All posts by Hockey News North Staff
Carleton Place to Princeton
Goalie Jeremie Forget of the Carleton Place Canadians of the Central Canada Hockey League is headed to a prestigious Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association school effective the 2018-2019 season. …[read more]
Cougars take tourney title
A first-year entry in the Division 3, American Collegiate Hockey Association, Sault College Cougars have come away as champions of a weekend tournament in Midland, Michigan. …[read more]
Team NOHA names coach
Former Ontario Hockey League forward Richard Rochefort has been named head coach of Team NOHA for the 2017-2018 season. …[read more]
Home opener for Firebirds
Having started the 2017-2018 Ontario Hockey League regular season with a pair of road victories, Flint Firebirds take to the ice tonight for their home opener. …[read more]
Sault College takes two
Sault College Cougars served early notice that they will be a force to be reckoned with as a first-year team in the American Collegiate Hockey Association. …[read more]
Timmins Majors are here
eTimmins Majors begin their 2017-2018 Great North Midget Hockey League regular season slate with three games in Sault Ste. Marie this weekend. …[read more]
Sault College women’s coach
Sault College Cougars women’s hockey team has stayed local in hiring Sault Ste Marie native Chad Mousseau as its head coach effective the 2017-2018 season. …[read more]
No Soo minor bantam team
Sault Ste. Marie will not be represented by a AAA minor bantam team for the 2017-2018 season, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
JDM Sports links with RSG
David Maciuk, family advisor and president of JDM Sports, has confirmed a relationship for his clients with the pro-oriented Roy Sports Group. …[read more]
Hays boys and the Irish
Brothers Joseph Hays and Chris Hays have committed to return to the Detroit Fighting Irish of the United States Premier Hockey League for the 2017-2018 season. …[read more]
Snow in Rayside-Balfour
Rayside-Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have signed 1999 birth-year defenseman Zach Snow, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Q tryouts for Rattlers duo
A pair of Russian-born, 1999 birth year forwards who starred with the Bradford Rattlers of the Greater Metro Jr. Hockey League last season are on tryouts with teams in the Quebec Major Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Fresh look Wolves jerseys
Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League unveiled their new-look jersey design at a press conference held this afternoon. …[read more]
Major tryout in Timmins
The restless hands of time are ticking towards a Major tryout camp that will determine the makeup of the midget hockey team in Timmins. …[read more]
Rabideau to lead Team NOHA
Team NOHA — comprising minor midget-aged, 2002 birth-year players from Northern Ontario — will be led Matt Rabideau as director of operations for the 2017-2018 season. …[read more]
CCHL division realignment
Central Canada Hockey League commissioner Kevin Abrams has confirmed the realignment of the Eastern Ontario-based loop for the 2017-2018 campaign. …[read more]
Home grown coach in KL
Ryan Wood, hired earlier this off season as the new coach and general manager of the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners, has confirmed that Doug Bolger will return to the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League team as an assistant coach. …[read more]
Solid as a Rock in Timmins
1999 birth year defenseman Shawn Sloan has joined the Timmins Rock of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League after a season at the Central Canada Hockey League 2 level. …[read more]
North Bay to Kirkland Lake
Hard-working forward Joe Whittet has parlayed three seasons with the North Bay Trappers of the Great North Midget Hockey League into a signing by the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Kap Flyers are taking shape
They still have an opening or two on their roster ahead of the 2017-2018 Great North Midget Hockey League season. Thus far, Kapuskasing Flyers have signed 11 forwards, five defensemen and two goalies. …[read more]
New look for Kap Flyers
Kapuskasing Flyers of the Great North Midget Hockey League will sport a new-look jersey in addition to having a new major sponsor effective the 2017-2018 campaign. …[read more]
Thunder Bay to Powassan
Reigning Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Powassan Voodoos have signed defenseman Rob McCollum from the Thunder Bay Kings major midgets. …[read more]
OHL rankings for NHL draft
Of the 70 players from the Ontario Hockey League who made the final rankings for the 2017 National Hockey League draft that begins tonight in Chicago, five forwards top the list. …[read more]
Fort Erie to Powassan
Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have obtained 1998 birth year goalie Shayne Battler from the Fort Erie Meteors of the Greater Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Flint, NB make a trade
Flint Firebirds of the Ontario Hockey League have obtained 1998 birth-year forward Max Kislinger from the North Bay Battalion for a conditional draft pick. …[read more]
New to Sault female hockey
Sault Female Hockey Association has passed a motion to implement a comprehensive concussion protocol for the 2017-2018 season, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Rattlers to Division 3, NCAA
Kyle Vigar is moving on from the Bradford Rattlers of the Greater Metro Jr. Hockey League to play at the Division 3, National Collegiate Athletic Association level. …[read more]
Bulls to Swedish pro league
Centre Tyler Quintos, who served as captain for the Bradford Bulls of the Greater Metro Jr. Hockey League in 2016-2017, has signed a pro contract. …[read more]
Fan friendly Flint Firebirds
A weekend-oriented, 2017-2018 regular season schedule. Not only that, there will be multiple $2 beer and $2 hot dog nights. …[read more]
Soo minor midget tryouts
Jamie Henderson, coach of the new Soo minor midget entry that will debut in the Great North Midget Hockey League effective the 2017-2018 season, has confirmed tryout dates for July. …[read more]
Want to play for Timmins?
Looking to play junior hockey in a northern Ontario hotbed? Well, the Timmins Rock of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League is about to play host to a tryout camp. …[read more]
Fighting Irish summer skates
Detroit Fighting Irish of the United States Premier Hockey League will be holding summer skate sessions beginning on Wednesday, June 7 and carrying through until August. …[read more]
Timmins Rock tryout camp
Whitby, Ont. will be the site for a spring prospects evaluation tryout camp that will be staged by the Timmins Rock of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Espanola Express to Bethel
1996 birth year defenseman Riley Tilot is moving on from the Espanola Express of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to the Division 3, National Collegiate Athletic Association program at Bethel University. …[read more]
Cochrane to UMass-Boston
Forward Nate Viberg is moving on from the Cochrane Crunch of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to play at the Division 3, National Collegiate Athletic Association level. …[read more]
Soo Eagles tryout update
Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will play host to an open tryout camp next weekend (May 12-14) at Big Bear Arena in the Michigan Soo. Check-in time is Friday at 4 p.m. at the Big Bear. …[read more]
Soo Eagles tryout camp info
Want to play junior hockey in the original Hockeytown USA? Well, Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will play host to an open tryout camp on May 12-14 at Big Bear Arena in the Michigan Soo. …[read more]
Want to play for Soo Eagles?
Attention junior-aged players looking to play hockey in Sault Ste. Marie. Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will play host to an open tryout camp on May 12-14 at Big Bear Arena in the Michigan Soo. …[read more]
Timmins Majors tryouts
Attention midget-aged players in the Timmins area. As they look to rebuild their program, Timmins Majors of the Great North Midget Hockey League will be holding a tryout camp this weekend. …[read more]
Tryouts here, tryouts there
There are few teams that remain in a playoff picture depicting the 2016-2017 season. Others are already planning ahead to 2017-2018 in the form of spring tryouts. Some of the tryouts slated by teams in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and the Great North Midget Hockey League are as follows. …[read more]
Soo Eagles open tryout
Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will play host to an open tryout camp on May 12-14 at Big Bear Arena in the Michigan Soo. …[read more]
Kap Flyers spring camp
Kapuskasing Flyers of the Great North Midget Hockey League will be holding a three-session camp that begins next week and then extends into the end of the month. …[read more]
Iroquois Falls to Hearst
Iroquois Falls Eskis are on the move to nearby Hearst effective the 2017-2018 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season. …[read more]
Blind River goes up 3-1
Blind River Beavers are one win away from advancing to the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League championship series for the first time in a franchise history that began in 1999. …[read more]
Flint moves up in draft
Flint Firebirds have swapped three picks with Mississauga Steelheads ahead of Saturday’s Ontario Hockey League draft. …[read more]
Two Soo boys pace Eagles
Canadian Soo products Jake Palmerio and Nick Trecroce dominated the score sheet tonight as Soo Eagles blanked Blind River Beavers in Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff action. …[read more]
Powassan a perfect seven up
Powassan Voodoos are within one win of sweeping their second successive Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff series. …[read more]
Bronze medal for NB Trappers
In a showdown between Great North Midget Hockey League rivals, North Bay Trappers got the best of the host Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves in a bronze-medal keeper at the Ontario Hockey Federation regional tournament. …[read more]