NOJHL names its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that forward Nicholas DeGrazia (Rayside-Balfour Canadians); defenceman Matais Salem (Espanola Express) and goaltender Liam Oxner (Hearst Lumberjacks) have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Oct. 13. NICHOLAS DEGRAZIA, (F) RAYSIDE-BALFOUR CANADIANS – In a pair of […]

GALLERY: Espanola takes back and forth affair with Elliot Lake

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – A Zachary Matyasik power play goal with 2:35 remaining in regulation proved to be the game-winner as the Espanola Express pulled out a 5-3 decision over the Elliot Lake Wildcats in a back and forth Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Sunday night at Centennial Arena. The hometown Wildcats got the […]

GALLERY: Timmins takes 6th straight with win over French River

TIMMINS, Ont. – Josh Dickson tallied twice while a five-goal outburst by his side in the second period sent the Timmins Rock to their sixth consecutive victory, a 9-1 triumph, over the French River Rapids in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League afternoon affair at McIntyre Arena. An early power play helped Timmins open the […]

Venue change announced for Oct. 18 Thunderbirds – Crunch NOJHL contest

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League has announced a venue change for the Friday, October 18 contest between the Soo Thunderbirds and Cochrane Crunch in Sault Ste. Marie. This match-up will now be held at the Soo Peewee Arena and still features the original start time of 7 p.m. With two league […]

GALLERY: Express earns first-ever win over Thunderbirds

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Diego Pasula tallied twice while Matais Salem dished out three assists as the Espanola Express skated to their first-ever victory over the Soo Thunderbirds, a 5-2 decision, in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League West Division meeting Saturday at John Rhodes Community Centre. It was the Thunderbirds’ Tyler Dunbar who […]

GALLERY: Hearst holds off French River

HEARST, Ont. – Even with a 44-shot barrage, the Hearst Lumberjacks needed an Olivier Cloutier-Faucher marker with 7:43 remaining helped them pull out a 3-2 victory over the French River Rapids in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Saturday at Claude Larose Arena. Despite Hearst out shooting French River 19-4 in the first period, […]

Skrelja’s 4-point performance sends Eagles over Crunch

COCHRANE, Ont. – The Soo Eagles saw Dominic Skrelja score twice and add two assists to lead his side to a 6-1 victory over the Cochrane Crunch in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Saturday at Tim Horton Events Centre. A couple of man advantage opportunities helped Sault Ste. Marie strike twice in the first […]

GALLERY: Rayside-Balfour skates to one-sided win in Elliot Lake

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – The Rayside-Balfour Canadians saw 11 players produce multi-point outings as they went on to top the Elliot Lake Wildcats 12-2 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League West Division meeting Friday at Centennial Arena. Rayside-Balfour set the tone early as they scored three times before the first frame was half over […]

GALLERY: Kirkland Lake comes back to clip Cochrane

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – The Kirkland Lake Gold Miners broke a tie game with two third period tallies to help them skate to a 4-2 victory over the Cochrane Crunch in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter Friday at Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. A late first period power play helped Cochrane collect the night’s […]

GALLERY: Lumberjacks strike 3 times late to pull out victory over Rapids

HEARST, Ont. – A three-goal outburst late in regulation helped the Hearst break open a tie game as they went on to defeat the French River Rapids 5-2 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League outing Friday evening at Claude Larose Arena. Hometown Hearst had the edge in the first frame as they tallied twice […]