GALLERY: Fitger hat trick helps Gold Miners down Thunderbirds

Photos: Allyson Demers KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – Jordan Fitger fired in three goals, including two on the power play, to propel the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners to their first win of the season, a 7-1 victory over the Soo Thunderbirds in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest Sunday at Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. Kirkland Lake […]

GALLERY: Iroquois Falls skates to victory over Hearst

Photos: Turnbull’s Northern Photography IROQUOIS FALLS, Ont. – Breaking open a tie game with four third period goals sent the Iroquois Falls Storm on their way to an eventual 5-2 triumph versus the Hearst Lumberjacks in a Sunday afternoon Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair at Jus Jordan Arena. Striking shorthanded late it the first, Iroquois Falls […]

GALLERY: Pouliot pots pair on Eagles win over Rock

TIMMINS, Ont. – A pair of second period goals, including the eventual game-winner, from Benjamin Pouliot propelled the Soo Eagles to a 4-2 victory over the Timmins Rock Sunday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at McIntyre Arena. Despite Timmins outshooting Sault Ste. Marie in the opening frame, it was the visiting Eagles who supplied […]

GALLERY: Eagles rally to edge Storm

Photos: Turnbull’s Northern Photography IROQUOIS FALLS, Ont. – Rebounding from a slim third period deficit, the Soo Eagles came back to edge the Iroquois Falls Storm 2-1 in a hard-fought Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League meeting Saturday night at Jus Jordan Arena. A tight-checking opening 20 minutes saw the clubs hit the first intermission still in search […]

GALLERY: Rapids respond against Paper Kings

Photos: Cassy Seguin FRENCH RIVER – A night after getting dumped on the road against the same opponent, the French River Rapids responded by defeating the Espanola Paper Kings 6-2 Saturday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Noelville Arena. A couple of tallies in the back-half of the first period put the Rapids […]

GALLERY: Blind River knocks off Powassan in OT

Photos:  Tan Tan Photography POWASSAN, Ont. – A nifty Nicholas MacIsaac marker, 2:35 into overtime, proved to be the difference as the Blind River Beavers skated away with a narrow 4-3 victory over the Powassan Voodoos in a well-played Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair Saturday at the Powassan Sportsplex. The Voodoos opened the scoring five and […]

GALLERY: Thunderbirds fly over Gold Miners

Photos: Allyson Demers KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – Striking for five first-period goals, the Soo Thunderbirds never looked back as they went on to soar over the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 9-3 Saturday evening in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter at Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. Notching the icebreaker near the five-minute mark of the contest, […]

GALLERY: Bodnar posts shutout as Beavers blank Gold Miners

Photos: Allyson Demers KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – Riding the first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League shutout by Bronx Bodnar, the Blind River Beavers went on to blank the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 3-0 Friday in a meeting at Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. A scoreless opening 20 minutes saw the opposing netminders in the Gold Miners’ Matis […]

GALLERY: Comeau collects OT winner as Lumberjacks hold off Eagles

Photos: Northern Lights Photography HEARST, Ont. – A Mathieu Comeau man advantage marker, 2:07 into overtime, was the decider as the Hearst Lumberjacks held off the Soo Eagles 4-3 Friday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest Friday at Claude Larose Recreation Centre. Some chances at either end in the first period saw neither side convert […]

GALLERY: Menard helps Espanola erupt in sinking French River

ESPANOLA, Ont. – Making an impressive statement, the Espanola Paper Kings got four goals from Cameron Menard Friday en route to a convincing 9-4 victory over the French River Rapids in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at the Regional Recreation Complex. Espanola wasted little time in opening the scoring when Menard took a Kaden Wicklander […]