Powassan, Timmins still in CJHL Top 20; Blind River, Rayside-Balfour remain Honourable Mention

CALGARY, Alta. – Skating to a pair of tightly contested 2-1 home ice victories over the weekend sees the Brooks Bandits (AJHL) stay at No. 1 overall in the latest Canadian Junior Hockey League Top 20 Rankings, announced Monday. Brooks (40-5-1) has come away victorious in 53 consecutive regular season home contests at Centennial Regional […]

Voodoos’ Say; Canadians’ Snow; Beavers’ Boily named NOJHL Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that goaltenders Owen Say (Powassan Voodoos) and Dominic Boily (Blind River Beavers), along with defenceman Zachary Snow (Rayside-Balfour Canadians), have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Jan. 26. OWEN SAY, (G) POWASSAN VOODOOS – Making his […]

GALLERY: Red-hot Rayside-Balfour sinks Elliot Lake

CHELMSFORD, Ont. – Getting multi-point performances from 10 different players, the rolling Rayside-Balfour Canadians racked up their seventh straight victory for the month as they went on to defeat the Elliot Lake Wildcats 10-3 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Sunday night at Chelmsford Arena. The home side began by grabbing a 2-0 lead […]

GALLERY: Rock returns to win column with triumph over Rapids

FRENCH RIVER – A pair of first period goals helped send the Timmins Rock on their way to an eventual 4-1 win over the French River Rapids in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter Sunday afternoon at Noelville Arena. Stewart Parnell put the visitors on the board midway through the opening frame as he […]

Minns sets up 3 as Blind River tops Espanola

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – The Blind River Beavers got three assists from Noah Minns, including one on the game-winner, to help send his side to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Espanola Express in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League matinee Sunday at the Blind River Community Centre. Picking up the afternoon’s initial power play, […]

GALLERY: Cochrane comes back to defeat French River

FRENCH RIVER – A three-goal third period comeback, including a shorthanded effort by Matthew Minichiello with just over nine minutes to play, helped the Cochrane Crunch rally for an eventual 7-6 decision over the French River Rapids in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Saturday at Noelville Arena. A free-wheeling first frame saw the […]

GALLERY: Beavers rally late to edge Wildcats

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – Down a goal with under eight minutes remaining in the third period, the Blind River Beavers tallied twice late to pull out a narrow 2-1 decision over the Elliot Lake Wildcats Saturday in a tightly-contested Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League West Division affair at the Blind River Community Centre. It was […]

GALLERY: Whittet wins it late as Powassan takes thriller vs. Timmins

POWASSAN, Ont. – A Joe Whittet goal with under three minutes remaining in regulation broke a scoreless game and lifted the Powassan Voodoos to a hard-fought 1-0 triumph over the visiting Timmins Rock Saturday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at the Powassan Sportsplex. To no one’s surprise, this match-up between two of the […]

GALLERY: Thunderbirds come back to outlast rival Eagles 7-5

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – A four-goal second stanza proved pivotal as the Soo Thunderbirds went on to topple the cross-border rival Soo Eagles 7-5 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Saturday at John Rhodes Community Centre. Eric Vanderhoff, on the power play, and Jacob Bumbaco at even strength had the Eagles up by […]

Blind River’s Serre second in scoring across 131-team CJHL

CALGARY, Alta. – Heading into the final week of January, a plethora of players within the 131-team Canadian Junior Hockey League are having strong offensive seasons for their respective clubs. Entering game action Saturday, 47 forwards from across the CJHL have boasted point totals of at least 60 or more so far during the 2019-20 […]