The 2011–12 season was the 11th season of the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL). The seven teams of the SIJHL played 56-game schedules.
The top teams of the league played for the Bill Salonen Cup, the SIJHL championship, in February. The Wisconsin Wilderness won the Bill Salonen Cup and competed in the Central Canadian Junior "A" championship, the Dudley Hewitt Cup.
Changes Iron Range Ironheads of Chisholm, Minnesota joined the league.
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
Standings Team Centre W–L–OTL GF–GA Points Wisconsin Wilderness Spooner, Wisconsin 49-6-1 259-97 99 Fort Frances Lakers Fort Frances, Ontario 37-12-7 255-166 81 Thunder Bay North Stars Thunder Bay, Ontario 31-19-6 242-156 68 Dryden Ice Dogs Dryden, Ontario 25-24-7 212-200 57 Sioux Lookout Flyers Sioux Lookout, Ontario 25-29-2 202-227 52 Duluth Clydesdales Duluth, Minnesota 20-33-3 200-247 43 Iron Range Ironheads Chisholm, Minnesota 9-45-2 155-432 20
Teams listed on the official league website.
Standings listed on official league website.
2011-12 Bill Salonen Cup Playoffs
Playoff results are listed on the official league website.
Survivor Series Winner plays 3rd seed in Quarter-final.Best-of-Three.
Super Series Winner gets choice of opponent in semi-finals. A team gets a point for winning the first two-game-aggregate in games one and two, and another point for games three and four. If tied 1-1 after four games, the series goes to sudden death shootout.
Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship Hosted by the Thunder Bay North Stars in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The North Stars finished third in the round robin and lost the semi-final to finish third overall. The Wisconsin Wilderness finished fourth in the round robin and failed to make the playoff rounds.
Round Robin Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 4 - Wisconsin Wilderness 3 in overtime Stouffville Spirit (OJHL) 2 - Thunder Bay North Stars 1 in overtime Wisconsin Wilderness 5 - Stouffville Spirit (OJHL) 2 Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 4 - Thunder Bay North Stars 3 Thunder Bay North Stars 4 - Wisconsin Wilderness 3 in overtime Semi-final Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) 8 - Thunder Bay North Stars 5
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMByron KatapaytukFort Frances Lakers5232538554Anthony WolfeSioux Lookout Flyers48246084103Chris HoffmanSioux Lookout Flyers52493180156Mike DietrichWisconsin Wilderness5536336950Jordan LarsonFort Frances Lakers5634356920Jordan ShockleyWisconsin Wilderness5924426646Dane MorinSioux Lookout Flyers5522446625Ryan LobreauDryden Ice Dogs5327376479Hunter ScottDuluth Clydesdales5034296318Matt MorsetteDuluth Clydesdales54303060108
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
Player Team GP Mins W L OTL SOL GA SO Sv% GAATanner MillironWisconsin Wilderness352026:04303005370.9361.57Tanner HamiltonFort Frances Lakers211144:26143205200.9152.73Tyler AmpeFort Frances Lakers372253:452290510520.9142.80Marc NotherThunder Bay North Stars372100:452213028250.9092.34Jayme BrattengeierSioux Lookout Flyers432446:2018240115700.9033.85
Awards Player of the Year: Byron Katapaytuk (Fort Frances Lakers) Coach of the Year: Rod Aldoff (Wisconsin Wilderness) Top Goaltender: Tanner Milliron (Wisconsin Wilderness) Top Defensive Forward: Sam Dubinsky (Thunder Bay North Stars) Rookie of the Year: Jordan Larson (Fort Frances Lakers) Top Defenceman: Anthony Calabrese (Wisconsin Wilderness) Most Improved Player: Matt Morsette (Duluth Clydesdales) Most Sportsmanlike Player: Dane Morin (Sioux Lookout Flyers) Top Scorer: Byron Katapaytuk (Fort Frances Lakers) Playoff MVP: Jeremy Johnson (Wisconsin Wilderness)
See also 2012 Royal Bank Cup Dudley Hewitt Cup Ontario Junior Hockey League Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League 2011 in ice hockey 2012 in ice hockey
References
External links Official website of the Superior International Junior Hockey League Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League