Small town kids of the north
They are the youngsters who come from the faraway, isolated and remote northern Ontario towns that are not nearly big enough to ice AAA level hockey teams. And in order to play in say, the AAA Great North Under 18 Hockey League, they have to travel anywhere from 125 to 350 miles from home to do so.
…[read more]Leaving home to play hockey
In a better minor hockey world a young teenager would not have to leave the comfort of home in Sault Ste. Marie to play for a similar team in Sudbury.
…[read more]Ponds of the Great North
There is a pillar of parity in the Great North Under 18 Hockey League even as the first place Soo Jr. Greyhounds are a prolific powerhouse. That is, five of the eight teams in the Great North will sport records above the .500 mark when pucks hit the ice for the 2023 segment of the regular season schedule.
…[read more]Hounds of the Great North
Sporting a snazzy record of 12-1-0, the Soo Jr. Greyhounds will skate into the holiday break in first place in a Great North Under 18 Hockey League where five of the eight teams are over the .500 mark.
…[read more]A.J. backstops Nickel Caps
A clutch goalkeeping performance by Sault Ste. Marie product A.J. Borrelli boosted the Sudbury U18 Nickel Capitals to a 3-1 road decision over the New Liskeard Cubs today.
…[read more]Majors at the midway
On one hand, Timmins Majors head coach Steve Polyblank is satisfied with the 8-6-2 record that his Great North Under 18 Hockey League team has heading into the holiday break. On the other hand, Polyblank wants to see more consistency from the Majors in the 2023 segment of the season.
…[read more]Great North to Team Canada
If this doesn’t speak volumes about the under-rated Great North Under 18 Hockey League then nothing will. Team Canada has unveiled its roster for this month’s World Junior Championships and two of the players are from northern Ontario.
…[read more]Hounds, Nickel Caps do well
Soo U18 Jr. Greyhounds and Sudbury U16 Nickel Capitals of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League both made it to the semi-final round in their respective categories at the esteemed Waterloo Gold Puck Tournament which concluded today.
…[read more]Marson a Paper King AP
Espanola Paper Kings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have officially registered Sudbury U16 Nickel Capitals goalie Nick Marson as an affiliate player. Paper Kings general manager Marc Gagnon confirmed the recent signing of Marson as an AP to Hockey News North.
…[read more]U16 Nickel Caps advance
Sudbury U16 Nickel Capitals of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League have advanced to the semi-finals at the prestigious Waterloo Gold Puck Tournament.
…[read more]U18 Jr. Hounds in Waterloo
As the first place team in the eight member Great North Under 18 Hockey League, the Soo Jr. Greyhounds are under the spotlight at the prestigious Waterloo Gold Puck Tournament that is being held this week.
…[read more]U16 Nickel Caps on the map
They are one of two under 16 teams that compete against the older clubs of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League. And specifically, not only are they youthful but the Sudbury U16 Nickel Capitals have a splendid record of 8-3-1 in the eight team Great North.
…[read more]Great North at Gold Puck
Multiple teams from the Great North Under 18 Hockey League will compete in two separate divisions at this week’s renowned Waterloo Gold Puck Tournament.
…[read more]Tracks of the Great North
Here ‘n there in the Great North Under 18 Hockey League where five of the eight teams have records above the .500 mark, where there is a three way tie for the scoring lead and where there is considerable net worth among goalies.
…[read more]Super Max has Sault roots
Sudbury U16 Nickel Capitals star forward Max Campbell is making a notable name for himself as one of the youngest players in the Great North Under 18 Hockey League — and as its leading scorer to date. But while Campbell is a Sudbury boy, he also has a Sault Ste. Marie side to him.
…[read more]Max of the Nickel Caps
He is one of the youngest players in the eight team Great North Under 18 Hockey League. But Max Campbell, a 5-foot-8, 140 pound forward with a 2007 birth date, is not only starring for the Sudbury U16 Nickel Capitals but he is leading the entire Great North in scoring with nine goals, 12 assists, 21 points in 12 games.
…[read more]Soo boys aid Sudbury win
Nick Marson picked up his fifth victory of the season and fellow Sault Ste. Marie product Coulson Bell had an assist to help lift the youthful Sudbury U16 Nickel Capitals into second place in the Great North Under 18 Hockey League.
…[read more]Impeccable U18 Hounds
The top team in the eight member Great North Under 18 Hockey League will put its unbeaten record up for bid this weekend. Soo Jr. Greyhounds, with a shiny showing of 9-0-0 to date, will be home to the 7-2-0 North Bay U18 Trappers for a pair of games.
…[read more]Majors make it back to .500
Timmins Majors halted a four game losing streak and solved a goal scoring famine at the same time with a 5-2 home ice win over the Sudbury U18 Nickel Capitals. Prior to the Sunday celebration of victory the Majors had scored just one goal while dropping four in a row.
…[read more]Plaudits for Marson and Bell
A goalie and a forward from Sault Ste. Marie who are playing for the Sudbury U16 Nickel Capitals of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League have earned words of praise from their highly regarded head coach.
…[read more]Sticking together
The Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, along with Sherwood Hockey, has teamed up to support an under 18 hockey team in need.
…[read more]Roach returns to U18 Hounds
Seasoned defenseman Evan Roach has opted to return to the Soo Jr. Greyhounds of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League from the Soo Indians of the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association’s Under 18 program.
…[read more]Three Soo boys in Sudbury
They may not be playing at home in front of family and friends. But three Sault Ste. Marie youngsters have found a home away from home in Sudbury as first year players in the Great North Under 18 Hockey League.
…[read more]Scouting the Great North
It is an up to par league brimming with 15 and 16 year old northern talent. And there is also, as a bonus, a smattering of later developing 17 year old players sprinkled in. At any rate, the Great North Under 18 Hockey League annually produces a sundry of Ontario Hockey League draft picks while also supplying the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League with top notch performers.
…[read more]A nod for a Nickel Capital
Dominic Morris has been an outright bright light for the offensively challenged Sudbury U18 Nickel Capitals of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League thus far this season.
…[read more]U18 Hounds have harmony
Soo Jr. Greyhounds head coach Jamie Henderson has noted the consistency and collectiveness of a squad that leads the Great North Under 18 Hockey League with a record of 7-0-0 while outscoring the opposition by a resounding 43-6 margin.
…[read more]Seven up for U18 Hounds
Soo Jr. Greyhounds are now perfect through seven games of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League season. Playing at home this weekend, the Jr. Greyhounds blanked the Timmins Majors by 2-0 and 6-0 scores to improve to 7-0-0 on the season.
…[read more]U18 Hounds home to Timmins
Soo Jr. Greyhounds will put their unbeaten record on the line this weekend when they play host to the Timmins Majors in Great North Under 18 Hockey League action. The Soo has a perfect record of 5-0-0 while Timmins has won four straight games to improve to 5-2-1 on the season.
…[read more]Soo goalies in Sudbury
It was a mid week duel between two goalies from Sault Ste. Marie who tend twine for the Sudbury Nickel Capitals under 16 and under 18 teams that compete within the Great North Under 18 Hockey League.
…[read more]Nickel Capitals show starch
They made all five of their games close, two of which went to shootout and another that was decided in overtime. All in all, the Sudbury Nickel Capitals showed grit by posting a 2-1-2 record at the Big Nickel Hockey Tournament.
…[read more]Borrelli backstops Nickel Caps
Sudbury Nickel Capitals stole one from the Pembroke Lumber Kings today in an Under 18 Division match at the annual Big Nickel Hockey Tournament. And it was Sault Ste. Marie product A.J. Borrelli who stood tall in net for Sudbury.
…[read more]November in the Great North
Soo Jr. Greyhounds, Timmins Majors and the Sudbury Under 16 Nickel Capitals all have five wins apiece to top the standings of the eight team Great North Under 18 Hockey League.
…[read more]Trapper for Trapper trade
A pair of former members of the North Bay Trappers of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League are the principles in a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League trade between the Powassan Voodoos and French River Rapids.
…[read more]Up early in the Great North
Soo Jr. Greyhounds have a 3-0-0 record and Timmins Majors are right behind them with a 2-1-0 mark in the early going of the 2022-2023 regular season in the Great North Under 18 Hockey League.
…[read more]Evan Roach with Soo Indians
Having just recently recovered from a nagging injury, Soo Greyhounds draft pick Evan Roach is set to restart his development with the Soo Indians of the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association’s Under 18 Tier 1 AAA League.
…[read more]Soo boy in the Windsor Zone
Sault Ste. Marie product Gage Evans has signed with the Windsor Zone of the Under 18 Minor Hockey Alliance of Ontario, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Nickel Capitals ink Soo boys
Speedy, skilled forward Coulson Bell and goalie Nick Marson have both signed with the under 16 Sudbury Nickel Capitals of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League ahead of the 2022-2023 season.
…[read more]Soo boy signs with Sarnia
Tyson Doucette, a late developing forward who has grown seven inches in height over the past three years, has signed with the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League as an undrafted free agent.
…[read more]Wolves sign Soo boy
Devin Mauro has overcome the odds as a former 11th round draft pick. The 18-year old Sault Ste. Marie product has signed an Ontario Hockey League contract with the Sudbury Wolves.
…[read more]New Liskeard to Timmins
It is hard to keep a good man down. And experience, vision and values are just some of what prompted the Timmins Majors of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League to tap 58-year old Steve Polyblank as their new head coach for the looming 2022-2023 season.
…[read more]Bourret is for the Birds
Reigning Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Soo Thunderbirds have signed a rookie goalie from Thunder Bay via North Bay.
…[read more]Majors to Miners
Walker is taking over from Walker. Red Lake Miners of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League have a new head coach and general manager via the Timmins Majors of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League.
…[read more]Sault Ste. Marie to Sudbury
Two players from the 2021-2022 Northern Ontario Hockey Association Under 16 AA champion Soo Jr. Greyhounds have signed with the Sudbury Nickel Capitals of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League for the 2022-2023 season.
…[read more]Cubs get a Wolves draft pick
North Bay product Marshall McCharles will continue his hockey development close to home. A 6-foot-1, 180 pound forward and 2022 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft pick of the Sudbury Wolves, McCharles has signed with the Sudbury Cubs of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Here are the U18 Jr. Hounds
Soo Jr. Greyhounds have confirmed the names of 18 players who have been offered positions on the 2022-2023 edition of the reigning Great North Under 18 Hockey League regular season and playoff champions.
…[read more]Dunbar gets NHL look
Sault Ste. Marie product Ty Dunbar received a look-see at the recent National Hockey League summer development camp of the Colorado Avalanche.
…[read more]Nolan Newton of the North
Sudbury Cubs of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have stayed in their own back yard to sign the 2021-2022 Northern Ontario Hockey Association player of the year. He is 2006 birth year forward Nolan Newton, who was a fifth round pick of the Barrie Colts at the 2022 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft from the Sudbury Nickel Capitals of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League.
…[read more]Attack on the Voodoos
Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have signed a prospect of the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League by way of the North Bay AAA Trappers of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League.
…[read more]Rismond to Powassan
Utilizing their affiliation with the North Bay Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League, the Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have signed defenseman Tyson Rismond. A 2006 birth year skater, Rismond played for the Sudbury Nickel Capitals of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League in 2021-2022.
…[read more]Busy on the Beaver dam
Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League absolutely made a whopper of a splash with the recent signings of three young high end players — a defenseman, a forward, and a goalie — from the Soo Jr. Greyhounds of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League.
…[read more]Beavers add Majors d-man
Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have signed three more rookies ahead of the 2022-2023 season, Hockey News North has confirmed. Included in the trio is 2005 birth year defenceman Tucker McConnell-Fritz from the Timmins Majors of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League.
…[read more]Aboflan opts for Blind River
A third member of the 2021-2022 Great North Under 18 Hockey League champion Soo Jr. Greyhounds has signed with the Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Beavers are keen on Kallo
Yet another graduate of the Soo Jr. Greyhounds of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League has signed with the Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Burns signs with Blind River
It would appear that the Blind River Beavers are set in the net ahead of the 2022-2023 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season.
…[read more]Trappers to Voodoos
Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have stayed in their neighbourhood and signed high scoring forward Will Bourre from the North Bay Trappers of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League.
…[read more]Spirit catches Lincoln Moore
Saginaw Spirit has wasted little time in signing Garden River First Nation product Lincoln Moore to an Ontario Hockey League standard player contract.
…[read more]Spirit of the U18 Jr. Hounds
Saginaw Spirit has now had a top two pick at both the 2021 and 2022 Ontario Hockey League under 18 supplemental draft. And both times the Spirit has taken a right winger from the Soo Jr. Greyhounds of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League.
…[read more]Soo boys are OHL picks
Slender tender Charlie Burns, hulking defenseman Gage Evans and dogged defender Evan Roach of the Soo Jr. Greyhounds of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League all became Ontario Hockey League picks on Day 2 of the priority selections draft.
…[read more]Great North to Superior
Bradley Moore, who led the Great North Under 18 Hockey League in goals scored during the 2021-2022 regular season, is poised to move up to the Superior International Jr. Hockey League effective the 2022-2023 campaign.
…[read more]Pancakes for U18 Jr. Hounds
Champs of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League, Soo Jr. Greyhounds are headed to the Central Region provincial championship tournament in Toronto next month. And as a fundraiser, the Jr. Greyhounds will be hosting a pancake breakfast. Tickets are available in advance from any team member or their parents. See below for details.
…[read more]Central Region awaits U18 Hounds
Up next for the Great North Under 18 Hockey League champion Soo Jr. Greyhounds is Ontario’s Central Region championship tournament. It is slated for April 4 to 10 in Toronto.
…[read more]Champs of the Great North
They were the no. 1 team during the regular season. And that is where they stood when the buzzer sounded to end the 2022 playoff championship tournament.
…[read more]Major development
As the no. 6 seed of the eight teams that took to the ice for the Great North Under 18 Hockey League championship tournament, the Timmins Majors became the cinderella story of the 2022 event.
…[read more]U18 Hounds top the Great North
First place finishers during the recently completed regular season, Soo Jr. Greyhounds are being joined by their fellow seven member teams at the championship tournament of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League.
…[read more]Bowen boys of the broadcast booth
As the legendary play by play voice of the National Hockey League’s Toronto Maple Leafs, 70-year old Joe Bowen has stood the test of time as one of the absolute best in the business. And now there is another Bowen who has taken to calling games behind the mic.
…[read more]Major winning streak
Playing four games in five days could not stop the Timmins Majors from going on a winning streak for the ages. The Majors won all four of the games to move into sole possession of sixth place among the eight teams of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League.
…[read more]Hounds in the Great North hunt
Along with the Sudbury U18 Nickel Capitals and the North Bay U16 Trappers, Soo Jr. Greyhounds are among the upper class teams atop the standings of the eight member Great North Under 18 Hockey League. And the major junior scouts are taking notes.
…[read more]Major improvement in Timmins
Signs of progress are evident as the Timmins Majors of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League have shrugged off a slow start to the 2021-2022 season.
…[read more]Great North takes a break
Holiday season is here for the eight teams of the Great North Hockey League. And a return to play in 2022 will likely depend on a go-ahead from public health units in northeastern Ontario.
…[read more]Majors in the win column
It was but a matter of time before the Timmins Majors would score their first victory of the 2021-2022 Great North Under 18 Hockey League regular season. After all, the Majors had been on the losing end of five close contests to the Soo Jr. Greyhounds and Sudbury U18 Nickel Capitals.
…[read more]U18 Hounds are lead dogs
Soo Jr. Greyhounds are in first place among the eight teams of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League and also have players who are leaders on the individual statistics chart.
…[read more]NB Trappers strike gold
What a weekend it was for the North Bay Trappers. Venerable coach Guy Blanchard and the Trappers capped an unbeaten weekend with a 2-1 overtime victory over the Toronto Young Nationals to capture the gold medal in the under 16 AAA division at the Kitchener Blueline Hockey Tournament.
…[read more]Timmins makes a good point
They left town and made a good impression. Timmins Majors managed a hard fought, well-earned point from a pair of Great North Under 18 Hockey League road tilts against the Soo Jr. Greyhounds.
…[read more]U18 Hounds home to Timmins
Having played just two regular season games thus far in the 2021-2022 campaign, the Timmins Majors are on the road this weekend for a pair of Great North Under 18 Hockey League contests with the Soo Jr. Greyhounds.
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