McEwen’s magnificence backstops Kirkland Lake over Cochrane

COCHRANE Ont. – Kirkland Lake Gold Miners goaltender Cade McEwen turned in a solid 49-save performance to backstop his club to a narrow 3-2 victory over the Cochrane Crunch Friday night in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Tim Horton Event Centre. Cochrane did pick-up the lone marker of the first period thanks to […]

GALLERY: Four-goal 3rd rallies French River past Hearst

HEARST, Ont. – The French River Rapids rallied from a two-goal, third period deficit by striking four times in the final frame to pull out a 6-5 come from behind victory over the Hearst Lumberjacks Friday evening in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Claude Larose Arena. Just acquired Zack Dorval wasted little […]

Powassan keeps flying with win over Espanola

POWASSAN, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League-leading Powassan Voodoos continue to fly as they racked up their NOJHL-best 25th victory of the season Friday evening in a 10-1 triumph over the Espanola Express at the Powassan Sportsplex. Aaron Dickson put the Voodoos in flight eight and a half minutes into the contest only […]

Sawka posts 1st NOJHL shutout as Wildcats blank Express

ESPANOLA, Ont. – The Elliot Lake Wildcats trio of Evan Spencer, Jacob Kelly and William Bucsis combined for nine first period points while goaltender Logan Sawka posted a 35-save shutout Thursday evening as part of a 4-0 triumph over the Espanola Express in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair at the Regional Recreation Complex. […]

GALLERY: Kentish-Stack strikes in double OT as Rock nip Rapids

TIMMINS, Ont. – An Evan Kentish-Stack goal 3:24 into double overtime was the difference as the Timmins Rock got past the French River Rapids 2-1 in a hard-fought Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Thursday evening at McIntyre Arena. French River picked up the lone marker of the first period when Alex Paul scored on […]

Smith’s hat trick helps Thunderbirds come back to edge Canadians

CHELMSFORD, Ont. – The Soo Thunderbirds picked up three goals from Nick Smith to help them pull out a 5-3 come from behind victory over the Rayside-Balfour Canadians to register their seventh straight Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League victory Thursday night at Chelmsford Arena. A late man advantage opportunity helped Rayside-Balfour notch the night’s opening […]

GALLERY: Fyfe fires 2, sets up game-winner as Gold Miners top Rock

TIMMINS, Ont. – The Kirkland Lake Gold Miners collected a pair of tallies and an assist from Tyler Fyfe to help them defeat the Timmins Rock 3-1 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Tuesday at McIntyre Arena. The visiting Gold Miners were quick to strike in this one thanks to Fyfe’s 21st marker […]

Crunch; Voodoos battle to 2-2 double OT draw

POWASSAN, Ont. – The top two clubs in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s East Division were fit to be tied Monday evening as the teams battled to a hard-fought 2-2 double overtime draw at the Powassan Sportsplex. After both franchises notched their 125th NOJHL regular season wins in team history over the weekend, neither […]

Trio of rookie defencemen named NOJHL Eastlink 3 Stars of the week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that a trio of rookie defencemen, in Hayden Clark, Ethan Lavallee and Steve Bellini of the Soo Eagles, Rayside-Balfour Canadians and Soo Thunderbirds respectively have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Dec. 3. HAYDEN CLARK, (D) […]

NOJHL’s Voodoos 7th; Thunderbirds Honourable Mention in CJHL Rankings

CALGARY, Alta. (Monday, Dec, 4, 2017) – Rolling right along, the Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) remains the No. 1 ranked team in the Canadian Junior Hockey League and they are the first CJHL club to 30 wins this season. MHL: The Edmundston Blizzard won all three of their games last week and sit first overall […]