Thunderbirds 10th; Gold Miners 19th in initial CJHL Top 20 Rankings for 2019

CALGARY, Alta. – A new year is upon us and the Canadian Junior Hockey League’s initial Top 20 Rankings for 2019 are out. Beginning January as the No. 1 rated club in the 133-team CJHL is the 2019 Canadian National Jr. A Championship-host Brooks Bandits (AJHL). Brooks has won 13 straight games and sit atop […]

Thunderbirds rally late to upend Canadians

CHELMSFORD, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League-leading Soo Thunderbirds struck three times in final seven and a half minutes of regulation to pull out a 5-3 come from behind victory over the Rayside-Balfour Canadians Sunday evening at Chelmsford Arena. Sault Ste. Marie also notched the lone tally of the opening period on Matthew […]

Eagles hold off Canadians with 5-3 win

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Soo Eagles got two goals apiece from Riley Jensen and Kobe Kellar to help them pull out a 5-3 victory over the visiting Rayside-Balfour Canadians Saturday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Pullar Stadium. First period play saw Rayside-Balfour notch the lone tally of the first […]

Elliot Lake stays hot to start 2019 with decision over Blind River

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – A three-goal second period outburst, just over three minutes apart, broke open a tie game to help propel the Elliot Lake Wildcats to a 6-2 victory over the Blind River Beavers in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Saturday at Centennial Arena. Caleb Minns got Elliot Lake going nearly six minutes […]

NOJHL announces postponement of Saturday’s French River – Timmins game in Noelville; Rock contest in Powassan Sunday & Rapids-Voodoos match-up Monday

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Saturday that the originally scheduled contest tonight (Jan. 5) between the Timmins Rock and French River Rapids has been postponed, along with the Timmins Rock vs. Powassan Voodoos on Sunday, January 6 and the French River/Powassan game on Monday, January 7. The cause of the […]

Eagles outscore Beavers 8-5 Friday

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Soo Eagles picked up two tallies apiece from Charley Hanewall, Kobe Keller and Kyle Quinn Friday to aid in an 8-5 victory over the Blind River Beavers in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter at Pullar Stadium. Neither side had any trouble finding their scoring touch following the […]

Wildcats upend league-leading Thunderbirds 3-2

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – A Noah Minns marker 25 seconds into the third period proved to be the game-winner as the Elliot Lake Wildcats rallied from a two-goal deficit to defeat the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League-leading Soo Thunderbirds 3-2 Friday at Centennial Arena. The visiting Thunderbirds got the early lead in the contest when […]

GALLERY: Gold Miners skate to convincing victory over Rapids

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – The Kirkland Lake Gold Miners used a well-balanced attack, getting goals from seven different skaters, while Alex Elie dished out three assists in a 7-2 triumph over the French River Rapids in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Friday at Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. Seeing their first league action since […]

Cochrane kicks off 2019 with win over Espanola

COCHRANE, Ont. – The Cochrane Crunch kicked off their 2019 portion of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League schedule Friday with solid efforts on both ends of the ice as they defeated the Espanola Express 4-2 at Tim Horton Events Centre. A late first period power play helped Cochrane open the night’s scoring as Tristan […]