Cubs get a Wolves draft pick
North Bay product Marshall McCharles will continue his hockey development close to home. A 6-foot-1, 180 pound forward and 2022 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft pick of the Sudbury Wolves, McCharles has signed with the Sudbury Cubs of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Building up the Express
A second half swoon cost the Espanola Express a playoff position in 2021-2022. Espanola finished six points back of the Elliot Lake Red Wings for the fifth playoff spot in the West Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]North winds of junior hockey
There are a mingle of 19 teams that compete within the ranks of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and the Superior International Jr. Hockey League. In true north form, 11 are based in northeastern Ontario, six are situated in northwestern Ontario towns, one operates in northern Michigan and another is stationed in the north region of Wisconsin. All are working towards the looming 2022-2023 season with ranging measures of outlook and probability.
…[read more]Miners to the Rock
This can be classified as a blockbuster deal. Timmins Rock of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has acquired a high performance duo of 2002 birth year forwards from the reigning Superior International Jr. Hockey League champion Red Lake Miners in a cash exchange, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Soo T-Birds to Soo Eagles
Call it a cross-border transaction. Soo Thunderbirds and Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have made a player exchange.
…[read more]Dryden to Cochrane
Hulking defenseman Tie Jacobs is back in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League after part of a season in the Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Rock on at the Cottage Cup
Timmins Rock of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has been invited to be a part of a pre season tournament involving teams from the Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Central Canada Hockey League.
…[read more]Cochrane Crunch tryout camp
Looking for a chance to play in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for the coming season? Cochrane Crunch of the NOJHL is hosting a one day tryout camp in August. See below for details.
…[read more]Newfoundland to Cochrane
Cochrane Crunch of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has reached out all the way to Canada’s east coast to sign a high scoring skater.
…[read more]Kam River to Kirkland Lake
Dealing from strength at both the blue line position and potential overage players, the Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League has traded a 2002 birth year defenseman to the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Simmering story lines
Once the 2022 calendar flips to September it will only be eight days into the month before the first puck is played and the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League regular season is underway. And a glance ahead has a choice number of readable story lines looming.
…[read more]Dunbar gets NHL look
Sault Ste. Marie product Ty Dunbar received a look-see at the recent National Hockey League summer development camp of the Colorado Avalanche.
…[read more]Birds nest at Sault College
Yet another Soo Thunderbirds grad will be a part of the men’s hockey program at Sault College when the Cougars take to the ice for the 2022-2023 season.
…[read more]Wisconsin to the Soo
Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have added experienced depth to their forward lines with the acquisition of Ryan Blackburn from the Wisconsin Lumberjacks of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Adding punch to the Crunch
What he may lack in size he makes up for with grit and grind and heart and hustle and the dogged determination of a relentless pest.
…[read more]NOJHL to QMJHL
A pair of 2004 birth year stalwarts are moving up from teams in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan of the Quebec Major Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Powassan to Flint
Hulking forward Alex Bradshaw has signed with the Flint Firebirds of the Ontario Hockey League following a productive season with the Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Dmytruk and the Express
He has played the game at the junior A, major junior, Canadian university, minor pro and European pro levels and also has ample coaching experience. And now, Rob Dmytruk is offering his considerable knowledge to the Espanola Express of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Off season movement
There has been measurable, observable activity since the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League officially re-opened for business on June 1 ahead of the 2022-2023 season.
…[read more]Marc Lafleur to the Q
Championship coach Marc Lafleur is moving up from the Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan of the Quebec Major Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Nolan Newton of the North
Sudbury Cubs of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have stayed in their own back yard to sign the 2021-2022 Northern Ontario Hockey Association player of the year. He is 2006 birth year forward Nolan Newton, who was a fifth round pick of the Barrie Colts at the 2022 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft from the Sudbury Nickel Capitals of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League.
…[read more]Express to Sioux Lookout
The newest team in the Superior International Jr. Hockey League has added a seasoned defenseman with prior experience in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]More roar for the Cougars
It may be summer. But fall and winter are what the Sault College Cougars have eyes on as they continue to commit to returning and incoming players ahead of the 2022-2023 men’s hockey season.
…[read more]Attack on the Voodoos
Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have signed a prospect of the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League by way of the North Bay AAA Trappers of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League.
…[read more]Big d-man heads to Hearst
An inter-league cash transaction has landed the Hearst Lumberjacks of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League a good size defenseman.
…[read more]Eagles sign two Ontario boys
A pair of highly touted Ontario born skaters have been swooped up by the Michigan-based Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Five Eagles off to school
Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League continue to be a program that consistently moves players to the collegiate level of school and the game.
…[read more]Express route to Hearst
New Liskeard product Adam Shillinglaw has had his Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playing rights transferred, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Rismond to Powassan
Utilizing their affiliation with the North Bay Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League, the Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have signed defenseman Tyson Rismond. A 2006 birth year skater, Rismond played for the Sudbury Nickel Capitals of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League in 2021-2022.
…[read more]Firebirds to Rock
A top goalie prospect of the Flint Firebirds of the Ontario Hockey League is slated to develop with the Timmins Rock of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for the 2022-2023 season, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Birds boss reflects on big season
Cole Jarrett could not have envisioned what would transpire in his debut season as part owner and head coach of the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. Not only did the Thunderbirds finish atop the standings of the 12-team NOJHL with a regular season record of 38-5-5 but they pulled off an epic comeback to win the league playoff championship.
…[read more]Busy on the Beaver dam
Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League absolutely made a whopper of a splash with the recent signings of three young high end players — a defenseman, a forward, and a goalie — from the Soo Jr. Greyhounds of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League.
…[read more]Beavers add Majors d-man
Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have signed three more rookies ahead of the 2022-2023 season, Hockey News North has confirmed. Included in the trio is 2005 birth year defenceman Tucker McConnell-Fritz from the Timmins Majors of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League.
…[read more]T-Birds trade talented tender
He is on the move from the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Soo Thunderbirds to the Lindsay Muskies of the Ontario Jr. Hockey League in a cash exchange. After a spectacular 2021-2022 rookie season, 2004 birth year goalie Noah Metivier is leaving town.
…[read more]Aboflan opts for Blind River
A third member of the 2021-2022 Great North Under 18 Hockey League champion Soo Jr. Greyhounds has signed with the Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Beavers deal with Walleye
Ryan Doucette will stay at home to play junior hockey for the 2022-2023 season. Doucette has been acquired by the Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League from the Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Blind River to Timmins
Goalie Patrick Boivin is on the move in a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League trade that has been confirmed by Hockey News North.
…[read more]Beavers are keen on Kallo
Yet another graduate of the Soo Jr. Greyhounds of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League has signed with the Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Burns signs with Blind River
It would appear that the Blind River Beavers are set in the net ahead of the 2022-2023 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season.
…[read more]Trappers to Voodoos
Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have stayed in their neighbourhood and signed high scoring forward Will Bourre from the North Bay Trappers of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League.
…[read more]Blind River to Sudbury
Sudbury Cubs have made a move to solidify their veteran goal-keeping presence following the graduation of prime time puck-stopper Joel Rainville.
…[read more]New bunch for Crunch
Tom Nickolau has made several staff additions ahead of his second full season as president and head coach of the Cochrane Crunch of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Let the trades begin
Junior hockey is officially open for business ahead of the 2022-2023 season. Multiple transactions involving teams from the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have received the proper approval.
…[read more]New conductor on the Express
Jason Rapcewicz has hired an experienced asset for the hockey operations department of the Espanola Express.
…[read more]Good vibes of the NOJHL
It was a 2021-2022 campaign capped by successive seventh and deciding playoff games of epic entertainment. And there was no scarcity of regular season fanfare in a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League where eight of 12 teams were clear-cut contestants and younger players were prominent performers.
…[read more]Baby Birds lacked experience
The fact that the Soo Thunderbirds went winless in losing all four of their games at the recent 10 team, Centennial Cup national junior A hockey championship tournament only tells part of the story.
…[read more]Soo Eagles tryout camp
Lincolnwood, Illinois will be the site of an upcoming open tryout camp being staged by the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. See below for details on how to register.
…[read more]The life and times of Lenny
He is a character like few others with an upbeat personality, a devilish smile and a motor of a mouth. He is also a winner and has taken his high wire act as a coach and general manager from the North of Superior Hockey League to the Greater Metro Hockey League to the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to the Central Canada Hockey League. He goes by the name of Ryan Leonard but is simply — and affectionately — known as Lenny to many in the junior hockey world.
…[read more]Northern teams eliminated
Neither of the clubs from northern Ontario will advance to the playoff round of the 10 team Centennial Cup national junior A hockey championship tournament that is being held in Estevan, Saskatchewan.
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