Bourdages buries 2 at Hearst handles French River

HEARST, Ont. – Samuel Bourdages picked up a pair of tallies to extend a point streak to four in helping the Hearst Lumberjacks handle the French River Rapids 6-3 Friday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at Claude Larose Arena. Bourdages was quick to strike Friday night as he beat French River starter Jean-Marc […]

NOJHL extends awards partnership with CCM Hockey

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Friday that they have extended their awards partnership agreement with CCM Hockey through the 2017-18 season. The iconic hockey brand returns as the premier sponsor of the NOJHL CCM Hockey first and second all-star teams in recognizing those individuals’ respective efforts during the course of […]

Battler victorious in Crunch debut with win over Rapids

COCHRANE, Ont. – Recently picked up goaltender Shayne Battler turned aside 24 of the 26 shots he faced in his Cochrane Crunch debut Thursday as he backstopped his new club to a 5-2 triumph over the French River Rapids in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Tim Horton Event Centre. Austin Whelan staked Cochrane […]

GALLERY: Herd’s hat trick lifts Powassan back into 1st

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – Cade Herd collected his first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League hat trick to power the Powassan Voodoos to a 5-2 victory over the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners Thursday at Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. Herd put the Voodoos in flight 61 seconds after the opening face-off for the lone tally of the […]

GALLERY: Thunderbirds edge Express 3-1

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Nolan Ford’s goal midway through the first period proved to be the game-winner as the Soo Thunderbirds went on to edge the Espanola Express 3-1 Wednesday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at John Rhodes Community Centre. Espanola opened the night’s scoring just past the four-minute mark of […]

NOJHL names its Eastlink 3 Stars of the week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that forwards Jordan Picard and Gregory Trudeau-Paquet of the French River Rapids as well as Zach Bannister of the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Sept. 24. JORDAN PICARD, (F) FRENCH […]

Voodoos 20th; Rapids Honourable Mention in 1st CJHL rankings

CALGARY, Alta. — The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) announced Monday its initial Top 20 regular season rankings for the 2017-18 campaign as compiled by an independent scouting service. Topping the table this week is the Penticton Vees (BCHL) who are off to a 4-0 start in league play. BCHL: Joining the Vees in the […]

Bortovskiy solid once again as Hearst defeats Blind River

HEARST, Ont. – A stellar start to the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League season continued for Heart Lumberjacks netminder Artem Bortovskiy Sunday as he turned aside 37 of the 38 shots he faced to backstop his club to a 4-1 triumph over the Blind River Beavers at Claude Larose Arena. The 19-year-old from Richmond Hill, […]

GALLERY: Fyfe fires 2 as Gold Miners top Canadians

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – The Kirkland Lake Gold Miners saw Tyler Fyfe tally twice, which included the game-winner, in a 4-1 triumph over the Rayside-Balfour Canadians in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League matinee Sunday at the Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. The Gold Miners struck for the opening goal of the contest seven minutes into […]

Cochrane hands Blind River 1st loss

IROQUOIS FALLS, Ont. – The Cochrane Crunch picked up three assists from defenceman Noah Bennett to help them hand the Blind River Beavers their first loss of the season as they skated to a 4-1 victory Saturday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League neutral site encounter at Jus Jordan Arena in Iroquois Falls. Cochrane […]