All posts by Randy Russon
Kudos to the NOJHL commish
Commissioner Robert Mazzuca and the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League are to be commended for taking an initiative to team up with the Canadian Mental Health Association. …[read more]
Keeping up with Bobby Jones
He may not be a high-profile guy but Bobby Jones is building up quite the record for longevity as an Ontario Hockey League coach. …[read more]
Inside the OHL rumour mill
A blockbuster trade in which the Niagara IceDogs acquired goalie Alex Nedeljkovic and defenseman Josh Wesley from the Flint Firebirds in exchange for goalie Brent Moran, three second-round draft picks and two third-round draft picks has fueled the Ontario Hockey League rumour mill. …[read more]
Lakers pass the .500 water-line
They have won their last three outings — including a two-game, weekend road sweep of the Alaska Nanooks — and the Lake Superior State Lakers are showing serious signs of being a very-solid squad under the steady hand of second-year head coach Damon Whitten. …[read more]
Blind River 1, Soo T-Birds 0
Goalie Matt Blattenberger made 64 saves to post the shutout and the Blind River Beavers — in what ranks as the upset of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season — blanked the visiting Soo Thunderbirds 1-0 on Saturday night. …[read more]
Rayside rolls to another victory
Make that six straight wins and 10 triumphs in their last 11 outings for the rampaging Rayside-Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
2 more points for Owen Headrick
Lake Superior State Lakers blueliner Owen Headrick now leads all Western Collegiate Hockey Association freshmen defensemen in scoring. …[read more]
Mississagi First Nation to Alpena
Well-traveled goalie Danial Lofstrom, whose roots are in Mississagi First Nation, just outside Blind River, Ont., has signed with the Alpena Flyers of the U.S. Premier Hockey League. …[read more]
Lakers Notebook
Tied for seventh in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association — but only one point behind sixth-place Bemidji State and two points back of fifth-place Northern Michigan with two games in hand on both — the Lake Superior State Lakers are in Alaska tonight and Saturday for road games against the Nanooks. …[read more]
Soo Eagles to Soo Indians
Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have assigned 1998 birth-year forward Sasha Miniouchine to the Soo Indians major midgets. …[read more]
Rugged road trip awaits Eagles
Fresh from a 9-5 road decision over the Blind River Beavers on Wednesday, the Soo Eagles continue a highway excursion with three more away games this weekend. …[read more]
Wolves good for what ails Hounds
Sudbury Wolves provided a healing remedy for the Soo Greyhounds on Wednesday night. …[read more]
Greyhound goalies are C-minus
Drew Bannister, the first-year head coach of the Soo Greyhounds, is known as a positive person — albeit one who does not mince words. …[read more]
Cochrane Crunch via Soo Indians
Forward Michael Miller is now the property of the Cochrane Crunch of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League after starting the season with the Pembroke Lumber Kings of the Central Canada Hockey League. …[read more]
Soo T-Birds trade a goaltender
Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have shipped 1995 birth year goalie Nathan Warren to the Winker Flyers of the Manitoba Jr. Hockey League in a cash exchange. …[read more]
Eagle flies from Soo to Manitoba
Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have dealt forward Kendall Huckins to the Dauphin Kings of the Manitoba Jr. Hockey League in a cash exchange. …[read more]
Around the NOJHL
Soo Thunderbirds are moving yet-another defenceman to the Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association ranks…Having missed time with health issues, a big winger is returning to form with the Soo Eagles…More from around the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Lakers add to victory log
An improbable third-period comeback has lifted the surging Lake Superior State Lakers into good position within the Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings. …[read more]
Mooney to Moncton
Skilled, smooth-skating defenceman Ryan Mooney is making the jump from the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to the Quebec Major Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Races are on in the OHL
They are about a third of the way into the 2015-2016 Ontario Hockey League season and there is a certain amount of parity within the 20-member loop. …[read more]
Lakers home to Ferris State
Sailing a bit-more smoothly following a successful excursion to Bemidji State, the good ship Laker returns home this weekend to face off against long-time rival Ferris State. …[read more]
T-Birds trade Andrew Barbeau
Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have dealt 1997 birth-year defenceman Andrew Barbeau to the Niagara Falls Canucks of the Greater Ontario Jr. Hockey League in a cash exchange. …[read more]
7 wins in last 8 games for RBC
Not only did the Powassan Voodoos lose for only the third time in 22 starts on Monday but the defeat was their second at the hands of the surging Rayside-Balfour Canadians. …[read more]
Big three of the NOJHL
Two teams have already hit the 20-win mark in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and a third is close behind with 19. …[read more]
Laker goalie saves the weekend
Sophomore goalie Gordon Defiel played a big hand as the Lake Superior State University Lakers took three of a possible four points on the road at Bemidji State this weekend. …[read more]
T-Bird defender requests a trade
Second-year defenceman Andrew Barbeau has asked the Soo Thunderbirds to trade him, HockeyNewsNorth.com has learned. …[read more]
Hounds can move over .500
Soo Greyhounds have returned to the .500 mark following a 2-1 Ontario Hockey League win over the visiting Kingston Frontenacs on Friday night. …[read more]
Headrick has NHL scouts watching
The youngest player on the Lake Superior State University Lakers is attracting the attention of at least a few National Hockey League scouts. …[read more]
Junior hockey headed to Massey?
Its arena facility has undergone a recent face-lift that includes the installation of 205 new seats (see photo above) and sources are saying that the Massey & District Community Centre could house a junior hockey team for the 2016-2017 season. …[read more]
Former Soo Eagle commits to LSSU
Defenceman Kristofers Bindulis, who played for the Soo Eagles during the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 seasons when they were members of the North American Hockey League, has committed to the Lake Superior State University Lakers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Can Soo Eagles beat Soo T-Birds?
Let’s begin by noting that the Soo Eagles are an expansion team in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and the Soo Thunderbirds are the reigning champions. …[read more]
Here ‘n there
Around the rinks of the Ontario Hockey League, Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Western Collegiate Hockey Association: …[read more]
Around the NOJHL
The best team in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League is even better now…The race is on for the fifth-and-final playoff spot in the West Division…And more. …[read more]
Waiting for another OHL shot
He has played in two games for the powerhouse Erie Otters — one last season and one this season — but having narrowly missed out on gaining a full-time roster spot, 1997 birth-year forward Frankie Pucci awaits another Ontario Hockey League opportunity. …[read more]
Laker freshmen star in OT setback
The good news is that a trio from what is an outstanding freshman class stood out for the Lake Superior State University Lakers on Saturday night. …[read more]
Beavers working to try to halt skid
They have a roster full of players born in 1997, 1998 and 1999 — which makes the task ahead a tad more difficult for one of the youngest teams in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Soo T-Birds add Michael Caruso
The top team in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has brought in yet-another impact player. …[read more]
Lakers Notebook
Buoyed by a brace of 1-1 ties at hostile Bowling Green State last weekend, the Lake Superior State Lakers return to the home ice of Taffy Abel Arena for Friday-Saturday contests with the Arizona State Sun Devils. …[read more]
NOJHL is open for business
As a growing association with a current all-time high of 12 teams, the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League could add another two to four more members over the next couple of years. …[read more]
Net gain for Soo T-Birds
Goalie Mario Culina, who backstopped the Soo Thunderbirds to the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League title in 2014-2015, has been reassigned to the reigning champions from the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
Saginaw adds seasoned winger
Saginaw Spirit has obtained 1997 birth-year winger Mike Davies from the Kitchener Rangers in an Ontario Hockey League trade finalized earlier today. …[read more]
Questions surround Hounds
It’s a question that I am asked frequently these days: What’s the matter with the Soo Greyhounds? …[read more]
Around the NOJHL
Here ‘n there in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League on a sunny November day: …[read more]
Two-point weekend for LSSU Lakers
It was a successful weekend on the road for the Lake Superior State University Lakers even though they didn’t win a game. …[read more]
Eagles continue to Pullar together
Soo Eagles used the home ice of Pullar Stadium to continue their winning ways of late. …[read more]
Grandinetti has skill, smarts
Combine hockey skill and book smarts and it adds up to a rather-intelligent player. …[read more]
Rich kid in French River
French River Rapids have won only one of 16 games thus far this season but a rookie forward has been a bright spot for the first-year Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League team. …[read more]
Net exchange in Blind River
Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have made a change between the pipes, adding a new goalie while releasing another. …[read more]