U13 AA Hounds win two of four
LONDON — Soo Under 13 AA Jr. Greyhounds left here with a good takeoff following an above board showing at a high end weekend tournament that featured a whopping 18 teams in their age group alone.
…[read more]Sault College men are 10-2
Nine straight victories have the Sault College Cougars roaring with a record of 10-2-0 through 12 games on the Division 2, American Collegiate Hockey Association schedule.
…[read more]Lambert to coach U18 Hounds
Soo Jr. Greyhounds of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League have brought aboard the highly regarded and well respected Denny Lambert as their head coach.
…[read more]Red Wings radio legend
Paul Woods was certainly no slouch as a hockey player. He captained the Soo Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League and once scored 119 points in a season. And before Steve Yzerman came along, Woods was the youngest captain in the National Hockey League history of the storied Detroit Red Wings. But it is as a Red Wings radio broadcaster that Woods has become an unlikely legend.
…[read more]SC Cougars in command
A pair of home ice weekend wins over their cross-river American Collegiate Hockey Association rival Lake Superior State University Lakers has the Sault College Cougars with a record of 5-2-0 through their first seven games of the 2023-2024 season.
…[read more]Cougars home to Lakers
Having played four of their first five games of the 2023-2024 American Collegiate Hockey Association season on the road, the Sault College Cougars have a pair of upcoming home matches on the slate.
…[read more]Leading the Soo Indians
So far, so good. They are already 11 games into the 2023-2024 season as members of the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association. And it has been a strong showing thus far for the Soo Indians, who have a record of 8-3-0.
…[read more]U18 Indians v. Jr. Hounds
It will be a cross-border, home and home exhibition set of games between the Soo Indians of the USA Under 18 Tier 1 Hockey Federation League and the Soo Jr. Greyhounds of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League.
…[read more]Jameus to Sault College
Sault College Cougars of the Division 2 American Collegiate Hockey Association have added a local lad as a late recruit ahead of the 2023-2024 season.
…[read more]Indians sweep Green Bay
Michigan Soo Indians capped a perfect exhibition series weekend to begin the 2023-2024 hockey season today with a decisive 5-1 drubbing of the visiting Green Bay Bobcats.
…[read more]Soo Indians open with a ‘W’
Nathan Maguire made 25 saves and fellow Ontario Hockey League draft pick Deven Jones McDonald scored a goal as the Soo Indians of the USA Under 18 Tier 1 Hockey Federation League began the 2023-2024 season on Saturday with a 5-3 win over the visiting Green Bay Bobcats.
…[read more]Calling all 60 plus players
Sault Senior Men’s Hockey League is looking to add a 60 and over division for the looming 2023-2024 season, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Summer in the hockey towns
Officially, in a given year, the average hockey season runs from September to May. Unofficially, it never really ends. Following is a choice selection of notable junior, college and under 18 hockey happenings — as they relate to the north region — thus far this off season.
…[read more]Boys of Team Canada North
It has been said. It has been written. That is, hockey season never really ends. And it is true. As an example, for several players from Northern Ontario in the 2011 birth year category, they are spending mid July in Vaughan, Ontario as part of the Sports Illustrated Hockey Prospects All Star Challenge.
…[read more]Jr. Greyhounds v. Soo Indians
A cross-border under-18 hockey rivalry is in position to be rekindled for the 2023-2024 season. Personnel from the Soo Jr. Greyhounds of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League and the Soo Indians of the USA Under 18 Tier 1 Hockey Federation League are upbeat and eager to face off in a series of exhibition matches over the course of the ’23-24 campaign.
…[read more]U18 AAA Hounds, Indians
They are similar Under 18 AAA hockey programs that are separated by a mere two miles of International Bridge at Sault Ste. Marie. One team plays in the Great North Under 18 Hockey League under the umbrella of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. The other is a participant in the USA Under 18 Tier 1 Hockey Federation League as members of the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association.
…[read more]Nest of Eagles off to school
Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have confirmed the ascension of several graduated players to the American college hockey ranks ahead of the upcoming school season.
…[read more]Lined up at Sault College
This has the makings of being a good season. Potentially, at the very least. That is, the Sault College Cougars continue to add on to what is being set up as a lusty lineup ahead of the looming 2023-2024 varsity men’s hockey season.
…[read more]Net gain for Sault College
Following a strong showing at their spring skate tryout camp in June, the Sault College Cougars of the Division 2 American Collegiate Hockey Association have since confirmed the commitment of goalie Kaylan Campbell ahead of the 2023-2024 season.
…[read more]Cole Crowder to Sault College
Sault College Cougars have added a huge presence to their lineup ahead of the looming 2023-2024 varsity men’s hockey season. Cole Crowder, a hulking 6-foot-5, 220 pound forward, is headed to Sault College from the Sudbury Cubs of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Brothers of Sault College
There will be a brother act among the brotherhood of players on the 2023-2024 edition of the Sault College Cougars varsity men’s hockey team. Following the earlier commitment of 21-year old defenseman Jackson Jacques, 19-year old forward Jeremiah Jacques will line up with his older brother at Sault College this coming season.
…[read more]Paper Kings add goalie coach
Sault Ste. Marie resident Bill Vanderleest is taking his goalie instructor skills a few hours down the highway. The affable, ageless Vanderleest has been hired as the goalie coach for the Espanola Paper Kings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Registered at Sault College
Smooth skating, free wheeling, right-hand shooting defenseman Jackson Jacques is another player with high level junior hockey seasoning to recently commit to the Sault College Cougars of the American Collegiate Hockey Association for the 2023-2024 school year.
…[read more]Spring roar of the Cougars
This speaks volumes to the status of the program and the recruiting efforts of the staff. That is, more than 50 players showed up for the recent spring skate of the Sault College Cougars varsity men’s hockey team.
…[read more]Top U18 goalies in the area
There is a net worth of goalies from northern Ontario born in either 2006 or 2007 who have the tools to be top performers at the Under 18 AAA level come the 2023-2024 season.
…[read more]U15 Majors get their man
The newly-formed U15 AAA Timmins Majors of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association have hired their first-ever head coach. The U15 AAA Majors — who will be an affiliate team for the Timmins Majors of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League — have stayed local in hiring Steve Surcon as their bench boss.
…[read more]T-Birds to Sault College
A pair of fine forwards are moving on from the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to the Sault College Cougars of the Division 2, American Collegiate Hockey Association effective the 2023-2024 season.
…[read more]U13 AA Jr. Hounds roster
Head coach Ryan Corcoran has confirmed the roster for the Under 13 AA Soo Jr. Greyhounds ahead of the 2023-2024 hockey season.
…[read more]Hanmer … NHL … NTAAA
Over the years, venerable Centennial Arena in Hanmer has been the home of hockey development for many young hopefuls. And there have been a number of players from the Hanmer/Valley East area who have gone on to play professional hockey.
…[read more]No U16 AAA team for Sault
Sault Ste. Marie will not ice an Under 16 AAA hockey team for the 2023-2024 season after all. The executive of the Sault Major Hockey Association released the following statement.
…[read more]Sault boys in key NHL roles
Six Sault Ste. Marie products hold prominent positions on five of the eight National Hockey League teams that are still active in this year’s National Hockey League playoffs.
…[read more]Hounds exit to Soo Indians
The reasons are not exactly clear. And really, why would anyone want to say anything publicly for fear of possible reprisal? But the fact is that no less than four local lads who suited up for the Soo Jr. Greyhounds of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League in 2022-2023 have opted to exit the program to sign with the Soo Indians of the Under 18 Tier 1 Hockey Federation League ahead of the 2023-2024 season.
…[read more]Four Jr. Hounds to Soo Indians
Make that four local lads who suited up for the Soo Jr. Greyhounds of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League in 2022-2023 that have opted to sign with the Soo Indians of the Under 18 Tier 1 Hockey Federation League ahead of the 2023-2024 season.
…[read more]Indians sign Jr. Hounds trio
Three local lads who suited up for the Soo Jr. Greyhounds of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League in 2022-2023 have opted to sign with the Soo Indians of the Under 18 Tier 1 Hockey Federation League ahead of the 2023-2024 season.
…[read more]U16 AAA approved for Sault
Sault Ste. Marie is now in position to have an Under 16 AAA program along with a U18 AAA team for the 2023-2024 season.
…[read more]Silver for U15 AAA Hounds
Soo Jr. Greyhounds were upended by the Vaughan Kings by a 4-0 margin in the gold medal game of the AAA Under 15 Ontario Hockey Federation championship tournament on Sunday.
…[read more]Signing up at Sault College
Five tried and tested junior hockey skaters — defensemen Chase Muswagon, Jackson Jacques and Ethan Mercer and forwards Ethan Novello and Mason Wesley — are among the notables who have signed up for the Sault College Cougars ‘Spring Skate’ that is slated for June 3-4.
…[read more]U15 AAA Sons tap ex-OHLer
Trevor Blanchard, who skated in 246 games in the Ontario Hockey League as a hard-working left winger, has a new coaching gig in his hometown of Sudbury.
…[read more]Under 10 A level champs
An overachieving crew of both boys and girls, the Northside Volkswagen Hurricanes recently skated away with the Soo Pee Wee Hockey League’s under 10 A level championship.
…[read more]U15 AAA All Ontario in Soo
Northern Community Centre is the host venue and Soo Jr. Greyhounds are the host team for the Under 15 AAA All Ontario hockey tournament that begins on Wednesday with the championship game slated for Sunday.
…[read more]Korah girls are number 1
The first-ever championship tournament for girls high school hockey in Sault Ste. Marie was recently held in front of a huge crowd at the new Northern Community Centre.
…[read more]Tanner Burton takes the helm
This comes as no surprise. This is the right hire. The varsity men’s hockey team at Sault College has a new head coach. He is Tanner Burton, who moves up from assistant coach to the bench boss of the hockey Cougars.
…[read more]Recruiting for Sault College
The ageless, relentless Charly Murray is on an ongoing recruiting mission as the head scout for the varsity men’s hockey team at Sault College.
…[read more]NOHA U15 AA champs!
Under 15 AA Soo Jr. Greyhounds are Northern Ontario Hockey Association champs. Coached by Frank Porco, the U15 AA Hounds skated to NOHA championship glory in North Bay today.
…[read more]Lady Cougars are champs!
Sault College Cougars put the exclamation point on an undefeated women’s hockey season today with a 6-1 triumph over Northeastern University.
…[read more]Soo Indians hire Jerry Lortie
Simply stated, this is a really good addition. Soo Indians of the Michigan based, Under 18 Tier 1 Hockey Federation League have brought aboard Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario product Jerry Lortie as an assistant coach.
…[read more]Timmins adds U15 AAA team
This is really positive news for minor hockey in the Timmins area. Hockey News North has confirmed that the Timmins Majors of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League are expanding their program with the formation of a U15 AAA team effective the 2023-2024 season.
…[read more]Under 16 AA champs
Soo Under 16 AA Jr. Greyhounds capped a dual championship season today. The U16 AA Hounds added the playoff championship to the regular season title with a 3-2 win over the Nickel City Sons. See below for team photo.
…[read more]All in at Sault College
There are two good sides to varsity hockey at Sault College. As there is men’s hockey, so too are there women who play the game they love.
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