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]
Soo minor hockey issues
The state of minor hockey in Sault Ste. Marie serves as an ongoing and almost routine basis for banter among those with any sort of link or interest in its well being. …[read more]
Super start for Sault College
Sault College Cougars are showing teeth in their first season as official members of the American Collegiate Hockey Association. …[read more]
Sicoly assists in NA debut
Sault Ste. Marie native Nicolas Sicoly made a point in his North American Hockey League debut with the Aberdeen Wings on Friday. …[read more]
Sault College home for two
After nine straight road games to begin their first season as official members of the American Collegiate Hockey Association, Sault College Cougars get to skate on home ice. …[read more]
Nic Sicoly to Aberdeen
Sault Ste. Marie product Nicolas Sicoly is headed to the Aberdeen Wings of the North American Hockey League, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Little tykes at old Soo rink
It can be seen on the faces of the six-year old youngsters. The will. The determination. The exertion. The happy faces. …[read more]
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]
Kovacs on four nations stage
Sault Ste. Marie’s Bronson Kovacs is a member of the Hungarian national team that will play host to the Four Nations Cup Hockey Tournament from November 10 to 12. …[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]
John Parco coaches, trains
He has a lot more to offer than just being the coach of the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. A former star player at the major junior and European professional levels, John Parco is also a sports vision trainer and a world-class, kinesiology-educated, disciple of the game that he lives and loves. …[read more]
4-0-2 start for Sault College
They are a first-year team in the Division 3, American Collegiate Hockey Association. And through six games — all of them on the road — Sault College Cougars have been rather impressive. …[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]
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]
Sault College in session
The first Canadian men’s team to become official members of the American Collegiate Hockey Association hits the ice this weekend with a pair of games at Saginaw Valley State University. …[read more]
Hockey North Show feedback
The 2017-2018 version of the weekly Hockey North Show that I host on Tuesdays from 5-6 p.m. on Sault Ste. Marie radio station ESPN 1400 is underway. …[read more]
Soo Eagles to NHL ref prospect
Former Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League defenseman Alec Austin is on the cusp of becoming a National Hockey League referee. …[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]
Rayside to Charlottetown
1999 birth-year forward Cayse Ton is moving on from the Rayside-Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to the Charlottetown Islanders of the Quebec Major Jr. Hockey League. …[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]
Trecroce to Sault College
Nick Trecroce has had a change of plans. Instead of moving on from the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to the Division 3, National Collegiate Athletic Association Morrisville State College Mustangs, Trecroce has opted for the Sault College Cougars of the American Collegiate Hockey Association. …[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]
Big coup for Sault College
Sault College Cougars of the American Collegiate Hockey Association have landed one of the better defensemen from the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Sault College via Timmins
Defenseman Kevin Lanoix, who hails from the northeastern Ontario town of Timmins, has committed to the Sault College Cougars of the American Collegiate Hockey Association for the 2017-2018 season. …[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]
Sault College via Blind River
There is a multiple player connection between the Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and the Sault College Cougars of the American Collegiate Hockey Association. …[read more]
Big commit to Sault College
Power forward Tyler Brown, who has multiple seasons of high-level experience in the Quebec Major Jr. Hockey League, the Maritime Hockey League and the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, has committed to the Sault College Cougars for the 2017-2018 season. …[read more]
Polar Bear Classic coming up
Hosted by the Cochrane Crunch of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, the second annual Polar Bear Classic will be an expansion of the first, with a midget division added. …[read more]
Greyhound grad is Grads coach
Cumberland Grads of the Central Canada Hockey League have hired former Soo Greyhounds scoring sensation Tony Iob as their new head coach. …[read more]
Cole Jarrett headed to Belfast
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario product Cole Jarrett is adding to his world-class professional hockey resume by signing with the Belfast Giants of the British Elite League. …[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]
New scouting gig for Pyette
After being part of three Stanley Cup championship teams with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Sault Ste. Marie native Ron Pyette is taking his scouting talents to the Buffalo Sabres. …[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]
Memories of Michael Doan
Death is part of life. We are born. We live. We die. And while all of us are born to eventually die, some leave sooner than others. …[read more]
Jason Uhl stars in school
Sault College Cougars of the American Collegiate Hockey Association have confirmed the return of forward Jason Uhl for the 2017-2018 season. …[read more]
Rest in peace, Michael Doan
This is a heart-breaker to report. Family and friends are mourning the tragic passing of former high school, junior, college and minor pro goalie Michael Doan. …[read more]
Construction at Sault College
The building of the fledgling varsity men’s hockey program at Sault College is an ongoing process and a work in progress. …[read more]
Cougars get defensive
Sault College Cougars of the American Collegiate Hockey Association have confirmed the commitment of defenseman Jared Binguis for the 2017-2018 season. …[read more]
Committed to Sault College
Defenseman Jamie Kamzol has committed to play for the Sault College Cougars as they debut as members of the Division 3, American Collegiate Hockey Association in 2017-2018. …[read more]
Hockey issues in S.S. Marie
To be sure, there is a widespread notion that all is not well as it pertains to minor hockey in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. …[read more]
On the Rowe to Sault College
Sault College Cougars of the Division 3, American Collegiate Hockey Association have recruited another high-end skater for the 2017-2018 season. …[read more]
Be-Leaf in Flint defenseman
He moved to Toronto from Russia at age seven and could not speak a word of English. A little more than 10 years later, after adapting to life in Canada and becoming a big fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Fedor Gordeev is living a dream. …[read more]
Ups, downs from NHL draft
Of the 217 players who were selected at the 2017 National Hockey League draft, 42 were picked from teams in the Ontario Hockey League. Following are one writer’s list of ups and downs relative to the OHL presence at the weekend NHL draft. …[read more]
Hockey rise at Sault College
A varsity athletics fixture in basketball and volleyball for decades, Sault College is working towards further establishing its men’s and women’s hockey programs. …[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]
Tully an OHL GM in waiting
He’s a former Ontario Hockey League star defenseman who went on to captain a Team Canada, world junior, gold-medal champion. And now as the general manager of a national champion junior A team, Brent Tully has aspirations of returning to the OHL. …[read more]