2001–02 SIJHL season

2001–02 SIJHL season
LeagueSIJHL
SportIce hockey
Number of games48
Number of teams7
League championsDryden Ice Dogs
  Runners-upFort Frances Borderland Thunder
Seasons
2002–03 →

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]

Regular season

The five franchise teams each played 48 regular season games, while the two associate teams each played 24 games.[2]

Standings
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
  1. ^ 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

2002 SIJHL playoffs
Bill Salonen Cup
Tournament details
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsDryden Ice Dogs
Runner-upFort Frances Borderland Thunder
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored61 (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

  1. ^ "History of the SIJHL". sijhlhockey.com. Superior International Junior Hockey League. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  2. ^ "2001–02 SIJHL regular season standings". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  3. ^ "2001–02 SIJHL playoff results". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 Centennial Cup guide & record book" (PDF). Hockey Canada. p. 272. Retrieved 5 October 2024.