title: 2015–16 NOJHL season
text: # 2015–16 NOJHL season
  
  The 2015–16 NOJHL season is the 38th season of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL).
  
  In March 2016, the top teams of each division play for the Copeland-McNamara Trophy, the NOJHL championship. The winner of the Copeland-McNamara Trophy will compete in the Central Canadian Junior "A" championship, the Dudley Hewitt Cup. The Kirkland Lake Gold Miners will automatically compete in the Dudley Hewitt Cup as they are the host team for 2016. If successful against the winners of the Ontario Junior Hockey League and Superior International Junior Hockey League, the Cup champion would then move on to play in the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship, the 2016 Royal Bank Cup.
  
  ## Changes
  
  * Abitibi Eskimos relocate to Timmins, Ontario and become the Timmins Rock.
  * Mattawa Blackhawks relocate to Iroquois Falls, Ontario and become Iroquois Falls Eskis.
  * Sudbury Nickel Barons relocate to Rayside-Balfour, Ontario and become Rayside-Balfour Canadians.
  * French River Rapids of Noelville, Ontario are granted expansion.
  * Espanola Express of Espanola, Ontario are granted expansion.
  * Soo Eagles rejoin league from North American Hockey League.
  
  ## Standings
  
  Final standings as of March 12, 2016.
  
  | East Division | GP | W | L | OTL | T | PTS | GF | GA |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | xy–Cochrane Crunch | 54 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 84 | 298 | 169 |
  | x–Powassan Voodoos | 54 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 84 | 278 | 137 |
  | x–Kirkland Lake Gold Miners | 54 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 81 | 247 | 135 |
  | x–Timmins Rock | 54 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 257 | 219 |
  | x–Iroquois Falls Eskis | 54 | 15 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 163 | 310 |
  | French River Rapids | 54 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 124 | 347 |
  | West Division | GP | W | L | OTL | T | PTS | GF | GA |
  | xyz–Soo Thunderbirds | 54 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 245 | 93 |
  | x–Elliot Lake Wildcats | 54 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 77 | 232 | 142 |
  | x–Rayside-Balfour Canadians | 54 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 229 | 208 |
  | x–Soo Eagles | 54 | 22 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 182 | 197 |
  | x–Espanola Express | 54 | 12 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 132 | 243 |
  | Blind River Beavers | 54 | 10 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 139 | 326 |
  
  x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched league title
  
  ## 2016 Copeland-McNamara Trophy Playoffs
  
  | Opening Round | Opening Round | Opening Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | McNamara Trophy Finals | McNamara Trophy Finals | McNamara Trophy Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | E1 | Cochrane | 4 | | | | | | |
  | E4 | Timmins | 2 | E4 | Timmins | 0 | | | | | | |
  | E5 | Iroquois Falls | 0 | East Division | East Division | East Division | E1 | Cochrane | 1 | | | |
  | | | | East Division | East Division | East Division | E3 | Kirkland Lake | 4 | | | |
  | | | | E2 | Powassan | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | | | E3 | Kirkland Lake | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | E3 | Kirkland Lake | 0 |
  | | | | | | | | | | W1 | Soo Thunderbirds | 4 |
  | | | | W2 | Elliot Lake | 4 | | | | | | |
  | W4 | Soo Eagles | 2 | W3 | Rayside-Balfour | 1 | | | | | | |
  | W5 | Espanola | 0 | West Division | West Division | West Division | W1 | Soo Thunderbirds | 4 | | | |
  | | | | West Division | West Division | West Division | W2 | Elliot Lake | 1 | | | |
  | | | | W1 | Soo Thunderbirds | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | | | W4 | Soo Eagles | 0 | | | | | | |
  
  Playoff results are listed on the official league website.
  
  ## 2016 Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship
  
  Hosted by the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
  
  ## Awards
  
  * Top Defenceman (NOJHL Award) - Kyle Fransen, Rayside-Balfour Canadians
  * Most Improved (Gilles Laperriere Trophy) - Nathan Hebert, Soo Thunderbirds
  * Top Defensive Forward (Mitch Tetreault Memorial Trophy) - Brett Jeffries, Soo Thunderbirds
  * Team Goaltending (NOJHL Award) - Soo Thunderbirds
  * Top GAA (Wayne Chase Memorial Award) - Brendon Gordon, Soo Thunderbirds
  * Top Scorer (Jimmy Conners Memorial Trophy) - Brayden Stortz, Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
  * Most Valuable Player (Carlo Catterello Trophy) - Hunter Atchison, Cochrane Crunch
  * Top Rookie (John Grignon Trophy) - Bradley Chenier, Rayside-Balfour Canadians
  * Most Gentlemanly Player (Onaping Falls Huskies Trophy) - Brennan Kelly, French River Rapids
  * Top Team Player (NOJHL Trophy) - Hunter Atchison, Cochrane Crunch
  * Scholastic Award (NOJHL Trophy) - Brandon Grandinetti, Soo Thunderbirds
  * CJHL Scholastic Nominee Award - Brandon Grandinetti, Soo Thunderbirds
  * Playoff's Most Valuable Player (NOJHL Trophy) - Michael Caruso, Soo Thunderbirds
  * Coach of the Year (Mirl "Red" McCarthy Memorial Award) - Ryan Leonard, Cochrane Crunch
  * Top Executive (Joe Drago Trophy) - Jim Bruce, Powassen Voodoos
  