NOJHL names its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that defenceman Andrew Gibson (Soo Thunderbirds), along with forwards Riley Brousseau (Timmins Rock) and Cameron Lemcke (Powassan Voodoos) have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending March 13. ANDREW GIBSON, (D) SOO THUNDERBIRDS – In was a […]

VIDEO / GALLERY: Timmins earns home win over Blind River

TIMMINS, Ont. – Henry Brock collected a pair of first period markers to help lift the Timmins Rock to a narrow 3-2 decision over the visiting Blind River Beavers Sunday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at McIntyre Arena in front of a season-high 1,087 spectators. The game’s first goal came 12 and a […]

GALLERY: Eagles rally to sink Rapids

Photos: Dal Photography FRENCH RIVER – Rallying back from a three-goal deficit, the Soo Eagles stormed back with five unanswered tallies to pull out a 6-4 road triumph over the French River Rapids Sunday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Noelville Arena. Getting the Rapids rolling just over seven minutes into the proceedings, […]

GALLERY: Powassan powers past Kirkland Lake

Photos: Allyson Demers KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – The Powassan Voodoos picked two tallies apiece from Mike Levin and Justin Spurrell as part of a 9-4 triumph over the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners Sunday afternoon in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. A Powassan power play helped them get on the […]

GALLERY: Elliot Lake holds off Espanola

ESPANOLA, Ont. – Kaden Laverdiere’s second goal of the game, coming in the latter stages of the middle stanza, stood up as the game-winner as the Elliot Lake Red Wings held off the Espanola Express 4-3 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest Sunday at the Regional Recreation Complex. Also notching the afternoon’s opening […]

VIDEO / GALLERY: Thunderbirds trim Rock in OT to extend winning streak

TIMMINS, Ont. – Getting a goal from Dharan Cap with less than a minute remaining in overtime sent the Soo Thunderbirds to their 13th straight Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League victory Saturday as they edged the Timmins Rock 4-3 in a hotly-contested match-up at McIntyre Arena. It took the hometown Rock just 63 seconds to […]

GALLERY: Eagles pull out OT win over Voodoos

POWASSAN, Ont. –  A Dylan Bacholo marker a minute and a half into overtime lifted the Soo Eagles to a 4-3 victory over the Powassan Voodoos Saturday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at the Powassan Sportsplex. A tight-checking opening 20 minutes saw neither side convert offensively as they hit the first intermission still […]

GALLERY: Beavers’ Boivin blanks Lumberjacks

Photos: Marc-André Longval HEARST, Ont. – Blind River Beavers goalkeeper Patrick Boivin was credited with 37 saves in backstopping his side to a 2-0 shutout victory over the high-scoring Hearst Lumberjacks in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League inter-divisional meeting at Claude Larose Recreation Centre. Play in the first period failed to provide any tallies […]

Gold Miners edge Express in OT

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – A Jacob Hiltz marker midway through overtime proved to be the decider as the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners edged the Espanola Express 4-3 Saturday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. Kirkland Lake came out quickly and scored just 54 seconds into the proceedings as Andronique […]

VIDEO / GALLERY: T-Birds end Lumberjacks win streak while extending their own

Photos: Marc-André Longval HEARST, Ont. – A pair of Andrew Gibson markers, including the game-winner, helped send the Soo Thunderbirds on their way to their 12th Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League win in a row Friday as they doubled up the Hearst Lumberjacks 4-2 at Clause Larose Recreation Centre. The result also put an end […]