SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced late Thursday evening that its modified 2020-21 regular season will commence on Friday as the Espanola Express host the French River Rapids in a 7:30 p.m. start at the Regional Recreation Complex. Listed below are a number of plans of action and protocols that are […]
Game Photo: Dal Photography SUDBURY, Ont. – A total of six Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League preseason contests were held over the weekend. Here’s a rundown on some of the statistical numbers from those games: RESULTS Friday, Nov. 6 Thunderbirds 6 Beavers 1 Rapids 5 Express 4 (OT) Saturday, Nov. 7 Thunderbirds 7 Beavers 4 […]
HEARST, Ont. – Olivier Cloutier-Faucher notched the lone goal in the shootout as the Hearst Lumberjacks went on to defeat the visiting Cochrane Crunch 6-5 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League preseason affair Sunday at Claude Larose Arena. Each side tallied twice in the first period with Cloutier-Faucher and Mason Bazaluk connecting for Hearst […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – Three more Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League preseason contests were held Saturday and the following is a run-down on those trio of match-ups. French River Rapids 5 Espanola Express 3 – Jack Tos scored twice and helped set-up the game-winner as French River went on to edge Espanola in another closely played […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – Preseason play in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League began Friday night on two fronts. Here’s a re-cap of the two exhibition games that were on the docket. Soo Thunderbirds 6 Blind River Beavers 1 – Will Josephson tallied twice and added an assist to pace the hometown Thunderbirds to the triumph […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Friday it will commence the next stage of its ‘Return to Play’ scenario with the beginning of a number of preseason games. On-ice action will begin tonight on two fronts as the Soo Thunderbirds host the Blind River Beavers in a 7 p.m. start […]
REGINA, Sask. – The Fifth Line Foundation has joined forces with the National Hockey League (NHL) Foundation and together will commit more than $1.2 million to make a leading mental health awareness and suicide prevention program available to all Jr. A hockey players in Canada. The support allows the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) to […]
CALGARY, Alta. – While some leagues have, or are about to commence their regular seasons, and others patiently await the opportunity to get going, Canadian Junior Hockey League coaches continues to gear up with either video sessions, on-ice drills and conditioning right up to full-fledged practices. As we continue looking at what CJHL bench bosses […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – National Hockey League Central Scouting announced Tuesday its initial Players to Watch List as a prelude to the 2021 NHL Draft and a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League standout was one of those named. Rayside-Balfour Canadians centre Nick DeGrazia was tabbed a B-rated player, which features those who are projected to be […]
2019-20 NOJHL players invited to complete survey View additional study details here In pursuit of his Master of Science in Kinesiology Degree from Nipissing University, Johnson is presently heading up a project where researchers at the North Bay, Ont.-based school are conducting a study investigating mouthguard and throat protector compliance of Junior ‘A’ hockey players […]
