GALLERY: Timmins takes down Kirkland Lake

TIMMINS, Ont. – A four-goal barrage, in a 15-minute span in the second period, broke open a tight game as the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League-leading Timmins Rock went on to notch the night’s final eight markers and take down the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 10-1 Saturday evening in front of 943 spectators at McIntyre […]

French River survives Hearst rally with OT victory

HEARST, Ont. – The French River Rapids let a late three-goal lead get away before eventually prevailing in overtime as they pulled out a 6-5 victory over the Hearst Lumberjacks Saturday night in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest at Claude Larose Arena. Hearst did open the scoring 80 seconds into the match-up on […]

Weather causes postponement pair of NOJHL contests tonight in Sault Ste. Marie

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League has announced that a pair of scheduled contests tonight (Saturday, January 18) in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and Michigan have been postponed. Both the Espanola Express at Soo Thunderbirds and the Elliot Lake Wildcats at Soo Eagles games have been called off due to weather. With […]

GALLERY: Maltais tallies twice in Canadians triumph over Wildcats

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – Brady Maltais picked up a pair of goals to help lead the Rayside-Balfour Canadians to an eventual 5-1 triumph over the Elliot Lake Wildcats in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair Friday at Centennial Arena. A first period frenzy saw Rayside-Balfour storm out to a 4-0 lead which they carried […]

GALLERY: Blind River collects road win in Espanola

ESPANOLA, Ont. – The Blind River Beavers used a well-balanced offensive attack, getting goals from eight different skaters to help propel them to an 8-3 win over the Espanola Express in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League meeting Friday at the Regional Recreation Complex. After being shutout last night, Blind River wasn’t about to let […]

GALLERY: Dumas gets game-winner in Hearst victory over Kirkland Lake

HEARST, Ont. – A Dominic Dumas empty net goal with 70 seconds remaining in regulation proved to be the game-winner as the Hearst Lumberjacks went on to edge the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 6-4 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter Friday at Claude Larose Arena. The hometown Lumberjacks picked up the lone marker […]

Savard strikes in overtime as Thunderbirds edge Eagles

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Tyler Savard finished off a two-on-one, a minute and a half into overtime, for the only goal of the game as the Soo Thunderbirds edged the cross-border rival Soo Eagles 1-0 in a hard-fought Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Friday evening at Pullar Stadium. First period play saw the […]

Crunch outlast Rapids in high-scoring affair played in Iroquois Falls

IROQUOIS FALLS, Ont. – With plenty of offensive fire power on both sides the Cochrane Crunch went on to outlast the French River Rapids Friday with an eventual 8-7 victory in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League neutral site affair at Jus Jordan Arena in Iroquois Falls. Cochrane came out quickly and skated out to […]

GALLERY: Bowen stops 38 as Rayside-Balfour blanks Blind River

CHELMSFORD, Ont. – Rayside-Balfour Canadians goaltender David Bowen turned aside all 38 shots he faced to post his third career Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League shutout as his side blanked the Blind River Beavers 3-0 Thursday at Chelmsford Arena. A hard-fought first frame saw the Beavers out shoot the Canadians 9-7, but neither side would […]

Tonight’s Timmins Rock – Cochrane Crunch contest postponed

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced late this afternoon that out of respect for Ryan and Katherine Leonard, tonight’s (Thursday, Jan. 16) contest at Tim Horton Events Centre between the Timmins Rock and the Cochrane Crunch has been postponed. A make up date for this contest will be announced by the […]