GALLERY: Gold Miners shine in home opener

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – It was a night of firsts for the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners Saturday as they rode the shutout goaltending of netminder Ryan Winter to blank the French River Rapids 3-0 Saturday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter at the Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. After a scoreless opening frame, Kirkland […]

GALLERY: Seguin strikes late shorthanded as Rock edge Lumberjacks

TIMMINS, Ont. – Derek Seguin’s second goal of the game with 68 seconds remaining while his club was shorthanded was the game-winner as the Timmins Rock earned a 3-1 victory over the Hearst Lumberjacks Saturday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at McIntyre Arena. Hearst did take a 1-0 lead after one period […]

Noah Serre scores 2, sets up another as Canadians clip Wildcats

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – A night after having their home opener spoiled by the Elliot Lake Wildcats Thursday, the Rayside-Balfour Canadians returned the favour Friday by getting two goals and an assist from Noah Serre to help them skate to a 5-2 decision in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Centennial Arena. The opening […]

Serre shines as Blind River holds off late Espanola rally

ESPANOLA, Ont. – The Blind River Beavers rode the strength of a Caleb Serre hat trick and an assist to help them eventually hold off a late Espanola Express rally and pull out a 6-4 win Friday evening in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at the Regional Recreation Complex. Serre supplied Blind River’s […]

GALLERY: Lumberjacks victorious in NOJHL debut

HEARST, Ont. – The Hearst Lumberjacks debut in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League was a victorious one as they rode the 30-save shutout of netminder Artem Bortovskiy to blank the Soo Thunderbirds 2-0 Friday in front of 627 boisterous fans at Claude Larose Arena. Hearst picked up the only goal they would need on […]

Murray’s magnificence lifts Powassan over Kirkland Lake

POWASSAN, Ont. – The defending Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League champion Powassan Voodoos continued where they left off last season by getting a goal and three assists from defenceman Dayton Murray to propel them to a 7-2 triumph over the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners Friday night at the Powassan Sportsplex. Each side would score once […]

GALLERY: French River surprises Timmins with season-opening road win

TIMMINS, Ont. – The French River Rapids made an early statement to begin their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League campaign by defeating the Timmins Rock 3-1 in their opening regular season contest Friday in front of over 1,000 fans at McIntyre Arena. Goals just under a minute and a half apart in the first period […]

Elliot Lake takes NOJHL season opener over Rayside-Balfour

CHELMSFORD, Ont. – A pair of David Dedo third period tallies helped the Elliot Lake Wildcats pull out a 4-1 victory over the Rayside-Balfour Canadians Thursday evening in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s 2017-18 regular season opener at Chelmsford Arena. A first period power play helped the Wildcats pick up the initial tally of […]

NOJHL’s Voodoos; Wildcats earn recognition in CJHL’s Top 20 preseason rankings

CALGARY, Alta. – The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) announced Thursday itsTop 20 preseason rankings for the upcoming 2017-18 campaign with Penticton Vees (BCHL) being slotted in at No. 1 overall. The preseason rankings, compiled by an independent scouting service, were based upon a variety of factors, which includes the league in which the teams […]

NOJHL team preseason preview: Soo Thunderbirds

SUDBURY, Ont. – It’s a new ownership group with a new head coach and new logo, but the Soo Thunderbirds will once again be looking for the same old results in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. Arguably the most dominant team in the NOJHL the past decade or so, the Thunderbirds, despite the off-season […]