All posts by Hockey News North Staff
O’Sullivan child-abuse story revisited
When many people think of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, they think of men returning from war. …[read more]
Hound pee wees home for three
Soo Greyhounds pee wee minor AAA rep hockey team is home for three games at three different local rinks beginning with a pair of matches on Saturday. …[read more]
Soo pee wee minor reps win, lose
You win some, you lose some. As in the case of the Soo Greyhounds pee wee minor AAA rep hockey team that split of pair of games with the visiting Saginaw Spirit pee wee major AAA rep squad on Saturday. …[read more]
RBC at Soo T-Birds game PPD
Tonight’s scheduled Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League game between the visiting Rayside-Balfour Canadians and the Soo Thunderbirds has been postponed. …[read more]
Lakers honour Gil and Gary
Lake Superior State Lakers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association held a “legacy night” on Sunday to honour the memory of two “much-loved” men who served the program with distinction for many years. …[read more]
Another JDM client gets D1 commit
Justin Kapelmaster of the Wichita Falls Wildcats of the North American Hockey League has become the second goaltender client of family advisor David Maciuk to get a Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association commitment in the past week. …[read more]
Weekend road sweep for Soo Eagles
Soo Eagles completed a weekend road sweep on Saturday with a 3-1 road decision over the Rayside-Balfour Canadians. …[read more]
Passion of a Motor City coach
He is quite the guy, this Jason McCrimmon, someone who was not one of those kids growing up that once he left you’d ever expect to come back, never mind give back. …[read more]
Trying to overcome the odds
After losing out in the first round of the minor-pro, ECHL playoffs with the Orlando Solar Bears last season, Brett Findlay wasn’t sure what the future had in store for him. …[read more]
Wolves out on coldest night of the year
Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League paid a visit to the town’s Samaritan Centre on Tuesday as part of the fourth annual Coldest Night of the Year winter walk event. …[read more]
Soo Eagles v. U.S. Coast Guard
Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and a team representing the United States Coast Guard will face off tonight in a charity game to raise funds for a foundation that aspires to keep teenagers from using their cell phones while driving. …[read more]
Fighting Irish cancer survivor
When Detroit Fighting Irish of the U.S. Premier Hockey League honours cancer survivors and victims in a game with the rival Motor City Hawks on Sunday, it will have special meaning for one young player. …[read more]
Laker is WCHA rookie-of-the-month
Lake Superior State Lakers freshman forward Gage Torrel has been named Western Collegiate Hockey Association rookie-of-the-month for December. …[read more]
Jim Aldred, 2 Coyotes are all-stars
Alliston Coyotes will be sending three representatives to the 2016 Greater Metro Hockey League all-star game that will be held in Tottenham, Ont. on January 12. …[read more]
Fighting Irish adds forward depth
As the team heads into the 2016 portion of the season, Detroit Fighting Irish of the U.S. Premier Hockey League’s Midwest Division has added four new players. …[read more]
Best of the Fighting Irish
One of the youngest players in the Midwest Division of the U.S. Premier Hockey League is leading the Detroit Fighting Irish in scoring preparatory to the 2016 portion of the season. …[read more]
Good deed in Powassan
While attending a recent home game of the Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, young Keaton Lefebvre, who is a goalie for the Atom House League’s Powassan Hawks, had an unfortunate accident which resulted in a broken nose. …[read more]
A new program via NOHA, OHF
The Northern Ontario Hockey Association and Ontario Hockey Federation are teaming up to implement the Respect in Sport Parent Program effective the 2016-2017 season. …[read more]
Nice donation via Silver Creek Cup
The third annual Silver Creek Cup — held on the weekend at Rankin Arena, just outside Sault Ste. Marie — helped raise money for a local family in need as well furnishing equipment for several young hockey players. …[read more]
“Great weekend” for MC Hawks
It took a 14-hour bus ride and maybe, just maybe, the Motor City Hawks have found their swagger. …[read more]
Statement from Flint owner
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a statement from Rolf Nilsen, owner of the Flint Firebirds of the Ontario Hockey League, with regards to the recent firing and subsequent re-hiring of his coaching staff. …[read more]
Sault female hockey success story
In one of multiple good news stories early this 2015-2016 season, the Sault Female Hockey Association has confirmed a record turnout for its FUNdamental program. …[read more]
USPHL Midwest Notes
Checking in on the Detroit Fighting Irish, Alpena Flyers and Motor City Hawks heading into U.S. Premier Hockey League, Midwest Division play this weekend: …[read more]
Eagles finally break through
Soo Eagles shrugged off a four-game losing streak — and a goal-scoring drought — with an 8-1 rout of the visiting Blind River Beavers in Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League action from Friday. …[read more]
Alpena wins…and needs players
Despite being short on players, the Alpena Flyers skated to a 3-0 win over the Michigan Wild in U.S. Premier Hockey League, Midwest Division play from Friday. …[read more]
USPHL Midwest Notes
Checking in on the Alpena Flyers, Detroit Fighting Irish and Motor City Hawks of the Midwest Division of the U.S. Premier Hockey League. …[read more]
T-Birds trim Eagles once again
Soo Thunderbirds made it three straight wins over their border rivals on Friday with a 3-1 road triumph over the Soo Eagles before close to 750 fans at venerable Pullar Stadium. …[read more]
Fighting Irish fends off Hawks
A pair of Metro Detroit teams renewed their rabid rivalry from a year ago in a Wednesday stare down at the Brownstown Sports Arena. …[read more]
USPHL Midwest Notes
Here ‘n there within the Midwest Division of the U.S. Premier Hockey League: …[read more]
Lakers name their leaders
Lake Superior State University Lakers head coach Damon Whitten has confirmed his on-ice leaders for the 2015-2016 Western Collegiate Hockey Association season. …[read more]
Co-captain of the Fighting Irish
Having opted to defer a commitment to play at Lindenwood University until the 2016-2017 season, 1996 birth-year forward Nolan Jakzrewski will serve as a co-captain for the Detroit Fighting Irish of the U.S. Premier Hockey League this 2015-2016 campaign. …[read more]
Headrick gets media poll mention
The Western Collegiate Hockey Association held its annual media teleconference today and Lake Superior State University Lakers freshman defenceman Owen Headrick — a former standout with the reigning Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Soo Thunderbirds — received a mention. …[read more]
Smooth Rock Falls main camp
The new Smooth Rock Falls Thunder of the Thunder Bay Jr. B Hockey League will be holding its main tryout camp on the Sept. 26-27 weekend. …[read more]
Season opener for Fighting Irish
Detroit Fighting Irish will open the 2015-2016 U.S. Premier Hockey League regular season at home tonight in a 7:35 p.m. faceoff at Brownstown Sports Center. …[read more]
Two NOJHL teams are 3-0
Rayside-Balfour Canadians and the reigning Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Soo Thunderbirds both have a record of 3-0 to begin the 2015-2016 season. …[read more]
Alpena Flyers name their leaders
Alpena Flyers of the U.S. Premier Hockey League have chosen their on-ice leaders for the 2015-2016 season, which begins with a road game on Friday in Kalkaska. …[read more]
Flying start for Motor City Hawks
Motor City Hawks used home ice to begin the 2015-2016 U.S. Premier Hockey League regular season with a sweep of the Marquette Royales. …[read more]
Three is company in Alpena
The three-man coaching staff of the Alpena Flyers of the U.S. Premier Hockey League will remain intact for the upcoming 2015-2016 season, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Three more NOJHL signings
Soo Thunderbirds and Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have reported three players signings as the start of the 2015-2016 regular season draws near. …[read more]
Tryout time in Smooth Rock Falls
Led by coach Richard Solomon, general manager Cory Hofferd and scout Jody (Bad News) Biedermann, 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]
Rayside rocks Timmins
It was only a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League exhibition game but first impressions of the Rayside-Balfour Canadians were good impressions. …[read more]
Alpena Flyers practice schedule
Alpena Flyers general manager David Guzman advises that the regular-season practice schedule for the U.S. Premier Hockey League team will begin on Monday. …[read more]
Calling all RB Canadians
A reminder that the Rayside-Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will be staging their main tryout camp Thursday through Saturday of this week at Cambrian Arena in Sudbury. …[read more]
Flint Firebirds on the radio
Flint Firebirds of the Ontario Hockey League have reached an agreement with Cumulus Media to have all 68 of their regular-season games plus any playoff matches broadcast live on sports radio station 1330 WTRX. …[read more]
T-Birds trade for defenceman
Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have obtained defenceman Jake Behse from the New York Bobcats of the Eastern Hockey League in a cash exchange. …[read more]
Labour Day series in the NOJHL
Soo Thunderbirds, Soo Eagles and Elliot Lake Wildcats of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will face off in a three-game, pre-season series. …[read more]
Powassan Voodoos get assistance
A pair of new assistants will provide assistance for the Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for the 2015-2016 season. …[read more]
American Express to Espanola
The expansion Espanola Express of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has signed four American-born players, general manager Chad Clarke has confirmed. …[read more]