Soo Eagles to play pair of exhibition games vs. SIJHL side

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Thursday that its member club, the Soo Eagles, will play a pair of exhibition contests this weekend against the Wisconsin Lumberjacks of the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL). Game 1 of the two-game set goes Friday and features a 7:30 p.m. start at […]

NOJHL announces 3-week pause to season

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Tuesday that, effective immediately, a three-week pause to its 2021-22 regular season has been put into effect. The move comes as a result of Monday’s announcement by the Government of Ontario, which has put in place a number of COVID-19-related restrictions, within the province, that […]

NOJHL names its Players of the Month for December

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Saturday the recipients of its four individual Player of the Month awards for December. PLAYER OF THE MONTH: ROBBIE RUTLEDGE, (F) HEARST LUMBERJACKS – In six contests to conclude 2021, Rutledge racked up 15 points by scoring nine times and doling out six assists for […]

CJHL, league-by-league, save percentage leaders

CALGARY, Alta. – As 2021 comes to an end, the first half of the Canadian Junior Hockey League saw some stingy numbers put up by goaltenders, in terms of save percentage. Currently topping the overall CJHL list in save mark is a pair of Superior International Junior Hockey League netminders in Austin Madge of the […]

NOJHL alumnus Lamberty facing cancer battle head on

By Brian Lester/USCHO.com ASHLAND, Wis. — Jake Lamberty brings passion and energy to the ice. He plays with all-out effort. His positive attitude is infectious. Northland College Lumberjacks’ head hockey coach Seamus Gregory has no doubt is standout player will maintain that positive attitude and give everything he has as he battles through the fight […]

Hearst’s Rutledge leads NOJHL in goals

CALGARY, Alta. – Another look at some statistical numbers across the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) finds some solid numbers in the goal scoring department. Currently topping the entire CJHL in tallies is Brooks Bandits (AJHL) forward T.J. Hughes. In his first 37 contests in the Alberta Junior Hockey League this season, the 20-year-old Hamilton, […]

NOJHL names its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that forward Mathieu Comeau (Hearst Lumberjacks), goaltender Konrad Simard (Timmins Rock) and defenceman Jaden Raad (Hearst Lumberjacks) have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending December 19. MATHIEU COMEAU, (F) HEARST LUMBERJACKS – It was an impressive […]

4 NOJHL clubs recognized in final CJHL rankings for 2021

CALGARY, Alta. – The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) released its final 2021-portion of its Top 20 Rankings Monday, and the Brooks Bandits (AJHL) will head into the 2022 as No. 1 overall. Boasting a stellar 33-1-1-0 record through their first 35 contests this season, Brooks has a nine-point gap over their nearest competitor in […]

VIDEO / GALLERY: Lumberjacks take high-scoring affair against Cochrane

Game Photos: Marc-André Longval HEARST, Ont. – Getting the final four goals of game, all in the third period, the Hearst Lumberjacks went on to pull out a 9-5 victory over the Cochrane Crunch in a high-scoring Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Sunday at Claude Larose Recreation Centre. Hearst got going offensively 4:21 into […]

Stingy Simard posts 2nd straight shutout as Timmins tames Kirkland Lake

TIMMINS, Ont. – Timmins Rock netminder Konrad Simard was spotless once again, posting his second-straight Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League shutout Sunday afternoon in a 7-0 triumph over the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners at McIntyre Arena. The hometown Rock opened the scoring nearly six minutes into the match-up as Liam Wells fired a low shot […]