Canadians rally to clip Voodoos

CHELMSFORD, Ont. – The Rayside-Balfour Canadians rallied from a pair of two-goal deficits to pull out a 4-3 come from behind victory over the Powassan Voodoos Thursday evening in a hotly contested Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Chelmsford Arena. After meeting Wednesday in Day 2 play of the NOJHL Showcase in Sudbury, where […]

That Sudbury Sports Guy: Stories from the NOJHL Showcase

Rayside-Balfour Canadians goalie Jean-Marc Brisson (1) looks to make a save on Powassan Voodoos forward Brett Shawana (9) during NOJHL Showcase action at Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex in Sudbury, Ontario on Wednesday, October 10, 2018. Shawana scored on the play, but Rayside won the game 3-2. BEN LEESON/THE SUDBURY STAR/POSTMEDIA NETWORK Randy Pascal For The […]

GALLERY: Showcase concludes with Thunderbirds shootout win over Crunch

SUDBURY, Ont. – Lucas Theriault of the Soo Thunderbirds notched the lone goal in the shootout to lift his side to a 4-3 victory over the Cochrane Crunch in an action-packed finale to the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Showcase Wednesday at Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex. Down a man in the latter stages of […]

GALLERY: French River skates past Espanola 5-2 at NOJHL Showcase

SUDBURY, Ont. – The French River Rapids saw Will Frustaglio tally twice while Levi Siau had a goal and two assists to help lead their side to a 5-2 triumph over the Espanola Express Wednesday at the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Showcase in Sudbury. Hunter Brazier put the Rapids in front just past the […]

GALLERY: Gold Miners stay hot with win over Beavers

SUDBURY, Ont. – The surging Kirkland Lake Gold Miners continued to click by defeating the Blind River Beavers 4-1 Wednesday in Day 2 play at the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Showcase taking place in Sudbury. Blind River did gain the upper hand early by notching the night’s opening tally with Tyler Nott connecting shorthanded […]

GALLERY: Rock edge Wildcats in Showcase shootout

SUDBURY, Ont. – Derek Seguin supplied the lone goal of the shootout as the Timmins Rock went on to edge the Elliot Lake Wildcats 3-2 Wednesday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Showcase match-up. Each side would strike once in the first frame with the Rock’s Mahinigan Decontie and the Wildcats’ Eric Conley both […]

GALLERY: Rayside-Balfour hands Powassan 1st regulation loss

SUDBURY, Ont. – A Giordano Biondi goal with 66 seconds remaining in the second period proved to be the game-winner as the Rayside-Balfour Canadians went on to edge the Powassan Voodoos 3-2 Wednesday afternoon in Day 2 action at the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Showcase at Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex. With the result, […]

GALLERY: Lamberty lifts Eagles to OT win over Lumberjacks

SUDBURY, Ont. – A Jake Lamberty goal with 17.5 seconds left in overtime was the difference as the Soo Eagles came back to defeat the Hearst Lumberjacks 3-2 Wednesday after in the opening game of Day 2 play at the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Showcase. Hearst went to the power play late in the […]

NOJHL Showcase continues Wednesday with Day 2

SUDBURY, Ont. – The second and final day of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Showcase goes Wednesday at the Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex in Sudbury with all 12-member clubs in action. Day 1 of the event was well attended by fans as well as a plethora of scouts ranging from the NCAA and […]

GALLERY: Kirkland Lake stays hot with NOJHL Showcase triumph over Espanola

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Kirkland Lake Gold Miners recorded their ninth win in their past 10 games Tuesday evening by defeating the Espanola Express 5-0 in the finale of Day 1 play at the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League in Sudbury. Rolling right along, Kirkland Lake, off to their best start since the 2013-14 campaign […]