NHL rosters feature 132 CJHL alumni

Buffalo Sabre’s Colin Miller 2009-10 Soo Thunderbirds CALGARY, Alta. – With the National Hockey League season now underway, you’ll find that there are 132 alumni from the Canadian Junior Hockey League currently on NHL team or taxi squad rosters. This includes 2020 Calder Trophy recipient Cale Makar who earned NHL Rookie of the Year laurels […]

Rayside-Balfour’s DeGrazia remains on Watch List

SUDBURY, Ont. – National Hockey League Central Scouting released Friday afternoon an updated version of its Players to Watch List as a prelude to the 2021 NHL Draft and the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League is represented. Rayside-Balfour Canadians centre Nick DeGrazia was tabbed with a ‘B’ rating, as a potential second or third round […]

NOJHL: By the Names

LEFT TO RIGHT: Paul Gagne, Marc-Alain Begin, Eddie Davey – 2010 NOJHL Champion Abitibi Eskimos SUDBURY, Ont. – While the old adage goes: “You play for the logo on the front of the jersey, not the name on the back,” the storied history of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League has produced a plethora of […]

NOJHL Behind the Mic: Anthony Valade, Soo Thunderbirds

SUDBURY, Ont. – Calling Soo Thunderbirds games in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League on HockeyTV.com is a family affair for Anthony Valade. As the current dean of NOJHL play-by-play broadcasters, the Sault Ste. Marie product has spent the past decade behind the mic, voicing home contests for the Thunderbirds. “This is Year 10 for […]

NOJHL January update

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Saturday a number of key points relating to the potential re-start of the 2020-21 regular season. It is to be noted however, that the resumption of league play remains entirely based up upcoming rulings by the Province of Ontario and the respective regional public health […]

NOJHL names its Players of the Month for December

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Friday its respective players of the month for December in the forward, defenceman, goaltender and rookie groupings. FORWARD OF THE MONTH – DEREK SEGUIN, TIMMINS ROCK: A model of consistency, the Rock captain etched his name on the game sheet in five of the six […]