All posts by Hockey News North Staff
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]
Majors close in on Hounds
Timmins Majors completed a two-game sweep of the Soo Greyhounds today to close the gap between fourth and fifth place within the major midget division of the Great North Midget Hockey League. …[read more]
Silver Sticks in Sarnia
The Silver Sticks International Hockey Tournament is being played in Sarnia this week and the Atom Major Selects of the Soo Pee Wee Hockey League are one of the many teams in a number of divisions from across North America that are taking part. …[read more]
Also, from Silver Creek
As the group of youngsters (see previous story) enjoyed a game of outdoor shinny hockey at Silver Creek Golf Course recently, so too did a gathering of family members and friends. …[read more]
Outdoors at Silver Creek
About 20 or so youngsters from the Sault Ste. Marie area spanning various divisions from local minor hockey circles took to the outdoor ice at Silver Creek Golf Course recently for a couple of hours of outdoor shinny. …[read more]
Face of a Silver Stick champ
Left winger Sam Caruso of the Soo Pee Wee Hockey League’s Atom Major Selects shows off his championship medal and holds the title trophy from the recent Sudbury Regional Silver Stick Hockey Tournament …[read more]
Silver Stick champions
Hail the regional tournament champions from Sault Ste. Marie. As in the Soo Pee Wee Hockey League’s Atom Major Selects. …[read more]
Silver Stick star, game 3
Maeson Goulet of the Soo Pee Wee Hockey League’s Atom Major Selects wears the game star toque following a 7-0 win over the West Nipissing Sting this afternoon. …[read more]
Silver Stick star, game 2
Logan Dearing of the Soo Pee Wee Hockey League’s Atom Major Selects wears the game star toque following a 6-1 win over the Nickel City Knights tonight. …[read more]
Silver Stick game star
Koen Kurylo of the Soo Pee Wee Hockey League’s Atom Major Selects wears the game star toque following a 6-1 win over the Copper Cliff Redmen this afternoon. …[read more]
Smile of a champion
Left winger Sam Caruso of the Soo Pee Wee Hockey League’s Atom Major Selects holds the championship trophy from the annual Steel Blades Hockey Tournament. …[read more]
Steel Blades champs!
Atom Major Selects of the Soo Pee Wee Hockey League upended the Soo Lakers in the title tilt of their division final at the annual Steel Blades Hockey Tournament. …[read more]