NOJHL announces 2018-19 award recipients

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Friday its 2018-19 regular season award winners as well as its first and second all-star team recipients. Earning the NOJHL’s Carlo Cattarello Trophy as league Most Valuable Player is Hearst Lumberjacks goaltender Nicholas Tallarico. The veteran netminder from Vancouver, B.C., played the second-most minutes in […]

NOJHL playoff preview: West quarter-final – Blind River Beavers vs. Elliot Lake Wildcats

SUDBURY, Ont. – The 2019 Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League playoffs begin tonight as the Blind River Beavers host the Elliot Lake Wildcats in Game 1 of their best-of-three West Division quarter-final play-in series at 7 p.m. at the Blind River Community Centre. With files courtesy of NOJHL statistician/historian David Harrison, here’s a look at […]

NOJHL announces Timmins – Cochrane 1st round playoff series schedule

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Friday the game schedule for the first round East Division quarter-final series between the Timmins Rock and the Cochrane Crunch. Game 1 of this best-of-three survivor series goes Saturday at 7 p.m. at McIntyre Arena before shifting to Tim Horton Events Centre in Cochrane for […]

GALLERY: Powassan picks up 3rd in East with narrow decision over French River

POWASSAN, Ont. – A Cade Herd goal with 5:13 remaining proved to be the game-winner as the Powassan Voodoos went on to edge the French River Rapids 5-4 Thursday evening in the regular season finale of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s 2018-19 campaign held at the Powassan Sportsplex. The result means Powassan finishes third […]

GALLERY: Gold Miners secure 2nd in NOJHL East with 6-5 decision over Rapids

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – An action-packed 11-goal night saw the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners outlast the French River Rapids 6-5 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Wednesday at the Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. The Rapids came out quickly collecting a 2-0 lead in this one as Will Frustaglio and Connor Loft put the […]

GALLERY: Theriault terrific as Thunderbirds defeat Beavers

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – Soo Thunderbirds standout forward Lucas Theriault supplied a natural hat trick in the second period and added a fourth goal in the third to help propel his side to a 5-2 triumph over the Blind River Beavers in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Wednesday night at the Blind River Community […]

NOJHL announces Rayside-Balfour – Soo Eagles West Division semifinal schedule

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Wednesday the game schedule for its West Division semifinal series between the Rayside-Balfour Canadians and the Soo Eagles. This best-of-seven affair will commence Saturday, March 16 in a 7 p.m. start at Chelmsford Arena. Rayside-Balfour will also host Game 2, which is slated for Sunday, […]

NOJHL announces Blind River – Elliot Lake 1st round playoff series schedule

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Wednesday the game schedule for the upcoming first round West Division quarter-final series between the Blind River Beavers and Elliot Lake Wildcats. The entire best-of-three survivor play-in series will be staged at the Blind River Community Centre as the Wildcats home venue, Centennial Arena, remains […]

McMillan scores 4 in big 2nd period as Rayside-Balfour rocks Soo Eagles

CHELMSFORD, Ont. – The Rayside-Balfour Canadians erupted for eight unanswered second period goals, including four by affiliate player Carson McMillan, to wipe out a tie game as they went on to upend the Soo Eagles 10-2 Tuesday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at Chelmsford Arena. Action in the first frame saw the […]