NOJHL names its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that Timmins Rock goaltender Tyler Masternak, Rayside-Balfour Canadians forward Benjamin Hatanaka and Kirkland Lake Gold Miners’ defenceman Gabriel Leblanc have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Oct. 14. TYLER MASTERNAK, (G) TIMMINS ROCK – Having won […]

NOJHL’s Gold Miners 5th; Thunderbirds 7th; Voodoos HM in latest CJHL rankings

CALGARY, Alta. – Another week, another new No. 1 in the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The CJHL announced their latest edition of the weekly listings Monday and moving to top spot overall is the Brooks Bandits (AJHL). The 2019 Canadian National Jr. A Championship-host Bandits enter play this week winners of 10 straight games and […]

GALLERY: Crunch finish strong to ice Thunderbirds

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – The Cochrane Crunch capped off a week-long road trip in style by rallying for four unanswered third period tallies to pull out a significant 6-4 come from behind victory over the Soo Thunderbirds Sunday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at John Rhodes Community Centre. Each side would connect […]

GALLERY: Blind River edges Rayside-Balfour 2-1

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – A Ryan Mulligan goal 14:51 into the second period proved to be the game-winner as the Blind River Beavers went on to pull out a narrow 2-1 triumph over the Rayside-Balfour Canadians in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League matinee Sunday afternoon at the Blind River Community Centre. Rayside-Balfour did start […]

League-leading Gold Miners take close one vs. Voodoos

POWASSAN, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League-leading Kirkland Lake Gold Miners continue to click as they racked up their seventh consecutive victory after edging the Powassan Voodoos 3-2 Sunday afternoon at the Powassan Sportsplex. Max Newnam got the Gold Miners going seven and a half minutes into the contest to give the visitors […]

Canadians strike late to edge Thunderbirds

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – A Brady Maltais goal with just 13 seconds remaining in regulation broke a late deadlock as the Rayside-Balfour Canadians pulled out a dramatic 3-2 triumph over the Soo Thunderbirds Saturday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League West Division match-up at John Rhodes Community Centre. Sault Ste. Marie, who had […]

Taillefer tallies twice as Crunch defeat Eagles

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Tristan Taillefer tallied twice Saturday night as his efforts helped the Cochrane Crunch earn a 4-3 decision over the Soo Eagles in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Pullar Stadium. Taillefer got the Crunch going with the lone marker of the opening 20 minutes as he notched his second […]

Low-scoring affair sees Timmins slip past Elliot Lake 1-0

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – A Riley Brosseau goal with 6:34 remaining in regulation proved to be the only one of the night as the Timmins Rock edged the Elliot Lake Wildcats 1-0 Saturday night in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at Centennial Arena. It was goaltender’s battle throughout with Tyler Masternak of Timmins and […]

Kirkland Lake moves into 1st overall with road win at French River

FRENCH RIVER – Continuing to roll right along, the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners rolled to their sixth straight Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League victory Saturday as they bounced the French River Rapids 6-2 at Noelville Arena. Also as winners of 11 of their past 12 outings, Kirkland Lake moved into top spot overall in the […]

Elliot Lake quick to connect in win over Cochrane

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – The Elliot Lake Wildcats stormed out to an early 3-0 lead and never trailed as they went on to defeat the visiting Cochrane Crunch 5-3 Friday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Centennial Arena. In didn’t take Elliot Lake long to get going offensively as Noah Minns put in […]