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.^[1]

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

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.^[2]

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

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