PLAYOFF MATCH-UPS
East Division
4) Powassan Voodoos vs. 5) Mattawa Blackhawks

1) Kirkland Lake Gold Miners vs. winner of POW-MAT
2) Cochrane Crunch vs. 3) Abitibi Eskimos

West Division
1) Soo Thunderbirds vs. 4) Blind River Beavers
2) Elliot Lake Wildcats vs. 3) Sudbury Nickel Barons

FINAL STANDINGS (W-L-T-OTL)
East Division
Kirkland Lake – 80 points (38-10-2-2)
Cochrane – 60 points (29-21-0-2)
Abitibi – 60 points (28-20-0-4)
Powassan – 40 points (16-28-0-8)
Mattawa – 30 points (13-35-0-4)

West Division
Soo – 83 points (38-7-1-6)
Elliot Lake – 79 points (38-11-2-1)
Sudbury – 67 points (31-16-1-4)
Blind River – 1 point (0-51-0-1)

LEADING SCORERS
Steve Harland (Powassan) – 42G 55A 97P
Brady Clouthier (Abitibi) – 41G 52A 93P
Cody Gratton (Cochrane) – 52G 35A 87P
Brenden Locke (Abitibi) – 41G 40A 81P
Adam Baxter (Elliot Lake) – 25G 47A 72P

LEADING GOALTENDERS
Mario Culina (Soo) – 21-7-0, 2.24 GAA, .912 SV%, 3 SO
Josh Erickson (Kirkland Lake) – 24-5-2, 2.26 GAA, .919 SV%, 2 SO
Brian Kment (Soo) – 17-6-1, 2.57 GAA, .908 SV%, 2 SO
Devon Debastos (Kirkland Lake) – 10-6-0, 2.73 GAA, .890 SV%, 3 SO
A.J. Smith (Elliot Lake) – 20-9-2, 2.76 GAA, .915 SV%, 3 SO

LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE
2012 (Soo Thunderbirds – fourth place)

TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES
4 (2012, 2002, 2000, 1997)

LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
none (best finish: runners-up – Rayside Balfour Sabrecats, 2000)

TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
none

TOP REGULAR SEASON TEAM – SOO THUNDERBIRDS
The Soo Thunderbirds continue to reign atop the NOJHL regular season standings, claiming their fourth league title in the last five years in 2014-15. Soo had to survive a three-team race to the finish line, holding off Kirkland Lake by three points and Elliot Lake by four for first place. The Thunderbirds made their move very early in the season, running off a 12-game winning streak from Sept. 30-Nov. 1 to take control of the NOJHL standings. A scheduling anomaly saw the Thunderbirds play nine of their first 10 games on home ice before they embarked on a 12-game road trip from Oct. 15-Nov. 21, after which they played 10 of 12 as the host. The schedule didn’t seem to affect Soo, which led the league in offence (271 goals for) and defence (130 goals against), outscoring its opponents by more than a two-to-one margin. Nicolas Tassone had 68 points (eighth in the NOJHL) to lead a balanced offence that had eight players with at least 40 points, and 11 with 10+ goals. On the back end, Mario Culina and Brian Kment shared the goaltending duties, finishing first (2.24) and third (2.57), respectively, in goals-against average.