U14 AA Hounds win NOHA
TIMMINS — They were one loss away from elimination in the round robin portion of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association’s Tournament of Champions. But the Under 14 AA Soo Jr. Greyhounds rebounded to not only make the playoffs but skate to victory in both a semi final match and the title tilt to return home to Sault Ste. Marie as NOHA champions.
…[read more]Sudbury AAA coaches
Sudbury Minor Hockey Association has confirmed its Sudbury Jr. Wolves AAA level head coaches for the 2025-2056 season. They are as follows.
…[read more]Korah is best of the North
Korah Colts are Northern Ontario Secondary Schools Association boys high school hockey champions. And they worked two overtime frames to bring the crown to Sault Ste. Marie by virtue of a 2-1 victory over the Sudbury St. Charles Cardinals.
…[read more]Comeback kids of Korah
The cardiac kids completed an improbable comeback to win the Sault Ste. Marie boys high school hockey championship. Korah Colts overcame a 3-1 third period deficit on Thursday to score a stunning 5-3 victory over the Central Algoma Huskies in the fifth and deciding game of the title series.
…[read more]Sault U9 Bruins are champs
Hail to the International Silver Stick champions from Sault Ste. Marie. Sault Bruins Under 9 hockey team competed at the recent Lambton Shores Regional International Silver Stick tournament and returned home as champions.
…[read more]Hail the U14 AA Hounds
A perfect five for five weekend at the Halton Hills Winter Classic resulted in a minor hockey championship celebration for the Soo Under 14 AA Jr. Greyhounds.
…[read more]Say hey to Nathan Day
Flint Firebirds of the Ontario Hockey League have a new leader for most career wins by a goalie in a franchise history that dates back to 2015.
…[read more]Be-leaf in Anthony Stolarz
David Maciuk recalls the time when he had to beg a tier two junior hockey team to sign little known goalie Anthony Stolarz. Now 31 years of age and a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs, the 6 foot 6 Stolarz has since forged a lengthy National Hockey League career as the quintessential backup goalie.
…[read more]Rest easy, Brent Jarrett
Brent Jarrett, who rose from the frigid outdoor and chilly indoor rinks of Sault Ste. Marie to become an unlikely superstar with the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League and the minor pro Kalamazoo K-Wings, has passed away at the age of 65.
…[read more]CHL grads to NCAA ranks
Adrian Gedye of Pinnacle Hockey Management is one family advisor/certified player agent whose clients are taking full advantage of the new rule that makes Canadian Hockey League players eligible to play for Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association programs effective the ’25-26 season.
…[read more]Gold for U13 AAA Hounds
Head coach Craig Kennedy and the Under 13 AAA Soo Jr. Greyhounds struck gold at the recent 32nd annual Hamilton Steel Hockey Classic.
…[read more]MID WEEK NOTEBOOK
A regular, rhythmic write-up covering the exploits of various players, teams and leagues at the rep, junior and collegiate hockey levels.
…[read more]MID WEEK NOTEBOOK
A regular, rhythmic write-up covering the exploits of various players, teams and leagues at the rep, junior and collegiate hockey levels.
…[read more]U14 AA Hounds hang in
LONDON, Ontario — Close but not quite. Soo Under 14 AA Jr. Greyhounds made it to within a game of the championship match at the annual London Jr. Knights Fall Classic Hockey Tournament that was held here on the weekend.
…[read more]Leamington via Thessalon
Brendan Cooke, a signed Ontario Hockey League prospect of the Flint Firebirds, is continuing his development with the Leamington Flyers and has his first goal as a member of the Ontario Jr. Hockey League team.
…[read more]Local lad in net in Halton
Goalie Cam Ingram, who hails from the Sault Ste. Marie area farming town of Echo Bay, is spending the ’24-25 season with the Halton Hurricanes of the AAA Under 18 Ontario Minor Hockey Association. The 6 foot, 185 pound Ingram, who has a November 7, 2008 birth date, was picked by the Windsor Spitfires in the 13th round of the 2024 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft.
…[read more]Romaniuk to the QMJHL
Scoring sensation Brant Romaniuk is moving up from the Timmins Rock of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to the Gatineau Olympiques of the Quebec Maritimes Jr. Hockey League, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Road hockey rascals
A time honoured tradition continues to be played out by at least some of today’s youth. A group of Sault Ste. Marie youngsters recently got together for a day of road hockey on Coulson Ave. in the city’s mid town. And they even took time to pose for a photo for Hockey News North.
…[read more]U14 three on three champs
SUDBURY — A team of players from Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury won the under 14 division at the Hockey Benders Cup three on three tournament that was held here on the weekend.
…[read more]Henderson to U14 Hounds
Jamie Henderson is the new head coach of the under 14 AAA level Soo Jr. Greyhounds, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]RIP, Bobby Jones
If they say that only the good die young, well, in this case that is certainly true. Hailing from Haviland Bay, Ontario — he was proud to refer to it as his home — Bobby Jones has passed away at the young age of 54 after being diagnosed a few years back with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS.)
…[read more]SMHA coaching program
There is more game changing and ground breaking news emanating from the ranks of the Sault Major Hockey Association. Hockey News North has confirmed that world class former coach and player Craig Hartsburg is instituting a coaching program guide that all Sault Major coaches at the AAA and AA levels will be expected to follow.
…[read more]TC North wins it all
Team Canada Black — with all 17 of its 2011 birth year hockey players from various towns in northern Ontario — returned home from Vaughan, Ont. as champions of the recent Sports Illustrated Prospects Challenge.
…[read more]Connor Toms to Carleton
Former Soo Greyhounds and Windsor Spitfires defenseman Connor Toms is utilizing his Ontario Hockey League education package to begin his university schooling and playing career this fall.
…[read more]Timmins to Chatham
Forward Ian Lachance, who led the Timmins Majors and the Great North Under 18 Hockey League in scoring in 2023-2024, has signed with the Chatham Maroons of the Greater Ontario Jr. Hockey League, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Paul Maurice and Stanley
I have been rooting for Paul Maurice ever since the 1984 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft when the Windsor Spitfires took the lanky defenseman in the third round from the Sault Ste. Marie Legion midgets.
…[read more]Hartsburg joins Sault Major
This is really good news — as good as it gets — for minor hockey in Sault Ste. Marie. That is, Craig Hartsburg — world class as both a player and a coach — has been appointed to the position of AAA league director by the Sault Major Hockey Association.
…[read more]Road hockey heroes
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is an excerpt from my next book — More Tales Of An Old Hockey Writer — which I plan on publishing later this year.)
…[read more]Here are the U14 AA Hounds
Head coach Ryan Corcoran and his staff have selected the players who will represent the Soo Jr. Greyhounds at the Under 14 AA level of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association for the 2024-2025 season.
…[read more]Blind River to Sault College
Two high end graduates of one of the top programs in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have committed to the Sault College Cougars of the American Collegiate Hockey Association ahead of the 2024-2025 season.
…[read more]So close for U15 AA Hounds
Representing the Northern Ontario Hockey Association, the Soo Under 15 AA Jr. Greyhounds left a lasting impression at the recent Ontario Hockey Federation championship tournament that was held in Oakville.
…[read more]Soo Eagles to Soo Indians
Doug Laprade has got himself a new head coaching gig ahead of the 2024-2025 season. But the 55 year old bench boss will not be leaving Sault Ste. Marie.
…[read more]U13 AA Hounds at OHF
Two weeks after leaving Timmins with silver medals from the Under 13 AA Northern Ontario Hockey Association Tournament of Champions, the Soo Jr. Greyhounds are back in the same northeastern Ontario town this weekend for the Ontario Hockey Federation finals.
…[read more]North Channel to OHL Spitfires
There are feel good stories aplenty in the hockey world. And this just could be another one in the making. It deals with a young goalie who started out playing hockey in the little farm town of Echo Bay — located 30 miles or so outside of Sault Ste. Marie — for a house league team called the North Channel Lightning.
…[read more]Marson stands out for Hounds
Soo Jr. Greyhounds were outshot, outscored and generally outplayed by the powerhouse Waterloo Wolves in their opening night match at the Central Region Under 18 AAA Hockey Championship Tournament at the Northern Community Centre.
…[read more]Silver for U13 AA Jr. Hounds
TIMMINS — Soo Jr. Greyhounds gave the powerhouse host Timmins North Stars a mighty scare in the title tilt of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association Under 13 AA Tournament of Champions that was held here on the weekend.
…[read more]U16, U18 Jr. Hound coaches
Sault Ste. Marie is poised to be represented by both Under 16 and Under 18 teams as members of the AAA level Great North Under 18 Hockey League effective the 2024-2025 season. And the head coaches of both programs are already finalizing their staffs ahead of the ’24-25 campaign.
…[read more]U12 to U15 AAA go interlocking
It is being lauded as additional and increased competition. That is, AAA level teams from the Under 12 to Under 15 age groups that represent the Northern Ontario Hockey Association will play games outside their region as part of an interlocking schedule effective the 2024-2025 season.
…[read more]Evans aids victorious Vipers
Sault Ste. Marie product Gage Evans played a noteworthy role for the Windsor LaSalle Vipers in their recent Greater Ontario Jr. Hockey League opening round playoff series triumph over the arch rival Chatham Maroons.
…[read more]NOHA champs: U12 AA Hounds
Soo Jr. Greyhounds have returned from Timmins as Northern Ontario Hockey Association champions for the Under 12 AA level.
…[read more]Back to back for Lady Cougars
Sault College Cougars have repeated as national champions of the American Collegiate Hockey Association’s Division 2 women’s program.
…[read more]Hey to Pro Shop Penguins!
Pro Shop Penguins of the Sault Major Hockey Association recently returned from Barrie as champions of an under 15 tournament.
…[read more]Sault College via Espanola
Leadership. Experience. Involvement. That is some of what defenseman Liam McDonald is poised to bring to the varsity men’s hockey team at Sault College effective the 2024-2025 season.
…[read more]Two SFHA teams take titles
Twelve teams from Northern Ontario and Michigan were in Sault Ste. Marie on the weekend as part of the Northern Ontario Women’s Hockey League playoffs. And two teams from the Sault Female Hockey Association skated away with championship victories.
…[read more]Sudbury Cubs; Nickel City Cubs
Sudbury Cubs of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have formed a brand partnership with the Nickel City Hockey Association ahead of the 2024-2025 season.
…[read more]Big news from Sault Major
Quite clear and with no doubt, this is an exceptional hire. Sault Major Hockey Association has confirmed that former Ontario Hockey League and National Hockey League mainstay Jeremy Stevenson will take over as the head coach of the Soo Jr. Greyhounds of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League effective the 2024-2025 season.
…[read more]AA goalie makes Team NOHA
Score a big one for the underdog. AA level goalie Sebastien Brassard from Sault Ste. Marie has clearly defied the odds in making the AAA Team NOHA squad that will compete at the prestigious OHL Cup Tournament that is designed for select prospects from the 2008 birth year group.
…[read more]Tales of an old hockey writer
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following passage is an excerpt from a chapter in my book, Tales Of An Old Hockey Writer, which is slated to be published and available for sale by March 1. Mature audiences only.
…[read more]Mindset mentality of the goalie
They perform to the beat of a different drum. They are stationed between two pillars as solitary sentries who guard a net. In a book, they are a chapter of their own.
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