GALLERY: Brousseau OT hero as Timmins takes series lead on Hearst

TIMMINS, Ont. – Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League playoff action Wednesday saw Riley Brousseau notch the game-winner early in the first overtime as the Timmins Rock edged the Hearst Lumberjacks 2-1 in Game 3 of their East Division semifinal in front of 1,034 spectators at McIntyre Arena. The victory gives Timmins a 2-1 lead in […]

GALLERY: Kirkland Lake skates to narrow 2-1 triumph over Powassan

POWASSAN, Ont. – A James Scott goal midway through the third period broke a tie score to help the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners earn a hard-fought 2-1 decision over the Powassan Voodoos Wednesday night in Game 3 of their East Division semifinal at the Powassan Sportsplex. The win was the first for the Gold Miners […]

GALLERY: Beavers back in it with Game 3 triumph over Thunderbirds

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – A Nathan Engel marker with 13 seconds remaining in the second period proved to be the game-winner as the Blind River Beavers went on to edge the Soo Thunderbirds 3-2 Tuesday evening in Game 3 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League West Division semifinal at the Blind River Community Centre. […]

Trio of goaltenders named NOJHL Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that goaltenders David Bowen of the Rayside-Balfour Canadians, Joe Vrbetic of Powassan Voodoos and Shane Brancato of the Soo Eagles have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending March 17. DAVID BOWEN, (G) RAYSIDE-BALFOUR CANADIANS – The […]

Timmins evens series with road win in Hearst

HEARST, Ont. – A trio of early tallies helped send the Timmins Rock on their way Sunday to a 6-2 road decision over the Hearst Lumberjacks in Game 2 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League East Division semifinal in front of 973 spectators at Claude Larose Arena. With the result, this best-of-seven series is […]

GALLERY: Powassan powers past Kirkland Lake for 2nd straight win in series

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – Rico Rossi racked up a pair of goals and added two assists to help power the Powassan Voodoos past the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 8-3 Sunday evening in Game 2 of their East Division semifinal at the Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. The Voodoos now lead this best-of-seven series 2-0 as they […]

Thunderbirds open-up 2-0 series lead on Beavers

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Matthew Bazarin tallied twice while Steven Bellini dished out a trio of assists as the Soo Thunderbirds went on to skate past the Blind River Beavers 6-3 Sunday in Game 2 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League West Division semifinal at John Rhodes Community Centre. With the result, Sault […]

Bowen blanks Eagles as Canadians take 2-0 series lead

CHELMSFORD, Ont. – The Rayside-Balfour Canadians picked up a second straight solid playoff start from goaltender David Bowen as his 35-save shutout backstopped his club to a 1-0 victory over the Soo Eagles Sunday in Game 2 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League West Division semifinal at Chelmsford Arena. With the outcome, Rayside-Balfour now […]

GALLERY: Bowen stops 31 of 32 as Canadians edge Eagles in Game 1 of West semifinal

CHELMSFORD, Ont. – Rayside-Balfour Canadians netminder David Bowen turned aside 31 of the 32 shots he faced to backstop his side to a narrow 2-1 decision over the Soo Eagles Saturday in a hotly-contested goaltender’s duel Saturday in Game 1 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League West Division semifinal at Chelmsford Arena. All the […]

Thunderbirds pull out late win vs. Beavers in series opener

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – A Brendan Miller power play marker with 3:10 left in the third period proved to be the difference as the Soo Thunderbirds went on to defeat the Blind River Beavers 4-2 Saturday night in Game 1 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League West Division semifinal at John Rhodes Community […]