All posts by Randy Russon
Constantinou asked for trade
Just prior to being dealt to the Soo Greyhounds for three draft picks earlier this week, 2001 birth year defenseman Billy Constantinou had asked the Kingston Frontenacs to trade him.
…[read more]Ten wins for Soo Indians
Soo Indians are one victory away from matching their win total from the entire 2018-2019 major midget hockey season.
…[read more]Historic win for Espanola
It took 31 games spanning four previous seasons and this one but the Espanola Express has defeated the Soo Thunderbirds for the first time in franchise history.
…[read more]Calder nets 2; Lakers lose 2
Michigan Soo product Ashton Calder scored goals in both of the Lake Superior State University Lakers home games against the University of Denver Pioneers. But it was Denver that left Taffy Abel Arena with 3-1 and 4-3 victories over LSSU this weekend.
…[read more]Flint adds another winner
Another key member from the reigning Ontario Hockey League champion Guelph Storm has joined the Flint Firebirds via trade.
…[read more]First win for Timmins Majors
Second-year skater Desmond Brazeau potted a pair of goals and added an assist as the Timmins Majors trimmed the New Liskeard Cubs 6-3 in Great North Midget Hockey League action from Friday night.
…[read more]Porco wants out of Saginaw
There is a high-end player on the Ontario Hockey League market. Sault Ste. Marie product Nick Porco has asked the Saginaw Spirit to trade him, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Toots has love for the game
Zoltan (Toots) Kovacs, who has a long association with hockey in Sault Ste. Marie dating back to his playing days as a youngster, is feeling good about the direction of the game in his hometown.
…[read more]Hounds deal Roth to Sting
Soo Greyhounds have sent 2000 birth year right winger Ryan Roth to the Sarnia Sting in an Ontario Hockey League trade that was completed today.
…[read more]Soo Indians are shaping up
Long-serving general manager Mike (Zeke) Kaunisto is liking the effort and performance of the Soo Indians as the 2019-2020 season takes shape for the major midget hockey team.
…[read more]Big defender back in Rayside
Hulking, 6-foot-7, 225-pound defenseman Ethan Lavallee has opted to re-sign with the Rayside Balfour Canadians for a third season in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]OHL players to watch
To be sure, it is very early on the 2019-2020 Ontario Hockey League regular season schedule. Still, the National Hockey League and its Central Scouting staff has released its first ‘players to watch’ list of the season ahead of the 2020 pro draft.
…[read more]Hot to trot in the NOJHL
Powassan Voodoos, Timmins Rock, Blind River Beavers and Soo Eagles are among the teams that have been on the hot side of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Nine wins for Soo Indians
A record of 9-6-0 has the major midget Soo Indians of the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association an impressive three games above the .500 mark through 15 outings.
…[read more]Jr. Hounds off and running
Soo Jr. Greyhounds completed a three-game road sweep today by upending the Timmins Majors to improve their record to 6-0-0 in the early going of the Great North Midget Hockey League season.
…[read more]Six in six for Deforge
Timmins Majors are off to a sluggish 0-4-2 start to the Great North Midget Hockey League regular season but one of their players is averaging a goal per game.
…[read more]Points for the NL Cubs
New Liskeard Cubs have yet to win through their first three games of the 2019-2020 Great North Midget Hockey League regular season. But two New Liskeard forwards have made their share of points.
…[read more]Return to French River
Ryan Smith, an Ontario Hockey League prospect of the Sudbury Wolves, made a triumphant return to the French River Rapids of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League on Saturday night.
…[read more]First for Lucas Theriault
Sault Ste. Marie product and former Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League scoring star Lucas Theriault has his first Ontario Hockey League goal.
…[read more]Border battle shootout
Soo Eagles have moved to the .500 level following a dramatic 4-3 shootout victory over the cross-border Soo Thunderbirds.
…[read more]Flint adds seasoned scout
Having spent 22 years as a scout in the Ontario Hockey League — most recently with the Sudbury Wolves — Sean Howard has joined the staff of the Flint Firebirds.
…[read more]Eagles a work in progress
An absence of being able to finish has somewhat stalled the Soo Eagles through seven games of the 2019-2020 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League regular season.
…[read more]A fine start for Flint
Three wins in succession — after an opening night setback — have the Flint Firebirds off to a 3-1-0 start to begin the 2019-2020 Ontario Hockey League season.
…[read more]Bowen is flowin’ for RBC
Having stopped an impressive 93 per cent of the shots he has faced over two separate Ontario Hockey League auditions with the Sudbury Wolves, David Bowen is stealing the show with the Rayside Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League in the meantime.
…[read more]NOJHL at a glance
As September gets set to turn to October, we make quick visits, team to team, division by division, in the 12-member Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Majors make good points
Timmins Majors did not win any of the three games they played against the Soo Jr. Greyhounds this weekend. But the visiting Majors twice forced overtime to come away with two hard-earned points from a rugged road trip.
…[read more]Major effort in defeat
Evan Nicholls stood tall — literally and figuratively — for the Timmins Majors. The 6-foot-4 goalie made several spectacular saves but the visitors from Timmins were overwhelmed by the fast-skating Soo Jr. Greyhounds in Great North Midget Hockey League action from Saturday night.
…[read more]Timmins goalie has Soo link
Evan Nicholls will be in familiar surroundings this weekend when the Timmins Majors visit the Soo Jr. Greyhounds to begin the 2019-2020 Great North Midget Hockey League regular season.
…[read more]Soo Indians home for three
Coach Pat Carricato and the Soo Indians major midgets of the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association have three home games on the slate this weekend.
…[read more]Lakers at GFL … Hmmmmm
Pardon the pun but my feelings are borderline with regards to the recent announcement that the Michigan-based Lake Superior State University Lakers will play one of their home games this season on the Ontario side of the International Bridge at GFL Memorial Gardens.
…[read more]Winnings ways for Rayside
Riding the crest of a five-game winning streak, Rayside Balfour Canadians will look to make it six wins in succession tonight when they play host to nearby rival Espanola Express.
…[read more]Marshall Frappier has Spirit
Saginaw Spirit has acquired well-traveled, 2000 birth-year goalie Marshall Frappier in an Ontario Hockey League trade with the Kingston Frontenacs.
…[read more]Blind River keeps on rolling
How about those Blind River Beavers? The small-market Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League team is at the top of the chart.
…[read more]Pure power in Powassan
Averaging five goals per outing, the Powassan Voodoos are off to a sizzling start in the early going of the 2019-2020 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season.
…[read more]Storm fan and the Cup
Reigning Ontario Hockey League champion Guelph Storm ushered in the 2019-2020 regular season on Friday with a ceremony that included the presentation of the J. Ross Robertson Cup.
…[read more]Erie packs Mack to Sarnia
Big Joe Mack figures to add a smack of depth to the forward lines of the Sarnia Sting following an Ontario Hockey League trade.
…[read more]Net gain for Saginaw
Saginaw Spirit has officially confirmed the acquisition of overage goalie Nick Donofrio from the Hamilton Bulldogs.
…[read more]They the North of the OHL
These Troops are young and — for example — contain a defenseman and a forward who were teammates with the North Bay Minor Trappers of the Great North Midget Hockey League not that long ago. And for the time being, nine rookies, including a pair of goalies from the Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, are part of the 24-player roster of the North Bay Battalion as the 2019-2020 Ontario Hockey League season gets underway.
…[read more]Big Ben on the mend
Prize goalie Ben Gaudreau, who the Sarnia Sting took in the first round of the 2019 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft from the North Bay Trappers of the Great North Midget Hockey League, continues to recover from an off-season injury.
…[read more]Storm swaps 40-goal scorer
Overage forward Liam Hawell has been acquired by the Kitchener Rangers from the Guelph Storm in an impact Ontario Hockey League trade.
…[read more]Beavers, Voodoos on top
Blind River Beavers and Powassan Voodoos are the division leaders through the opening two weeks of play in the 2019-2020 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season.
…[read more]How we see the OHL West
First pucks will drop to the ice as the 2019-2020 Ontario Hockey League regular season gets underway in less than a week.
…[read more]Flint adds to net depth
Free-agent goalie Peyton Grainer has committed to the Flint Firebirds of the Ontario Hockey League. The Metro Detroit product, who has a 2002 birth date, opted to choose a player agreement and education package with the OHL Firebirds over National Collegiate Athletic Association options.
…[read more]Hounds open with Flint, NB
A whopping 58 points separated the lowly Flint Firebirds from the Soo Greyhounds in the final regular season standings from the 2018-2019 Ontario Hockey League campaign.
…[read more]Giroux commits to Flint
Pint-sized pivot Zacharie Giroux has signed with the Flint Firebirds and will split time this season between the Ontario Hockey League team and the Rayside Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Opening week in the NOJHL
A goaltenders duel that finally ended via shootout with the Rayside Balfour Canadians scoring a dramatic 1-0 win over the visiting Soo Eagles was a highlight of opening week action in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Father, son and RR Rangers
Exemplary bench boss Don Gagnon and his son, Michael Gagnon, will form the coaching tandem for the Root River Rangers of the Sault Major Hockey Association this 2019-2020 season.
…[read more]Blaine Smith joins Rayside
One of the more honest, easy-to-deal-with individuals to ever be a part of the Ontario Hockey League has joined the Rayside Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
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