Paper Kings pick-up pivotal win over Eagles

ESPANOLA, Ont. – Blake Peters-Davey scored three times on the power play to help lift the Espanola Paper Kings to an important 9-5 victory over the Soo Eagles Sunday in a chippy Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair at the Regional Recreation Complex. The win ties the two teams for fourth in the NOJHL West […]

GALLERY: Blind River swamps Kirkland Lake to claim regular season crown

Photos: Helene Rancourt BLIND RIVER, Ont. – An eight-goal outburst sent the Blind River Beavers on their way to an 8-1 win over the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners Sunday afternoon in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest at the Blind River Community Centre. In the process, the Beavers clinched their first-ever NOJHL regular season […]

GALLERY: Zolezzi flawless in Eagles shutout of Beavers

Photos: Justin Cairns SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Anthony Zolezzi turned aside every shot he faced to backstop the Soo Eagles to an important 3-0 shutout win over the Blind River Beavers Saturday night in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Pullar Stadium. The Eagles opened the scoring on a late first period power […]

GALLERY: Timmins holds off Iroquois Falls

Photos: Turnbull’s Northern Photography IROQUOIS FALLS, Ont. – The Timmins Rock built up a big lead, then had to withstand a late offensive push by the Iroquois Falls Storm before eventually prevailing 8-6 in a high-scoring Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League meeting Saturday at Jus Jordan Arena. Timmins started strong, skating out to a 2-0 […]

GALLERY: MacMillan leads Voodoos past Rapids

Photos: Cassy Seguin FRENCH RIVER – A big night offensively from Mathieu MacMillan, including notching a pair of tallies, helped pace the Powassan Voodoos to a convincing 9-3 win over the French River Rapids Saturday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Noelville Arena. Alexander Case and Reyth Smith also had a couple […]

GALLERY: Hearst’s Decoste blanks Elliot Lake

Photos: Northern Exposures Photography MASSEY, Ont. – The Hearst Lumberjacks got shutout goaltending from Russ Decoste as part of an eventual 7-0 win over the Elliot Lake Vikings in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Saturday night at the Massey & District Community Arena. A turnover deep in the Elliot Lake end helped Hearst get on […]

GALLERY: Thunderbirds soar past Gold Miners

Photos: Saultsports.com SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – A five-goal first period was more than enough for the Soo Thunderbirds Saturday as they cruised to a 10-2 triumph over the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest at John Rhodes Community Centre. A surging Kelsey Ouellet needed just 51 seconds to […]

VIDEO / GALLERY: Eagles hold off Gold Miners on Fortson’s OT winner

Photos: Justin Cairns SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – A Tyler Fortson marker 45 seconds into overtime saw the Soo Eagles stave off a late comeback by the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners to prevail 4-3 Friday night in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League inter-divisional encounter at Pullar Stadium. The lone goal of the first period […]

GALLERY: Four-goal night for Svarich in Rock romp over Storm

TIMMINS, Ont. – A surging Mason Svarich scored four times as part of an 8-2 Timmins Rock triumph over the Iroquois Falls Storm in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair Friday in front of 1,070 spectators at McIntyre Arena. Svarich began the scoring for the Rock 15 and a half minutes into the contest, […]

GALLERY: 3rd period push puts Voodoos by Rapids

Photos: voodooshockey.com POWASSAN, Ont. – The Powassan Voodoos scored three unanswered third period goals en route to a 5-2 win over the visiting French River Rapids Friday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at the Powassan Sportsplex on Friday. Alex Little led the way for the Voodoos, being credited with a goal and two […]