Paper Kings in good spot
Espanola Paper Kings have a nine point lead on the Soo Eagles in the race for the fourth and final playoff spot in the West Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Mauro and Mauro
Oh brother. The Mauro boys from Sault Ste. Marie are putting on productive performances for their respective teams in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Bell answers the call
Espanola Paper Kings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have summoned affiliate player forward Coulson Bell from the Sudbury U16 Nickel Capitals of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League for a pair of games this week.
…[read more]10 straight for Blind River
Who are these guys? Blind River Beavers have won 10 straight games to move into sole possession of second place in the West Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Hat tricks for Paper Kings
A pair of small size forwards had big game performances as the Espanola Paper Kings strengthened their hold on the fourth and final playoff spot in the West Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. Lucas Signoretti and Devin Mauro both hit for the hat trick as the Paper Kings clipped the French River Rapids by a 9-4 score.
…[read more]First place advantage
Barring an improbable slump, the Timmins Rock will finish atop the East Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and draw a sub-par opponent in the first round of the playoffs.
…[read more]Three with 30+ goals
There are now three members of the 30 goal club as the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League skates into the stretch run of the 2022-2023 regular season.
…[read more]Once a scout always a scout
He has scouted for multiple teams in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for renumeration that was no more than a hat, a jacket and a cold beer or two after a given game. He has old school values and roots that have grown to embrace today’s game. Now in his early 70s, the fire for the game stills burns deep within Charly Murray as the tireless head scout and recruiter for the Sault College Cougars men’s hockey team.
…[read more]Wood is good at Sault College
He is an academic standout at Sault College as a Business Administration major with a 3.50 grade point average. He is also the captain and scoring leader on the Cougars men’s hockey team. And Caleb Wood is also a former Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League star who has good memories from his three seasons with first the Soo Eagles and then the Soo Thunderbirds.
…[read more]NOJHL playoff picture
Playoff season in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will not get underway until the third week of March. But for many NOJHL teams, just about every game being played at this stage of the regular season is like a playoff match.
…[read more]Borrelli in Blind River
Sault Ste. Marie product AJ Borrelli is getting an extended stay with the Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. The 16-year old goalie will remain with Blind River as an affiliate player until February 4, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Paper Kings spring camp
Espanola Paper Kings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League are already in the planning stages for the 2023-2024 season. Paper Kings head coach Jason Rapcewicz and general manager Marc Gagnon have confirmed a northern evaluation camp for April 28-29 in Espanola.
…[read more]A tale of two AP goalies
What were the chances of this? Two goalies from Sault Ste. Marie who play for separate Great North Under 18 Hockey League teams in Sudbury both dressed as affiliate player backups for opposite clubs in the same Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League game.
…[read more]BR goalie signs OHL deal
Niagara IceDogs of the Ontario Hockey League have signed goalie Charlie Burns of the Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to a standard player contract.
…[read more]Timmins v. Hearst
Tense. Testy. Torrid. Just three words of description that narrate the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League rivalry between the Timmins Rock and Hearst Lumberjacks.
…[read more]Kowal the Paper King AP
Teams in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League are known for making good use of affiliate players from the Great North Under 18 Hockey League in the case of injury and shortened lineups.
…[read more]Mauro propels Paper Kings
It was a nice return to the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for Devin Mauro. The 18-year old Sault Ste. Marie product scored once and added an assist as the Espanola Paper Kings edged the French River Rapids by a 7-5 margin tonight.
…[read more]From the Rock to the Majors
Timmins Majors of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League have been bolstered by the return of 17-year old forward Thomas Beard from the Timmins Rock of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Captain Kaden to the Cubs
The first place team in the West Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League strengthened itself at the Canadian Jr. Hockey League trade deadline. Sudbury Cubs obtained big centre man Kaden Laverdiere of the last place Elliot Lake Red Wings in a cash exchange.
…[read more]EPK nabs big Brinn Burleigh
Espanola Paper Kings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League finalized their blue line brigade at the Canadian Jr. Hockey League trade deadline in a big way.
…[read more]Devin Mauro to Espanola
Sault Ste. Marie product Devin Mauro has joined the Espanola Paper Kings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League via the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League.
…[read more]Thunderbirds and Beavers
A mid week home and home set between the Soo Thunderbirds and Blind River Beavers is on tap in the hotly-contested West Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Bell tolls for Espanola
Sault Ste. Marie product Coulson Bell got to make his Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League debut as a 15-year old affiliate player for the Espanola Paper Kings with family members in attendance.
…[read more]Nickel Caps to Paper Kings
A pair of productive 15-year old forwards from the Sudbury U16 Nickel Capitals of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League will make their Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League debut tonight as affiliated players for the Espanola Paper Kings.
…[read more]Elliot Lake to Sudbury
Devin Shoreman is moving from the last place team in the West Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to the first place club.
…[read more]AJ is an AP for BR
It is a case in point and illustration of the hockey development process. In this instance it is Sault Ste. Marie product AJ Borrelli, who is a 16-year old goalie with the Sudbury U18 Nickel Capitals of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League and a registered affiliate player with the Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Back in the north country
A second segment in a given season serves as a stretch run towards spots in the standings ahead of the playoffs. It is also about another stage in player development. And with the 2023 sector of schedules back in play let us take a sled through the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, the Superior International Jr. Hockey League and the Great North Under 18 Hockey League.
…[read more]Bell rings for Paper Kings
Espanola Paper Kings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have registered a second Sault Ste. Marie product who plays for the Sudbury U16 Nickel Capitals of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League as an affiliate player, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Birds add a big defender
Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have gone to Western Canada to obtain 6-foot-5, 200 pound defenseman Ranon Joseph from the Portage Terriers of the Manitoba Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]D1 deal for CC goalie
Cochrane Crunch goalie Marcus Ouellet has secured a Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association commitment to play for the American International College Yellow Jackets.
…[read more]Boivin and Boivin in the net
Oh, brother. The older one tends goal for the Timmins Rock of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. And the younger one stops pucks for the Kapuskasing Flyers of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League. Hailing from Blind River and playing hockey hundreds of miles from home are the goalie brothers — 19-year old Patrick Boivin and 16-year old Alex Boivin.
…[read more]NOJHL stars and storylines
Here and there at about the midway point of the 2022-2023 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League regular season.
…[read more]Paper Kings clip Cubs
An old teammate was the masked culprit as a nine game winning streak of the Sudbury Cubs came to a halt by way of Espanola Paper Kings goalie Jake Marois.
…[read more]High tide of the East side
They are the thriving threesome of the East Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. Timmins Rock, Hearst Lumberjacks and Powassan Voodoos are in an East side race for first place.
…[read more]Sudbury Cubs stay local
The clear cut mission is to win the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League championship. And if the Sudbury Cubs are able to do so it will be with a lineup that is laden with local lads and northern folk.
…[read more]Zest of the NOJHL West
What a race it is in the wild West Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. It starts among the top three teams and then picks up steam in a frantic dash for the fourth playoff spot.
…[read more]Paper Kings add depth
Free agent skater Teegan Dumont has signed with the Espanola Paper Kings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Marson a Paper King AP
Espanola Paper Kings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have officially registered Sudbury U16 Nickel Capitals goalie Nick Marson as an affiliate player. Paper Kings general manager Marc Gagnon confirmed the recent signing of Marson as an AP to Hockey News North.
…[read more]Mid season in the NOJHL
Here ‘n there in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League with the 2022-2023 regular season schedule at the midway point.
…[read more]Zeppa returns to the Birds
Soo Thunderbirds have signed 20-year old goalie Noah Zeppa, Hockey News North has confirmed. Zeppa was a key performer for the 2021-2022 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Thunderbirds.
…[read more]Paper King points producer
He is small in size but big when it comes to putting up points. At a mere 5-foot-6, 160 pounds, Lucas Signoretti has been an impact player for the Espanola Paper Kings since he signed with the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League team as a free agent in late October of this year.
…[read more]Espanola to Kam River
A high end forward is on his way to the first place team in the Superior International Jr. Hockey League via the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Rock and roll of November
Timmins Rock put together a November to remember. A top Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League contender, the Rock rolled to a record of 9-0-1 during November to end the month with an overall mark of 20-5-4 and a .759 winning percentage atop the East Division.
…[read more]Net worth of the North
It is a league flush with goalies who have save percentages at or above the watershed .900 mark. And in the 12 team Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League there are no less than eight homegrown puck stoppers who are in the better than average category.
…[read more]Sticking together
The Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, along with Sherwood Hockey, has teamed up to support an under 18 hockey team in need.
…[read more]Mauro is for the Birds
Justin Mauro’s junior A hockey career has come full circle. The 20-year old Mauro is now a member of his hometown Soo Thunderbirds after having played for four other junior A teams.
…[read more]Noah Metivier to Sudbury
Sault Ste. Marie product Noah Metivier, who helped backstop the Soo Thunderbirds to the 2022 championship, is back in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. The 18-year old Metivier has been acquired by the pace-setting Sudbury Cubs of the NOJHL from the lowly Lindsay Muskies of the Ontario Jr. Hockey League in a cash exchange.
…[read more]Rock solid up in Timmins
Multiple, major acquisitions have been made to get the Timmins Rock to where it is currently at. And with the lineup seemingly set as the midway mark of the 2022-2023 regular season looms, the Rock is a solid contestant for potential glory in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Cubs are a homegrown hub
It is a league that is a combine competition of a fleet of contending teams. And at mid November, it is the Sudbury Cubs who have the best winning percentage in a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League where nine of the 12 teams are above the .500 mark.
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