Blind River v. Powassan
Just call it a small-town showdown between two Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League markets with a combined population of less than 8,000. …[read more]
Express return of old coach
Tommy McCarthy will be returning to the Espanola Express of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for the 2017-2018 season. …[read more]
Beaver fever in Blind River
For the first time in a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League history that began in 1999, the Blind River Beavers are headed to the championship series. …[read more]
Iroquois Falls to Hearst
Iroquois Falls Eskis are on the move to nearby Hearst effective the 2017-2018 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season. …[read more]
Blind River goes up 3-1
Blind River Beavers are one win away from advancing to the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League championship series for the first time in a franchise history that began in 1999. …[read more]
Eagles will try to tie it up
Buoyed by a seven-point burst from Canadian Soo products Jake Palmerio and Nick Trecroce in Game 3, Soo Eagles will try to even their playoff series with Blind River Beavers tonight. …[read more]
Two Soo boys pace Eagles
Canadian Soo products Jake Palmerio and Nick Trecroce dominated the score sheet tonight as Soo Eagles blanked Blind River Beavers in Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff action. …[read more]
Powassan a perfect seven up
Powassan Voodoos are within one win of sweeping their second successive Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff series. …[read more]
Injured Eagles on the mend
A troika of forwards led by high-scoring Roman Gaudet could bolster the Soo Eagles as they return home for Games 3 and 4 of their Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff series with the Blind River Beavers. …[read more]
Stevenson to sign with Storm
Winger Keegan Stevenson, who skated with Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League this season, is set to sign with Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
NOJHL final four begins
Blind River Beavers and Powassan Voodoos have both used home ice to take opening games in their respective Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League division finals. …[read more]
Soo Eagles v. BR Beavers
Separated by two miles of International Bridge and about 90 miles of highway, a pair of upstart teams will face off for West Division bragging rights within the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Beavers to face Eagles
Blind River Beavers have won a playoff series for only the second time since joining the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League in 1999. …[read more]
One game, winner-take-all
A closely-contested Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff series featuring four straight one-goal games is headed to a seventh-and-deciding match. …[read more]
Canadian Eagles fly high
At one time or another over the past few years, Nick Trecroce, Jake Palmerio and Carmen Scarfone all had aspirations of playing for their hometown, Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League team. …[read more]
How sweep it is!
It lived up to its hype, the border battle did, with four close, evenly-matched contests. But the same team won all four games as Soo Eagles completed an improbable sweep of Soo Thunderbirds tonight. …[read more]
NOJHL playoff update
Rayside-Balfour Canadians have tied their series with Blind River Beavers while Powassan Voodoos have advanced to the next round of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoffs. …[read more]
Eagles edge T-Birds again
Kade Phipps made 46 saves and Soo Eagles upended the two-time reigning champion Soo Thunderbirds 3-2 tonight to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the second round, best-of-seven Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff series. …[read more]
Border battle moves to Pullar
Soo Eagles and Soo Thunderbirds will resume their Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League cross-border playoff series tonight. …[read more]
Express tryout camp
Espanola Express of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has confirmed that its spring tryout camp will be held on Saturday April 22 at the Gerry McCrory Countryside Arena in Sudbury. …[read more]
Don’t count T-Birds out
Soo Thunderbirds may be trailing Soo Eagles two games to none in their best-of-seven Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff series but it would be foolish to sell the two-time defending champions short. …[read more]
Eagles put press on T-Birds
Utilizing a basketball-style press — in this case an effective 1-1-3 fore check — Soo Eagles stole another road match to take a 2-0 lead on the favoured Soo Thunderbirds in their second-round Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff series. …[read more]
NOJHL playoffs continue
Second-round playoff action in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League continues with three games slated for tonight. …[read more]
Opening night, round two
Living up to its billed hype, the Twin Soo border battle was all that as the second round of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff show opened on Thursdsay night. …[read more]
Round two in the NOJHL
Preliminary round over, it’s on to the divisional semi-finals with eight teams in the quest for Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League glory. …[read more]
Birds, Eagles hit the Rhodes
The famed Twin Soo rivalry, aka the Border Battle, is set up for another installment with the Soo Thunderbirds and Soo Eagles facing off in the second round of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoffs. …[read more]
Roman numerals are back
Seasoned skater Roman Gaudet settled in to pot a pair of timely tallies to lift the Soo Eagles into the main round of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoffs. …[read more]
Time to Pullar together
Soo Eagles and Elliot Lake Wildcats will decide their best-of-three, preliminary round, Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff series tonight. …[read more]
Eagles win in Nick of time
Defenseman Nick Trecroce certainly picked a good time to score his first two goals as a member of the Soo Eagles. …[read more]
NOJHL honours a gentleman
It is only fitting that the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has decided to recognize long-time statistician and historian David Harrison by naming its Most Gentlemanly Player award after him. …[read more]
EL Wildcats v. Soo Eagles
Two teams with strikingly-different strengths will face off when the Soo Eagles and Elliot Lake Wildcats meet in a best-of-three, preliminary-round series. …[read more]
NOJHL goalie gets D1 deal
Powassan Voodoos goalie Nate McDonald has parlayed a strong season in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League into a Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association commitment. …[read more]
Tentative transfer of T-Birds
The first-year operators of the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have finalized an arrangement to forward control of the not-for-profit franchise, a source with knowledge of the situation has told HockeyNewsNorth.com. …[read more]
Eagles, EL in prelim round
Soo Eagles will have the advantage of the home ice of Pullar Stadium for Game 1 of their best-of-three preliminary-round playoff series with the Elliot Lake Wildcats. …[read more]
First W for northern kid
Northern Ontario product Cameron Lamour has his first win as an Ontario Hockey League goaltender — and against his hometown team no less. …[read more]
NOJHL on the March
A grueling 56-game regular season will soon come to an end in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League before the Ides of March usher in the playoff rounds. …[read more]
T-Birds face uncertainty
The beat goes on for the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. Well, at least for this season anyway. …[read more]
French River gets Strong
As they begin to plan ahead to next season the French River Rapids of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have added Kenny Strong to their coaching staff. …[read more]
Change in French River
First-year operator Jessy Landry is stepping down as president of the French River Rapids of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Birds win on the Rhodes
Whether it’s playing in front of 4,800 empty seats at the Essar Centre or about 100-plus followers at cozy John Rhodes Community Centre, the wins keep adding up for the Soo Thunderbirds. …[read more]
Division 1 potential?
The kid can play. To be sure, there is an attractive offer on the table for Jake Palmerio to attend school in Michigan and play at the Division 3, National Collegiate Athletic Association level beginning next season. …[read more]
30 wins for Blind River!
This is a definite good news story. Blind River Beavers have established a new franchise record for most wins during the regular season. …[read more]
Solo act in Elliot Lake
Corey James Bricknell stands as a solitary soul as the coach and general manager of the Elliot Lake Wildcats of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Is Scott going to scoot?
Long-time Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League board member Scott Marshall is contemplating stepping down from his position as president of the Timmins Rock. …[read more]
Soo Eagles to UW-River Falls
1997 birth-year forward Bradley Hofelich will move on from the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to play for an elite, powerhouse, Division 3 National Collegiate Athletic Association program. …[read more]
Beavers nearing milestone
Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League are closing in on establishing a franchise record for regular-season victories. …[read more]
NOJHL commish speaks out
A standout Ontario Hockey League defenseman during his playing days with the Sudbury Wolves, 54-year old Robert Mazzuca is now in his sixth season as the commissioner of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. Mazzuca also serves as the chair of the junior council for the Ontario Hockey Federation. Following is a transcript of an interview with HockeyNewsNorth.com and Mazzuca. …[read more]
Iroquois Falls rumour mill
The paper mill may be closed in Iroquois Falls but the rumour mill is still producing its share of tabloid copy. …[read more]
Forrest on fire
Former Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League all-star Garrett Forrest is stating his case to be more than a backup goalie for the Flint Firebirds of the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]