GALLERY: Thunderbirds top Paper Kings for 8th straight win

Photos: Bob Davies SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – The surging Soo Thunderbirds skated to their eighth straight Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League victory Friday as they topped the Espanola Paper Kings 5-3 at John Rhodes Community Centre. An early power play got Sault Ste. Marie off to a sold start as Wyatt Marlow collected his […]

GALLERY: Voodoos victorious vs. Red Wings

Photos: VoodoosHockey.com POWASSAN, Ont. – A quick start helped send the Powassan Voodoos on their way to a 4-1 decision over the Elliot Lake Red Wings Friday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at the Powssan Sportsplex. It took the hometown Voodoos just 15 seconds to take flight as Alex Little found an open […]

VIDEO: Campanella hat trick leads Rapids by Gold Miners

Photos: Allyson Demers KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – A three-goal night by Matthew Campanella helped pace the French River Rapids to an 8-3 victory over the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners Friday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest at Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. French River capitalized on the night’s opening power play that saw Jack […]

GALLERY: Timmins takes down Cochrane

TIMMINS, Ont. – A three-goal first period sent the Timmins Rock on their way to an eventual 6-1 win over the Cochrane Crunch Friday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at McIntyre Arena. Timmins began the scoring as they tallied first on the nightwhen Kaden McArthur came out from behind the net on a […]

GALLERY: Minns leads Beavers by Eagles in shootout

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Blind River Beavers got two goals in regulation from Caleb Minns, then saw him notch the only marker in the shootout, as part of a narrow 4-3 victory over the Soo Eagles in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League meeting Friday at Pullar Stadium. Sault Ste. Marie did get […]

Gold Miners name Schoeneich new head coach/co-GM

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Kirkland Lake Gold Miners announced Friday that they have named Richard Schoeneich the club’s new head coach and co-general manager. The 42-year-old Rouyn-Noranda, Que., product joins the Gold Miners following two-plus seasons on the staff of the Abitibi-Temiscamingue College Gaillards program in Quebec. Schoeneich was […]

VIDEO / GALLERY: Sobush strikes twice in Cubs victory over Red Wings

Rob Fera – Sudbury Light Event Photography SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League-leading Greater Sudbury Cubs got two goals from Pierson Sobush to help propel them to a 4-1 decision over the Elliot Lake Red Wings Thursday evening at Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex. Greater Sudbury began the night’s scoring 4:15 into […]

Rock’s Nyman 6th in scoring among CJHL defencemen

TORONTO – The second-half of the 2022-23 Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) campaign is nicely underway and many of its member clubs are receiving solid offensive contributions from the back-end. Among that group we find that six CJHL defencemen have racked up 40, or more, points so far this season. Pacing the pack is Cobras […]

NOJHL names its Players of the Month for December

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Sunday that Zachery Demers (Hearst Lumberjacks); Nicholas Toffoli (Greater Sudbury Cubs); Kolton Bourret (Soo Thunderbirds) and Brandan Tronchin (Hearst Lumberjacks) have been named its Forward; Defenceman; Goaltender and Rookie of the Month, respectively, for December. FORWARD OF THE MONTH: ZACHARY DEMERS (F) HEARST LUMBERJACKS – […]