Krassey lifts Rayside-Balfour to 2 OT triumph over Blind River

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – An Evan Krassey goal 66 seconds into double overtime was the difference as the Rayside-Balfour Canadians pulled out a narrow 2-1 road victory over the Blind River Beavers in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest Sunday afternoon at the Blind River Community Centre. Neither side would convert during a scoreless […]

Elliot Lake edges Blind River 5-4

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – Jacob Kelly scored twice Saturday to help the visiting Elliot Lake Wildcats earn a 5-4 victory over the Blind River Beavers in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at the Blind River Community Ccentre. The hometown Beavers got on the board first when Tristen Bernard picked up his season-opening tally […]

GALLERY: Thunderbirds come back again for 2nd straight win over Eagles

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – The Soo Thunderbirds rallied for a second straight night vs. the rival Soo Eagles as they pulled out another victory Saturday, a 4-2 Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League triumph at John Rhodes Community Centre. Special teams allowed the visiting Eagles to open the night’s scoring as Nick Techel notched his […]

Cochrane hands Powassan rare home loss

POWASSAN, Ont. – The Cochrane Crunch connected for four goals in the final 10 minutes of regulation to earn a 5-2 road victory over the Powassan Voodoos Saturday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter at the Powassan Sportsplex. A tight-checking first frame saw it go scoreless with the night’s starting goalkeepers, Tyler Mastermak […]

GALLERY: Rock rallies to upend Rapids

TIMMINS, Ont. – The Timmins Rock rallied for three unanswered third period tallies to pull out a 5-3 victory over the French River Rapids Saturday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at McIntyre Arena. The visiting Rapids got on the board first in the contest near the seven-minute mark of the opening frame when […]

GALLERY: Special teams help Gold Miners pull out 2 OT draw

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – The Kirkland Lake Gold Miners scored twice on the power play with under five minutes left in regulation to help them pull out an eventual 4-4 double overtime draw with the Timmins Rock Friday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at the Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. In all each side […]

McMahon the hero as Blind River gets by Elliot Lake in double OT

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – A Dylan McMahon marker 2:39 into double overtime was the difference as the Blind River Beavers withstood a late Elliot Lake Wildcats comeback bid before prevailing 5-4 Friday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at Centennial Arena. Blind River started strong in the contest grabbing a 3-1 lead after […]

Giordano scores 5 goals in NOJHL debut as Canadians clip Express

ESPANOLA, Ont. – Rayside-Balfour Canadians rookie Finoro Giordano erupted for five goals in his Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League debut Friday to pace his team to a 9-2 win over the Espanola Express at the Regional Recreation Complex. Last season’s NOJHL rookie of the year Kyle Liinamaa collected the night’s opening tally for the Canadians […]

Thunderbirds strike twice late to skate past Eagles

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The visiting Soo Thunderbirds scored twice in the final six minutes of regulation to break a tie game and pull out a 3-1 triumph over the rival Soo Eagles Friday evening in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter at Pullar Stadium. The Thunderbirds were also quick to strike in […]

Bourdages buries 2 at Hearst handles French River

HEARST, Ont. – Samuel Bourdages picked up a pair of tallies to extend a point streak to four in helping the Hearst Lumberjacks handle the French River Rapids 6-3 Friday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at Claude Larose Arena. Bourdages was quick to strike Friday night as he beat French River starter Jean-Marc […]