers 4-games-to-none Wexford Raiders Markham Waxers 4-games-to-3 Lindsay Muskies Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-none Trenton Sting Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-1 Division Final
Milton Merchants Brampton Capitals 4-games-to-3 Couchiching Terriers Newmarket Hurricanes 4-games-to-3 Thornhill Rattlers Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-2 Trenton Sting Lindsay Muskies 4-games-to-3 Semi-final
Couchiching Terriers Milton Merchants 4-games-to-2 Thornhill Rattlers Trenton Sting 4-games-to-1 Final
Thornhill Rattlers Couchiching Terriers 4-games-to-1 Best-of-7
Thornhill Rattlers Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats (NOJHL ) 4-games-to-3
Rayside-Balfour 3 - Thornhill 2Thornhill 4 - Rayside-Balfour 1Thornhill 5 - Rayside-Balfour 1Thornhill 6 - Rayside-Balfour 5Rayside-Balfour 3 - Thornhill 2 OTRayside-Balfour 4 - Thornhill 1Thornhill 3 - Rayside-Balfour 2 2OTHosted by Flin Flon Bombers in Flin Flon, Manitoba . The Thornhill Rattlers finished in last place.[ 2]
Round Robin
Camrose Kodiaks AJHL ) defeated Thornhill Rattlers 4-1St. Jerome Panthers QJAAAHL ) defeated Thornhill Rattlers 5-4Flin Flon Bombers SJHL ) defeated Thornhill Rattlers 5-2Weyburn Red Wings SJHL ) defeated Thornhill Rattlers 5-3
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
See also
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