NOJHL announces additional preseason game

NORTHERN ONTARIO JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE

NOJHL NETWORK MEDIA UPDATE

Release Date: Sunday, August 14, 2016

NOJHL announces additional preseason game

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Sunday that another preseason game has been added to its exhibition schedule.

That match-up will feature the Elliot Lake Wildcats hosting the Blind River Beavers on Thursday, Sept. 1 at Centennial Arena in Elliot Lake. Game time is 7:30 p.m.

This brings the NOJHL’s preseason game total to 20, which features the five-team, 13-game Polar Bear Classic Sept. 1-4 at the Tim Horton Event Centre in Cochrane.

League exhibition action will commence Aug. 26 as Timmins visits Kirkland Lake and Espanola entertains French River in a pair of 7:30 p.m. starts.

The following is the current NOJHL 2016 preseason schedule:

Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League      
2016 Preseason Schedule /Results (As of Aug. 14)      
Dates/Times subject to change        
GM DATE AWAY HOME TIME ARENA
1 Friday, Aug. 26 Timmin Kirkland Lake 7:30 p.m. Joe Mavrinac Community Complex
2 Friday, Aug. 26 French River Espanola 7:30 p.m. Espanola Regional Rec. Complex
3 Saturday, Aug. 27 Kirkland Lake Timmins 7:30 p.m. McIntyre Arena
4 Saturday, Aug. 27 Espanola French River 7:30 p.m. Sturgeon Falls
5 Wednesday, Aug. 31 French River Powassan 2:30 p.m. Powassan Sportsplex
6 Thursday, Sept. 1 Iroquois Falls Espanola 6 p.m. Tim Horton Event Centre
7 Thursday, Sept. 1 Powassan French River 7:30 p.m. Noelville Arena
8 Thursday, Sept. 1 Blind River Elliot Lake 7:30 p.m. Centennial Arena
9 Thursday, Sept. 1 Kingston(OJHL) Cochrane 8:30 p.m. Tim Horton Event Centre
10 Friday, Sept. 2 Iroquois Falls Cochrane 10 a.m. Tim Horton Event Centre
11 Friday, Sept. 2 Kingston(OJHL) Kirkland Lake 12:30 p.m. Tim Horton Event Centre
12 Friday, Sept. 2 Iroquois Falls Kirkland Lake 6 p.m. Tim Horton Event Centre
13 Friday, Sept. 2 Espanola Cochrane 8:30 p.m. Tim Horton Event Centre
14 Saturday, Sept. 3 Kingston(OJHL) Iroquois Falls 10 a.m. Tim Horton Event Centre
15 Saturday, Sept. 3 Kirkland Lake Espanola 12:30 p.m. Tim Horton Event Centre
16 Saturday, Sept. 3 Cochrane Kirkland Lake 6 p.m. Tim Horton Event Centre
17 Saturday, Sept. 3 Espanola Kingston (OJHL) 8:30 p.m. Tim Horton Event Centre
18 Sunday, Sept. 4 PBC 4th Overall PBC 1st Overall 10 a.m. Tim Horton Event Centre
19 Sunday, Sept. 4 PBC 3rdOverall PBC 2nd Overall 12 p.m. Tim Horton Event Centre
20 Sunday, Sept. 4 PBC Semi Winner PBC Semi Winner 7 p.m. Tim Horton Event Centre

Any further league exhibition games will be announced once finalized and confirmed by the Commissioner’s Office.

For more information on the NOJHL, visit the league’s official website at nojhl.com or on social media at twitter.com/NOJHL or facebook.com/NOJHL.