2012–13 SIJHL season

The 2012–13 SIJHL season was the 12th season of the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL). The seven teams of the SIJHL were to play 56-game schedules.

2012–13 SIJHL season
LeagueSuperior International Junior Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
2012-09-21 – 2013-03-13
Playoffs
2013-03-16 – 2013-04-22
Number of teams7
Finals championsMinnesota Wilderness
SIJHL seasons

Come February, the top teams of the league will play down for the Bill Salonen Cup, the SIJHL championship. The winner of the Bill Salonen Cup will compete in the Central Canadian Junior "A" championship, the Dudley Hewitt Cup. If successful against the winners of the Ontario Junior Hockey League and Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, the champion would then move on to play in the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship, the 2013 Royal Bank Cup.

Changes

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Final standings

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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

Standings
Team Centre W–L–OTL GF–GA Points
Minnesota Wilderness Cloquet, Minnesota 51-3-2 282-85 104
Fort Frances Lakers Fort Frances, Ontario 35-18-3 208-165 73
Dryden Ice Dogs Dryden, Ontario 28-25-3 189-197 59
Thunder Bay North Stars Thunder Bay, Ontario 28-27-1 165-206 57
Minnesota Iron Rangers Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota 26-28-2 161-194 54
Duluth Clydesdales Duluth, Minnesota 2-32-2 94-212 6
Sioux Lookout Flyers Sioux Lookout, Ontario 0-3-0 4-23 0

Sioux Lookout left the league after only 3 games, schedule was reorganized without them. Duluth's franchise was revoked by the league after 36 games, leaving 20 games unplayed, these are listed as 1-0 forfeit losses by the league.

Teams listed on the official league website.[1]

Standings listed on official league website.[2]

2012-13 Bill Salonen Cup Playoffs

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Bill Salonen Cup Finals
         
1 MN Wilderness 4
5 MN Iron Rangers 0
4 Thunder Bay 1
5 MN Iron Rangers 2
1 MN Wilderness 4
2 Fort Frances 2
2 Fort Frances 4
3 Dryden 3

Playoff results are listed on the official league website.[3]

Hosted by the North Bay Trappers in North Bay, Ontario. Minnesota Wilderness win the event.

Round Robin

North Bay Trappers (NOJHL) 4 - Minnesota Wilderness 1
Minnesota Wilderness 7 - Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 0
Minnesota Wilderness 3 - St. Michael's Buzzers (OJHL) 0

Final

Minnesota Wilderness 4 - St. Michael's Buzzers (OJHL) 3 OT

Hosted by the Summerside Western Capitals in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. Minnesota Wilderness lost semi-final.

Round Robin

Summerside Western Capitals (MHL) 5 - Minnesota Wilderness 1
Brooks Bandits (AJHL) 6 - Minnesota Wilderness 3
Minnesota Wilderness 5 - Truro Bearcats (MHL) 3
Surrey Eagles (BCHL) 5 - Minnesota Wilderness 2

Semi-final

Brooks Bandits (AJHL) 5 - Minnesota Wilderness 4 OT

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Mike Dietrich Minnesota Wilderness 46 28 49 77 68
Jake Larson Minnesota Wilderness 49 44 28 72 101
Jordan Christianson Fort Frances Lakers 52 22 49 71 33
Chris Belhumeur Dryden Ice Dogs 51 33 33 66 52
Jordan Shockley Minnesota Wilderness 52 20 39 59 58
Jeremy Johnson Minnesota Wilderness 52 28 30 58 82
Matt Kaarela Thunder Bay North Stars 38 35 21 56 62
Colton Spicer Fort Frances Lakers 45 34 22 56 51
Tyson Holder Dryden Ice Dogs 53 25 29 54 45
Michael MacKinnon Minnesota Wilderness 44 18 34 52 51

Leading goaltenders

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Note: Minimum 1000 minutes; 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

Player Team GP Mins W L SOL Svs GA GAA Sv% SO
Gordy Defiel Minnesota Wilderness 31 1732:36 25 1 2 688 40 1.39 0.945 8
JoJo Jeanetta Minnesota Wilderness 26 1404:06 22 2 0 620 42 1.79 0.937 5
Eric Szymczyk Dryden Ice Dogs 44 2488:34 19 20 1 1296 139 3.35 0.903 1
Tanner Hamilton Fort Frances Lakers 27 1267:26 12 7 2 566 66 3.12 0.896 1
Chase Hollander Minnesota Iron Rangers 38 1981:38 12 20 0 1004 122 3.69 0.892 0

Awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "SIJHL | Teams". Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  2. ^ "WebPages | Pointstreak Sites".
  3. ^ "SIJHL.com - Home". Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
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