High tide of the East side
Just call them the Big Three. Timmins Rock, Powassan Voodoos and Hearst Lumberjacks are in a frantic race for first place in the East Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Walleye heads up Superior
Four points are all that separate the top four teams of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League. And it is the league’s newest team, the Kam River Fighting Walleye, that leads the way.
…[read more]Blind River to Dryden
Dryden Ice Dogs of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League have netted a new goalie via the Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Dogs of Dryden on road run
Like ’em or not, the big, bad Dryden Ice Dogs are sledding their way towards the top of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League standings.
…[read more]CCHL to the NOJHL
He is headed north. James Ingram, a 2003 birth year forward and Ontario Hockey League under 18 draft pick of the Sarnia Sting in 2020, is moving on from the Central Canada Hockey League to the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Notre Dame to Blind River
Already in good shape with a record of 13-7-2 — which has them in second place in the West Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League — Blind River Beavers have added a forward from the Notre Dame Hounds of the Saskatchewan Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Silver lining for U13 girls
Soo Jr. Greyhounds under 13 BB level girls now have silver medals to show off thanks to their recent performance at an out of town tournament.
…[read more]Dryden to Wisconsin
Defenseman Mitchell Battersby is on the move in a Superior International Jr. Hockey League trade that has been confirmed by Hockey News North.
…[read more]Rock on in Timmins
They are Rock solid up front and on the back end. Just past the one third mark of the 2021-2022 regular season, the Timmins Rock has the best winning percentage of any of the 12 teams of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Success beyond the game
He got to live the hockey dream at the local level before playing in the university and minor pro ranks and — ultimately — on the international stage. And now, good guy John Glavota is firmly established in his hometown of Sault Ste. Marie as a top producing real estate agent.
…[read more]Kam River has net worth
This is as good of a goalie tandem as there is in the Superior International Jr. Hockey League. To be sure, Austin Madge and Eric Vanska are two big reasons why the Kam River Fighting Walleye is in first place in the tightrope standings of the seven-team SIJHL.
…[read more]Crosstown SIJHL transaction
Defenseman Brad Fortier won’t have to leave home despite being involved in a Superior International Jr. Hockey League trade.
…[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]Flint via northern Ontario
They may be based in mid Michigan but the Flint Firebirds have a firm player and scouting connection to northern Ontario.
…[read more]Eagles finally make it home
At last, the Soo Eagles have landed on home ice. The lone American team in the 12 member Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, the Eagles started the 2021-2022 regular season with 15 straight road games while the International Bridge was closed to non-essential travel from Canada.
…[read more]Kam River, Dryden on a roll
How sweep it is! Kam River Fighting Walleye and Dryden Ice Dogs both posted perfect weekends in making their own statements in the standings of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Big game for Camaryn Baber
Saginaw Spirit overcame a 4-0 deficit with six goals in the final 27 minutes of the game to score a stunning 6-4 Ontario Hockey League road decision over the Kitchener Rangers on Friday.
…[read more]Spotlight on 10 north teams
There is a tidy total of teams from the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and the Superior International Jr. Hockey League that have stood tall through the first few months of the 2021-2022 season.
…[read more]DHC host officially confirmed
We have known about this for several months. And now it has finally been made official as to who will be the host entry for next spring’s Dudley-Hewitt Cup, Central Canada junior A hockey championship tournament.
…[read more]Sault High skates into ’21-22
Blue Devils. At Big Bear. On the Eagle. First pucks of the 2021-2022 hockey season will drop for the Sault High Blue Devils this weekend.
…[read more]East side contention
Powassan Voodoos, Timmins Rock and Hearst Lumberjacks are the forces to be reckoned with in the East Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League while the fourth seed French River Rapids have remained within range of the big three.
…[read more]Kam River lands 270 lb. Walleye
Hulking forward Colin McLeod has signed with the Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League via the Lomond Lakers of the lower level Heritage Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Dryden returns to .500 level
They braved a winter-like blizzard that extended from northwestern Ontario into northern Minnesota and returned home with two wins. A weekend road sweep of the Thief River Falls Norskies now has the Dryden Ice Dogs on an even keel in the Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[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]T-Birds acquire Chitaroni
Defenseman Mason Chitaroni is back in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League via the Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Walleye in a first place tie
The newest team in the Superior International Jr. Hockey League has a share of first place 13 games into its 2021-2022 regular season schedule. Winners of eight straight games, the surging Kam River Fighting Walleye has a record of 10-2-1 and a tie for top spot in the seven-team SIJHL.
…[read more]No rest in the NOJHL West
Four of the six teams that comprise the West Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League are above the .500 mark and a fifth is not far behind with the schedule at about the one third point of the 2021-2022 regular season.
…[read more]Seven straight for Kam River
Austin Madge made 23 saves and the Kam River Fighting Walleye skated closer to first place with a 4-1 Friday night road decision over the Fort Frances Lakers.
…[read more]Beavers, Express make a deal
Nearby Highway 17 rivals Blind River Beavers and Espanola Express have exchanged forwards in a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League trade, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[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.
…[read more]Sault College is playing games
They were celebrated national champions in their first season as the only Canadian men’s team in the entire American Collegiate Hockey Association. And the Sault College Cougars were poised for a title run at a second straight championship when COVID-19 abruptly ended the hockey season just before the national tournament in the spring of 2020.
…[read more]CJHL rankings are a nice boost
There are those who do not think that being mentioned in the weekly rankings of the coast to coast Canadian Jr. Hockey League is worth all that much. But I beg to differ.
…[read more]Kam River bolsters back end
As they contend for the lead in the Superior International Jr. Hockey League, the Kam River Fighting Walleye has added another seasoned skater to its corps of defensemen.
…[read more]T-Birds add third goalie
Free agent goalie Nolan Chartrand has signed with the Soo Thunderbirds after being surprisingly released by the Elliot Lake Red Wings. Chartrand, who was one of four goalies in Elliot Lake, joins veteran Noah Zeppa and rookie Noah Metivier on the Soo net roster.
…[read more]Dog days of November
Dryden Ice Dogs of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League have taken to the road and will play away until the end of the month.
…[read more]Disano regaining net form
It has been a recent return to the fine form that he showed as a rookie for Blind River Beavers goalie Gavin Disano.
…[read more]Shake and bake in Red Lake
There is a new leader atop the board of the hotly contested Superior International Jr. Hockey League. Led by 33-year old general manager and coach Geoff Walker, the nationally ranked Red Lake Miners have drilled their way to first place in the seven team SIJHL.
…[read more]French River on a playoff flow
They have never made the playoffs since entering the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League in 2015. Their best full season was the 2018-2019 campaign when they won a mere 14 of 56 games. But the French River Rapids appear to be on a playoff mission for this 2021-2022 season.
…[read more]Kam River surges into second
Make that six successive wins. And with it, a move into second place in the Superior International Jr. Hockey League standings for the surging Kam River Fighting Walleye.
…[read more]All about Ryan Vendramin
Good kids generally come from good families. And this is a good kid from a good family. A young man who went from celebrated hockey star and academic standout at Sault College to a rookie police officer who was seriously injured in the line of duty, Ryan Vendramin was given due recognition on a night in his honour.
…[read more]103 shots … but only 3 goals
Austin Madge of the Kam River Fighting Walleye and Jordan Belley of the Dryden Ice Dogs had their net worth on display on Friday night at NorWest Arena.
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