The 2009–10 season was a campaign of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL), a Junior A ice‑hockey league sanctioned by Hockey Canada and a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). The season traditionally began in the autumn of 2009 and concluded in the spring of 2010 with a postseason playoff series to determine the league champion, who would subsequently compete for the Dudley Hewitt Cup—the Central Canadian Junior A championship.
League structure
- The NOJHL operates as a single‑division league; all member clubs compete against one another during the regular season.
- Teams earn two points for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss, and zero points for a regulation loss.
- The regular‑season schedule typically comprises approximately 48 to 56 games per club, though the exact number of games for the 2009–10 season varies among sources.
Participating clubs
Available encyclopedic references confirm that several established clubs were active in the NOJHL during the 2009–10 timeframe, including the Soo Thunderbirds, Sudbury Cubs, Elliot Lake Bobcats, North Bay Skyhawks, Kirkland Lake Blue Devils, Haileybury Huskies, Temiscaming Titans, and Blind River Beavers. Precise confirmation of each team’s participation in this specific season, as well as any mid‑season roster changes, is not comprehensively documented in readily accessible sources.
Regular season
The regular season determined the seeding for the postseason playoffs. Detailed standings—such as points totals, win‑loss records, and goal differentials—for the 2009–10 season are not fully recorded in publicly available encyclopedic material.
Playoffs and championship
At the conclusion of the regular schedule, the top‑ranked teams entered the NOJHL playoffs, which follow a best‑of‑seven series format. The playoff champion earns the league’s title and advances to the Dudley Hewitt Cup. Specific information regarding the playoff bracket, series outcomes, and the ultimate league champion for the 2009–10 season is not comprehensively documented in reliable encyclopedic references.
Notable events
No widely reported incidents, record‑setting performances, or league‑wide administrative changes specific to the 2009–10 season have been identified in the standard reference literature.
Summary
The 2009–10 NOJHL season constituted a regular cycle of competition within the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, culminating in a postseason to determine the league champion. While the overall structure and participating clubs are known, detailed statistical data, final standings, and championship results for this particular season are not sufficiently detailed in the accessible encyclopedic sources.
Further research in league archives, contemporary news reports, or official NOJHL publications would be required to obtain a complete statistical and historical record of the 2009–10 season.
