AJ is an AP for BR


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January 5, 2023

It is a case in point and illustration of the hockey development process. In this instance it is Sault Ste. Marie product AJ Borrelli, who is a 16-year old goalie with the Sudbury U18 Nickel Capitals of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League and a registered affiliate player with the Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.

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Back in the north country


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January 4, 2023

A second segment in a given season serves as a stretch run towards spots in the standings ahead of the playoffs. It is also about another stage in player development. And with the 2023 sector of schedules back in play let us take a sled through the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, the Superior International Jr. Hockey League and the Great North Under 18 Hockey League.

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Bell rings for Paper Kings


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January 3, 2023

Espanola Paper Kings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have registered a second Sault Ste. Marie product who plays for the Sudbury U16 Nickel Capitals of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League as an affiliate player, Hockey News North has confirmed.

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Birds add a big defender


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January 2, 2023

Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have gone to Western Canada to obtain 6-foot-5, 200 pound defenseman Ranon Joseph from the Portage Terriers of the Manitoba Jr. Hockey League.

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D1 deal for CC goalie


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December 31, 2022

Cochrane Crunch goalie Marcus Ouellet has secured a Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association commitment to play for the American International College Yellow Jackets.

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Boivin and Boivin in the net


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December 29, 2022

Oh, brother. The older one tends goal for the Timmins Rock of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. And the younger one stops pucks for the Kapuskasing Flyers of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League. Hailing from Blind River and playing hockey hundreds of miles from home are the goalie brothers — 19-year old Patrick Boivin and 16-year old Alex Boivin.

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NOJHL stars and storylines


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December 23, 2022

Here and there at about the midway point of the 2022-2023 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League regular season.

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Paper Kings clip Cubs


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December 16, 2022

An old teammate was the masked culprit as a nine game winning streak of the Sudbury Cubs came to a halt by way of Espanola Paper Kings goalie Jake Marois.

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High tide of the East side


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December 15, 2022

They are the thriving threesome of the East Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. Timmins Rock, Hearst Lumberjacks and Powassan Voodoos are in an East side race for first place.

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Sudbury Cubs stay local


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December 14, 2022

The clear cut mission is to win the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League championship. And if the Sudbury Cubs are able to do so it will be with a lineup that is laden with local lads and northern folk.

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Zest of the NOJHL West


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December 13, 2022

What a race it is in the wild West Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. It starts among the top three teams and then picks up steam in a frantic dash for the fourth playoff spot.

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Paper Kings add depth


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December 12, 2022

Free agent skater Teegan Dumont has signed with the Espanola Paper Kings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, Hockey News North has confirmed.

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Marson a Paper King AP


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December 11, 2022

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.

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Mid season in the NOJHL


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December 5, 2022

Here ‘n there in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League with the 2022-2023 regular season schedule at the midway point.

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Zeppa returns to the Birds


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December 3, 2022

Soo Thunderbirds have signed 20-year old goalie Noah Zeppa, Hockey News North has confirmed. Zeppa was a key performer for the 2021-2022 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Thunderbirds.

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Paper King points producer


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December 1, 2022

He is small in size but big when it comes to putting up points. At a mere 5-foot-6, 160 pounds, Lucas Signoretti has been an impact player for the Espanola Paper Kings since he signed with the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League team as a free agent in late October of this year.

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Espanola to Kam River


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November 30, 2022

A high end forward is on his way to the first place team in the Superior International Jr. Hockey League via the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.

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Rock and roll of November


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November 30, 2022

Timmins Rock put together a November to remember. A top Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League contender, the Rock rolled to a record of 9-0-1 during November to end the month with an overall mark of 20-5-4 and a .759 winning percentage atop the East Division.

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Net worth of the North


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November 27, 2022

It is a league flush with goalies who have save percentages at or above the watershed .900 mark. And in the 12 team Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League there are no less than eight homegrown puck stoppers who are in the better than average category.

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Sticking together


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November 23, 2022

The Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, along with Sherwood Hockey, has teamed up to support an under 18 hockey team in need.

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Mauro is for the Birds


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November 18, 2022

Justin Mauro’s junior A hockey career has come full circle. The 20-year old Mauro is now a member of his hometown Soo Thunderbirds after having played for four other junior A teams.

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Noah Metivier to Sudbury


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November 17, 2022

Sault Ste. Marie product Noah Metivier, who helped backstop the Soo Thunderbirds to the 2022 championship, is back in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. The 18-year old Metivier has been acquired by the pace-setting Sudbury Cubs of the NOJHL from the lowly Lindsay Muskies of the Ontario Jr. Hockey League in a cash exchange.

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Rock solid up in Timmins


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November 16, 2022

Multiple, major acquisitions have been made to get the Timmins Rock to where it is currently at. And with the lineup seemingly set as the midway mark of the 2022-2023 regular season looms, the Rock is a solid contestant for potential glory in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.

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Cubs are a homegrown hub


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November 14, 2022

It is a league that is a combine competition of a fleet of contending teams. And at mid November, it is the Sudbury Cubs who have the best winning percentage in a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League where nine of the 12 teams are above the .500 mark.

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Rock adds Superior d-man


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November 10, 2022

Top flight defenseman Brandon Rossetti has landed with the Timmins Rock of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League from the Fort Frances Lakers of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League. He had requested a trade out of Fort Frances.

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Paper Kings have net worth


By
November 8, 2022

A crowded crease has actually provided dividends for the Espanola Paper Kings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League thus far this season.

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Belanger making his own name


By
November 7, 2022

Kenny Belanger

He has hockey roots that run deep through his dad. Through time, the game has changed dramatically since his now 48-year old dad Ken Belanger was a feared, left wing enforcer at the Ontario Hockey League and National Hockey League levels. So now, young Kenny Belanger is making his own name as a skilled 18-year old forward with the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.

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Crunch leads the bunch


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November 4, 2022

Cochrane Crunch has created some separation among the lower level threesome in the East Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.

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Wild West of the NOJHL


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November 3, 2022

There is clear separation between the top three teams and the lower three in the East Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. But at about the one third mark of the regular season schedule in the NOJHL, it is a much different story in the West Division where all six teams are in clear contention.

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Marvellous Marois


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October 31, 2022

Jake Marois made his Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League debut with the Espanola Paper Kings on the weekend and the 19-year old goalie was nothing short of sensational.

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Assinewai assists Cubs


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October 28, 2022

Sudbury Cubs of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have added a skilled forward with 46 games of Ontario Hockey League experience to their lineup. 18-year old Samuel Assinewai made his debut with the Cubs on Thursday and had an assist as league leading Sudbury improved its record to 13-2-2 with a 3-2 overtime win over the Timmins Rock.

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’06 goalies of the NOJHL


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October 24, 2022

No less than four goalies who were picked at the 2022 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft are developing and playing well for teams in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League thus far this season.

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Nyman has the numbers


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October 23, 2022

He is a Rock star defenseman. Kenyon Nyman of the Timmins Rock leads all Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League blue liners in scoring thus far this season.

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Paper Kings via the OHL


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October 21, 2022

Two Ontario Hockey League draft picks have just joined the Espanola Paper Kings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, Hockey News North has confirmed.

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Trapper for Trapper trade


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October 21, 2022

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.

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Big four of the NOJHL


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October 18, 2022

Four of the 12 teams in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League — two from each of the West and East Divisions — have already passed the 20-point mark on the 2022-2023 regular season.

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Hockey moms road trip


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October 17, 2022

It was anything but a routine weekend road trip for three moms who travelled thousands of miles from western Canada to Sault Ste. Marie and Blind River to watch their sons play for the Timmins Rock of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.

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Black Bears and Indians


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October 16, 2022

Soo Eagles have become a settled, stable member of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. But prior to their formation, the Eagles had a pair of worthy predecessors who represented Sault Ste. Marie and the Upper Peninsula as members of the NOJHL.

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Eagles in fine franchise form


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October 14, 2022

They are of good repute across the midwest of the United States and into the north of Michigan and Ontario as an established junior A hockey franchise that promotes and develops its players in a first class setting and surrounding. And a main constant of the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League is co-owner, general manager and assistant coach Bruno Bragagnolo.

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Smyl off to sizzling start


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October 13, 2022

Cooper Smyl, who scored 33 goals in 68 games over two seasons with the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, is making his mark with the Whitecourt Wolverines of the Alberta Jr. Hockey League.

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Timmins to Cochrane


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October 12, 2022

Dealing from depth at the forward position, Timmins Rock has dealt rookie Yenri Jibb to the Cochrane Crunch in a cash exchange.

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Cochrane to Wisconsin


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October 12, 2022

Cochrane Crunch of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Wisconsin Lumberjacks of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League have completed a trade.

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KL makes a bench move


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October 12, 2022

Kyle Smart has been fired as coach and general manager of the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, Hockey News North has confirmed.

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Blind River leads the way


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October 7, 2022

A small market team is making a big time splash one-fifth of the way into the 2022-2023 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League regular season.

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Early October in the NOJHL


By
October 6, 2022

It is in the vicinity of a month into the 2022-2023 regular season for the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. So, let us take a team by team, alphabetical roundabout through the two divisions of the 12 member NOJHL.

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Hounds have solid NOJHL seam


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October 4, 2022

A pair of plum prospects who were high picks by the Soo Greyhounds at the 2022 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft will develop with the reigning champion Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League this season.

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Paper Kings make the news


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September 28, 2022

An Espanola team in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has not had a full winning season since the Rivermen of 2013-2014 posted a record of 32-23-1 and made it through two rounds of the playoffs.

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Disano has dizzy numbers


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September 24, 2022

Gavin Disano stands in at a mere 5-foot-9. But the 2003 birth year goalie has stood tall for the Blind River Beavers through his first three starts of the 2022-2023 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League regular season.

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Early in the NOJHL season


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September 20, 2022

Here and there through two weekends of play on the 2022-2023 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League regular season schedule:

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Soo, Timmins make a trade


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September 19, 2022

A pair of 2003 birth year skaters have been exchanged in a one-for-one transaction between the Soo Thunderbirds and Timmins Rock of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.

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Paper Kings roll past Sudbury


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September 16, 2022

Game 1 of the remade Espanola Paper Kings/Sudbury Cubs rivalry has gone to the underdogs. Working overtime, Espanola left Sudbury on Thursday with a 4-3 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League triumph.

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Rekindling a rivalry


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September 15, 2022

It is a junior A hockey contention that dates back to the 1962-1963 season when the Espanola Eagles and Sudbury Cub Wolves faced off in a six member league that also included the Soo Greyhounds, Soo Realtors, North Bay Trappers and Garson Falconbridge Native Sons. Sixty years later, the rivalry between towns 45 miles apart is a remake featuring the Espanola Paper Kings and Sudbury Cubs.

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Rock star Harroun in tune


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September 14, 2022

Prize acquisition Brady Harroun continues to be an early season sensation for the Timmins Rock. Harroun scored twice on Tuesday as Timmins trimmed the Hearst Lumberjacks 5-1 to remain unbeaten in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League standings.

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One for the Red Wings


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September 14, 2022

All six teams in the West Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League are now in the win column. Elliot Lake Red Wings put their first ‘W’ of the season on the board on Tuesday with an 8-4 drubbing of the defending champion Soo Thunderbirds.

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Soo boy signs with Sarnia


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September 13, 2022

Tyson Doucette

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.

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Crunch time, at last


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September 11, 2022

Cameron Frost

It was on October 15 of 2021 when the Cochrane Crunch upended the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners by a 2-1 score. It would be the last time that Cochrane would win a game in the 2021-2022 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season.

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Two Wolves in Espanola


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September 10, 2022

Espanola Paper Kings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League have formally certified their affiliation agreement with the assignment of a pair of 2006 birth year prospects.

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NOJHL face-off forecast


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September 8, 2022

Who will win the showdown in the wild West? Who will be the beast and who will be the least of the East? The Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has come on the scene for the 2022-2023 term.

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Another Miner in Timmins


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September 7, 2022

Lucas Piekarczyk

Timmins Rock of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has added a fourth key member from the reigning Superior International Jr. Hockey League champion Red Lake Miners via trade, Hockey News North has confirmed.

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The return of Oliver Smith


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September 7, 2022

Oliver Smith

Who says you can’t go home again? Sudbury Cubs of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have added a 19-year old left winger who has already proven himself at the Ontario Hockey League level.

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A win for the Walleye


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September 4, 2022

Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League shook off a pair of narrow losses to the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to take the third match of a three game inter league exhibition set today at NorWest Arena in Thunder Bay.

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Fiddes finds the net


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September 4, 2022

Brian Fiddes

Veteran Brian Fiddes netted three goals to spark the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to a 5-3 victory over the Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League in an inter league exhibition match on Saturday at NorWest Arena in Thunder Bay.

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Eagles nip Walleye


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September 3, 2022

Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League soared back from a two-goal third period deficit to defeat the Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League 3-2 in inter league exhibition play on Friday at NorWest Arena in Thunder Bay.

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Wolves sign Soo boy


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September 2, 2022

Devin Mauro

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.

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Leading the way in EL


By
September 1, 2022

Kaden Laverdiere

Elliot Lake Red Wings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have established a leadership group of six players.

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NOJHL opinion, outlook


By
August 31, 2022

Goalie Jake Marois has signed up to play for the Espanola Paper Kings.

For puck sakes. The 2022-2023 version of regular season play in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League is scheduled to get underway next week. And here we are with a point of view perspective on the 12 teams of the NOJHL.

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Six Cubs at OHL camps


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August 31, 2022

Billy Biedermann

A half dozen projected members of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League’s Sudbury Cubs are at training camp sites of a number of Ontario Hockey League teams this week.

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Birds are Reddy in net


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August 30, 2022

Zach Reddy

Soo Thunderbirds have obtained 2003 birth year goalie Zach Reddy from the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners in a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League cash exchange.

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Paper Kings and Wolves


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August 27, 2022

A small market Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League team has managed to secure an affiliation alliance with a nearby member of the Ontario Hockey League.

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Dual role for Dave Clancy


By
August 27, 2022

Dave Clancy

Good guy Dave Clancy now has more responsibility connected to his association with the Sudbury Cubs of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.

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Soo Eagles bolster blue line


By
August 25, 2022

Joey Woldt

Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have added some experienced depth to their defence position with the acquisition of Joey Woldt.

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Red Lake to Elliot Lake


By
August 16, 2022

Kiev Kineshanko

Yet another 20-year old member of the reigning Superior International Jr. Hockey League champion Red Lake Miners is ticketed for the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, Hockey News North has confirmed.

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Bourret is for the Birds


By
August 16, 2022

Kolton Bourret

Reigning Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Soo Thunderbirds have signed a rookie goalie from Thunder Bay via North Bay.

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Hustle, bustle of the NOJHL


By
August 15, 2022

It will take a lot for the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to measure up to the drama and production of the 2021-2022 season. Having said that, there is estimation and computation that could have the NOJHL on track for similar adventure and elation in 2022-2023.

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