2001–02 OPJHL season
Introduction The '''2001–02 OPJHL season''' is the ninth season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJHL). The thirty-six 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 Brampton Capitals, did not attend the 2002 Dudley Hewitt Cup due to a protest staged by the OPJHL against the inclusion of the upstart Superior International Junior Hockey League in the Central Canadian playdowns.
Changes *OPJHL opts out of National Playdowns for one season. *Durham Huskies leave the OPJHL. *Port Hope Clippers are renamed Port Hope Predators.
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'''Wellington Dukes	                                49	37	5	7	0	238	116	81Cobourg Cougars	                                49	33	11	5	0	198	141	71Trenton Sting	                49	32	11	5	1	207	128	70Kingston Voyageurs	                                49	25	15	6	3	185	141	59Peterborough Bees	        49	23	20	5	1	195	199	52Syracuse Jr. Crunch	                        49	20	24	5	0	187	226	45Bowmanville Eagles	                                49	15	23	7	4	159	174	41Bancroft Hawks	                                49	16	26	5	2	184	209	39Lindsay Muskies	                                49	13	33	2	1	136	211	29Port Hope Predators             49	8	40	1	0	119	268	17'''North Division''''''Team'''	'''GP'''  '''W'''  '''L'''  '''T'''  '''OTL'''  '''GF'''  '''GA'''  '''P'''Newmarket Hurricanes	                        49	35	12	2	0	232	112	72Couchiching Terriers	                        49	30	15	3	1	236	163	64Aurora Tigers	                                49	30	15	3	1	193	150	64Stouffville Spirit	                                49	24	18	5	2	207	183	55Collingwood Blues	                                49	23	21	4	1	191	181	51Parry Sound Shamrocks	                        49	13	28	4	4	138	206	34Huntsville Wildcats	        49	7	39	2	1	121	289	17'''South Division''''''Team'''	'''GP'''  '''W'''  '''L'''  '''T'''  '''OTL'''  '''GF'''  '''GA'''  '''P'''Wexford Raiders	        49	35	8	6	0	237	151	76St. Michael's Buzzers	                        49	34	10	4	1	230	145	73Markham Waxers	                                49	26	17	4	2	223	213	58Thornhill Rattlers	        49	20	21	6	2	165	183	48Pickering Panthers	                                49	20	22	5	2	188	193	47North York Rangers	                                49	19	24	6	0	155	171	44Vaughan Vipers	                                49	19	25	3	2	173	196	43Oshawa Legionaires	                49	14	25	7	3	158	226	38Ajax Axemen  	                        49	7	30	6	6	163	240	26'''West Division''''''Team'''	'''GP'''  '''W'''  '''L'''  '''T'''  '''OTL'''  '''GF'''  '''GA'''  '''P'''	Brampton Capitals	                                49	34	12	3	0	247	159	71Hamilton Kiltys	        49	34	12	2	1	237	156	71Oakville Blades	                                49	33	11	3	2	254	177	71Bramalea Blues	                                49	25	19	4	1	224	209	55Milton Merchants	                49	25	20	3	1	198	208	54Georgetown Raiders	                                49	23	20	5	1	216	201	52Mississauga Chargers	                        49	18	23	4	4	174	164	44Streetsville Derbys	                        49	17	29	2	1	199	252	37Burlington Cougars	                                49	14	31	4	0	171	244	32Buffalo Lightning	        49	5	39	4	1	123	275	15
2001-02 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs '''''Division Quarter-final''''':'''Wellington Dukes''' defeated Bancroft Hawks ''4-games-to-none'':'''Cobourg Cougars''' defeated Bowmanville Eagles ''4-games-to-none'':'''Trenton Sting''' defeated Syracuse Jr. Crunch ''4-games-to-none'':'''Peterborough Bees''' defeated Kingston Voyageurs ''4-games-to-1'':'''Newmarket Hurricanes''' defeated Huntsville Wildcats ''4-games-to-none'':'''Aurora Tigers''' defeated Parry Sound Shamrocks ''4-games-to-1'':'''Couchiching Terriers''' defeated Vaughan Vipers ''4-games-to-2'':'''Collingwood Blues''' defeated Stouffville Spirit ''4-games-to-3'':'''Wexford Raiders''' defeated Ajax Axemen ''4-games-to-1'':'''St. Michael's Buzzers''' defeated Oshawa Legionaires ''4-games-to-2'':'''Markham Waxers''' defeated North York Rangers ''4-games-to-3'':'''Pickering Panthers''' defeated Thornhill Rattlers ''4-games-to-3'':'''Brampton Capitals''' defeated Streetsville Derbys ''4-games-to-none'':'''Hamilton Kiltys''' defeated Mississauga Chargers ''4-games-to-none'':'''Georgetown Raiders''' defeated Oakville Blades ''4-games-to-none'':'''Bramalea Blues''' defeated Milton Merchants ''4-games-to-2'''''''Division Semi-final''''':'''Wellington Dukes''' defeated Peterborough Bees ''4-games-to-none'':'''Cobourg Cougars''' defeated Trenton Sting ''4-games-to-1'':'''Newmarket Hurricanes''' defeated Collingwood Blues ''4-games-to-1'':'''Aurora Tigers''' defeated Couchiching Terriers ''4-games-to-1'':'''Wexford Raiders''' defeated Pickering Panthers ''4-games-to-3'':'''St. Michael's Buzzers''' defeated Markham Waxers ''4-games-to-none'':'''Brampton Capitals''' defeated Georgetown Raiders ''4-games-to-none'':'''Hamilton Kiltys''' defeated Bramalea Blues ''4-games-to-2'''''''Division Final''''':'''Brampton Capitals''' defeated Hamilton Kiltys ''4-games-to-2'':'''Wellington Dukes''' defeated Cobourg Cougars ''4-games-to-none'':'''Aurora Tigers''' defeated Newmarket Hurricanes ''4-games-to-none'':'''Wexford Raiders''' defeated St. Michael's Buzzers ''4-games-to-2'''''''Semi-final''''':'''Brampton Capitals''' defeated Aurora Tigers ''4-games-to-none'':'''Wellington Dukes''' defeated Wexford Raiders ''4-games-to-3'''''''Final''''':'''Brampton Capitals''' defeated Wellington Dukes ''4-games-to-2''
Scoring leaders ''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes''   Player Team GP G A PtsJeff Hristovski 	Brampton Capitals 48 	56 	47 	103
Players selected in [[2002 NHL Entry Draft]] *''Rd 7 #211''	'''Patrick Murphy''' - Edmonton Oilers	(Newmarket Hurricanes)
See also * 2002 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* 2001 in ice hockey* 2002 in ice hockey
References
External links *  Official website of the Ontario Junior Hockey League*  Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League