All posts by Randy Russon
Majors at an 11-year best
It has been quite a spell since the Timmins Majors of the Great North Midget Hockey League have been at the .500 level at this stage of a season. In fact, not since the 2008-2009 season — when the Majors finished with a record of 16-12-6 — has a Timmins team been at the .500 mark on the first of December.
…[read more]Too close for comfort in NO
Who will be the best in the West? Who will be the beast from the East? It is too close to call in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Soo Reps in first place
Through eight games of the 2019-2020 regular season, Soo Reps are the clear cut class of the pee wee major AA division within the Nickel District Minor Hockey Association.
…[read more]Noah Zeppa to Hearst
The reigning champions of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have added a new goalie. Hockey News North has confirmed that the Hearst Lumberjacks have signed Sault Ste. Marie product Noah Zeppa.
…[read more]Soo midgets sweep NL
There was no quit in the visiting New Liskeard Cubs. But New Liskeard nonetheless dropped a 4-2 decision to the Soo Jr. Greyhounds today as the home team completed a three-game, Great North Midget Hockey League weekend sweep.
…[read more]Mangone sparks Jr. Hounds
Upon being sidelined since early October with a broken finger, Calem Mangone is making the most of his return to the Soo Jr. Greyhounds of the Great North Midget Hockey League.
…[read more]Jr. Greyhounds cuff Cubs
They forced the play from the outset and kept the pressure on with a relentless fore check. And the end result was a 6-2 win for the Soo Jr. Greyhounds over the visiting New Liskeard Cubs in Great North Midget Hockey League action from Friday.
…[read more]Team Great North is chosen
Twenty players, including two goalies, six defensemen and 12 forwards will make up Team Great North at the upcoming CCM Midget AAA Hockey Challenge. The event will be hosted by the Quebec Midget AAA Hockey League and staged in Saguenay from December 11 to 15.
…[read more]Cubs headed to the Soo
It is one of those weekend triple-headers that are a fact of life in the Great North Midget Hockey League. In this instance, the New Liskeard Cubs are headed to the Soo this weekend for a trio of tilts versus the Jr. Greyhounds.
…[read more]I-75 rivals meet tonight
Thanksgiving holiday celebrations in Michigan will be preceded by an Ontario Hockey League contest tonight as the Saginaw Spirit and Flint Firebirds face off.
…[read more]Brkin, Propp net exchange
A trade between the Soo Greyhounds and Kingston Frontenacs that was an exchange of overage goalies Bailey Brkin and Christian Propp has worked out well so far for both Ontario Hockey League teams.
…[read more]Eagles on eight straight skate
Hard-working and well-prepared, the Soo Eagles have become one of the hottest teams in the 12-member Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Dylan, Dylan, Jr. Hounds
Soo Jr. Greyhounds returned home today from a tougher than tough road trip to Sudbury and North Bay which had them play four Great North Midget Hockey League games in a three-day span.
…[read more]Eagles end Voodoo magic
Shane Brancato made 28 saves and the Soo Eagles won for the eighth straight time on Saturday while halting the 21-game winning streak of the Powassan Voodoos.
…[read more]Crunch time for goalie
Tomi Gagnon is back in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League without having ever really left. The 2000 birth-year goalie has signed with the Cochrane Crunch.
…[read more]Seven straight for Soo Eagles
Shane Brancato made 29 saves and the surging Soo Eagles continued their winning ways tonight with a 5-3 verdict over the visiting Hearst Lumberjacks.
…[read more]Major gains in Timmins
There are encouraging signs of progress being made relative to the Timmins Majors of the Great North Midget Hockey League.
…[read more]Major task for Timmins
Timmins Majors will return to the friendly frame of McIntyre Arena on Thursday, albeit to face a formidable foe in the Kapuskasing Flyers.
…[read more]Hot to trot in the NOJHL
Powassan Voodoos — and their 20 successive victories — are far from the only hot team in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. Timmins Rock, Soo Eagles, Blind River Beavers and Rayside Balfour Canadians are also on a smooth path.
…[read more]Above .500 in New Liskeard
It has been five years since the New Liskeard Cubs have had a winning record. And while 10 games do not make a season, the Cubs have climbed over the .500 mark with a record of 5-4-1.
…[read more]Brkin is workin’ for Hounds
Soo Greyhounds are working at trying to dig out of the Western Conference cellar with a new goalie. And it has been so far so good through three games.
…[read more]Timmins takes two from trip
Three road games in a three day span yielded two victories for the Timmins Majors in Great North Midget Hockey League play from this weekend.
…[read more]The power of Powassan
Voodoo magic continues to consume the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. As in 20 victories in a row for the Powassan Voodoos.
…[read more]Hound midgets on hiatus
They have played the most regular season games of any team in the Great North Midget Hockey League. Add in multiple tournaments that they have also participated in to date and suffice to say that the Soo Jr. Greyhounds are on a well-deserved break from the action.
…[read more]Soo Eagles soar above .500
Three straight wins — two over the Espanola Express and another via the Elliot Lake Wildcats — have lifted the surging Soo Eagles to within two points of the third-place Soo Thunderbirds in the West Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Firebirds in the passing lane
Flint Firebirds have put last season in the rear view mirror. After winning just 16 of 68 games in 2018-2019, Flint has a 12-5-0 record through 17 outings thus far in 2019-2020.
…[read more]Challenge for Great North
An all-star team representing the Great North Midget Hockey League will take part in the prestigious CCM Midget AAA Challenge that is slated for next month in Saguenay, Quebec.
…[read more]Hiking up the Great North
New Liskeard Cubs and Timmins Majors are both making fresh tracks on the rigorous Great North Midget Hockey League path.
…[read more]Another D1 commit for JDM
Luke Weildant has become the 69th player in less than five years to commit to a Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association school via family advisor David Maciuk and JDM Sports.
…[read more]In pursuit of Powassan
Winners of seventeen successive skates, the Powassan Voodoos are on top of the overall standings in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League with a record of 19-1-0.
…[read more]Sarnia is hot, Soo is not
As the Sarnia Sting is hot, the Soo Greyhounds are not. And in a touch of irony, it is a former Greyhound who has been lighting the lamp for the Sting.
…[read more]OHL goalie back in NOJHL
Rayside Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have signed goalie Cameron Lamour. The 19-year old Lamour played parts of the previous three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League.
…[read more]Close race in the Great North
There is no easy terrain within the Great North Midget Hockey League. As the Soo Jr. Greyhounds are setting the pace, Kapuskasing Flyers, North Bay Major Trappers, Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves, Timmins Majors and New Liskeard Cubs are all in close pursuit.
…[read more]Porco a Barrie happy kid
If you know Nick Porco, you know that he is a happy, friendly, positive kid who would be hard-pressed to share a negative thought about anyone.
…[read more]Porco shows the Spirit
Sault Ste. Marie product Nick Porco helped make his return to Saginaw a triumphant one on Friday. Porco netted a shootout goal as the visiting Barrie Colts upset the Saginaw Spirit 4-3.
…[read more]BR, EL exchange goalies
The first and last place teams in the West Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have swapped goalies.
…[read more]Bowen is goin’ to the Q
Veteran goalie David Bowen is poised for another opportunity to play at the major junior level. Hockey News North has confirmed that Bowen is headed to the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Jr. Hockey League via the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League and the Rayside Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Porco a Barrie good addition
Sault Ste. Marie product Nick Porco has a new lease on his hockey life. The 18-year old left winger will make his debut with the Barrie Colts this week after being acquired from the Saginaw Spirit in a significant Ontario Hockey League trade.
…[read more]Soo goalie in New Liskeard
A small market team that generally utilizes players from the surrounding area, New Liskeard Cubs of the Great North Midget Hockey League brought in Zach Prusky from 325 miles away at Sault Ste. Marie to be one of their goalies for this season.
…[read more]Nifty Nick nets the winner
Sault Ste. Marie product Nick Jameus tallied once in regulation time and then scored the only goal of the shootout as the last-place Elliot Lake Wildcats upset the West Division-leading Blind River Beavers 3-2 in Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League action from Wednesday.
…[read more]Rolling Rock adds veteran D
The team with the second best record in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has added a defenseman from the Ontario Hockey League.
…[read more]Puck stops with Brancato
It is a 12-team league with at least a half a dozen exceptional goalies. And included among the standout stoppers in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League is Shane Brancato of the Soo Eagles.
…[read more]Leaders of the Great North
There is a semblance of steadiness within the Great North Midget Hockey League thus far this 2019-2020 season.
…[read more]Cochrane piles up the miles
An extended road trip that included five games in a span of six days produced five tough points for the Cochrane Crunch of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Quest for best in OHL West
Saginaw Spirit has won four straight games to improve its record to 8-4-1. Windsor Spitfires have been a surprise with a 7-3-1 showing to date. And the upstart Flint Firebirds have the best winning percentage — .700 — in the West Division of the Ontario Hockey League with a 7-3-0 mark.
…[read more]Cubs cuff the Wolves
After losing their first four games to begin the 2019-2020 Great North Midget Hockey League season, the New Liskeard Cubs have won two straight outings.
…[read more]Flint GM high on Dunbar
Flint Firebirds general manager Barclay Branch paid a recent visit to Sault Ste. Marie. Specifically, Branch was in town to watch — and talk to — plum defenseman Tyler Dunbar, who Flint took in the third round (44th overall) at the 2019 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft.
…[read more]Dazzling debut for Gaudreau
Prize pupil Ben Gaudreau scored 98 per cent on his first Ontario Hockey League test. The 16-year old goalie stopped a remarkable 49 of 50 shots in his OHL debut on Thursday to spark the Sarnia Sting to a stunning 5-1 road win over the Barrie Colts.
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