Silver’s 7 points leads Lumberjacks past Crunch

COCHRANE, Ont. – Spencer Silver racked up a career single-game high four goals and seven points to lift the Hearst Lumberjacks to a 9-6 victory over the Cochrane Crunch Tuesday evening in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Tim Horton Event Centre. Both clubs had no trouble finding the back of the net […]

NOJHL names its Eastlink 3 Stars of the week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that goaltenders Taylor Unruh of the Cochrane Crunch and Brayden Lachance of the Rayside-Balfour Canadians, along with Hearst Lumberjacks forward Max Johnson have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Feb. 11. TAYLOR UNRUH, (G) COCHRANE CRUNCH […]

Latest CJHL rankings sees NOJHL’s Voodoos 11th; Thunderbirds Honourable Mention

CALGARY, Alta. (Monday, February 12, 2018) – It is status quo for the top four teams in the latest Canadian Junior Hockey League Top 20 rankings with the Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL), Okotoks Oilers (AJHL), Nipawin Hawks (SJHL) and Steinbach Pistons (MJHL) leading the way while the surging Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) move to No. […]

Rayside-Balfour strikes twice in final minute to shock Hearst

CHELMSFORD, Ont. – The Rayside-Balfour Canadians shocked the visiting Hearst Lumberjacks by scoring twice in the last minute of play to pull out a dramatic 5-4 victory Sunday evening in an action-packed Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest at Chelmsford Arena. Kyle Liinamaa staked Rayside-Balfour to the early lead and he connected for a shorthanded […]

NOJHL announces forfeited game

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Sunday that NOJHL game No. 290 played on Saturday, Feb. 10, between the Elliot Lake Wildcats and Blind River Beavers, has been forfeited by Blind River due to the use of an ineligible player. The Beavers had originally won the contest 3-1, but now forfeit […]

GALLERY: Cochrane takes 5th straight in defeating Timmins

COCHRANE, Ont. – Zach Hayes had the game-winning goal and added a later assist to help the Cochrane Crunch collect their fifth Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League victory in a row Saturday as they defeated the Timmins Rock 4-1 at Tim Horton Event Centre. T.J. Delaney started Cochrane off offensively with the lone marker of […]

Canadians blank Express for 2nd straight game

ESPANOLA, Ont. – The Rayside-Balfour Canadians used a well-balanced attack, getting goals from six different skaters, to shutout the Espanola Express for a second straight game as they skated to a 6-0 victory Saturday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at the Regional Recreation Complex. The visiting Canadians clicked twice in the first period […]

Voodoos wrap-up East Division title with wild win over Lumberjacks

POWASSAN, Ont. – It was a night of goals Saturday at the Powassan Sportsplex as the hometown Powassan Voodoos outlasted the Hearst Lumberjacks 10-7 in a high-scoring Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair. With the result, the Voodoos clinched their second consecutive East Division title. A wild first period saw the two sides combine for […]

Blind River takes 8th straight in triumph over Wildcats

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – An Owen Robinson power play marker with 13:48 remaining in regulation proved to be the difference maker as the surging Blind River Beavers skated to their eighth consecutive Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League victory Saturday by defeating the Elliot Lake Wildcats 3-1 at the Blind River Community Centre. After a scoreless […]

Fyfe fires 2 as Kirkland Lake gets past French River

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – Tyler Fyfe had a pair of power play goals to help the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners get past the French River Rapids 5-3 Saturday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at the Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. Fyfe helped Kirkland Lake gain the upper hand in the opening frame as […]