GALLERY: Special teams send Espanola over Kirkland Lake

ESPANOLA, Ont. – Striking three times shorthanded, and adding a trio more via the power play, was pivotal in a 7-0 victory by the Espanola Paper Kings against the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners Sunday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League afternoon affair at the Regional Recreation Complex. The shutout for Espanola goaltender James Meredith was […]

GALLERY: King’s late tally lifts Blind River over Timmins

Photos: Helene Rancourt BLIND RIVER, Ont. – Owen King’s second goal of the game, coming with just 39 seconds remaining in regulation, lifted the Blind River Beavers to a dramatic 4-3 victory over the Timmins Rock in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Sunday matinee at the Blind River Community Centre. Striking in the final minute […]

Junior A World Challenge – Semifinal Saturday recap

2024 Junior A World Challenge – Dec. 9-15, 2024  Sweden 6, Canada West 0 Ivar Stenberg led the way with two goals and one assist for Sweden. Viktor Klingsell also finished with three points, all assists. Hudson Sedo (St. Albert, AB/Canmore, AJHL) earned Player of Game honours for Canada West with 27 saves. United States 3, Canada […]

GALLERY: Comeau helps Lumberjacks get past Storm

Photos: Turnbull’s Northern Photography IROQUOIS FALLS, Ont. – Mathieu Comeau scored for a sixth-straight outing, then went on to assist on the game-winner, to help lift the Hearst Lumberjacks to a 5-1 victory over the Iroquois Falls Storm in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest Saturday at Jus Jordan Arena. In extending his goal streak, Comeau […]

GALLERY: Voodoos solid in home-ice win over Rapids

Photo: voodooshockey.com POWASSAN, Ont. – Collecting multiple goals in all three periods, the Powassan Voodoos went on to defeat the French River Rapids 7-1 Saturday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at the Powassan Sportsplex. The Voodoos took flight two and a half minutes into the match-up when Jackson Smith snapped a shot on target […]

GALLERY: Blind River blanks Kirkland Lake

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – Owen King and Wyatt Gibson both tallied twice, while Connor Dunham-Fox registered his first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League shutout Saturday, as the Blind River Beavers went on to blank the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 6-0 at the Blind River Community Centre. After Kirkland Lake had an early marker waived off due […]

Thunderbirds come back to crush Rock

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – After giving up a pair of early goals, the Soo Thunderbirds stormed back with eight unanswered tallies to crush the Timmins Rock 8-2 Saturday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair at John Rhodes Community Centre. A quick start for the visiting Rock saw Kaeden McArthur convert 73 seconds into […]

GALLERY: Greater Sudbury holds off Elliot Lake for 12th straight victory

Photos: Northern Exposures Photography MASSEY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League-leading Greater Sudbury Cubs continued their winning ways Friday, skating to their 12th consecutive victory, after holding off the Elliot Lake Vikings 5-3 in a tightly contested match-up at Massey & District Community Arena. Holding their own against the NOJHL front-runners, it was Elliot […]

GALLERY: Eagles come back to edge Rock

Photos: Justin Cairns SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – A Benjamin Pouliot man advantage marker, with 3:46 remaining in regulation, proved to be the game-winner as the Soo Eagles came back to edge the Timmins Rock 5-4 Friday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Pullar Stadium. Sault Ste. Marie connected first in the contest as […]

2024 Junior A World Challenge – Day 3 recap

2024 Junior A World Challenge – Dec. 9-15, 2024 Sweden 5, Canada East 2 Zachary Deleau (La Prairie, QC/Valleyfield, LHJAAAQ) scored shorthanded to pull Canada East even at 2-2 at 8:30 of the third period. Cameron Menard (Carp, ON/Espanola, NOJHL) also scored for Canada East. Noah Tegelaar (Georgetown, ON/Collingwood, OJHL) made 38 saves. Ivar Stenberg […]