All posts by Hockey News North Staff
Attack blows out Rivermen
Another night, another win.
Rob Delury dented the twine three times and young Chris Lindsay, making his first Canadian International Hockey League start, pitched the shutout as the Batchewana Attack blanked the visiting Espanola Rivermen 7-0 on Tuesday. …[read more]
Little Caesars Winter Classic
Outdoor hockey is headed this way.
The second annual Little Caesars Winter Classic is coming to Sault Ste. Marie in mid-February. …[read more]
T-Birds, Gold Miners all tied up
Double overtime solved nothing.
The top two teams in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League fought to a stalemate on Saturday night. …[read more]
A message from the CIHL
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following message from Canadian International Hockey League president Tim Clayden addresses the completion of the 2014-2015 season and future plans. …[read more]
WHAM Warriors are mighty mites
WHAM Warriors competed in the January Freeze Hockey Tournament in Bay City, Michigan on the weekend — and the mite division team of seven-year old skaters from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario came away with the silver medal. …[read more]
Rivermen row past Royals
Espanola Rivermen defeated the lowly Sudbury Royals 7-4 in the lone Canadian International Hockey League game played on Sunday. …[read more]
T-Bird midgets maintain first place
Soo Thunderbirds took two of three games from the visiting Nickel City Sons this weekend at John Rhodes Community Centre. …[read more]
Adam Jonak nearing 100 points
Pint-sized pivot Adam Jonak added to his Midwest Jr. Hockey League-leading point totals on Wednesday by scoring twice and assisting on another as the MC Monarchs upended the visiting Detroit Fighting Irish by a 6-3 margin. …[read more]
Wojo and the best of the Midwest
The Midwest Jr. Hockey League has announced its players of the week for the period ending Sunday, January 11.
The awards are voted on by MWJHL coaches, general managers and league staff.
The envelope, please. …[read more]
Two more goals for Tassone
Veteran forward Nic Tassone tallied twice to spark the first-place Soo Thunderbirds to a 6-3 victory over the visiting Abitibi Eskimos in Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League action on Sunday. …[read more]
Attack takes showcase title
Batchewana Attack of the Canadian International Hockey League edged the Central Michigan University Chippewas 3-2 in Saturday’s championship game of the Tiffany Eckler Ferguson Memorial Showcase Tournament that was held in Kalkaska. …[read more]
Thunderbirds thump Sudbury
Soo Thunderbirds skated to a 6-2 win over the visiting Sudbury Nickel Barons in Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League action from Saturday. …[read more]
Thunderbirds add Devin Shell
Devin Shell is back home.
Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have acquired the 1995 birth-year forward from the Cambridge Winter Hawks of the Greater Ontario Jr. Hockey League in a cash exchange. …[read more]
Wojo lights the Monarch lamp
MC Monarchs returned to Midwest Jr. Hockey League action for the first time in 2015 on Friday and it was a winning performance. …[read more]
CIHL seeks coaches, managers
Already looking ahead — and being rather innovative — the Canadian International Hockey League is seeking coaches and general managers for the 2015-2016 season. …[read more]
Kudos to Jonak, Luca, Gorzelski, Long
The Midwest Jr. Hockey League has announced its players of the month for December.
The awards are voted on by MWJHL coaches, general managers and league staff. …[read more]
Christmas Jamboree champs
Hail to the overtime heroes.
It took three OT periods but Prouse Motors edged Elks Lodge for a Christmas present to remember. …[read more]
Hounds extend first-place lead
Traverse City Hounds have opened up a six-point lead on the second-place Detroit Fighting Irish atop the Midwest Jr. Hockey League standings.
TC boosted its record to an impressive 25-1-1 on Saturday with a 9-2 road decision over the Soo Firehawks at Big Bear Arena. …[read more]
Hounds handle Firehawks
Traverse City Hounds got a hat trick from Cam Fisher en route to a 7-2 triumph over the Soo Firehawks in Midwest Jr. Hockey League action from Friday.
Travis Kirk and Blake Anderson each had a goal and an assist and Clayton Dowlan and Kevin Cole tallied once apiece for first-place TC, which improved its record to 24-1-1. …[read more]
Mario Culina is player-of-the-month
Soo Thunderbirds rookie goalie Mario Culina has been named the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League’s player-of-the-month for December. …[read more]
Two Hounds, two others
Here are four Christmas presents from the Midwest Jr. Hockey League, which has unwrapped its players of the week for the period ending Sunday, December 21.
The awards are voted on by coaches, general managers and MWJHL staff. …[read more]
Attack home to surging Rhinos
The 2014 portion of the Canadian International Hockey League schedule wraps up today when the first-place Batchewana Attack plays host to the third-seeded Kalkaska Rhinos. …[read more]
Firehawks vacate basement
Soo Firehawks have moved past the Alpena Flyers into sixth place in the seven-team Midwest Jr. Hockey League.
Playing at home on Saturday, the Firehawks got two goals from Cody Anderson en route to a 3-1 win over the third-place MC Monarchs. Anderson now has 16 goals in 20 games on the season. …[read more]
Thunderbirds, Attack both win
Two-for-two in the Soo.
Sault Ste. Marie’s two Junior A hockey teams both scored home-ice victories on Tuesday night. …[read more]
Pre-Christmas week in the CIHL
Four games are slated in the Canadian International Hockey League this week after which it will break for Christmas holidays.
The action begins tonight when the first-place Batchewana Attack plays host to the second-seeded Espanola Rivermen in a 7 p.m. clash at Rankin Arena. …[read more]
Fighting Irish, Hounds are 1-2
The top two teams in the Midwest Jr. Hockey League both registered victories on Sunday.
Detroit Fighting Irish out-scored the Michigan Ice Dogs 6-4 while the Traverse City Hounds took the measure of the Decatur Blaze by a 6-4 margin. …[read more]
Some Saturday night winners
Checking out a few games from Saturday involving teams that we follow in the Ontario Hockey League, North American Hockey League and Midwest Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Irish shows its community spirit
Detroit Fighting Irish coach-general manager Dan Vasquez says his first-place Midwest Jr. Hockey League team is not just about on-ice performance.
While the Fighting Irish will play host to the Michigan Ice Dogs today in a 1:10 p.m. game at the Ice Box Sports Centre in Brownstown, it spent a busy Saturday off the ice doing community service. …[read more]
Four of the best of the Midwest
The Midwest Jr. Hockey League has announced its most-recent players-of-the-week.
The following players-of-the-week cover the period ending Sunday, December 7. …[read more]
Attack on the Royals
Batchewana Attack spotted Sudbury Royals a 2-0 lead and skated back for a 5-2 win in Canadian International Hockey League play on Saturday. …[read more]
Rhinos rout Rivermen
Kalkaska Rhinos exploded for four second-period goals en route to a 6-2 rout of the visiting Espanola Rivermen in Canadian International Hockey League action on Saturday. …[read more]
Best of the Midwest
The top three teams in the Midwest Jr. Hockey League — Detroit Fighting Irish, MC Monarchs and Traverse City Hounds — all skated victory laps on Saturday. …[read more]
Soo, MC win; Irish gets a point
Soo Firehawks and MC Monarchs posted Friday night victories while first-place Detroit Fighting Irish gained a point on the road in Midwest Jr. Hockey League action. …[read more]
Rivermen row past Royals
Isaak Picken scored just past the four-minute mark of overtime to lift the Espanola Rivermen to a 6-5 win over the new-look Sudbury Royals in Canadian International Hockey League action on Friday.
A crowd of 629 spectators took in the close encounter at the Espanola Community Centre. …[read more]
These Irish eyes are smiling
Detroit Fighting Irish dominate the latest Midwest Jr. Hockey League players-of-the-week awards for the period ending Sunday, November 30.
The awards are voted on by MWJHL coaches, general managers and league staff.
The envelope, please. …[read more]
Moose-FM and the hockey mom
Melisa Rancourt is the first winner of the Hockey Mom of the Month contest that is being sponsored by Espanola radio station Moose-FM. …[read more]
Updated CIHL schedule
Following is a schedule of games for the Canadian International Hockey League for the month of December and preparatory to a pair of showcase tournaments slated for the new year. …[read more]
Attack 2, Rivermen 1
Another day, another close match.
Batchewana Attack salvaged a weekend split with the Espanola Rivermen with a 2-1 triumph in Canadian International Hockey League action on Sunday afternoon at Rankin Arena. …[read more]
Rivermen headed for Attack
Next stop, Batchewana.
Keegan Paulette made 25 saves for his second shutout of the season as the visiting Espanola Rivermen blanked the new Markstay-Warren Spirit Warriors 6-0 in Canadian International Hockey League action from Saturday. …[read more]
Blast of Winter hits MC
MC Monarchs felt the effects of Winter on Saturday.
High-scoring forward Ken Winter potted a goal and added four assists to spark the Detroit Fighting Irish past the visiting Monarchs 8-5 in Midwest Jr. Hockey League action at the Ice Box Sports Center. …[read more]
First loss for Batchewana
Espanola Rivermen handed the Batchewana Attack its first loss of the Canadian International Hockey League season on Friday.
Espanola scored in the shootout to upend visiting Batchewana 1-0. …[read more]
Irish on top of the Hill
George Hill made 27 saves and won for the first time since October 10 as the Detroit Fighting Irish cuffed the visiting Michigan Ice Dogs 6-2 in Midwest Jr. Hockey League action from Friday.
Hill improved his record to 2-3 and lowered his goals against average to 4.21 with the triumph. …[read more]
Coach not happy with T-Birds
Soo Thunderbirds had an off night on Wednesday and the result was a 3-0 blanking at the hands of the visiting Elliot Lake Wildcats at John Rhodes Community Centre.
The loss dropped the Thunderbirds record to 18-3-2, though they remain atop the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League standings. …[read more]
T-Birds home on the Rhodes
The first-place Soo Thunderbirds play host to the Elliot Lake Wildcats tonight in a 7:30 p.m. match at John Rhodes Community Centre. …[read more]
MC Monarchs are in Session
He hunts. He fishes. He hits people. Hard.
If there was ever a player in the Midwest Jr. Hockey League who defied stereotypes, it’s an MC Monarchs new addition, Justin Session, who recently arrived via Saskatchewan. …[read more]
Rhinos on the verge of Attack
The unbeaten Batchewana Attack had to work extra time to upend the Kalkaska Rhinos 4-3 in Canadian International Hockey League action from Saturday.
Johan Kling scored at 3:57 of overtime to push Batchewana’s CIHL-best record to 14-0 with the road win at Kalkaska. …[read more]
One-goal wins for Soo and MC
Two games were played in the Midwest Jr. Hockey League on Saturday.
Both were decided by one goal — and late, at that.
And to top it off, the visiting teams won both games. …[read more]
Birds work overtime on the road
Brett Jeffries tallied his second goal of the game less than three minutes into overtime to give the visiting Soo Thunderbirds a 3-2 win over the Elliot Lake Wildcats in Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League action from Friday. …[read more]