Thunderbirds take 5th straight with win vs. Beavers

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – An Alex Acosta goal late in the second period stood up as the game-winner as the Soo Thunderbirds skated to their fifth consecutive Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League win Saturday as they defeated the Blind River Beavers 3-1 at the Blind River Community Centre. After a scoreless opening 20 minutes, Dylan […]

GALLERY: Powassan posts 125th victory in franchise history with OT win at Kirkland Lake

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – The Powassan Voodoos recorded their 125th Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League regular season victory in franchise history Saturday evening by edging the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 3-2 in overtime at the Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. Powassan picked up the lone tally of the opening frame 16:13 into the contest as Ryan […]

GALLERY: Eagles cap off successful road trip with triumph over Rock

TIMMINS, Ont. – The Soo Eagles capped a successful three-game Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League road trip Saturday evening with a third consecutive road win and fifth in a row overall as they defeated the Timmins Rock 3-1 at McIntyre Arena in front of 729 fans. After a scoreless opening frame, Bobby Price put the […]

Eagles come back again to defeat Crunch in 2nd OT

COCHRANE, Ont. – For a second consecutive Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League road game, the Soo Eagles rallied as they got past the Cochrane Crunch 4-3 in double overtime Friday evening at Tim Horton Event Centre. After coming back for a win in Hearst Thursday, Sault Ste. Marie was the comeback kids once more on […]

GALLERY: Gold Miners take low-scoring affair vs. Rapids

NOELVILLE – A Sam Ellwood goal just past the 14-minute mark of the second period proved to be the game-winner as the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners earned a narrow 2-1 triumph over the French River Rapids Friday in a low-scoring Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair at Noelville Arena. Lucas Lyszyk’s first NOJHL goal three […]

GALLERY: Hearst doubles up Timmins 4-2

HEARST, Ont. – Bradley Golant tallied twice to help lead the Hearst Lumberjacks to a 4-2 victory over the Timmins Rock Friday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at Claude Larose Arena. It was the visiting Rock that got on the board first in this one with Evan Kentish-Stack connecting 78 seconds in […]

NOJHL announces its CCM Hockey players of the month for November

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Friday its respective CCM Hockey player, defenceman, goaltender and rookie of the month for November. CCM HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE MONTH – TYSON GILMOUR, (F) POWASSAN VOODOOS: In nine outings last month for the league-leading Voodoos, Gilmour collected a NOJHL-best 18 points on five goals […]

GALLERY: Eagles rally to clip Lumberjacks

HEARST, Ont. – The Soo Eagles first-ever visit to Hearst was a memorable one as they rallied with three unanswered third period goals to defeat the hometown Lumberjacks 5-3 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Thursday night at Claude Larose Arena. Action in the first frame did see Hearst strike quickly beginning with […]

Rayside-Balfour skates past Espanola

CHELMSFORD, Ont. – The Rayside-Balfour Canadians set the tone early by grabbing a 3-0 lead before the game was six minutes old before going on to an eventual 5-1 triumph over the Espanola Express Thursday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at Chelmsford Arena. Taylor Woolcott got the Canadians going 64 seconds in […]

Mississauga, Ont., to host CJHL Prospects Game

CALGARY, Alta. – The Canadian Junior Hockey League, in partnership with the National Hockey League, Hockey Canada, the Ontario Junior Hockey League and its member club, the Mississauga Chargers (OJHL), announced Thursday that Mississauga, Ont., has been selected as the host community for the 13th annual CJHL Prospects Game, which will be held on Tuesday, […]