Photos: Bob Davies SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – A Colby Arbour effort, just past the three-minute mark of overtime, was the difference as the Soo Thunderbirds pulled out a 3-2 victory over the Timmins Rock Saturday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League meeting at John Rhodes Community Centre. Featuring two of the top teams […]

Photos: Dal Photography FRENCH RIVER – A pair of splendid shorthanded goals by Dominik Godin highlighted an eventual 5-3 victory by the French River Rapids Saturday over the Powassan Voodoos in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest Saturday at Noelville Arena. Flying out of the gate, French River struck three times before the first frame […]

Photos: Helene Rancourt BLIND RIVER, Ont. – A Marc LaFrance marker 74 seconds into overtime was the game-winner as the Soo Eagles withstood a Blind River Beavers comeback bid before prevailing 3-2 Saturday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at Blind River Community Centre. A tight-checking opening 20 minutes was scoreless thanks in part […]

COCHRANE, Ont. – A three-goal outburst, in a span of two minutes and 23 seconds, past the midway point of the third period propelled the Greater Sudbury Cubs to a 5-2 win over the Cochrane Crunch Saturday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League inter-divisional match-up at Tim Horton Event Centre. The Crunch got the […]

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – Josh Tomasi tallied twice, including collecting the eventual game winner, as the Elliot Lake Red Wings went on to defeat the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 6-2 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League get together Saturday afternoon at Centennial Arena. Elliot Lake got things going offensively half way through the opening […]

Photos: Dal Photography FRENCH RIVER – A Levi Siau goal off a coast-to-coast rush up the ice, coming 3:14 into overtime, was the difference as the French River Rapids edged the Blind River Beavers 4-3 Friday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at Noelville Arena. Skating against each other for the first time since back […]

Photos: Rob Horn SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – A Tyler Schwindt tally 22 seconds into overtime lifted the Timmins Rock to a narrow 5-4 victory over the Soo Eagles Friday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Pullar Stadium. Seeing their first game action since February 4, Timmins showed little rust as they scored […]

ESPANOLA, Ont. – A goal-filled night saw 16 scored in total as the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners skated past the Espanola Express 9-7 Friday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League meeting at the Regional Recreation Complex. The match-up also featured Joelle Ouelette making her NOJHL debut, in becoming just the second female linesperson to […]

Photos: Sudbury Light Event Photography SUDBURY, Ont. – Greater Sudbury Cubs netminder Joel Rainville was flawless Thursday in posting his Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League-leading third shutout of the season, a 5-0 victory over the visiting Kirkland Lake Gold Miners, at the Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex. It took the Cubs just 67 seconds to open […]

Photo: Matt Stefano SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – In what was a highly anticipated match-up between two of the hottest teams in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League coming in, it was the Soo Thunderbirds who put in a solid performance as they soared past the Soo Eagles 8-1 Wednesday at John Rhodes Community Centre. […]