2005–06 SIJHL season

2005–06 SIJHL season
LeagueSIJHL
SportIce hockey
DurationRegular season
September–June
Postseason
March–April
Teams5 full-time
1 part-time
Finals championsFort William North Stars

The 2005–06 SIJHL season is the 5th season of the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL). The six teams of the SIJHL played 52-game schedules, except for Minot State University-Bottineau who played a 20-game season.

The Fort William North Stars finished the regular season in first place and went on to win the league championship Bill Salonen Cup.[1] North Stars' goalie, Carter Hutton, set a league record for shutouts in a season with 10.[1] The North Stars then became the first SIJHL team to win the regional championship Dudley Hewitt Cup.[1]

Changes

Regular season

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

Team Centre W–L–T-OTL GF GA Points
x-Fort William North Stars Thunder Bay 50-2-0-0 353 101 100
x-Dryden Ice Dogs Dryden 35-14-1-2 247 159 73
x-Schreiber Diesels Schreiber 20-27-3-2 231 300 45
x-Thunder Bay Golden Hawks Thunder Bay 14-34-2-2 202 270 32
Thunder Bay Bulldogs Thunder Bay 9-41-1-1 138 340 20
MSU-Bottineau Lumberjacks Bottineau, ND 8-9-1-2 86 87 19

Teams listed on the official league website.[2]

Standings listed on official league website.[3]

Postseason

Semi-finals Salonen Cup Finals
      
1 Fort William North Stars 4
4 Thunder Bay Golden Hawks 0
1 Fort William North Stars 4
2 Dryden Ice Dogs 0
2 Dryden Ice Dogs 4
3 Schreiber Diesels 0

Playoff results are listed on the official league website.[4]

Regional championship

Hosted by the Fort William North Stars in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Fort William finished won the tournament, Dryden finished in third.

Round Robin

Dryden Ice Dogs 3 - St. Michael's Buzzers (OPJHL) 2
Fort William North Stars 6 - Sudbury Jr. Wolves (NOJHL) 1
Sudbury Jr. Wolves (NOJHL) 6 - Dryden Ice Dogs 1
St. Michael's Buzzers (OPJHL) 7 - Fort William North Stars 1
Fort William North Stars 3 - Dryden Ice Dogs 0

Semi-final

Sudbury Jr. Wolves (NOJHL) 5 - Dryden Ice Dogs 4

Final

Fort William North Stars 7 - Sudbury Jr. Wolves (NOJHL) 6 OT

National championship

Hosted by the Streetsville Derbys in Brampton, Ontario. Fort William finished third in the round robin and was eliminated in the semi-final.

Round Robin

Streetsville Derbys (OPJHL) 3 - Fort William North Stars 2
Fort William North Stars 4 - Joliette Action (QJAAAHL) 3 2OT
Burnaby Express (BCHL) 3 - Fort William North Stars 2
Fort William North Stars 2 - Yorkton Terriers (SJHL) 1

Semi-final

Burnaby Express (BCHL) 3 - Fort William North Stars 2 OT


See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "History | SIJHL". sijhlhockey.ca. Superior International Junior Hockey League. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  2. ^ "SIJHL | Teams". Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  3. ^ "WebPages | Pointstreak Sites".
  4. ^ "SIJHL.com - Home". Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2010.