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Beavers and Thunderbirds
Second place Blind River Beavers and third seed Soo Thunderbirds have confirmed the dates for the opening round, Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff series between the West Division foes.
…[read more]Rock and Rapids
First place Timmins Rock and fourth seed French River Rapids have confirmed the dates for the opening round, Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff series between the East Division foes.
…[read more]Soo, NB for Great North glory
It will be the no. 1 seed Soo U18 Greyhounds going up against the second ranked North Bay U18 Trappers for the Great North Under 18 Hockey League championship.
…[read more]On to the Great North semis
Four teams remain in the quest for the Great North Under 18 Hockey League playoff championship. The league’s championship tournament is being held in Sault Ste. Marie and semi-final matchups are set for Saturday.
…[read more]AJ shows shutout form
Sudbury U18 Nickel Capitals will take a record of 1-1 into today’s round-robin finale at the Great North Under 18 Hockey League’s playoff championship tournament.
…[read more]First up in the Great North
Highlights of Day 1 of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League championship tournament included three teams winning both of their games and four goalies posting shutouts.
…[read more]Cubs and Paper Kings
First place Sudbury Cubs and fourth seed Espanola Paper Kings have confirmed the dates for the opening round, Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff series between the West Division foes.
…[read more]Lumberjacks and Voodoos
Second place Hearst Lumberjacks and third seed Powassan Voodoos have confirmed the dates for the opening round, best of seven, Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff dates between the East Division foes.
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Soo Under 16 AA Jr. Greyhounds capped a dual championship season today. The U16 AA Hounds added the playoff championship to the regular season title with a 3-2 win over the Nickel City Sons. See below for team photo.
…[read more]Sault hosting OHF event
This is the big time of hockey events for this level and age group. Sault Major Hockey Association and the Soo Under 15 AAA Jr. Greyhounds will play host to an elite event from April 12 to 16 of this year.
…[read more]U12 AA Hounds on the road
Fresh from winning a tournament in Ann Arbor, Michigan on the long weekend, the Soo Under 12 AA Jr. Greyhounds head out on the road again this weekend.
…[read more]Pee Wee Extravaganza champs
More than 90 teams in 18 divisions from towns all over the north region took part in the recent Soo Pee Wee Hockey League’s annual Extravaganza Tournament.
…[read more]OHL Greyhounds sign a pair
Soo Greyhounds have inked a pair of prospects from the 2022 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft, general manager Kyle Raftis has confirmed.
…[read more]Sault College Winter Classic
Rankin Arena will be the site for what the Sault College Cougars hockey program refers to as its Winter Classic. It is slated for this Saturday when the men’s and women’s teams are both in action with respective 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. games.
…[read more]Kam River prospect camp
Hockey season never really ends. And as such, the Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League has already scheduled a prospect identification camp for this summer. See below for details.
…[read more]Message from Sault Major
(EDITOR’S NOTE: As the executive of the Sault Major Hockey Association is planning ahead for the 2023-2024 season it has posted a message of intent. It is as follows.)
…[read more]Birds add a big defender
Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have gone to Western Canada to obtain 6-foot-5, 200 pound defenseman Ranon Joseph from the Portage Terriers of the Manitoba Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Hockey Canada scandal fallout
A simply awful way of conducting business from Canada’s governing body has affected the game of hockey from coast to coast.
…[read more]U11 A Silver Stick champs
Take a bow, Bulldogs. Bulk Barn Bulldogs of Sault Ste. Marie recently returned home after winning the Under 11 A division championship at the Silver Stick Hockey Tournament in Sudbury.
…[read more]Sticking together
The Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, along with Sherwood Hockey, has teamed up to support an under 18 hockey team in need.
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Representing the Soo Pee Wee Hockey League, the Under 10 A level Hurricanes went undefeated on the weekend to bring home the championship banner from the Welland Little NHL Tournament.
…[read more]U16 Hounds set to play
The under 16 AA Soo Jr. Greyhounds are slated to take to the home ice of GFL Memorial Gardens this Sunday at 1 p.m. for a Northern Ontario Hockey Association season opening match against the Nickel City Sons. See below for the U16 AA Hounds player photo roster.
…[read more]Zero tolerance for bullying
Minor hockey season is underway throughout Ontario. As youngsters in Sault Ste. Marie and all over northern Ontario and across the province have laced up the skates for a new season, all who are involved in the game should be reminded that hockey is designed to be a safe, welcoming environment for players of all skill levels and background.
…[read more]Here are the U12 AA Hounds
The coaching staff of the under 12 AA Soo Jr. Greyhounds has confirmed the player roster for the 2022-2023 season. It is as follows.
…[read more]Hockey North Show Podcast
The Hockey North Show with Randy Russon will return for another season, albeit in a new format. Slated to start the new 2022-2023 season in early October, the Hockey North Show is moving from radio to podcast.
…[read more]Fiddes finds the net
Veteran Brian Fiddes netted three goals to spark the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to a 5-3 victory over the Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League in an inter league exhibition match on Saturday at NorWest Arena in Thunder Bay.
…[read more]Eagles nip Walleye
Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League soared back from a two-goal third period deficit to defeat the Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League 3-2 in inter league exhibition play on Friday at NorWest Arena in Thunder Bay.
…[read more]Sault College tryouts
This serves as a notice to any eligible student-athlete looking for an education while being able to play with the Sault College Cougars of the Division 2, American Collegiate Hockey Association.
…[read more]Sault College fundraiser
Sault College Cougars men’s hockey team is holding a fundraiser in the form of a World Junior Hockey Championship viewing party.
…[read more]Dryden training camp
Dryden Ice Dogs of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League have confirmed their training/tryout camp details ahead of the upcoming season.
…[read more]U16 Greyhound tryouts
Three sessions of tryout scrimmages will be held to select the Under 16 AA edition of the Soo Jr. Greyhounds of the Sault Major Hockey Association for the 2022-2023 season. The dates are as follows.
…[read more]Cochrane Crunch tryout camp
Looking for a chance to play in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for the coming season? Cochrane Crunch of the NOJHL is hosting a one day tryout camp in August. See below for details.
…[read more]Hockey Canada sex scandal
Several major corporations are putting their Hockey Canada sponsorships on ice in the wake of the national governing body’s handling of an alleged sexual assault.
…[read more]Trappers to Voodoos
Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have stayed in their neighbourhood and signed high scoring forward Will Bourre from the North Bay Trappers of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League.
…[read more]Soo Eagles tryout camp
Lincolnwood, Illinois will be the site of an upcoming open tryout camp being staged by the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. See below for details on how to register.
…[read more]Northern teams eliminated
Neither of the clubs from northern Ontario will advance to the playoff round of the 10 team Centennial Cup national junior A hockey championship tournament that is being held in Estevan, Saskatchewan.
…[read more]Dryden Ice Dogs AGM
Franchise mainstay Mike Sveinson will remain at the helm of the Dryden Ice Dogs of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League for a ninth consecutive term.
…[read more]There will be a Game 7
One game will determine the playoff champion of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for the 2021-2022 season.
…[read more]T-Birds take another
Soo Thunderbirds have extended the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League championship series to a sixth game. Playing at home on Sunday, the Thunderbirds held on for a 3-2 win over the Hearst Lumberjacks.
…[read more]Birds are still chirping
Top seed Soo Thunderbirds have remained in contention for the 2022 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League championship.
…[read more]Game 1 goes to Hearst
Soo Thunderbirds not only lost the opener of their Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League championship series with the Hearst Lumberjacks but they had a remarkable 26-game win streak halted in the process.
…[read more]Lumberjacks and Thunderbirds
The last time a champion in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League was crowned was in 2019 when the visiting Hearst Lumberjacks upset the Soo Thunderbirds in the seventh and deciding game of the finals. Three years later, it will again be the no. 1 seed Thunderbirds and the no. 2 seed Lumberjacks facing off for the NOJHL title.
…[read more]Kam River prospect camp
Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League has confirmed a prospect identification camp for June 10 to 12 at Fort William First Nation Arena in Thunder Bay. See below for complete details.
…[read more]Crunch prospect tryout
Cochrane Crunch of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has confirmed an upcoming tryout camp to be held in Alliston. See below for details.
…[read more]Lumberjacks spring camp
Patrick Vaillancourt, who is the president of the Hearst Lumberjacks of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, has confirmed a spring camp to be held in Alliston. See below for details via the Lumberjacks.
…[read more]EL Wings prospect camp
Elliot Lake Red Wings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will be holding their spring prospects camp in early May. See below for details.
…[read more]T-Birds development camp
Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have confirmed a June development camp as per general manager Jamie Henderson. See below for details.
…[read more]Sudbury Cubs spring camp
It won’t be long before junior A hockey teams in northeastern and northwestern Ontario hold spring tryout and prospect camps well ahead of the 2022-2023 season. One such team is the Sudbury Cubs of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. See below for details.
…[read more]Words from Dryden Ice Dogs
Hockey News North has received the following message from the president of the Dryden Ice Dogs of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Eagles v. Thunderbirds
No. 1 seed Soo Thunderbirds and no. 2 seed Soo Eagles will meet in a cross-river border battle to decide the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League’s West Division playoff title.
…[read more]Hearst v. Timmins
No. 1 seed Timmins Rock will face off against no. 2 seed Hearst Lumberjacks in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League’s East Division finals. The best of seven series will begin on Tuesday at McIntyre Arena in Timmins.
…[read more]Sudbury Cubs stay alive
The series will play on. Sudbury Cubs have extended their semi-final playoff showdown with the Soo Eagles by way of a clutch road victory.
…[read more]Eagles fly to 3-1 series lead
Soo Eagles are within one victory of advancing to the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League’s West Division finals against the powerhouse Soo Thunderbirds. The Eagles have a 3-1 semi-final series lead on the Sudbury Cubs following a 5-0 road whitewash on Tuesday.
…[read more]Monday night playoffs
Multiple series are on the line tonight when best-of-seven playoff action continues in both the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and the Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Best of the NOJHL
They have been deemed the best of the best of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. And, to be sure, this is a best list of players, coaches, general managers and executives from the 12 member NOJHL. Notably, more than one individual was recognized in two separate categories.
…[read more]Beavers and Red Wings
Arch-rivals representing nearby towns along rugged highways, Blind River Beavers and Elliot Lake Red Wings will begin their best-of-three Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League preliminary round playoff series tonight. Start time is slated for 7:00 in Blind River.
…[read more]Rangers are runners-up in Sudbury
Prouse Motors Rangers of the Soo Pee Wee Hockey League’s Under 11 Division made it to the main match of the Sudbury Renegades Tournament on the weekend.
…[read more]Pancakes for U18 Jr. Hounds
Champs of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League, Soo Jr. Greyhounds are headed to the Central Region provincial championship tournament in Toronto next month. And as a fundraiser, the Jr. Greyhounds will be hosting a pancake breakfast. Tickets are available in advance from any team member or their parents. See below for details.
…[read more]NOJHL playoff timeline
Playoff season is just around the corner in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. And the NOJHL has finalized its format and timeline for the upcoming 2022 playoffs and the competition for the Copeland Cup – McNamara Trophy.
…[read more]NOJHL and the Centennial Cup
Further to the announcement made by Hockey Canada, the 2022 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff champion will advance directly to compete at the Centennial Cup national tournament, to be held May 20-29, in Estevan, Saskatchewan.
…[read more]Shoemaker Extravaganza
Soo Pee Wee Hockey League and its Extravaganza Tournament concluded with championship matches in all divisions on Sunday. And championship day was especially noteworthy for twin brothers Parker and Nelson Shoemaker and their younger sister Haizel.
…[read more]S & T takes U11 tournament title
Soo Pee Wee Hockey League held its annual Extravaganza Tournament on the weekend as local teams were joined by out of town entries in various divisions.
…[read more]OHL extends regular season
We have good news to report from the Ontario Hockey League. The OHL has confirmed a comprehensive update to its regular season schedule. It is one that will enable all 20 OHL teams to complete their respective 68-game schedules by an extended closing date of Sunday, April 17.
…[read more]U14 Hounds are ranked 10th
Coach Terry Chitaroni and the under 14 AAA Soo Jr. Greyhounds have an overall record of 20-4-3 as they head into the 2022 segment of the minor hockey season.
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