Shuffle in the Beavers net
Reigning West Division playoff champion Blind River Beavers have shuffled their net worth with the 2018 portion of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season set to get underway. …[read more]
Write on about the NOJHL
There is so much good that can be written about the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. And here are just a few examples from among the many folks who make following the NOJHL worth while. …[read more]
Soo T-Birds to BR Beavers
The top two teams in the West Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have finalized a trade, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Soo midgets hop the Express
Espanola Express of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has called on forward Parker Morgan and defenseman Jacob Doucette from the Soo Greyhounds of the Great North Midget Hockey League, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Timmins to Rimouski
1999 birth year defenseman Josh Anderson is moving up from the Timmins Rock of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to the Rimouski Océanic of the Quebec Major Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
NOJHL debut for Campbell
Minor midget forward David Campbell made a point, literally, in his Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League debut as an affiliate player with the Blind River Beavers. …[read more]
Ritchie makes NOJHL debut
Short on players for a weekend road trip, French River Rapids of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League called on defenseman Jordan Ritchie from the Soo Greyhounds of the Great North Midget Hockey League. …[read more]
Neault makes NOJHL history
Rayside-Balfour Canadians forward Matt Neault has established a new Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League record for most career games played. …[read more]
Best of the NOJHL West
Call them the Four Tops. As in the top four teams from the West Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
A win for Michael Doan
On a night that honoured their fallen former goalie, the Soo Thunderbirds came through in heavenly fashion for the late Michael Doan. …[read more]
Ex-OHLer to NOJHL in Hearst
Hard-working, character-kid forward Zack Dorval, who played three full seasons in the Ontario Hockey League before leaving on his own terms following the 2016-2017 season, has signed with the Hearst Lumberjacks of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Michael Doan to be honoured
As his former teams face off in a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League match on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at John Rhodes Community Centre, the late Michael Doan will be honoured in a pre-game tribute. …[read more]
Soaring Soo Eagles sweep
Michigan Soo Eagles pulled off a road trip rarity on the weekend with three successive wins up in rugged northeastern Ontario. …[read more]
In and out of Rayside
Player movement has been plentiful of late as the Rayside-Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League are tweaking their roster. …[read more]
Rayside aims at Powassan
Rayside-Balfour Canadians have added a seasoned skater to their roster as they take aim at a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League championship. …[read more]
Crunch time for Soo boy
Kurtis Rogers of the Soo Greyhounds of the Great North Midget Hockey League got to experience the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League recently as a Cochrane Crunch affiliate player. …[read more]
T-Birds tap local market
To be sure, Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League are becoming even more of a local team. …[read more]
KL strikes gold
Newly-acquired forward Gregory Trudeau-Paquet is already paying dividends for the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Crunch, Beavers are hot
One from the East, one from the West. They represent two Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League teams that are on a roll. …[read more]
Birds bring pair to the nest
Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have officially confirmed the acquisition of a pair of homegrown forwards. …[read more]
Kap gains for Hearst
There is a tidy development path along the rugged highway from Kapuskasing to Hearst that serves as player advancement between the two northeastern Ontario towns. …[read more]
T-Birds v. Eagles tonight
It looms as a game that is a promotion in itself, the fabled border battle rivalry featuring the Soo Thunderbirds and Soo Eagles. …[read more]
NOJHL teams on the up
Rayside-Balfour Canadians. Soo Eagles. Kirkland Lake Gold Miners. They are three Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League teams on the move. …[read more]
This is Team NOJHL
The 2017 Eastern Canada Cup all-star challenge is slated to be held November 13-15 in Trenton, Ont. and the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has confirmed its roster for the event. …[read more]
NOJHL East is a beast
Parity is rather evident among the six divisional rivals. Indeed, just six points stand between the second place Kirkland Lake Gold Miners and the sixth place Timmins Rock in the East Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Wrong way in Elliot Lake
Widely viewed as a serious championship contender before the start of the 2017-2018 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season, Elliot Lake Wildcats have instead been a big disappointment to date. …[read more]
Eagles 4, Thunderbirds 3
Soo Eagles continued their winning ways of late while at the same time putting a halt to the seven-game unbeaten streak of the cross-river Soo Thunderbirds …[read more]
John Parco coaches, trains
He has a lot more to offer than just being the coach of the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. A former star player at the major junior and European professional levels, John Parco is also a sports vision trainer and a world-class, kinesiology-educated, disciple of the game that he lives and loves. …[read more]
15 goals for Nick Smith
He has hands of silk and a nose for the net. Soo Thunderbirds second-year forward Nick Smith is evolving into a goal-scoring machine. …[read more]
Hot in the NOJHL West
Rayside-Balfour Canadians, Soo Eagles and Soo Thunderbirds are three teams from the West Division who are on a roll in the 12-member Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
NOJHL by the numbers
Call it a numbers game. As in a here and there, hodge podge of numbers as they pertain to the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
So far, so good in Hearst
On the ice, they are winning. At the gate, they are packing them in. So far, so good for the first-year Hearst Lumberjacks of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Roster moves in Rayside
Rayside-Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have added a forward to compensate for the advancement of another. …[read more]
Crunch in cruise control
Handing the reigning champion Powassan Voodoos their first home ice loss since February of last season — covering eight games, playoffs included — Cochrane Crunch is on a roll of its own. …[read more]
Birds sweep border battle
A shorthanded goal by rookie forward Camaryn Baber with less than five minutes to play in the third period lifted the Soo Thunderbirds to a 4-2 win over the Soo Eagles on Saturday and a sweep of the border battle weekend series between the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League rivals. …[read more]
Talking up the Soo Eagles
Seasoned scout Charly Murray had plenty good to say about the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League when guesting on the Hockey North Show, which airs on Tuesdays at 5 p.m. on Sault Ste. Marie radio station ESPN 1400. …[read more]
Back on board the Express
Espanola Express, winless through seven games thus far this Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season, has added some much-needed scoring to its lineup. …[read more]
Up early in the NOJHL
A trio of small-market teams — French River Rapids, Blind River Beavers and Powassan Voodoos — have five wins apiece in the early going of the 2017-2018 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season. And let us not overlook the rebound that the Michigan Soo Eagles have managed. …[read more]
Feeling it in French River
French River Rapids of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have already surpassed their win total from 2016-2017 just six games into the 2017-2018 campaign. …[read more]
Hockey nights in Timmins
Timmins Rock of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Timmins Majors of the Great North Midget Hockey League are both in action at home this weekend. …[read more]
4-0 Beavers hit the road
The only undefeated team in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League takes to the rugged roads this weekend for a trio of contests. …[read more]
Phil Caron a free-agent find
From the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to the Ontario Hockey League. And as an un-drafted, under-sized defenseman no less. …[read more]
Hockey + weather = bonus
Does it get any better than this? If you are into various levels of hockey, warm weather and happen to live in Sault Ste. Marie, this is a good time of the year. …[read more]
Blind River remains unbeaten
Steven Khull put the puck in the net two minutes and 22 seconds into overtime as the visiting Blind River Beavers edged the Soo Thunderbirds 4-3 in a fast-paced, well-played Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League match on Friday night. …[read more]
Soo Eagles to NHL ref prospect
Former Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League defenseman Alec Austin is on the cusp of becoming a National Hockey League referee. …[read more]
Back in Rayside-Balfour
1997 birth year forward Tristan Simm is back with the Rayside-Balfour Canadians for a third season in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
NOJHL season underway
There were some good opening night crowds. There were some good starts for players, coaches and teams alike. The 2017-2018 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season is underway. …[read more]
Opening week in the NOJHL
First pucks drop on a number of Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League rinks this week as regular-season play begins in the 12-member loop. …[read more]
Rayside set for start of season
As Rayside-Balfour Canadians will take to the ice for the start of the 2017-2018 regular season on Thursday night, the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League team has a late commitment from a rookie forward. …[read more]