NOJHL Showcase Roundup
Two days of the annual Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League showcase event featured all 11 NOJHL teams plus St. Andrew’s College of Aurora as a guest entry. All teams played two games in Sudbury in front of not only fans and supporters but a host of scouts and recruiters from various levels of the game, including the National Hockey League and Ontario Hockey League, not to mention Canadian and American schools.
…[read more]Thunderbirds and Beavers
It is a classic Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League rivalry that dates back to the year 2000. And there never seems to be any lack of a story line when it comes to the big market Soo Thunderbirds and their much smaller market rival Blind River Beavers.
…[read more]Eagles … Rapids … Losier
Upcoming in the days ahead is the annual Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League showcase event in Sudbury. All 11 NOJHL teams will play two games apiece and be joined by St. Andrew’s College of Aurora as a guest entry. Meanwhile, the NOJHL is more than three weeks into the ’25-26 regular season.
…[read more]Early season story lines
We are about a month or so into the ’25-26 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League regular season. Championships are not won during the fall months but stakes can be put in position and the anxiety button to qualify for one of the eight playoff spots in the 11 member NOJHL can begin to pulsate, if only slightly.
…[read more]Good coaches of the NOJHL
What defines a good junior hockey coach? There are numerous factors, such as time tested experience, success, development of players, and integrity. To be sure, the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has its share of head coaches who click off all of the above attributes.
…[read more]Opening acts in the NOJHL
Espanola Paper Kings — with a pair of improbable blowout victories — are among the early season story lines in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]NOJHL champs begin with win
Sudbury Cubs started their Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League title defense with a firm 4-0 white wash of the Timmins Rock in the ’25-26 regular season opener.
…[read more]Ready, set, go in the N.O.
Several story lines to retain for reference as the ’25-26 regular season in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League moves forward:
…[read more]Solid as a Rock in Timmins
Timmins Rock is an annual contender for championship status in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. The NOJHL attendance leaders on a yearly basis, head coach Brandon Perry and the Rock are coming off a fourth-place finish in ’24-25 with 69 points from a record 33-16-3.
…[read more]Paper Kings eyeing playoffs
After narrowly missing the playoffs by a mere two points in ’24-25, the Espanola Paper Kings will be out to make a return to the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League post season in ’25-26.
…[read more]Brick on the Beaver pond
Since taking over as the head coach in Blind River back in 2016, Kyle Brick has built the Beavers into a first rate outfit that is a perennial contender in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]French River looking to rise
French River Rapids will be aiming to move up in the standings among the 11 teams of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League in ’25-26 following a 10th place finish in ’24-25. The youthful Rapids posted a record of 16-33-3 in ’24-25 and lost their final 10 games of the season to miss out on the eighth and final playoff spot.
…[read more]NOJHL showcase schedule
The Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has confirmed the dates and times for its annual Showcase event, which this year is slated for October 7-8 at the Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex in Sudbury.
…[read more]Soo boys land in Blind River
It will be quite the Sault Ste. Marie presence in Blind River when first pucks drop on the ’25-26 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League regular season next week.
…[read more]On to a few good rivalries
The restless hands of time are ticking towards the start of the ’25-26 hockey season. And while little can be done about certain self absorbed, self serving minor hockey coaches and managers who treat the game as though it is a special sanctuary for them, their kids, their friends and their kids — at the expense of others — here’s to a good season ahead for all of the good folks of the game.
…[read more]Huckson heading to Flint
Free agent defenseman Colton Huckson — who has a late December, 2008 birth date — is slated to attend the upcoming Ontario Hockey League training camp of the Flint Firebirds. Mike Oliverio, who is the head scout for the OHL Firebirds, confirmed to Hockey News North that Huckson, who is a Sault Ste. Marie product, has been invited to Flint for next week’s camp.
…[read more]Soo Eagles sign Soo boys
A foursome of skaters from the Ontario side of the International Bridge at Sault Ste. Marie have signed with the Michigan Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]High regard for the NOJHL
One of my most liked amateur hockey leagues begins a fresh season of play in a month. With 11 teams — the Elliot Lake Vikings remain on leave of absence due to the continued closure of its city owned home arena — the sometimes hidden gem that is the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League features strong leadership and mostly good ownership.
…[read more]NOJHL Cubs sign OHL pick
He is smart and skilled with blazing speed and plum potential. And Ty Dubreuil will be one of the youngest players in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League come the looming ’25-26 season. Dubreuil, who was a 14th round pick by the Windsor Spitfires at the 2025 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft, has signed with the reigning NOJHL champion Sudbury Cubs, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Ready to roll in Espanola
The Paper Kings are primed to play. A full selection of returning players and incoming new recruits are part of the roster formation for Espanola with the ’25-26 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League regular season slated to start on September 11.
…[read more]Leaving Soo for Blind River
Camden Cowan has become the latest high end hockey player from Sault Ste. Marie to pack his equipment and head 90 miles east along Highway 17 to Blind River ahead of the ’25-26 season.
…[read more]Top scorer back in Espanola
Productive forward Cameron Menard is returning to the Espanola Paper Kings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League via the Niagara Falls Canucks of the Greater Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Paper Kings ink OHL pick
Owen Smith will continue his hockey development by staying up north. A 2009 birth year forward who was taken in the 11th round of the 2025 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft by the North Bay Battalion, Smith has signed with the Espanola Paper Kings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League ahead of the ’25-26 season.
…[read more]Playing for the Paper Kings
A good selection of returning players and incoming new recruits are part of the roster formation for the Espanola Paper Kings with the ’25-26 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League regular season slated to start on September 11.
…[read more]Blind River signs Soo crew
A trio of graduates from the AAA Soo Jr. Greyhounds program have signed with the Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League ahead of the ’25-26 season, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Clean sweep for Soo Eagles
All six graduated 2004 birth year players from the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League now have college commitments to schools in either of the American Collegiate Hockey Association or National Collegiate Athletic Association effective the ’25-26 season.
…[read more]U of Guelph via NOJHL Cubs
From junior hockey to the Canadian university ranks. Reigning, two time Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Sudbury Cubs have confirmed that graduated defenceman Michael MacLean has committed to attend the University of Guelph — and play for the Gryphons — effective the upcoming ’25-26 term.
…[read more]Soo Eagles main tryout camp
Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League are holding an early August main camp. The Eagles will pick their team for the ’25-26 season from the camp. See below for details.
…[read more]’25-26 NOJHL season looms
First puck will drop in about two months. The Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has officially confirmed its format ahead of the looming ’25-26 season.
…[read more]Jordan Smith is a winner
Just win, baby. A proven victor as a head coach in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, Jordan Smith is continuing his winning ways behind the bench with his latest triumph coming as an assistant coach with the Calder Cup champion Abbotsford Canucks of the American Hockey League.
…[read more]Guthrie back in Espanola
Bracebridge product Graydon Guthrie has opted to finish his junior hockey career with the Espanola Paper Kings, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]T-Birds sign local goalie
Cam Boville is poised to spend the ’25-26 hockey season at home in Sault Ste. Marie. The journeyman goalie has signed with the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Old and new in Espanola
A foursome of northern lads are among the five holdovers who have thus far signed up to play for the small market Espanola Paper Kings ahead of the ’25-26 season. And there are also newcomers who have committed to the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League program in Espanola.
…[read more]New to Powassan Voodoos
Here’s to the north. Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have stayed close to home in adding a pair of forwards while also making a trek down Highway 17 to Sault Ste. Marie via Blind River to sign a skilled offensive defender.
…[read more]EPK retains depth forward
Forward Cain Savage is slated to return to the Espanola Paper Kings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League come the ’25-26 season.
…[read more]Paper Kings get new d-man
He is well traveled but still young with a 2007 birth date. Defenseman Nolan Garrard has signed with the Espanola Paper Kings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Temple has a hockey Pool
Timmins Rock of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has confirmed that graduated defenceman Elijah Pool has committed to Pennsylvania-based Temple University of the Division 1, American Collegiate Hockey Association ahead of the ’25-26 season.
…[read more]Real deal for the Soo T-Birds
Defenseman Brady Real is slated to stay home and skate for the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League come the ’25-26 season, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Jack is back in Espanola net
Goalie Jack Helkie is set to return to the Espanola Paper Kings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for a second season, as Hockey News North was first to report. And Paper Kings goalie coach Bill Vanderleest is happy to have his 2006 birth year pupil back in the Espanola net.
…[read more]Signed up again in Espanola
A pair of northern lads are among three returnees who have thus far signed up to play for the Espanola Paper Kings ahead of the ’25-26 season. Forwards Ashton Pitawanakwat and Lucas Dubois are poised to play a second season in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for Espanola.
…[read more]ACHA for Espanola grad
Espanola Paper Kings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have conformed that graduating forward Jack Anderson will attend Oakland University in the Metro Detroit suburb of Rochester effective the ’25-26 season.
…[read more]EL Vikings still in limbo
The Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has extended the leave of absence for the Elliot Lake Vikings for the upcoming ’25-26 season — and thus operate with 11 teams.
…[read more]College a fit for Soo Eagles
No less than five members of the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League now have college commitments to schools in either of the American Collegiate Hockey Association or National Collegiate Athletic Association effective the ’25-26 season.
…[read more]School is where Eagles go
From junior to school is where they invariably land. Graduate from the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and chances are good that the next step will be playing at either of the National Collegiate Athletic Association or American Collegiate Hockey Association levels.
…[read more]Rob Mazzuca re-elected
The Canadian Jr. Hockey League recently concluded its annual general meeting in Calgary. Among major items of business, Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League commissioner Rob Mazzuca was re-elected as the chair of the board of the Canada wide CJHL.
…[read more]Eagles move on to school
Graduate from the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and chances are good that the next step will be playing at either of the National Collegiate Athletic Association or American Collegiate Hockey Association levels.
…[read more]Cubs turn double play
Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League have yet to win a championship in 50 plus years of existence. But across town, the Sudbury Cubs of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have now won back to back championships.
…[read more]NOJHL to NCAA path
Three more players from teams in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have commitments to play at the Division 3, National Collegiate Athletic Association level effective the ’25-26 season.
…[read more]Cubs in clear control
Back to back road victories in Hearst have given the reigning champion Sudbury Cubs a three games to one lead on the Lumberjacks in their Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League title series.
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