The 2024–25 NOJHL season was the 47th season of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). The Greater Sudbury Cubs finished the regular season in first place, won the league championship Copeland Cup – McNamara Trophy for the second year in a row and went on to represent the

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at the Junior A national championship tournament in

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. Lucas Signoretti of the Greater Sudbury Cubs became the second player to be named league

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two seasons in a row. The other was Marty Reynolds of the

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in the 1964–65 and 1965–66 seasons. Darryl Moxam,

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of the Greater Sudbury Cubs, was named Coach of the Year for the second time in his career. The league decided that matches that were tied after regulation time would play a 7-minute sudden-death

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period. If neither team would score a goal in

, the game ended in a tie. In earlier seasons, the winner was determined by a

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. The Elliot Lake Vikings were placed on indefinite leave midseason due to the ongoing closure of the team's home arena that began in the 2023–24 NOJHL season. The team remained on leave through the 2025–26 NOJHL season, with the league commissioner stating, "We just don't know when the club will be able to resume activities as they wait for news on the status of their arena."

Regular season

The regular season ran from 12 September 2024 through 16 March 2025. Beginning this year, teams were no longer assigned to east and west divisions. The top 8 teams advanced to the playoffs. The Greater Sudbury Cubs finished in first place overall. Teams were scheduled to play a 52-game schedule, however, the Elliot Lake Vikings folded midseason and its remaining games were forfeit. The 2024 NOJHL showcase event took place at the Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex in

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Playoffs

The top 8 teams in the regular season advanced to the playoffs. Each round of the playoffs was a single-elimination best-of-seven series. In the final round, the defending championship Greater Sudbury Cubs defeated the

in seven games. The Cubs went on to compete for the

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at the 2025 Centennial Cup.

Quarterfinal: Greater Sudbury Cubs v. Iroquois Falls Storm

The first-place Greater Sudbury Cubs swept the eighth-place Iroquois Falls Storm four games to none in the first round.

Quarterfinal: Blind River Beavers v. Soo Thunderbirds

The sixth-place Soo Thunderbirds defeated the third-place Blind River Beavers in seven games, winning the final game 6-3.

Quarterfinal: Hearst Lumberjacks v. Powassan Voodoos

The second-place

swept the seventh-place Powassan Voodoos in four straight games.

Quarterfinal: Timmins Rock v. Soo Eagles

The fourth-place Timmins Rock defeated the fifth-place Soo Eagles 4-2.

Semifinal: Greater Sudbury Cubs v. Soo Thunderbirds

The Greater Sudbury Cubs swept the Soo Thunderbirds 4-0.

Semifinal: Hearst Lumberjacks v. Timmins Rock

The

defeated the Timmins Rock 4–1 to advance to the final round.

Final: Greater Sudbury Cubs v. Hearst Lumberjacks

The first-place Greater Sudbury Cubs won the league championship Copeland Cup – McNamara Trophy after defeating the second-place

in game 7 of the final.

National championship

The 54th annual Junior A national championship tournament was hosted by the Calgary Canucks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) at the Max Bell Centre in

, and included the championship teams from the 9 leagues that collectively make up the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). The

was represented by the Copeland Cup – McNamara Trophy championship Greater Sudbury Cubs. The Cubs were eliminated from competition after losing to the

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of the

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, by a score of 7-1, in the quarterfinal.

Individual awards

Lucas Signoretti of the Greater Sudbury Cubs became the second player in

history to be named league

two seasons in a row. The other was Marty Reynolds of the

in the 1964–65 and 1965–66 seasons. Signoretti was also named Playoff MVP and league scoring champion. He scored 46 goals and 55 assists in the regular season, and 17 goals and 19 assists during his 15 playoff matches. Adam Shillinglaw,

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of the

, was named the league's best

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. Dryden Riley,

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for Timmins Rock, received the award for having the best goals-against-average with 2.39 goals per 60 minutes played. Jordan Mayo, the first-year forward of the Iroquois Falls Storm, was named Rookie of the Year. He scored 24 goals and 51 points overall in the regular season. Darryl Moxam,

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of the Greater Sudbury Cubs, was named Coach of the Year for the second time in his career. Owen King of the Blind River Beavers set an all-time league record for game-winning goals with 12. He scored a total of 50 goals all season and incurred only four minor penalties. King received the Most Gentlemanly Player award. Lincoln Moore of the Greater Sudbury Cubs was named Most Sportsmanlike Player of the 2025 Centennial Cup national championship tournament. Other awards: *Most Improved Player: Cooper Fredericks of the Soo Eagles *Top Defensive Forward: Bronson Babyak of the

*Best Overall Team Player: Mathieu Comeau of the

*Executive of the Year: Jim Bruce of the Powassan Voodoos *Broadcaster of the Year: Dominic Turco and Anthony Valade of the Soo Thunderbirds Source: