GALLERY: Powassan stuns Timmins with impressive rally

TIMMINS, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League-leading Powassan Voodoos stormed back from a four-goal deficit late in the second period then proceeded to score five times to pull out a 6-5 overtime victory over the Timmins Rock Sunday at McIntyre Arena. Timmins came out quickly in this one as they grabbed the early […]

GALLERY: Thunderbirds roll in rout of Express

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – The Soo Thunderbirds rode the strength of a seven-goal second period to roll to an 11-2 romp over the Espanola Express Sunday afternoon in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at John Rhodes Community Centre. Nick Smith became the first NOJHL skater to reach the 30-goal plateau this season as […]

Liinamaa’s 6-point night leads Canadians past Express

ESPANOLA, Ont. – Kyle Liinamaa tallied three times and added three assists to help lead the Rayside-Balfour Canadians to a 10-2 triumph over the Espanola Express in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Saturday at the Regional Recreation Complex. Evan Krassey got Rayside-Balfour going offensively four minutes into the match-up as he finished off a […]

GALLERY: Eagles’ McPhail stellar in posting shutout of Thunderbirds

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – The Soo Eagles rode the stellar shutout goaltending of Carter McPhail while his teammates tallied three times in the third period to defeat the Soo Thunderbirds 3-0 Saturday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at John Rhodes Community Centre. It was a battle of the netminders through the game’s […]

GALLERY: Wildcats edge Gold Miners in double OT

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – Connor Taylor connected 43 seconds into double overtime to give the Elliot Lake Wildcats a narrow 3-2 victory over the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest Saturday at the Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. A tight-checking first period was scoreless with goaltenders Cade McEwen of the […]

GALLERY: Hearst holds off Powassan in high-scoring affair

HEARST, Ont. – The Hearst Lumberjacks picked up a pair of goals from Spencer Silver to help his side outlast the Powassan Voodoos 7-5 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Saturday at Claude Larose Arena in front of 784 spectators. Hearst would open the night’s scoring midway through the first frame as Austin […]

Rivalry night sees Thunderbirds prevail over Eagles in front of 1,226 fans

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League rivals the Soo Thunderbirds and Soo Eagles met once again Friday evening and it was the visiting Thunderbirds that prevailed with a 4-1 victory at Pullar Stadium in front of a season-high 1,226 fans at Pullar Stadium. Despite the home side having a 13-5 edge […]

Blind River skates to road win at Espanola

ESPANOLA, Ont. – Josh Norman and Caleb Serre both notched two goals apiece to help the Blind River Beavers skate to a 6-1 road victory over the Espanola Express in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest Friday at the Regional Recreation Complex. A quick three-tally outburst, just over four minutes apart, in the opening […]

Kirkland Lake completes comeback with OT triumph vs. French River

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – A Tyler Fyfe tally 2:26 into overtime was the difference as the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners came back to upend the French River Rapids 4-3 Friday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. Neither side would connect offensively in a scoreless opening 20 minutes, but […]

Voodoos storm back in 3rd to defeat Crunch

Battalion prospect Christian Cicigoi got the win in goal for the Voodoos Friday night. Photo by Chris Dawson IROQUOIS FALLS, Ont. – The Powassan Voodoos stormed back from a third period deficit to defeat the Cochrane Crunch 4-3 Friday night in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League neutral site affair at Jus Jordan Arena in […]