Sault Major elite coaches
Four coaches have thus far been chosen to head up teams within the Sault Major Hockey Association’s elite program for the 2020-2021 season, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Win, win at Sault College
Through 24 games thus far this 2019-2020 season, the Sault College Cougars have compiled a rousing record of 19-3-2. Glancing ahead, after an away weekend at Michigan State University on February 7 and 8, the Sault College men will be on the home ice of Rankin Arena for matches against West Virginia University on February 15 and 16.
…[read more]Kelly’s heroes
Kelly’s Parkway, an under-12 team representing the Soo Pee Wee Hockey League, emerged as champions of the recent Saginaw Friendship Tournament that was held in the mid Michigan city.
…[read more]Locken did the blockin’
A recent excursion to London allowed me the opportunity to meet up with my old friend Mark Locken, who was a standout Ontario Hockey League goalie from 1975 to 1978. Locken won a Memorial Cup as a rookie with the Hamilton Fincups before playing for the Soo Greyhounds and the Niagara Falls Flyers in the OHL.
…[read more]Soo kids shine in London
Martineau Masonry, a novice major team representing the Soo Pee Wee Hockey League, opened a lot of eyes at a weekend tournament in London.
…[read more]Kanata Lasers for sale
Three separate factions are in talks to take over ownership of the Kanata Lasers of the Central Canada Hockey League, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]How to pick a rep team
It can be a toxic topic. And it seems as though it is a constant cause for consternation. As in, coaches of certain AAA rep hockey clubs who not only pick their own son for the team, but kids of their friends as well.
…[read more]Hounds on Hockey North Show
Following a two-week holiday break, the Hockey North Show with Randy Russon returns to the airwaves tonight from 5-6 p.m. on Sault Ste. Marie radio station ESPN 1400.
…[read more]Miller time for Sault Reps
Preston Miller potted a pair of goals to help support the nifty net-minding of Cash Rowswell as the Sault Reps began the Glenn Bellerby Pee Wee Major AA Hockey Tournament in Barrie this morning with a win.
…[read more]Soo Reps take two more
A pair of road triumphs this weekend has raised the Soo Reps record to a rousing 11-0-1 within the pee wee major AA division of the Nickel District Minor Hockey League.
…[read more]Puck stops with Leila
Leila Barsanti-May shows her text-book goalie form for the visiting pee wee minor AAA Sudbury Wolves in recent action against the Soo Greyhounds.
…[read more]Soo Reps in command
Four straight games on home ice have resulted in four wins in succession for the first-place, pee wee major AA Soo Reps of the Nickel District Minor Hockey League.
…[read more]Hockey North Show …
The latest edition of the Hockey North Show with Randy Russon airs tonight from 5-5:30 p.m. (shortened version) on Sault Ste. Marie radio station ESPN 1400.
…[read more]Soo Reps maintain top spot
Chalk up two more victories for the first-place pee wee major AA Sault Reps of the Nickel District Minor Hockey League.
…[read more]Cougars roar through ACHA
On hiatus from game activity within the American Collegiate Hockey Association until the middle of January, the lone Canadian men’s team in the USA-based program is again a force to be reckoned with.
…[read more]Dunbar to Muskegon
Standout defenseman Tyler Dunbar has joined the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the United States Hockey League from the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Hockey North Show tonite
Sault College Cougars will be a featured segment when the latest edition of the Hockey North Show with Randy Russon airs tonight from 5-6 p.m. on Sault Ste. Marie radio station ESPN 1400.
…[read more]Of Burnett, Hunter & Nolan
Hockey certainly has undergone considerable change over the years, particularly in recent times. And that especially applies to coaches.
…[read more]A first for David Bowen
Making just his third appearance with the Drummondville Voltigeurs since signing with them about six weeks ago, David Bowen has his first win in the Quebec Major Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Tale of three Soo coaches
What better way to usher November into December by spending a good chunk of the weekend at three different rinks?
…[read more]Hockey North Show tonight!
It’s Tuesday! Which means the latest edition of the Hockey North Show with Randy Russon is slated for tonight from 5-6 p.m. on Sault Ste. Marie radio station ESPN 1400.
…[read more]Soo Reps in first place
Through eight games of the 2019-2020 regular season, Soo Reps are the clear cut class of the pee wee major AA division within the Nickel District Minor Hockey Association.
…[read more]Hockey North Show tonight
Soo Jr. Greyhounds of the Great North Midget Hockey League will be a featured segment when the latest edition of the Hockey North Show with Randy Russon airs tonight from 5-6 p.m. on Sault Ste. Marie radio station ESPN 1400.
…[read more]Sunday at the rink
Today was just another Sunday at a rink in Sault Ste. Marie. In this case, it was a match between Martineau Masonry and DK Design.
…[read more]Hockey North Show tonight
The play of newly-acquired goalie Bailey Brkin, which is coincident with a three-game winning streak by the Soo Greyhounds, will be a featured segment when the latest edition of the Hockey North Show with Randy Russon airs tonight from 5-6 p.m. on Sault Ste. Marie radio station ESPN 1400.
…[read more]Hockey North Show tonight
Soo Jr. Greyhounds of the Great North Midget Hockey League and Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will be featured segments when the latest edition of the Hockey North Show with Randy Russon airs tonight from 5-6 p.m. on Sault Ste. Marie radio station ESPN 1400.
…[read more]Soo Reps win in Chicago
Head coach Frank Porco and his pee wee major AA Soo Reps are headed home from the Windy City as champions.
…[read more]Another D1 commit for JDM
Luke Weildant has become the 69th player in less than five years to commit to a Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association school via family advisor David Maciuk and JDM Sports.
…[read more]Hockey North Show tonight
Sault College Cougars will be a featured segment when the latest edition of the Hockey North Show with Randy Russon airs tonight from 5-6 p.m. on Sault Ste. Marie radio station ESPN 1400.
…[read more]Sault Reps season starts
A pair of home games on the weekend signaled the start of the regular season slate within the Nickel District Minor Hockey League for the pee wee major AA Sault Reps.
…[read more]Bowen is goin’ to the Q
Veteran goalie David Bowen is poised for another opportunity to play at the major junior level. Hockey News North has confirmed that Bowen is headed to the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Jr. Hockey League via the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League and the Rayside Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Battle at the Bridge victors
Northern Chiropractic Physio Knights of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario returned home from St. Ignace, Michigan on the weekend as the bantam A division champions at the Battle of the Bridge tournament.
…[read more]Hockey North Show guests
The guests are lined up, the content is being worked on, and the latest edition of the Hockey North Show with Randy Russon is slated for tonight from 5-6 p.m. on Sault Ste. Marie radio station ESPN 1400.
…[read more]Tonight is Hockey North Show
It’s that day again. The latest edition of the Hockey North Show with Randy Russon is slated for tonight from 5-6 p.m. on Sault Ste. Marie radio station ESPN 1400.
…[read more]Atom Jr. Hounds for hunger
The atom minor AA Soo Jr. Greyhounds are challenging other Soo Jr. Greyhound boys and girls hockey teams to collect non-perishable items for the local food bank.
…[read more]Hockey North Show tonight
The Thanksgiving holiday weekend in Canada is over and the latest edition of the Hockey North Show with Randy Russon is slated for tonight from 5-6 p.m. on Sault Ste. Marie radio station ESPN 1400.
…[read more]Ten wins for Soo Indians
Soo Indians are one victory away from matching their win total from the entire 2018-2019 major midget hockey season.
…[read more]Toots has love for the game
Zoltan (Toots) Kovacs, who has a long association with hockey in Sault Ste. Marie dating back to his playing days as a youngster, is feeling good about the direction of the game in his hometown.
…[read more]SC Cougars to play D1 school
A new challenge awaits the Sault College Cougars of the American Collegiate Hockey Association. The reigning ACHA Division 3 champions — who moved up to the Division 2 level this season — have slated a home game against a Division 1 opponent for February.
…[read more]Soo Indians are shaping up
Long-serving general manager Mike (Zeke) Kaunisto is liking the effort and performance of the Soo Indians as the 2019-2020 season takes shape for the major midget hockey team.
…[read more]Hockey North Show tonight
The latest edition of the Hockey North Show with Randy Russon is slated for tonight from 5-6 p.m. on Sault Ste. Marie radio station ESPN 1400.
…[read more]Nine wins for Soo Indians
A record of 9-6-0 has the major midget Soo Indians of the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association an impressive three games above the .500 mark through 15 outings.
…[read more]Hockey North Show on ESPN
The guests are lined up and the content is being worked on for tonight’s edition of the Hockey North Show with Randy Russon, which airs weekly on Tuesday night from 5-6 p.m. on Sault Ste. Marie radio station ESPN 1400.
…[read more]Soo Indians home for three
Coach Pat Carricato and the Soo Indians major midgets of the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association have three home games on the slate this weekend.
…[read more]Hockey North Show returns
A fixture on Sault Ste. Marie radio station ESPN 1400 since 2010, the Hockey North Show with Randy Russon returns for another season tonight from 5-6 p.m.
…[read more]Sault College starts off 2-0
Having moved up from Division 3 to Division 2 within the American Collegiate Hockey Association has not altered the winning ways for the Sault College Cougars.
…[read more]Father, son and RR Rangers
Exemplary bench boss Don Gagnon and his son, Michael Gagnon, will form the coaching tandem for the Root River Rangers of the Sault Major Hockey Association this 2019-2020 season.
…[read more]Roadhouse hockey and golf
The Roadhouse Hockey Club of the Sault is slated to play host to what it is calling the Hack & Slash Shootout at Silver Creek Golf Course on Saturday, September 21.
…[read more]Soo Indians sign 18 players
Soo Indians have committed to and received commitments from 18 players ahead of the 2019-2020 Michigan Amateur Hockey Association season. The Indians will be coached by Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario resident Patrick Carricato, who is making a return to the bench of the major midget team after three years away from the game.
…[read more]Seeing the Soo area scene
It has been a sunny and warm summer up here in the Sault Ste. Marie area. And as summer heads towards autumn and the annual change in seasons, games of hockey will soon be played.
…[read more]OWHA likes four Sault girls
Representing northern Ontario, four players from Sault Ste. Marie recently took part in an Ontario Women’s Hockey Association identification camp.
…[read more]Promotion for Mike Dawson
Yet another Sault Ste. Marie product has secured a prominent position within the National Hockey League. Mike Dawson has been elevated to head of North American scouting for the Carolina Hurricanes.
…[read more]Bradford to Sault College
High-scoring defenseman Mitchell Devins-Cann is moving on from the Bradford Bulls of the Greater Metro Jr. Hockey League to the Sault College Cougars of the American Collegiate Hockey Association, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Iroquois Falls seeks support
The group that is determined to try to bring junior hockey back to Iroquois Falls says it has identified a “strong prospect” that has interest in the said matter.
…[read more]New NHL role for Hartsburg
Good guy Craig Hartsburg is taking on an expanded, specialized role with the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. The former standout defenseman and successful coach with the Ontario Hockey League Soo Greyhounds will do some amateur scouting for Columbus and assist in the development of top Blue Jacket defense prospects.
…[read more]Zeppa signs with Chatham
Local product Noah Zeppa has a Plan B in place if he doesn’t crack the roster of the Soo Greyhounds for the 2019-2020 Ontario Hockey League season. The 2002 birth-year goalie has signed with the Chatham Maroons of the Greater Ontario Jr. Hockey League, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]PW Major AA Reps picked
More than 60 players with 2007 and 2008 birth dates attended a series of recent tryouts for the Soo Pee Wee Major AA Reps. The roster of players picked to play for the Sault Major Hockey Association squad has been obtained by Hockey News North.
…[read more]Pee Wee Major AA tryouts
Coached by Frank Porco, the Soo Pee Wee Major AA rep hockey team will be holding its tryout camp next week, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Sault Major picks AA coaches
The four coaches who will head the AA teams within the Sault Major Hockey Association for the 2019-2020 season have been selected.
…[read more]Looking ahead to next season
It is an annual refrain heard throughout the nation at all levels of the game. One hockey season ends and talk summarily begins about the next one.
…[read more]No doubt about Kyle Dubas
For the third straight spring with Mike Babcock making $6.25 million a season to coach them, the Toronto Maple Leafs have lost in the first round of the National Hockey League playoffs.
…[read more]RV is ACHA MVP
Scoring machine forward Ryan Vendramin of the Sault College Cougars has capped a championship season with a major individual honour. The 23-year old captain of the Cougars has been named most valuable in the Division 3, American Collegiate Hockey Association ranks.
…[read more]Wright played the right way
He was a steady, stay-at-home defenseman who took a long and winding road from Sault Ste. Marie and back again to play four full seasons of hockey at the Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association level.
…[read more]Silver medal Soo crew
Soo Pee Wee Major AA Jr. Greyhounds have returned home from the Ontario Hockey Federation championship tournament wearing silver medals.
…[read more]Zeke, Pat and the Soo Indians
He has been away from the bench for three years on a self-imposed sabbatical. But as Hockey News North was first to report in an earlier story, long-time Sault Ste. Marie coach Patrick Carricato is returning to the game with the major midget Soo Indians alongside general manager Mike (Zeke) Kaunisto.
…[read more]Midget tournament project
Hockey News North is working at trying to set up a major midget hockey mini-tournament that would tentatively be slated for the August 23-25 weekend in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
…[read more]SMHA bantam A champs
Northern Chiropractic and Physiotherapy Knights capped a championship season on Thursday with a double overtime victory over SK Steel.
…[read more]Mrs. B’s off to OHF event
The midget AA level Mrs. B’s Bruins will represent the Sault Major Hockey Association and the Northern Ontario Hockey Association at the upcoming Ontario Hockey Federation championships.
…[read more]Sault Major chooses coaches
Sault Major Hockey Association has decided on the head coaches for its elite teams ahead of the 2019-2020 season, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]OHF awaits Soo Major Atoms
They are holding multiple practices per week ahead of the upcoming Ontario Hockey Federation championships in which they will represent the Northern Ontario Hockey Association and Sault Ste. Marie at the provincial level.
…[read more]Cougars roar to title glory
Sparked by scoring sensation and tournament most valuable player Ryan Vendramin, Sault College Cougars put an exclamation mark on a remarkable season by winning the Division 3, American Collegiate Hockey Association championship.
…[read more]Sault College in Dallas
Sault College Cougars have arrived in Dallas, Texas for the Division 3, American Collegiate Hockey Association national men’s championship tournament. …[read more]
Triple crown champs!
Northside Toyota Soo Pee Wee Major AA Jr. Greyhounds checked off another championship on the weekend. It was the third major title for the team of 2006 birth year players this season.
…[read more]Hartsburg offers to help
Well-respected, well-seasoned Craig Hartsburg, who has played and coached in both the Ontario Hockey League and the National Hockey League with distinction, wants to assist with what he calls the “updating” of Sault Ste. Marie’s entry in the Great North Midget Hockey League.
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