KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – The Kirkland Lake Gold Miners used a well-balanced attack, getting goals from seven different skaters, while Alex Elie dished out three assists in a 7-2 triumph over the French River Rapids in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Friday at Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. Seeing their first league action since […]

COCHRANE, Ont. – The Cochrane Crunch kicked off their 2019 portion of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League schedule Friday with solid efforts on both ends of the ice as they defeated the Espanola Express 4-2 at Tim Horton Events Centre. A late first period power play helped Cochrane open the night’s scoring as Tristan […]

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Friday its respective player, defenceman, goaltender and rookie of the month for December. PLAYER OF THE MONTH – JAKE DESANDO, (F) HEARST LUMBERJACKS: In eight outings last month for the Lumberjacks, Desando’s efforts helped Hearst wrap-up 2018 with five consecutive victories and go 6-0-2 overall. […]

New Kingston Frontenacs goaltender Marshall Frappier makes a save at practice in between Ryan Hotchkiss, left, and Ryan Cranford at the Leon’s Centre on Monday. (Ian MacAlpine/The Whig-Standard) IAN MACALPINE / IAN MACALPINE/KINGSTON WHIG-STANDARD/POSTMEDIA NETWORK Ian MacAlpine – The Tillsonburg News More from Ian MacAlpine Coming off a split of games between Christmas and New Year’s, the Kingston Frontenacs […]

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that goaltenders Nicholas Tallarico of the Hearst Lumberjacks and David Bowen of the Rayside-Balfour Canadians along with Blind River Beavers forward Brendan Young have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week, for the period ending Dec. 23. NICHOLAS TALLARICO, (G) HEARST […]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Evan Krassey had a pair of goals, highlighted by the game-winner, as the Rayside-Balfour Canadians went on to defeat the Soo Eagles 5-2 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter Saturday at Pullar Stadium. Action in the opening 20 minutes saw each side score once with Krassey getting the […]

TIMMINS, Ont. – The Hearst Lumberjacks used goals from five different skaters to help them finish off a home-and-home weekend sweep of the Timmins Rock Saturday at they skated to a 5-3 triumph in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at McIntyre Arena in front of 926 spectators. Down a man midway through the first […]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Soo Eagles took flight early Friday by scoring four first period goals en route to a 7-2 triumph over the Elliot Lake Wildcats in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair at Pullar Stadium. George Orfanos sent Sault Ste. Marie on their way quickly as he opened things offensively […]

HEARST, Ont. – Bradley Golant notched the tying goal, then assisted on the game-winner as the Hearst Lumberjacks came back to defeat the Timmins Rock 3-1 Friday night in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Claude Larose Arena. After a scoreless first frame, Timmins took the lead early in the second stanza as Tyler […]

ESPANOLA, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League-leading Soo Thunderbirds wrapped up the 2018 portion of their regular season Friday by skating to a 4-1 victory over the Espanola Express at the Regional Recreation Complex. Sault Ste. Marie came out strong in the contest as they took a 2-0 lead before the match-up was […]