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Zeke, Pat and the Soo Indians
He has been away from the bench for three years on a self-imposed sabbatical. But as Hockey News North was first to report in an earlier story, long-time Sault Ste. Marie coach Patrick Carricato is returning to the game with the major midget Soo Indians alongside general manager Mike (Zeke) Kaunisto.
…[read more]Spirit soars past the Soo
Goalie Ivan Prosvetov stood tall — all 6-foot-5 of him — and Saginaw Spirit blanked the Soo Greyhounds 5-0 tonight to advance to the Ontario Hockey League Western Conference championship series for the first time in franchise history.
…[read more]Hearst heads home happy
Motivated by multiple mammoth saves by goalie Nick Tallarico early on and when the score was close, Hearst Lumberjacks eventually hustled their way to a 7-3 road decision over the Soo Thunderbirds tonight.
…[read more]Hounds, Storm on rebound
Soo Greyhounds and Guelph Storm have refused to pack it in. Both teams extended their Ontario Hockey League playoff sets with Friday night road wins.
…[read more]New coach in Kapuskasing
Kapuskasing Flyers of the Great North Midget Hockey League have put a new man in charge ahead of the 2019-2020 season.
…[read more]Discover this skating coach
Through two businesses that she owns and operates, Lisa Tremblay plays a prominent role in the northeastern Ontario hockey town of Timmins.
…[read more]No sweep in the Soo
There will be a tomorrow. Soo Greyhounds have forced Game 5 in their Ontario Hockey League playoff series with the Saginaw Spirit.
…[read more]Midget tournament project
Hockey News North is working at trying to set up a major midget hockey mini-tournament that would tentatively be slated for the August 23-25 weekend in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
…[read more]Hounds draft Noah Zeppa
Soo Greyhounds used the 37th overall pick in the second round of this evening’s Ontario Hockey League under-18 draft to select goalie Noah Zeppa from the Soo Major Thunderbirds of the Great North Midget Hockey League.
…[read more]Saginaw shows Spirit
A sure sign of a strong team is one that can stare the winds of adversity straight in the face and not blink. Saginaw Spirit was the epitome of resolve in overcoming an early 3-0 deficit in enemy territory on Tuesday night.
…[read more]Hearst heads to the Soo
It will be the first-place teams from the East Division and the West Division facing off for the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League championship.
…[read more]OHL drafts the Great North
Call it an accomplished achievement under the Northern Ontario Hockey Association umbrella. No less than 14 players from the NOHA’s Great North Midget League were among those chosen at the 2019 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft.
…[read more]Soo boys help spark Spirit
First star Nick Porco tallied twice and added two assists and fellow Sault Ste. Marie product Camaryn Baber found range once as the Saginaw Spirit sped past the Soo Greyhounds 10-1 tonight in Game 2 of their Ontario Hockey League playoff series.
…[read more]Pszeniczny goes to the Dogs
A third member of the Soo Minor Thunderbirds of the Great North Midget Hockey League was taken at today’s Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft.
…[read more]Sooite spiels Flint draft story
Cornerstone defenseman Tyler Dunbar has become the highest-selected player from the Michigan side of the International Bridge at Sault Ste. Marie to ever be drafted into the Ontario Hockey League.
…[read more]Soo’s Tyler Dunbar drafted
Soo Minor Thunderbirds defenseman Tyler Dunbar has become an Ontario Hockey League draft pick of the Flint Firebirds.
…[read more]Soo’s Jack Matier drafted
Defenseman Jack Matier, who starred for the Soo Minor Thunderbirds of the Great North Midget Hockey League in 2018-2019, has become an Ontario Hockey League draft pick of the Ottawa 67s.
…[read more]Don Mills line-mates go 1-2
Center Shane Wright and left winger Brennan Othmann, who were high-scoring line-mates with the Don Mills Flyers of the Greater Toronto Hockey League during the 2018-2019 season, went first and second overall at today’s Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft.
Read moreHeartfelt move by the OHL
In a classy move that tugs at the heartstrings, the Ontario Hockey League has confirmed that pick no. 74 at Saturday’s priority selections draft will be dedicated to the memory of Roy Pejcinovski.
…[read more]Kingston makes it Wright
Kingston Frontenacs have officially confirmed ahead of Saturday’s Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft that they will take center Shane Wright with the no. 1 pick.
…[read more]Lumberjacks sweep Voodoos
The red-hot Hearst Lumberjacks have clicked their ticket into the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League championship series.
…[read more]Praise for Porco & Baber
Saginaw Spirit head coach Chris Lazary gushed a gallon of good words about Sault Ste. Marie products Nick Porco and Camaryn Baber ahead of the upcoming Ontario Hockey League playoff series with the Soo Greyhounds.
…[read more]Hearst wins for no. 1 fan
The father of Hearst Lumberjacks coach-general manager Marc Lafleur passed away on Wednesday afternoon. Raymond Lafleur was known as the no. 1 fan of the Lumberjacks — and the players on the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League team went out and won their playoff game on Wednesday night for their coach’s dad.
…[read more]Flint to take a Flyer
Flint Firebirds will take left winger Brennan Othmann from the Don Mills Flyers of the Greater Toronto Hockey League with the second overall pick at Saturday’s Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Thinking outside the box
A year ago at this time, the Hamilton Bulldogs were a quarter of the way through an improbable playoff run that culminated with a stunning upset of the favoured Soo Greyhounds in the Ontario Hockey League championship series.
…[read more]OHL draft day on its way
D-day is looming in the Ontario Hockey League. The annual OHL priority selections draft is slated for this Saturday.
…[read more]Sault Major chooses coaches
Sault Major Hockey Association has decided on the head coaches for its elite teams ahead of the 2019-2020 season, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]4-10-14 in last 15 games
Injuries to veteran forwards Cole Coskey and Danny Katic late in the 2018-2019 season opened the door to regular playing time for rookie center Camaryn Baber. And the Sault Ste. Marie native has answered the call for the Saginaw Spirit.
…[read more]Saginaw-Soo sneak peek
Separated by about 250 miles of highway via Ontario and Michigan, two formidable foes will face off in a much-anticipated, major junior hockey showdown.
…[read more]OHF awaits Soo Major Atoms
They are holding multiple practices per week ahead of the upcoming Ontario Hockey Federation championships in which they will represent the Northern Ontario Hockey Association and Sault Ste. Marie at the provincial level.
…[read more]Cougars roar to title glory
Sparked by scoring sensation and tournament most valuable player Ryan Vendramin, Sault College Cougars put an exclamation mark on a remarkable season by winning the Division 3, American Collegiate Hockey Association championship.
…[read more]No. 2 seed v. no. 3 seed
It will be the Saginaw Spirit and the Soo Greyhounds as opponents in a best-of-seven, second-round, Ontario Hockey League playoff series.
…[read more]NOJHL West preview
Soo Thunderbirds and Rayside Balfour Canadians will meet in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League West Division finals for the second straight season. Following is a prelude to the best-of-seven playoff series.
…[read more]How sweep it is
Like spring cleaning, there have been multiple sweeps through the first round of the Ontario Hockey League playoffs.
…[read more]Seventh heaven in Hearst
It is not too often in a playoff series when the no. 1 seed becomes the underdog against the no. 4 seed. But minus their top two scorers due to suspension and down three games to one in their Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League East Division semi-final set against the fourth-place Timmins Rock, few expected the first-place Hearst Lumberjacks to rebound.
…[read more]T-Birds, Canadians advance
For the second spring in succession the Soo Thunderbirds and Rayside Balfour Canadians will play for a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League division playoff title.
…[read more]Baber sparks the Spirit
Sault Ste. Marie product Camaryn Baber scored the game-winning goal and added a shorthanded assist tonight to aid the Saginaw Spirit to a 6-1 road win over the Sarnia Sting.
…[read more]Sault College in Dallas
Sault College Cougars have arrived in Dallas, Texas for the Division 3, American Collegiate Hockey Association national men’s championship tournament. …[read more]
Eagles extend playoff set
Two straight victories over the Rayside Balfour Canadians have extended the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff season for the Soo Eagles.
…[read more]Attack on the Soo
It is becoming an annual rite of passage. As in, it is a sure sign of spring in Sault Ste. Marie when the Owen Sound Attack team bus rolls into town.
…[read more]Hounds even the score
A pair of empty-net goals solidified what was a jittery outing as the Soo Greyhounds upended the Owen Sound Attack 6-3 in Ontario Hockey League playoff action from tonight.
…[read more]Attack has only road win
Opening games in all eight first-round Ontario Hockey League playoff sets are in the books. And the Owen Sound Attack is the only team to have won on the road.
…[read more]Friday night thrillers
Blind River Beavers, Soo Eagles and Timmins Rock all scored home-ice victories in Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff action from Friday.
…[read more]RBC banks 3-0 margin
A single goal is what has separated Rayside Balfour Canadians and Soo Eagles in all three of their Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff games.
…[read more]Attack takes down Hounds
Maksim Sushko netted a power play goal at 13:53 of overtime as the visiting Owen Sound Attack shocked the favoured Soo Greyhounds 4-3 tonight in Game 1 of their Ontario Hockey League playoff series at GFL Memorial Gardens.
…[read more]Flint fashions future flash
By playing to win, the Flint Firebirds moved from last place to second last in the final Ontario Hockey League regular-season standings for 2018-2019. And while a 5-3-2 record over its last 10 games will cost Flint the no. 1 pick at the upcoming OHL priority selections draft, the Firebirds can’t be accused of tanking it.
…[read more]Close wins for Timmins, KL
Timmins Rock and Kirkland Lake Gold Miners both scored one-goal victories as semi-final playoffs in the East Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League continued on Wednesday.
…[read more]Hartsburg offers to help
Well-respected, well-seasoned Craig Hartsburg, who has played and coached in both the Ontario Hockey League and the National Hockey League with distinction, wants to assist with what he calls the “updating” of Sault Ste. Marie’s entry in the Great North Midget Hockey League.
…[read more]