SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Monday that forward Emerson De Giacomo (Espanola Paper Kings); goaltender Samuel Carreiras-Pata (Blind River Beavers) and forward Maxx Hamelin (Timmins Rock) have been named its Rogers 3 Stars of the Week, for the period ending November 1.
Emerson De Giacomo, (F) Espanola Paper Kings: A stellar weekend for the Paper Kings forward saw him collect nine points in a pair of road victories for his club.
The 20-year-old from Thunder Bay, Ont., tallied twice, including notching the game-winner in overtime, and dished out three assists in a win in Hearst, then added two more markers, featuring the GWG yet again, and a couple of helpers as Espanola earned a triumph at Iroquois Falls.
An alumnus of the Thunder Bay Kings AAA system, De Giacomo has already surpassed his goal total from last season with six and is well on his way in doing likewise in both assists (16) and points (21) he had in 2025-26.
Samuel Carreiras-Pata, (G) Blind River Beavers: Next to unbeatable in the time frame, Carreiras-Pata won both his starts to backstop his side to a pair of victories while sporting a crisp 0.50 goals-against average to go with an equally sharp .988 save percentage.
Hailing from Laval, Que., he handled all but one of the 47 shots fired his way in a 6-1 home-ice result over the Soo Thunderbirds before posting his first NOJHL shutout, turning aside all 35 attempts in faced, in a 4-0 decision at Iroquois Falls.
Playing his minor hockey in his hometown Laval-Montréal Rousseau Royal program, Carreiras-Pata presently holds down third spot in league save percentage during his tenure with the Beavers at .912.
Maxx Hamelin, (F) Timmins Rock: Another NOJHLer coming off a nine-point week, Hamelin paced the Rock offensively helping them record a couple of results at home.
The 19-year-old from Winnipeg, Man., started with a hat trick and two assists Friday as Timmins rolled over league-leaders Kirkland Lake, then capped off his weekend Sunday afternoon in an OT win versus Blind River with two more tallies and a couple of helpers.
Seeing time with the Winnipeg Bruins AAA organization, prior to joining the Rock, Hamelin’s latest offensive output sees him take over the NOJHL scoring lead with 34 points, including a league-best 20 assists.
Rogers NOJHL 3 Stars
Week 1
Dalton Hoornstra, (G) Soo Eagles
Felix Sapay, (F) Soo Thunderbirds
Kieran Prichett, (F) Elliot Lake Vikings
Week 2
Evan Katic, (F) Timmins Rock
Owen O’Grady, (F) Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
Sean Gresko, (F) Soo Thunderbirds
Week 3
Declan McNamara, (G) Powassan Voodoos
Nathaniel Kohler, (F) Soo Eagles
Maxx Hamelin, (F) Timmins Rock
Week 4
Jayden Rothmeyer, (F) Soo Eagles
Matteo Paradiso, (F) Timmins Rock
Asher Ammann, (G) Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
Week 5
Ryder Hill, (F) Blind River Beavers
Mason Brownlee, (F) Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
Adam Pszeniczny, (F) Soo Thunderbirds
Week 6
Cameron Menard, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Nolan Chabot, (D) Timmins Rock
Owen Smith, (F) Powassan Voodoos
Week 7
Magnus Veldman, (D) Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
Frankie Reda, (D) Soo Thunderbirds
Alexandre Saulnier, (F) Powassan Voodoos
Week 8
Emerson De Giacomo, (F) Espanola Paper Kings
Samuel Carreiras-Pata, (G) Blind River Beavers
Maxx Hamelin, (F) Timmins Rock
