CALGARY, Alta. – The Canadian Junior Hockey League announced Monday the coaching staffs of Canada East and Canada West, who had been chosen to guide their respective sides at the 2020 World Junior A Challenge, which was to have taken place this December in Cornwall, Ont., but was cancelled earlier this month due to the […]
CALGARY, Alta. – Following the cancellation of the 2019-20 hockey season and all national championships in March, Hockey Canada has worked tirelessly with its host organizing committees for 2020 and beyond. While a tremendous amount of work has gone into planning the fall 2020 events, the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created a position where […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Friday its initial ‘Return to Play’ outline for the 2020-21 season. While it has traditionally been the plan, in previous years, for the NOJHL and its member teams to commence daily operations mid-August and have regular-season games typically starting in early-September, those options have […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and its board of governors announced Thursday evening it has formally ratified the transfer of the Cochrane Crunch franchise from Ryan and Katherine Leonard to Tom Nickolau. “The NOJHL welcomes Tom Nickolau to the league and we are confident his efforts will bode well for Cochrane, […]
POWASSAN, Ont. — The Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League will have a new head coach behind the bench when the 2020-21 hockey season begins. The club has announced that Gavin is leaving his coaching position with the Voodoos to pursue a non-hockey related job opportunity. “I am officially announcing that I […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – Throughout the lengthy and storied past of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, no one has seen or played a more prevalent role in it than its long-time statistician and historian David Harrison. From being around in its infancy, to still providing vital information on the league to this day, Harrison has […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – Skating amongst an already rookie-laden roster, Nicholas DeGrazia of the Rayside-Balfour Canadians saw his efforts recognized as one of the premier first-year players in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League in 2019-20. As a freshman with Rayside-Balfour, his exceptional initial campaign in the NOJHL saw the 17-year-old Thunder Bay product skate away […]
CALGARY, Alta. – Regular season action in the Canadian Junior Hockey League during the 2019-20 campaign saw two dozen goaltenders reach, or surpass, the 25-win mark for their respective clubs. Each of the 10 leagues that comprise the CJHL had at least one of their netminders reach that victory total with the efforts in the […]
CALGARY, Alta. – The Canadian Junior Hockey League saw a plethora of players rack up assists this season. In fact, 39 skaters across the CJHL dished out 50 or more helpers for their respective clubs throughout the campaign helping teammates finish off goals. Of that group of assist-men, 36 were forwards while another three play […]
CALGARY, Alta. – Plenty of the quality goaltenders across the Canadian Junior Hockey League posted some impressive save percentage numbers during the 2019-20 regular season. In all, 38 netminders registered a save mark of .915, or better, among those stoppers who saw a minimum of 1,400 minutes of game action. There were also 10 goalkeepers […]
