RECENT CHAMPIONS (RBC CUP FINISH)

2015 – Soo Thunderbirds (fifth place)
2014 – Toronto Lakeshore Patriots (fifth place)
2013 – Minnesota Wilderness (fourth place)
2012 – Soo Thunderbirds (fourth place)
2011 – Wellington Dukes (fourth place)

FORT FRANCES LAKERS
SIJHL CHAMPIONS

Regular season record: 46-8-2 (1st in SIJHL)
Goals for: 249(1st in SIJHL)
Goals against: 140 (1st in SIJHL)
Power play: 75 for 282 (26.6% - 1st in SIJHL)
Penalty killing: 206 of 256 (80.5% - 2nd in SIJHL)
Leading scorer: Dylan Robertson (31G 57A 88P - 1st in SIJHL)

Playoff record: 8-2
Goals for: 39
Goals against: 28
Power play: 12 for 61 (19.7%)
Penalty killing: 48 of 62 (77.4%)
Leading scorer: Dylan Robertson (10G 7A 17P)

ROAD TO THE DUDLEY HEWITT CUP
Semifinal: defeated English River 4-0 (7-4, 4-2, 5-1, 6-3)
SIJHL championship: defeated Dryden 4-2 (2-6, 2-1, 1-4, 2-0, 6-5 OT, 4-2)

Last national championship appearance: none
Total national championship appearances: none

KIRKLAND LAKE GOLD MINERS
HOST

Regular season record: 39-12-2-1 (4th in NOJHL)
Goals for: 247 (4th in NOJHL)
Goals against: 135 (2nd in NOJHL)
Power play: 59 for 262 (22.5% - 5th in NOJHL)
Penalty killing: 234 of 268 (87.3% - 2nd in NOJHL)
Leading scorer: Brayden Stortz (38G 62A 100P - 1st in NOJHL)

Playoff record: 8-7
Goals for: 41
Goals against: 47
Power play: 6 for 67 (9.0%)
Penalty killing: 48 of 60 (80.0%)
Leading scorer: Brayden Stortz (9G 8A 17P)

ROAD TO THE DUDLEY HEWITT CUP
Quarter-final: defeated Powassan 4-2 (2-1 3OT, 3-4 OT, 6-1, 2-1 OT, 1-6, 4-1)
Semifinal: defeated Cochrane 4-1 (5-2, 5-6 OT, 5-3, 2-1, 4-3)
NOJHL championship: lost to Soo Thunderbirds 4-0 (0-3, 1-3, 1-5, 0-7)

Last national championship appearance: none
Total national championship appearances: none

SOO THUNDERBIRDS
NOJHL CHAMPIONS

Regular season record: 47-6-1-0 (1st in NOJHL)
Goals for: 245 (5th in NOJHL)
Goals against: 93 (1st in NOJHL)
Power play: 59 for 205 (28.8% - 1st in NOJHL)
Penalty killing: 217 of 244 (88.9% - 1st in NOJHL)
Leading scorer: Matt Caruso (30G 32A 62P - 17th in NOJHL)

Playoff record: 12-1
Goals for: 59
Goals against: 13
Power play: 11 for 42 (26.2%)
Penalty killing: 63 of 65 (96.9%)
Leading scorer: Matt Caruso (8G 7A 15P)

ROAD TO THE DUDLEY HEWITT CUP
Quarter-final: defeated Soo Eagles 4-1 (9-3, 6-0, 1-0, 2-0)
Semifinal: defeated Elliot Lake 4-1 (3-2 OT, 5-0, 5-0, 3-4 OT, 7-2)
NOJHL championship: defeated Kirkland Lake 4-0 (3-0, 3-1, 5-1, 7-0)

Last national championship appearance: 2015 (fifth place)
Total national championship appearances: 2 (2012, 2015)

TRENTON GOLDEN HAWKS
OJHL CHAMPIONS

Regular season record: 44-6-3-1 (1st in OJHL)
Goals for: 193 (10th in OJHL)
Goals against: 102 (1st in OJHL)
Power play: 51 for 226 (22.6% - 4th in OJHL)
Penalty killing: 195 of 215 (90.7% - 1st in OJHL)
Leading scorer: Danny Hanlon (21G 39A 60P – 19th in OJHL)

Playoff record: 16-2
Goals for: 62
Goals against: 29
Power play: 19 for 70 (27.1%)
Penalty killing: 61 of 65 (93.9%)
Leading scorer: Hunter Fargey (6G 15A 21P)

ROAD TO THE DUDLEY HEWITT CUP
Preliminary round: defeated Newmarket 4-0 (6-2, 2-0, 3-0, 6-2)
Quarter-final: defeated Wellington 4-1 (2-1, 2-3, 4-2, 4-1, 1-0)
Semifinal: defeated Kingston 4-0 (6-4, 5-1, 5-2, 3-2)
OJHL championship: defeated Georgetown 4-1 (5-4, 2-3 2OT, 2-0, 2-1, 2-1)

Last national championship appearance: none
Total national championship appearances: none