By Randy Russon HockeyNewsNorth.com July 7, 2017 Internationally acclaimed former player and coach John Parco will take over as the new bench boss of the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, HockeyNewsNorth.com has learned. The highly-regarded, 45-year old Parco will move into the role with the Thunderbirds to replace fellow Sault Ste. Marie product Jordan […]
By Bruce Heidman, Sudbury Star Thursday, July 6, 2017 6:37:07 EDT PM SUDBURY – For the second time this off season, the NOJHL has lost a head coach to the Ontario Hockey League. Jordan Smith is leaving the Soo Thunderbirds to become an associate coach with the OHL’s Sudbury Wolves. He will be joining former Powassan Voodoos coach […]
The Powassan Voodoos reached to the Greater Toronto area and plucked a familiar face with heavy North Bay ties as Beau Moyer will return to the area to coach the Voodoos for the 2017-18 season. “It’s going to be a great challenge coaching the Voodoos,” said the 36-year-old North Bay native. “I have been looking […]
NORTHERN ONTARIO JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE NOJHL NETWORK MEDIA UPDATE Release Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 NOJHL notebook: Off-season outlook SUDBURY, Ont. – While one Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League season has come to a close, preparations are already underway for the upcoming campaign. LEAGUE MEETINGS: The NOJHL’s Spring Congress meetings were held June 7-8 in […]
POWASSAN – After leading the Voodoos to an NOJHL championship and an appearance at the Dudley Hewitt Cup in 2016-17, Scott Wray is stepped down to become an assistant coach with the OHL’s North Bay Battalion. The move is a natural progression given the Voodoos are an affiliate of the Battalion and Wray will take over from […]
By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Wednesday, May 31, 2017 2:25:26 EDT PM TIMMINS – Corey Beer helped lead the Cobourg Cougars to a Royal Bank Cup championship this season and the Timmins Rock are hoping he will guide the NOJHL club down a similar path in 2017-18. Ted Gooch, president of the Rock’s board of […]
By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Tuesday, May 30, 2017 3:42:08 EDT PM TIMMINS – Former Timmins Rock captain Jordan Rendle will be playing hockey a little closer to home next season. The 20-year-old Surrey, B.C., native who led the Rock in scoring during the 2016-17 campaign and finished sixth in the NOJHL scoring race, has […]
POWASSAN VOODOOS JR. A HOCKEY CLUB Media Update Release date: Friday, May 26, 2017 Photo credit: OJHL Images Voodoos’ defender Schebel heading to NCAA POWASSAN, Ont. – For the third straight year the Powassan Voodoos are graduating a defenceman to NCAA Division III hockey. Justin Schebel, who joined the Voodoos in a trade with the Wellington […]
By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Tuesday, May 23, 2017 6:02:06 EDT PM TIMMINS – Three more Timmins Rock graduates have announced commitments to play university hockey in the United States. Rock starting goalie Albert Rogers, who was acquired from the French River Rapids in exchange for forward Tyler Planetta in a Nov. 17 NOJHL transaction, […]
KIRKLAND LAKE GOLD MINERS JR. A HOCKEY CLUB Media Update Release date: Thursday, May 25, 2017 Gold Miners name Ryan Wood coach/GM KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – The Kirkland Lake Gold Miners of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Thursday they have named Ryan Wood as the club’s new head coach and general manager. Wood, […]
