NOJHL East Division semifinal preview: Cochrane Crunch vs. Kirkland Lake Gold Miners

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s East Division semifinal between the Cochrane Crunch and Kirkland Lake Gold Miners begins Friday evening at the Tim Horton Event Centre. Here’s a preview of this best-of-seven match-up. HOW THEY ARRIVED: After 56 contests, Cochrane finished second in the NOJHL East behind league-leading Powassan with a […]

GALLERY: Hearst rallies to force 3rd and deciding game with Timmins

TIMMINS, Ont. – A Max Griffioen breakaway goal 16:36 into the second period proved to the game-winner as the Hearst Lumberjacks rallied for a 3-2 triumph over the Timmins Rock Monday evening in Game 2 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League East Division quarter-final in front of a boisterous crowd of 1,168 fans at […]

NOJHL announces Rayside-Balfour– Blind River West Division semifinal series schedule

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday the game schedule for the upcoming West Division semifinal series between the Rayside-Balfour Canadians and the Blind River Beavers. Rayside-Balfour will host Games 1 & 2 in this best-of-seven affair with the opener slated for 7 p.m. on Friday, March 16 while the next […]

NOJHL names its initial Eastlink Playoff 3 Stars of the week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that forward Owen Robinson, goaltender Garret Boyonoski and defenceman Matthew Murray of the Blind River Beavers have been selected as its initials Eastlink TV Playoffs 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending March 11. OWEN ROBINSON, (F) BLIND RIVER BEAVERS – Rookie […]

Beavers holds off resilient Wildcats side to take West quarter-final

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – A Nick Richards power play goal, nearly six minutes into the third period, proved to be the game-winner as the Blind River Beavers held off the Elliot Lake Wildcats 5-4 Sunday evening in Game 2 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League West Division quarter-final at Centennial Arena. With the outcome, […]

GALLERY: Timmins takes Game 1 vs. Hearst in OT

HEARST, Ont. – An Evan Kentish-Stack goal 5:14 into the first overtime lifted the Timmins Rock to a 3-2 come from behind victory over the Hearst Lumberjacks Saturday evening in Game 1 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League East Division quarter-final at Claude Larose Arena. This best-of-three match-up now shifts to McIntyre Arena in […]

Beavers open NOJHL playoffs with shutout of Wildcats

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – Owen Robinson tallied twice and set-up another while Garret Boyonoski turned aside all 29 attempts he faced as the Blind River Beavers blanked the Elliot Lake Wildcats 3-0 Friday evening in Game 1 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League West Division quarter-final at the Blind River Community Centre. This best-of-three […]

NOJHL East Division quarter-final preview: Hearst Lumberjacks vs. Timmins Rock

SUDBURY, Ont. – The second Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League first round playoff match-up features the Hearst Lumberjacks meeting the Timmins Rock with that get together beginning Saturday at Claude Larose Arena in Hearst at 7:30 p.m. Here’s a glance at this best-of-five affair: HOW THEY ARRIVED: The first-year Lumberjacks finished fourth in the NOJHL […]

Cochrane’s Herbster named CJHL’s 3rd Star for February

CALGARY, Alta. (Friday, March 9, 2018) – The Canadian Junior Hockey League announced Friday that forward Logan Schatz (Humboldt Broncos, SJHL); defenceman Kyle Auger (Thunder Bay North Stars, SIJHL) and forward Kyle Herbster (Cochrane Crunch, NOJHL) have been named its Gongshow Gear 3 Stars of the Month for February. 1ST STAR: LOGAN SCHATZ, (F) HUMBOLDT […]

NOJHL West Division quarter-final preview: Blind River Beavers vs. Elliot Lake Wildcats

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s regular season is now complete and the playoffs will commence Friday evening as the Blind River Beavers host the visiting Elliot Lake Wildcats in Game 1 of their best-of-three West Division match-up at the Blind River Community Centre at 7:30 p.m. Here’s a look at this […]