2000–01 OPJHL season
Introduction 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.
Changes *Port Hope Buzzards become the Port Hope Clippers
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''  '''East Division''''''Team'''	'''GP'''  '''W'''  '''L'''  '''T'''  '''OTL'''  '''GF'''  '''GA'''  '''P'''Lindsay Muskies	                                49	35	10	4	0	222	131	74Wellington Dukes	                                49	30	9	6	4	226	142	70Trenton Sting	                49	29	13	4	3	210	148	65Kingston Voyageurs	                                49	25	16	7	1	202	159	58Peterborough Bees	        49	23	16	7	3	203	199	56Cobourg Cougars	                                49	23	20	5	1	214	179	52Bowmanville Eagles	                                49	19	21	7	2	187	181	47Syracuse Jr. Crunch	                        49	20	24	4	1	195	234	45Bancroft Hawks	                                49	11	35	1	2	171	246	25Port Hope Clippers     	49	4	44	1	0	99	338	9'''North Division''''''Team'''	'''GP'''  '''W'''  '''L'''  '''T'''  '''OTL'''  '''GF'''  '''GA'''  '''P'''Couchiching Terriers	                        49	37	7	3	2	358	176	79Newmarket Hurricanes	                        49	37	7	2	3	284	145	79Stouffville Spirit	                                49	35	9	3	2	260	159	75Collingwood Blues	                                49	27	19	2	1	224	142	57Aurora Tigers	                                49	18	29	0	2	189	271	38Parry Sound Shamrocks	                        49	12	35	2	0	144	280	26Huntsville Wildcats	49	9	35	2	3	121	290	23Durham Huskies	        49	7	35	5	2	137	288	21'''South Division''''''Team'''	'''GP'''  '''W'''  '''L'''  '''T'''  '''OTL'''  '''GF'''  '''GA'''  '''P'''Thornhill Rattlers	        49	36	8	3	2	231	148	77Wexford Raiders	        49	35	7	5	2	259	168	77Markham Waxers	                                49	28	18	2	1	223	182	59Pickering Panthers	                                49	21	19	7	2	198	194	51Oshawa Legionaires	                49	23	22	2	2	176	181	50St. Michael's Buzzers	                        49	23	22	3	1	204	215	50Ajax Axemen	                        49	23	23	3	0	206	202	49Vaughan Vipers	                                49	19	23	5	2	169	173	45North York Rangers	                                49	2	43	3	1	121	271	8'''West Division''''''Team'''	'''GP'''  '''W'''  '''L'''  '''T'''  '''OTL'''  '''GF'''  '''GA'''  '''P'''	Milton Merchants	                49	29	14	5	1	210	168	64Georgetown Raiders	                                49	28	17	2	2	229	182	60Brampton Capitals	                                49	26	15	7	1	182	143	60Mississauga Chargers	                        49	25	16	3	5	216	194	58Buffalo Lightning	        49	25	16	7	1	203	176	58Streetsville Derbys	                        49	25	19	4	1	231	219	55Hamilton Kiltys	        49	21	22	4	2	174	204	48Bramalea Blues	                                49	18	23	4	4	182	206	44Oakville Blades	                                49	14	27	6	2	185	228	36Burlington Cougars	                                49	12	31	4	2	147	233	30
2000-01 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs '''''Division Quarter-final''''':'''Milton Merchants''' defeated Bramalea Blues ''4-games-to-3'':'''Brampton Capitals''' defeated Streetsville Derbys ''4-games-to-1'':'''Mississauga Chargers''' defeated Buffalo Lightning ''4-games-to-2'':'''Georgetown Raiders''' defeated Hamilton Kiltys ''4-games-to-3'':'''Kingston Voyageurs''' defeated Peterborough Bees ''4-games-to-2'':'''Lindsay Muskies''' defeated Syracuse Jr. Crunch ''4-games-to-none'':'''Wellington Dukes''' defeated Bowmanville Eagles ''4-games-to-1'':'''Trenton Sting''' defeated Cobourg Cougars ''4-games-to-3'':'''Newmarket Hurricanes''' defeated Durham Huskies ''4-games-to-none'':'''Stouffville Spirit''' defeated Parry Sound Shamrocks ''4-games-to-none'':'''Couchiching Terriers''' defeated Ajax Axemen ''4-games-to-none'':'''Collingwood Blues''' defeated Aurora Tigers ''4-games-to-1'':'''Markham Waxers''' defeated Oshawa Legionaires ''4-games-to-none'':'''Wexford Raiders''' defeated Vaughan Vipers ''4-games-to-2'':'''Thornhill Rattlers''' defeated Huntsville Wildcats ''4-games-to-none'':'''St. Michael's Buzzers''' defeated Pickering Panthers ''4-games-to-1'''''''Division Semi-final''''':'''Milton Merchants''' defeated Mississauga Chargers ''4-games-to-1'':'''Brampton Capitals''' defeated Hamilton Kiltys ''4-games-to-1'':'''Newmarket Hurricanes''' defeated Collingwood Blues ''4-games-to-1'':'''Couchiching Terriers''' defeated Stouffville Spirit ''4-games-to-2'':'''Thornhill Rattlers''' defeated St. Michael's Buzzers ''4-games-to-none'':'''Wexford Raiders''' defeated Markham Waxers ''4-games-to-3'':'''Lindsay Muskies''' defeated Kingston Voyageurs ''4-games-to-none'':'''Trenton Sting''' defeated Wellington Dukes ''4-games-to-1'''''''Division Final''''':'''Milton Merchants''' defeated Brampton Capitals ''4-games-to-3'':'''Couchiching Terriers''' defeated Newmarket Hurricanes ''4-games-to-3'':'''Thornhill Rattlers''' defeated Wexford Raiders ''4-games-to-2'':'''Trenton Sting''' defeated Lindsay Muskies ''4-games-to-3'''''''Semi-final''''':'''Couchiching Terriers''' defeated Milton Merchants ''4-games-to-2'':'''Thornhill Rattlers''' defeated Trenton Sting ''4-games-to-1'''''''Final''''':'''Thornhill Rattlers''' defeated Couchiching Terriers ''4-games-to-1''
[[Dudley Hewitt Cup]] Championship ''Best-of-7'':'''Thornhill Rattlers''' defeated Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats (NOJHL) ''4-games-to-3''::'''Rayside-Balfour''' 3 - Thornhill 2::'''Thornhill''' 4 - Rayside-Balfour 1::'''Thornhill''' 5 - Rayside-Balfour 1::'''Thornhill''' 6 - Rayside-Balfour 5::'''Rayside-Balfour''' 3 - Thornhill 2 OT::'''Rayside-Balfour''' 4 - Thornhill 1::'''Thornhill''' 3 - Rayside-Balfour 2 2OT
[[2001 Royal Bank Cup]] Championship Hosted by Flin Flon Bombers in Flin Flon, Manitoba. The Thornhill Rattlers finished in last place. '''''Round Robin''''':'''Camrose Kodiaks''' (AJHL) defeated Thornhill Rattlers 4-1:'''St. Jerome Panthers''' (QJAAAHL) defeated Thornhill Rattlers 5-4:'''Flin Flon Bombers''' (SJHL) defeated Thornhill Rattlers 5-2:'''Weyburn Red Wings''' (SJHL) defeated Thornhill Rattlers 5-3
Scoring leaders ''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes''   Player Team GP G A PtsJason Pinizzotto 	Couchiching Terriers 49 	54 	86 	140David Wrigley 	Couchiching Terriers 47 	64 	61 	125Beau Moyer 	Couchiching Terriers 49 	29 	81 	110Stace Page 	Georgetown Raiders   49 	54 	54 	108Jaro Wojcicki 	Couchiching Terriers 47 	44 	58 	102Scott Misfud 	Thornhill Rattlers   48 	43 	57 	100
See also * 2001 Royal Bank Cup* Dudley Hewitt Cup* List of OJHL seasons* Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League* Superior International Junior Hockey League* Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League* 2000 in ice hockey* 2001 in ice hockey
References
External links *  Official website of the Ontario Junior Hockey League*  Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League