All posts by Hockey News North Staff
NOJHL semis underway
Hearst Lumberjacks and Powassan Voodoos both posted victories on Friday as the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League semi-finals began with a pair of East Division matchups.
…[read more]AAA PW Hounds in finals
A victory in the fifth-and-deciding game of the semi-finals has put Soo Pee Wee Minor AAA Jr. Greyhounds into the Northern Ontario Hockey Association finals against the North Bay Trappers.
…[read more]Timmins takes out Cochrane
Timmins Rock is rocking on to the next round of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoffs. A goal by Mahingan Decontie with 20 seconds left in the first overtime frame led visiting Timmins to a dramatic 2-1 victory over the Cochrane Crunch tonight.
…[read more]Trappers take Great North
North Bay Major Trappers are the undisputed rulers of the Great North Midget Hockey League. Playing at home, North Bay capped a perfect season on Saturday.
…[read more]Rock socks Crunch
Playing in front of more than 1,000 fans at venerable McIntyre Arena, Timmins Rock upended the Cochrane Crunch 5-2 on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three, Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, preliminary-round playoff series.
…[read more]Blind River 5, Elliot Lake 2
Playoffs in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League got underway tonight. Playing at home, the no. 4 seed Blind River Beavers cuffed the no. 5 seed Elliot Lake Wildcats to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three, West Division, preliminary-round series.
…[read more]Pee Wee Major AA champs
They are the Northern Ontario Hockey Association tournament of champions from Sault Ste. Marie. They are the Soo Pee Wee Major AA Jr. Greyhounds.
…[read more]Korah corralled in OT
Korah Colts of Sault Ste. Marie came within an overtime goal of returning home with an AA level, Northern Ontario Secondary Schools Association championship.
…[read more]One of those Knights
It has been said and written that anything can happen in a one-game final to decide a championship. Well, the Sault Ste. Marie high school hockey champion St. Mary’s Knights are proof positive of that notion.
…[read more]Wearing the silver medals
Soo Pee Wee Minor AA Jr. Greyhounds returned home today wearing silver medals from the Northern Ontario Hockey Association tournament of champions.
…[read more]NOSSA hockey lineup
Four high school hockey teams — two from the host Sault Ste. Marie program and two from Greater Sudbury — will take to the ice on Monday and Tuesday of next week for the Northern Ontario Secondary Schools Association AAA level championship tournament.
…[read more]Championship Knights
Oh, what Knights these are. Make that four Sault Ste. Marie high school hockey championships in succession for the St. Mary’s Knights.
…[read more]NL Cubs picture day
New Liskeard Cubs ended the 2018-2019 Great North Midget Hockey League regular season with a record of 10-23-3 before entering the playoffs on a three-game winning streak as the no. 5 seed.
Read moreTimmins Majors picture day
They took to the ice of venerable McIntyre Arena one more time to close out the 2018-2019 Great North Midget Hockey League season with team picture day.
…[read more]Gold for Sault Wildcats
Good as gold. Make that three championships for the Sault Pee Wee A Wildcats girls hockey team thus far this 2018-2019 season.
…[read more]Trappers 10, T-Birds 0
An unbeaten season within the Great North Midget Hockey League has continued for the North Bay Major Trappers. Playing at home this afternoon, the Major Trappers cuffed the Soo Major Thunderbirds by a 10-0 score to take a two games to none lead in the best-of-five, semi-final playoff series.
…[read more]NOJHL game postponed
Potentially-bad weather conditions have caused the postponement of tonight’s Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League game in Blind River, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]At work in Iroquois Falls
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following column by Jesse Cybolsky first appeared in the Iroquois Falls Enterprise. It is posted here on Hockey News North with the written permission of The Enterprise.
…[read more]Jr. A player fees maxed out
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following guest column by Kevin Cain of Cain Hockey Management represents the views of the author and not necessarily those of Hockey News North.
…[read more]Hobey Baker nomination
Sophomore defenseman Brennan Kapcheck of American International College has been nominated for the Hobey Baker Award which annually goes to the top Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association player.
…[read more]Lady Cougars take two
Sault College Cougars women’s hockey team roared to a pair of road victories over the Adrian College Bulldogs over the weekend.
…[read more]Love of the game … love it
This is just another snapshot from Canada’s great game. In this instance, it is just another Saturday night at Community First Soo Pee Wee Arena.
…[read more]Major T-Birds picture day
Soo Major Thunderbirds of the Great North Midget Hockey League have two games to play in the 2018-2019 regular season before the start of the playoffs.
…[read more]NOJHL game cancelled
Tonight’s Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League game between the visiting Soo Eagles and the Elliot Lake Wildcats has been postponed due to weather conditions, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Twin bill at the Pullar
Hockey fans in the Michigan Soo will be treated to a rare doubleheader on Saturday night at venerable Pullar Stadium.
…[read more]Split for Soo bantam team
Northern Chiropractic and Physiotherapy Knights, who are a bantam A level hockey team from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, split a pair of games with a mid Michigan opponent on Saturday.
…[read more]Express assists food bank
Espanola Express captain Matt Reynolds participates in a ceremonial face off after presenting a $500 cheque to Susan Kryzanowski and members of the Espanola Helping Hands Food Bank prior to Friday’s Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League game against the Rayside Balfour Canadians.
…[read more]Close call on NOJHL bus
The bus carrying the French River Rapids of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League was involved in an accident on Saturday morning. …[read more]
Sign up for Soo ball hockey
There is a ball hockey tournament that will be held in Sault Ste. Marie on February 2 as part of Ontario Winter Carnival Bon Soo. …[read more]
Showing some holiday Spirit
American super-center chain Meijer, which has corporate headquarters in mid Michigan, is a sponsor of the Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League. As part of a Christmas holiday season promotion, Meijer is sponsoring a ‘Shop with a Hero’ event that features, among others, Sault Ste. Marie’s Nick Porco, a second year forward with the OHL Spirit. …[read more]
OHL players well taken care of
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following guest column by Ontario Hockey League commissioner/Canadian Hockey League president David Branch originally appeared in The Toronto Star. It is reprinted by Hockey News North with the permission of Mr. Branch, the OHL and the CHL. …[read more]
Twin Soo tilt for the Birds
Soo Thunderbirds scored three first period goals en route to a 5-1 decision over their cross-river rival Soo Eagles in Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League action from this afternoon. …[read more]
Major road trip
A number of mothers of players on the Timmins Majors of the Great North Midget Hockey League accompanied the team on a weekend road trip to Sault Ste. Marie that began on Friday. …[read more]
Major T-Birds split
Win one, lose one. Soo Major Thunderbirds split a pair of Great North Midget Hockey League games against the visiting New Liskeard Cubs this weekend. …[read more]
Cougars climb to 9-1-1
Sault College Cougars of the Division 3, American Collegiate Hockey Association picked up a win and tie on the road against the Michigan State Spartans on the weekend. …[read more]
PW Hounds lose in semis
Soo Pee Wee Minor AA Jr. Greyhounds made it to the semi-finals today of a weekend tournament in Pickering only to come up short. …[read more]
Back with the Birds
Gage Stephney has been reacquired by the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League from the St. Catharines Falcons of the Greater Ontario Jr. Hockey League in a cash exchange. …[read more]
Cougars roar on the road
Coach Mike Hall and his Sault College Cougars won a pair of American Collegiate Hockey Association road tilts over the Adrian College Bulldogs on the weekend. …[read more]
Rock rolls to 5 in a row
Don’t look now but coach Corey Beer and the Timmins Rock are on a roll in the East Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
NOJHL showcase event
Teams from throughout the 12-member Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will hit the ice for the third annual showcase tournament to be held at the Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex in Sudbury on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. …[read more]
Cougars busy at the rinks
The men’s and women’s hockey teams from Sault College were on the ice against the Michigan-based Davenport University Panthers on the weekend. …[read more]
Saginaw skates past Soo
Rookie centre Cole Perfetti potted a pair of goals as the Saginaw Spirit skated past the visiting Soo Greyhounds 5-2 as the regular season in the Ontario Hockey League opened tonight. …[read more]
Soo PW Hounds advance
Soo Pee Wee AA Minor Jr. Greyhounds have moved on to Sunday’s semi-final match at the Peterborough Kawartha Lakes Hockey Tournament. …[read more]
PW minor Hounds tie twice
Soo Pee Wee AA Minor Jr. Greyhounds skated to a pair of opening day ties this afternoon at the Peterborough Kawartha Lakes Hockey Tournament. …[read more]
Majors take it to T-Birds
Brennen Martel potted a pair of third period goals to propel the visiting Timmins Majors to a 5-2 win over the Soo Major Midget Thunderbirds in Great North Midget Hockey League action from this afternoon. …[read more]
Soo Indians v. Soo T-Birds
Soo Indians of the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association and Soo Major Midget Thunderbirds of the Great North Midget Hockey League will face off against each other four times over the course of the 2018-2019 season. …[read more]
Timmins Majors roll call
Timmins Majors head coach Brandon Perry has confirmed his team’s player roster ahead of the upcoming 2018-2019 Great North Midget Hockey League season. …[read more]
Wolves at 29 players
Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League have trimmed their player roster to 29 ahead of a home-ice exhibition game against the Ottawa 67’s on Friday night. …[read more]
Ciraulo joins JDM Sports
Having coached more than 300 players who went on to the college level and more than 60 others who advanced to play professional hockey, Bill Ciraulo is joining JDM Sports as its Detroit area representative. …[read more]
Want to make the Eagles?
Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will hold their main tryout camp on Friday through Sunday of this week at Big Bear Arena in the Michigan Soo. …[read more]
Majors on the golf course
Staff members and players with the Timmins Majors were joined by alumni and supporters of the Great North Midget Hockey League team at a golf tournament fundraiser on Sunday. …[read more]
Good kids … good cause
Members of the Soo Pee Wee Minor AA Jr. Greyhounds held a car wash and barbecue recently as a fundraiser for the family of five-year old Kayge Fowler. …[read more]
Fighting Irish open skates
Detroit Fighting Irish of the U.S. Premier Hockey League has announced a series of open skates ahead of its September 6-8 tryout camp. …[read more]
NOJHL to Tillsonburg
1997 birth year forward Taylor Woolcott has signed with the Tillsonburg Hurricanes of the Greater Metro Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Almaguin to Sweden
A pair of players from the Greater Metro Hockey League champion Almaguin Spartans have signed pro contracts with a Division 2 team in Sweden. …[read more]
Rayside to St. George
Taking advantage of the extra year of eligibility that is allowed by the Greater Metro Hockey League, Matt Neault has signed with the St. George Ravens, Hockey News North has confirmed. …[read more]
Best of the OHL’s best
The best of the best were honoured by the Ontario Hockey League as part of its awards ceremony in Toronto today. …[read more]
Hound Power via Hamilton
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following guest column by Steve Buist reflects on his days as a fledgling sportswriter whose first media job was covering the Soo Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League. The award-winning Buist is a former Sault Star writer who is now an investigative reporter and feature writer at the Hamilton Spectator. …[read more]
Pee wee minor Selects…
Head coach Jerry Lortie has confirmed the roster for the Soo pee wee minor AA Selects hockey team for the 2018-2019 season. …[read more]
Soo v. Hamilton schedule
The playoff dates for the best-of-seven, Ontario Hockey League championship series between the Soo Greyhounds and Hamilton Bulldogs have been confirmed. …[read more]
Soo Eagles tryout camp
A hockey season ends. And then, shortly after, the preparation for another one begins. Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have slated an open tryout camp for the May 11-13 weekend. …[read more]
Way to go Wildcats!
Maverick and Sons Exteriors Sault Wildcats have returned from Mississauga with an Ontario Women’s Hockey Association, pee wee BB division, provincial bronze medal. …[read more]
3-2 series lead for Rayside
Rayside Balfour Canadians have moved to within one win of advancing to the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League championship series. …[read more]
T-Birds force Game 7
It was thought by many of those close to the scene that this would go the distance. And it will. Soo Thunderbirds and Soo Eagles will play a seventh-and-deciding game in their Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff series. …[read more]
Want to be a Fighting Irish?
It is a reputable junior hockey program with a location in the Downriver area of Detroit. And Detroit Fighting Irish of the United States Premier Hockey League is offering player opportunities ahead of the 2018-2019 season. …[read more]
Soo boy scores against Soo
First place Soo Greyhounds won their 50th game of the 2017-2018 Ontario Hockey League season on Wednesday, a 4-1 road decision over the Saginaw Spirit. …[read more]
Wildcat girls, Talk Today
A team of female hockey players from the AA midget level Sault Wildcats is likely more equipped to speak openly about mental health and suicide prevention courtesy a newly-developed partnership with the local branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association. …[read more]
Trappers topple Timmins
Regular-season champion North Bay Trappers have taken a 1-0 lead in their second-round, best-of-five, Great North Midget Hockey League playoff series with the Timmins Majors. …[read more]
Fighting Irish jersey auction
Detroit Fighting Irish of the United States Premier Hockey League is holding a cancer jersey auction, which continues until the end of February. …[read more]
Eagles on a Rowe
Rookie forward Austin Rowe went on a scoring rampage on Friday as the Soo Eagles cuffed the visiting Soo Thunderbirds 7-1. …[read more]
Great North winners
Kapuskasing Flyers and Timmins Majors have drawn first blood in their respective first-round, best-of-three, Great North Midget Hockey League playoff sets. …[read more]
OHL extends Talk Today
As part of its ongoing commitment to mental health, the Ontario Hockey League is making Talk Today a specific, month-long focus. …[read more]
EMU Eagles taking flight
It has been so far, so good in the early going of the 2018 portion of the season for the Eastern Michigan University Eagles of the Division 1, American Collegiate Hockey Association. …[read more]