Thunderbirds move back into 1st in NOJHL West with triumph over division-rival Canadians

CHELMSFORD, Ont. – The Soo Thunderbirds picked up a pair of tallies from Mark Tassone to help lift them to a narrow 3-2 decision over the Rayside-Balfour Canadians Thursday evening in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest at Chelmsford Arena. It took Rayside-Balfour just 101 seconds to open the night’s scoring in this one […]

GALLERY: Hearst handles Timmins 5-3

HEARST, Ont. – A four-goal second period outburst sent the hometown Hearst Lumberjacks on their way Wednesday evening as they went on to defeat the Timmins Rock 5-3 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Claude Larose Arena. Timmins did take the lead in the contest as C.J. Bradburn put the visitors in […]

NOJHL names its Eastlink 3 Stars of the week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League has announced that forwards Gregory Trudeau-Paquet, formerly of the French River Rapids and now with the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners along with Nick Techel of the Soo Eagles and Harrison Israels of the Powassan Voodoos have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week […]

Voodoos up to 5th in CJHL Top 20 rankings

CALGARY, Alta. (Monday, Nov. 20, 2017) – The latest Canadian Junior Hockey League Top 20 rankings are out and the Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) are the new No. 1 club in the 132-team CJHL. MHL: The surging South Shore Lumberjacks remain 10th in the rankings this week with the Edmundston Blizzard moving to 14th and […]

GALLERY: Gordon backstops Thunderbirds to 2-0 shutout win

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Soo Thunderbirds goaltender Brandon Gordon turned aside all 25 shots he faced Sunday evening to backstop his side to a 2-0 triumph over the Elliot Lake Wildcats in a low-scoring Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter at John Rhodes Community Centre. A first period power play allowed Sault Ste. Marie […]

Brisson scores 2 as Cochrane sinks French River

FRENCH RIVER – The Cochrane Crunch picked up a couple of goals, including the game-winner, from Alex Brisson to help their side sink the French River Rapids 7-2 Sunday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Noelville Arena. Austin Stauffer sent the Crunch on their way with a shorthanded marker four and a […]

Blind River holds off Kirkland Lake with 5-3 win

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – The Blind River Beavers built up a three-goal lead then held off a determined Kirkland Lake Gold Miners squad before eventually prevailing by a 5-3 count Sunday afternoon in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at the Blind River Community Centre. First period play saw the Beavers get the early jump […]

GALLERY: Smith’s 4-point night aids Thunderbirds in triumph over Canadians

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – The Soo Thunderbirds saw Nick Smith score twice, including the game-winner, and dole out a pair of assists Saturday evening in a 5-2 triumph over the visiting Rayside-Balfour Canadians Saturday night in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest at John Rhodes Community Centre. Smith gave Sault Ste. Marie an […]

Eagles rally to double up Gold Miners 4-2

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Soo Eagles forward Nick Techel tacked on two tallies while Kobe Keller dished out three assists as the Soo Eagles rallied to double up the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 4-2 Saturday night in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter at Pullar Stadium. Kirkland Lake collected the lone goal of […]

3rd period outburst lifts Blind River over Cochrane

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – The Blind River Beavers broke open a tie game with three unanswered goals in the latter stages of the third period to pull out a 4-1 victory over the Cochrane Crunch Saturday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at the Blind River Community Centre. It was a close-checking first […]