All posts by Randy Russon
Hockey-related performance training
Jeff Coccimiglio has initiated a performance training for hockey players using a program that extracts the movement which the players use in a game. …[read more]
Beavers ride Uhl tide
Sault Ste. Marie product Jason Uhl had a three-point night on Wednesday as the Blind River Beavers — who went winless during the 2014-2015 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season — skated to their second victory of the 2015-2016 campaign. …[read more]
N.O. Notes: Rapids, Rock seek revenge
Revenge could well be on the collective minds of the French River Rapids and Timmins Rock when they take to home ice in Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League play tonight. …[read more]
I began covering Hounds 40 years ago
The start of another Soo Greyhounds, Ontario Hockey League season has a way of bringing me back in time. …[read more]
NOJHL to QMJHL
Dakotah Woods, a 1998 birth-date defenceman who played with the Elliot Lake Wildcats of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League as a 16-year old in 2014-2015, has signed with the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Eagles make a point with the Rock
It was fitting that the game should end in a tie given the spirited effort put forth by the lineup-depleted Soo Eagles and the visiting Timmins Rock. …[read more]
Mitchell is the man…Eagles win first
A pair of late third-period goals lifted the unbeaten Soo Thunderbirds to a 4-3, come-from-behind victory over the visiting Timmins Rock in Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League play from Friday. …[read more]
60 years, for Petes sake
Peterborough Petes, a storied Ontario Hockey League franchise that exudes history, will be celebrating their 60th anniversary this 2015-2016 season. …[read more]
Beavers heading across the pond
Blind River Beavers — who already have one more win this season than all of last — will head across the International Bridge to play the Soo Eagles tonight in one of five games on the slate in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Soo Eagles name their leaders
Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have officially named their captain and three assistant captains. …[read more]
There is joy in Iroquois Falls
David beat Goliath on Wednesday in the initial showdown of a steamy northeastern Ontario rivalry. …[read more]
Petes acquire Adam McPhail
Sault Ste. Marie product Adam McPhail has been traded by the Saginaw Spirit to the Peterborough Petes in an Ontario Hockey League trade finalized earlier today, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
T-Birds deploy forward depth
They are the reigning Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champs and while they have lost a few star players — defencemen Owen Headrick and David Radke to Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association schools and goalie Mario Culina to the Ontario Hockey League — Soo Thunderbirds define depth on the front lines. …[read more]
Bright NOJHL lights
Here ‘n there in the first few days of the 2015-2016 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League regular season: …[read more]
Fans click the NOJHL turnstiles
On the ice, the reigning champion Soo Thunderbirds, Cochrane Crunch and Rayside-Balfour Canadians are all off to quick 2-0 starts. At the gate, there have been good-sized crowds on hand as the 2015-2016, Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season is underway. …[read more]
Border battle resumes tonight
Round one went to the reigning champs on Friday as the Soo Thunderbirds upended the visiting Soo Eagles 5-2 in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League regular-season opener for the cross-border rivals. …[read more]
Opening night in the NOJHL
It’s a night of opening acts in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League as all 12 teams take to the ice to begin the 2015-2016 regular season. …[read more]
Wolves send Silveri to Voodoos
Already a favourite to contend for the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League title this season, Powassan Voodoos have added 1997 birth-year forward Michael Silveri from the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
Twin brothers to T-Birds
Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have signed twin brothers Darian Pilon and Drake Pilon. …[read more]
Laker notes, quotes
Lake Superior State University Lakers of the Division 1, Western Collegiate Hockey Association have finalized their coaching staff…And a freshman defenceman from Garden River First Nation has a roster spot as the youngest player on the team… …[read more]
First pucks to drop on NOJHL
The league now features an unprecedented 12 teams — and they all begin regular-season play on Friday of this week. …[read more]
Weekend on the Rhodes
Soo Thunderbirds, Elliot Lake Wildcats and Soo Eagles played off in a three-team, round-robin, Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, Labour Day weekend exhibition series at John Rhodes Community Centre. …[read more]
Cochrane Crunch on a fishing trip
With the start of a lengthy 2015-2016 regular season less than a week away, members of the Cochrane Crunch of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will experience outdoor life this Labour Day holiday weekend. …[read more]
Trio of NOJHL games in Soo
Three exhibition games involving three teams from the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League are slated for this weekend at John Rhodes Community Centre in Sault Ste. Marie. …[read more]
Soo T-Birds to Windsor Spitfires
Goalie Mario Culina — a good, old Croatian boy from Sault Ste. Marie — has signed with the Ontario Hockey League Windsor Spitfires as an undrafted free agent. …[read more]
Elliot Lake shuffles the deck
Elliot Lake Wildcats of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have confirmed the status of three high-scoring forwards. …[read more]
Wolves seek path to winning ways
There is no place to go but up in the standings for the Sudbury Wolves. …[read more]
Todd Stencill gets the job done
Suffice to say that the Elliot Lake Wildcats of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League are in capable, experienced hands with Todd Stencill at the helm as general manager. …[read more]
NOJHL upends OJHL once again
Score another decision for the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League over the Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Another shot for Ryan Vendramin
Sault Ste. Marie native Ryan Vendramin is getting what could be a last chance to stick in the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
Cade Nolan joins Soo Eagles
Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have signed 1996 birth-year defenceman Cade Nolan, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Hockey North Show to return
The weekly Hockey North Show that I host on Sault Ste. Marie radio station ESPN 1400 will return for a fifth season beginning on Tuesday, September 15. …[read more]
Ryan Erickson is right for Rayside
Big right winger Ryan Erickson is poised to play out his junior career at home with the Rayside-Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Cam Hackett has elite potential
Sault Ste. Marie native Cameron Hackett has the potential to be an elite goaltender at the Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association level. …[read more]
Hill of a road trip
George Hill just wants to play — even if it means packing up and driving more than 700 miles from his southeastern Michigan home for an opportunity to be the starting goaltender for the Smooth Rock Falls Thunder of the Thunder Bay Jr. B Hockey League. …[read more]
Voodoos-Eskis make NOJHL trade
Powassan Voodoos and Iroquois Falls Eskis have completed a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League trade, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Want to play in Smooth Rock Falls?
Under the direction of coach Richard Solomon, general manager Cory Hofferd et al, the Smooth Rock Falls Thunder of the Thunder Bay Jr. B. Hockey League has set the dates for its first-ever tryout camp. …[read more]
Prelude to an NOJHL season
Exhibition season is underway and less than three weeks remain until the start of what is a highly-anticipated, Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League campaign. …[read more]
Main man in Elliot Lake net
1997 birth-year goalie Allan Menary will return to the Elliot Lake Wildcats of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for a second season, general manager Todd Stencill has informed HockeyNewsNorth.com. …[read more]
Coach Capy joins Soo Eagles staff
Esteemed bench boss Jim Capy is returning to the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League as co-coach of the Soo Eagles, HockeyNewsNorth.com has learned. …[read more]
Soo Firehawks are folding the tent
Soo Firehawks of the U.S. Premier Hockey League have ceased operations, owner and general manager Doug Goudreau has confirmed. …[read more]
All-star defender back in Elliot Lake
Standout defenceman Nathan Campbell will be returning to the Elliot Lake Wildcats of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for his final season of eligibility, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
New GM builds on to Bird house
Having been elevated from assistant general manager to general manager over the course of the off-season, Jamie Henderson has sights set on keeping the reigning champion Soo Thunderbirds at the top of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League perch. …[read more]
Powassan plucks three from NA3EHL
Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have signed three players who skated in the North American 3 Eastern Hockey League last season. …[read more]
Mark Tassone is a Soo T-Bird
Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have signed 1999 birth-year forward Mark Tassone, general manager Jamie Henderson has confirmed. …[read more]
Sons hop on the Express
The expansion Espanola Express of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has signed two top players who skated for the Nickel City Sons of the Great North Midget Hockey League last season. …[read more]
NOJHL coach also an OHL scout
Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League has hired veteran junior coach Moe Mantha as its northern Ontario scout. …[read more]
Elliot Lake Wildcats return top guns
There is a full load of offensive production headed back to Elliot Lake for the 2015-2016 season. …[read more]