All posts by Randy Russon
Change in the Great North
It has played on as an off season of major moves with a significant sweep that has dusted the Great North Midget Hockey League. …[read more]
Sudbury Wolves trade talk
Multiple sources are reporting that Sudbury Wolves defenseman Owen Lalonde has asked the Ontario Hockey League team to trade him. …[read more]
New commish for Great North
Darren Potvin is leaving his position as president of the Kapuskasing Flyers to take over as commissioner of the Great North Midget Hockey League. …[read more]
Greyhound grad is Grads coach
Cumberland Grads of the Central Canada Hockey League have hired former Soo Greyhounds scoring sensation Tony Iob as their new head coach. …[read more]
Hound midgets looking good
Assistant coach Dominic DeLuca is of the notion that the Soo Greyhounds “will surprise some people” this coming Great North Midget Hockey League season. …[read more]
Two jobs open in Saginaw
As July gets ready to give way to August and inch closer to the opening of training camps in the Ontario Hockey League, Saginaw Spirit now has two coaching positions to fill. …[read more]
Cole Jarrett headed to Belfast
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario product Cole Jarrett is adding to his world-class professional hockey resume by signing with the Belfast Giants of the British Elite League. …[read more]
GNMHL, NOJHL as partners
As the Great North Midget Hockey League looks for a new commissioner to replace the resigned Bob MacLean, here is hoping it leads to a firm alliance and partnership with the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
New scouting gig for Pyette
After being part of three Stanley Cup championship teams with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Sault Ste. Marie native Ron Pyette is taking his scouting talents to the Buffalo Sabres. …[read more]
Great North needs fresh air
Here’s hoping that whoever takes over as the new commissioner of the Great North Midget Hockey League is more visible and has more communication skills than Bob MacLean. …[read more]
Plum job opens in Saginaw
The next head coach of the Saginaw Spirit will take over a team that is on the rise with some of the best young talent in the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
George and Jake in Guelph
Jake Grimes is leaving his assistant coach position with the Peterborough Petes to work for his old boss George Burnett and the Guelph Storm. …[read more]
Great North commish quits
Citing personal reasons, Bob MacLean has stepped down as commissioner of the Great North Midget Hockey League, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Memories of Michael Doan
Death is part of life. We are born. We live. We die. And while all of us are born to eventually die, some leave sooner than others. …[read more]
Between the Irish pipes
Highly regarded, 1999 birth year goalie Dean Buchholz has opted to return to the Detroit Fighting Irish of the United States Premier Hockey League for a second season. …[read more]
Loft lands in French River
French River Rapids of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have reeled in 6-foot-2, 200-pound defender Connor Loft by way of the Mississauga Reps of the AAA midget Greater Toronto Hockey League. …[read more]
Soo Eagles to Lawrence U
Steady defender Matt Meininger is moving on from the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League via commitment to the Lawrence University Vikings. …[read more]
Here are the Hound midgets
Soo Greyhounds of the Great North Midget Hockey League have confirmed 18 players who will begin the 2017-2018 season. …[read more]
Jason Uhl stars in school
Sault College Cougars of the American Collegiate Hockey Association have confirmed the return of forward Jason Uhl for the 2017-2018 season. …[read more]
New bunch for the Crunch
A trio of newcomers has signed on with the Cochrane Crunch of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, coach-general manager Ryan Leonard has confirmed to HockeyNewsNorth.com. …[read more]
Kapuskasing to Hearst
1999 birth-year goalie Nicholas Dube has signed with the Hearst Lumberjacks of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League via the Kapuskasing Flyers of the Great North Midget Hockey League. …[read more]
A potentially positive story
There has been some encouraging news to report from within the ranks of the Sault Major Hockey Association — at least as it pertains to the Great North Midget Hockey League. …[read more]
Rest in peace, Michael Doan
This is a heart-breaker to report. Family and friends are mourning the tragic passing of former high school, junior, college and minor pro goalie Michael Doan. …[read more]
New Liskeard to French River
He had a 15-game taste of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League in 2016-2017 and now Spencer Dupuis is ready to make the full-time jump to it from the Great North Midget Hockey League. …[read more]
Soo midget teams good to go
The numbers are there to support two teams. Ergo, Sault Ste. Marie will proceed with major midget and minor midget teams as part of the Great North Midget Hockey League this coming season. …[read more]
Hartsburg coach connection
Two recently hired head coaches in the Ontario Hockey League — Jay Varady of the Kingston Frontenacs and Chris Hartsburg of the Erie Otters — were once together as assistant coaches under Craig Hartsburg with the Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League. …[read more]
Todd Gill to Owen Sound
Former Kingston Frontenacs bench boss Todd Gill is returning to the Ontario Hockey League after a three-year absence as the new head coach of the Owen Sound Attack. …[read more]
Best GM in the OHL?
As there are so many exceptional coaches in the Ontario Hockey League there are a number of general managers who are very good at what they do. …[read more]
Flint finally gets to Wismer
A year after being drafted by the Flint Firebirds, right winger Jake Wismer has officially committed to the Ontario Hockey League team, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Who will get Mario Culina?
He has been a backup in each of his two Ontario Hockey League seasons with the Windsor Spitfires. But the ability, potential and work ethic of Mario Culina have him positioned to become a potentially-valuable overage goalie for the 2017-2018 season. …[read more]
Construction at Sault College
The building of the fledgling varsity men’s hockey program at Sault College is an ongoing process and a work in progress. …[read more]
Cougars get defensive
Sault College Cougars of the American Collegiate Hockey Association have confirmed the commitment of defenseman Jared Binguis for the 2017-2018 season. …[read more]
Soo boy returning to Eagles
Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. resident Jake Palmerio will head back across the St. Mary’s River to play a third season with the Michigan Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
New coach for Soo T-Birds
Internationally acclaimed former player and coach John Parco will take over as the new bench boss of the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, HockeyNewsNorth.com has learned. …[read more]
New head scout for Spitfires
Windsor native Frankie Evola has landed a full-time job with his hometown Ontario Hockey League team as its director of scouting, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
NOJHL pipeline to the OHL
As the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League develops its share of players for the Ontario Hockey League, it is also serving as a training ground for coaches. …[read more]
New job for Jordan Smith
It’s a nice step up. Jordan Smith is moving on from coach-general manager of the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to associate coach of the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
CCHL Raiders to OHL Wolves
Goalie Marshall Frappier has signed with the Sudbury Wolves after being their sixth-round pick at the 2017 Ontario Hockey League draft. …[read more]
Mississauga to Powassan
From the Greater Toronto Hockey League to the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. Reigning NOJHL champion Powassan Voodoos have signed forward Harrison Israels, who played for the major midget Mississauga Senators of the GTHL in 2016-2017. …[read more]
Committed to Sault College
Defenseman Jamie Kamzol has committed to play for the Sault College Cougars as they debut as members of the Division 3, American Collegiate Hockey Association in 2017-2018. …[read more]
Saxton is sweet on the Soo
He has opportunities to play in the North American Hockey League but 1997 birth year forward Jake Saxton has opted to return to the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for the 2017-2018 season. …[read more]
Summer breeze in the NOJHL
It’s early July. The snow from last winter is long gone, even in Cochrane and Timmins. Following a spring cleanup that swept through the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, summer is here. …[read more]
Hockey issues in S.S. Marie
To be sure, there is a widespread notion that all is not well as it pertains to minor hockey in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. …[read more]
OHL coaching candidates
July 1 signals the start of a one-month, so-called off season in the Ontario Hockey League. But the fact is that there are plum coaching vacancies in the OHL that will be filled at some point this month. …[read more]
Eagles add veteran d-man
Owen Kipke, a seasoned defenseman with experience gained in the Greater Ontario Jr. Hockey League and the Ontario Jr. Hockey League, has signed with the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Maltais moves up to Rayside
Hard-nosed winger Brady Maltais is making the jump from the Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves of the Great North Midget Hockey League to the Rayside-Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
On the Rowe to Sault College
Sault College Cougars of the Division 3, American Collegiate Hockey Association have recruited another high-end skater for the 2017-2018 season. …[read more]
Overage goalie market
The 2017-2018 season figures to provide for a plethora of opportunities for overage goaltenders in the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]