This is the 1965-66 season of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League:
Standings[]
Standings | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North Bay Trappers | 40 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 246 | 173 | 55 |
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 40 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 236 | 182 | 48 |
Sudbury Cub Wolves | 40 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 267 | 210 | 47 |
Espanola Eagles | 40 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 226 | 221 | 42 |
Garson-Falconbridge Combines | 40 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 148 | 337 | 8 |
Playoffs[]
Semi Finals[]
Best of 7
- North Bay 7 Sudbury 5
- Sudbury 4 North Bay 3
- North Bay 9 Sudbury 7
- Sudbury 3 North Bay 2
- North Bay 3 Sudbury 1
- North Bay 5 Sudbury 4
North Bay Trappers beat Sudbury Cub Wolves 4 wins to 2.
- Sault Ste Marie 12 Espanola 6
- Espanola 4 Sault Ste Marie 3
- Sault Ste Marie 8 Espanola 1
- Espanola 5 Sault Ste Marie 3
- Sault Ste Marie 2 Espanola 1
- Sault Ste Marie 6 Espanola 5
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds beat Espanola Eagles 4 wins to 2.
Final
Best of 7
Date | Winner | Loser | Location |
---|---|---|---|
March 25 | North Bay 8 | Sault Ste Marie 0 | North Bay |
March 27 | North Bay 5 | Sault Ste Marie 3 | North Bay |
April 1 | Sault Ste Marie 6 | North Bay 3 | Sault Ste Marie |
April 3 | Sault Ste Marie 9 | North Bay 3 | Sault Ste Marie |
April 8 | North Bay 7 | Sault Ste Marie 5 | North Bay |
April 10 | North Bay 6 | Sault Ste Marie 5 | Sault Ste Marie |
North Bay Trappers beat Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds 4 wins to 2.
Since this was the only junior league in Northern Ontario, the North Bay Trappers advanced to the 1965-66 Eastern Canada Memorial Cup Playoffs.
Scoring Leaders[]
1.Marty Reynolds, NB 36 51 47 98 2.Bob Smith, SSM 40 46 46 92 3.Bob Tombari, SSM 39 37 47 84 4.Garret Cull, Sud 39 23 60 83 5.Kas Lysionek, Sud 39 45 37 82 6.Randy Prior, NB 39 44 33 77 7.Len Burman, NB 30 29 59 8.Ron Ringler, NB 39 34 24 58 9.Ike Piche, Esp 43 44 87 10.Randy McArthur, Esp 34 40 29 69 11.Real Paquette, Sud 28 37 65 12.Mike Buba, Sud 31 30 29 59 13.Jim Tamura, Esp 26 30 56 14.Mario Francella, SSM 19 30 49 15.Ron Byrne, Sud 35 21 27 48 16.Bob Delpapa, Gars 40 20 28 48 17.Don Lewis, Gars 26 19 45 18.Kent Byrnes, Sud 26 23 22 45 19.Rich Yurich, SSM 39 19 26 45 20.Jim Fuller, SSM 29 26 17 43 21.Roger Wilson, Sud 37 10 33 43 22.Doug Kacarevich, Sud 37 19 22 41
Awards/All-Stars[]
Rookie of Year: Andre Courtemanche - Garson-Falconbridge Native Sons
Top Defenseman: Ron Burman, North Bay
LEFT WING-Ike Piche, Espanola
CENTRE-Marty Reynolds, North Bay
RIGHT WING-Randy Prior, North Bay
DEFENCE Ron Burman, Sudbury
DEFENCE Roger Wilson, North Bay
GOALTENDER Andre Lalande, North Bay
COACH- Red McCarthy, Espanola