GALLERY: Griffioen tallies twice as Hearst holds off Timmins

TIMMINS, Ont. – The Hearst Lumberjacks saw their captain Max Griffioen tally twice as part of an eventual 3-2 victory over the Timmins Rock in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League matinee Sunday afternoon at McIntyre Arena with 876 fans in attendance. Griffioen started the scoring near the five-minute mark of the contest as he […]

Previously postponed Canadians – Thunderbirds contest to be played Wednesday, Dec. 4

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that the previously postponed November 27 contest between the Rayside-Balfour Canadians and Soo Thunderbirds will now be held Wednesday (December 4) at John Rhodes Community Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Game time is set for 7 p.m. The match-up was called off late […]

NOJHL names its Players of the Month for November

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Sunday its respective player, defenceman, goaltender and rookie of the month for November. PLAYER OF THE MONTH – CALEB SERRE, (F) BLIND RIVER BEAVERS: Yet another productive month for the 20-year-old Blind River captain as he etched his name on the score sheet in 11 […]

GALLERY: Thunderbirds skate to 4-2 road win vs. Voodoos

POWASSAN, Ont. – A Mackenzie Walkington marker 7:07 into the second period proved to be the game-winner as the visiting Soo Thunderbirds went on to skate to a 4-2 triumph over the Powassan Voodoos Saturday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League inter-divisional affair at the Powassan Sportsplex. The league-leading Voodoos pressed the pace in […]

GALLERY: Rayside-Balfour takes shootout decision over Blind River

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – A Mitchell Martin marker was the only one in the shootout as the Rayside-Balfour Canadians pulled out a 6-5 decision over the Blind River Beavers in a high-scoring Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest held Saturday at the Blind River Community Centre. A frenzied pace in the first frame saw the […]

GALLERY: Cochrane comes back to win in Espanola

ESPANOLA, Ont. – The Cochrane Crunch collected a pair of third period power play goals to earn a 3-2 come from behind victory over the Espanola Express Saturday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at the Regional Recreation Complex. Cochrane connected early to take the lead in this one as Kobe Barrette picked up […]

Gold Miners collect win for new head coach with triumph over Eagles

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – A pair of third period goals broke a 1-1 deadlock and lifted the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners to a 3-1 victory over the Soo Eagles in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest Saturday at Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. In his debut behind the bench, interim Gold Miners head coach and […]

GALLERY: Lemaire records 1st NOJHL shutout as Wildcats blank Rapids

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – Elliot Lake Wildcats goalkeeper Jonathan Lemaire stopped all 43 shots he faced to post his first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League shutout in backstopping his side to a 3-0 victory over the French River Rapids Friday at Centennial Arena. The Wildcats got the eventual game-winner four and a half minutes into […]

Hearst uses home ice to tame Timmins

HEARST, Ont. – A well-balanced attack saw the Hearst Lumberjacks get goals from five different skaters as they went on to skate past the Timmins Rock 5-2 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League East Division encounter Friday in front of 749 fans at Claude Larose Arena. Timmins kicked off the scoring 7:14 into the […]

GALLERY: Voodoos ground Eagles

POWASSAN, Ont. – The Powassan Voodoos trio of Seiji Martone, Gregory Trudeau-Paquet and Parker Bowman combined for 17 points in helping their side ground the Soo Eagles 9-3 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Friday at the Powassan Sportsplex. The hometown Voodoos would open the scoring 3:18 into the contest on Trudeau-Paquet’s 15th tally […]