Canada Day signings in Powassan
Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have waved in Canada Day with the signing of forward Parker Bowman and defenseman Dan Boutin. …[read more]
Soo Eagles main tryout camp
Soo Eagles will pick the team that will begin the 2016-2017 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season from their August 5-7 main tryout camp. …[read more]
French River gets a new guy
Hulking forward Kaden Hintz has been dealt by the Cochrane Crunch to the French River Rapids in a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League trade just completed. …[read more]
Elliot Lake to Wisconsin-Superior
Liam Blais, who clicked for 21 goals for the Elliot Lake Wildcats of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League in 2015-2016, is off to the collegiate ranks. …[read more]
Cochrane to Northland
Cochrane Crunch defenceman Brandon Workun is headed to Northland College to play for the Lumberjacks of the Division 3, Northern Collegiate Hockey Association. …[read more]
New additions to French River
Jessy Landry has been a busy fellow in his new undertaking as president and general manager of the French River Rapids of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Powassan signs GNMHL grad
Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have signed 1998 birth-year defenceman Cameron Moore, who played last season with the New Liskeard Cubs of the Great North Midget Hockey League. …[read more]
Soo Eagles sign pair of forwards
Two forwards with a “nice scoring touch” have signed with the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, co-coach/general manager Bruno Bragagnolo has told HockeyNewsNorth.com. …[read more]
Beavers make move with Elmira
Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have made a player exchange with the Elmira Sugar Kings of the Greater Ontario Jr. Hockey League, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Temang to Powassan
Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have added a high-scoring defenceman from the nearby Temiscaming Titans of the Greater Metro Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Voodoos get a piece of the Rock
Powassan Voodoos added size and scoring — and got younger — in a recent Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League trade with the Timmins Rock. …[read more]
Beavers sign veteran newcomers
Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have signed a pair of 1996 birth-year skaters from southern Ontario. …[read more]
Voodoos vouch for OHL prospect
Powassan Voodoos did not have to venture far to confirm their first new player signing preparatory to the 2016-2017 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season. …[read more]
NOJHL whiners and complainers
They ranked second and sixth respectively on the attendance chart of the 12-team Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League in 2015-2016 but the Timmins Rock and Kirkland Lake Gold Miners are whining and complaining about money issues — and making them public. …[read more]
Cochrane deals top scorer
High-scoring forward Hunter Atchison, who amassed 56 goals, 52 assists, 108 points in 62 games, regular season and playoffs included, for the Cochrane Crunch of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League in 2015-2016, has been traded. …[read more]
More balance likely in NOJHL
As the Soo Eagles, Espanola Express and French River Rapids adjust from being expansion entries of a year ago to a more-established presence and as the Blind River Beavers and Iroquois Falls Eskis plot a return to old glory, look for the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to be more-balanced in 2016-2017. …[read more]
Beavers snag two more scouts
The new-look Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have added two more scouts to their staff. …[read more]
Snow boards the Express coach
Recently-graduated Espanola Express defenceman Shane Snow will join head coach Tom McCarthy and co-coach Jason Rapcewicz on the bench as an associate coach with the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League team. …[read more]
Old Hound to scout for Beavers
David Legree, who as an overage goalie backstopped the Soo Greyhounds to their first-ever Ontario Hockey League playoff appearance in 1975-1976, is joining the Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League as a scout. …[read more]
Dual role for Jordan Smith
Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have confirmed that veteran head coach Jordan Smith has been given the added responsibilities of general manager. …[read more]
Old scout returns to Blind River
It didn’t take time-honoured Charly Murray long to get back into the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League scene. …[read more]
Sweeping the Bird house
Quite clear, no doubt, the new operators of the Soo Thunderbirds are re-branding their Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League franchise. …[read more]
Soo Eagles to Lawrence Vikings
Productive forward Reed Gregory, who netted 20 goals, 21 assists, 41 points in 43 games for the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League during the 2015-2016 season, has a Division 3, National Collegiate Athletic Association commitment for the 2016-2017 campaign. …[read more]
Scouts part ways with Soo T-Birds
Veteran Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League scouts Brad Boyer and Charly Murray no longer have an association with the reigning champion Soo Thunderbirds. …[read more]
Want to play in Blind River?
There is still time to register for the upcoming mini tryout camp that is being hosted by the Blind River Beavers. …[read more]
New bench gig for Darryl Moxam
Darryl Moxam’s planned return to the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League coaching ranks came to an abrupt halt earlier today when the soon-to-be-40-year-old was hired by the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League as an assistant. …[read more]
Soo T-Birds spring tryout camp
The reigning Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Soo Thunderbirds will be holding a spring tryout camp across the International Bridge. …[read more]
Tech T-Birds will take right turn
The change of the guard is taking place within the ranks of the two-time Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Soo Thunderbirds. …[read more]
French River Rapids tryout camp
Under the direction of coaches Moe Mantha and Dan Tremblay, French River Rapids of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will hold a two-day tryout camp this weekend. …[read more]
Mantha returning to French River
French River Rapids of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will again have the services of veteran coach Moe Mantha for the 2016-2017 season, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Iroquois Falls to Elmira, N.Y.
1995 birth-year forward Tanner Bowditch, who produced 16 goals and 43 points for the Iroquois Falls Eskis of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League in 2015-2016, has a Division 3, National Collegiate Athletic Association commitment. …[read more]
One-day Beaver camp coming up
It’s a start of new beginnings in small-town Blind River, an upcoming, one-day mini camp. …[read more]
Denny Lambert talks T-Birds, Tech
He is settling into his new job at The Tech 1921 Ltd. as the director of hockey operations for the company that has taken over the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and has plans to start a school-based athletic academy by the fall of 2017. …[read more]
Player advance from Powassan
Graduated Powassan Voodoos defenceman Nicky Grose is headed to the New York-based Utica College Pioneers to continue his hockey career at the Division 3, National Collegiate Athletic Association level. …[read more]
Now Cain resigns from T-Birds
Shortly after Jamie Henderson stepped down as general manager of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Soo Thunderbirds earlier today, president of hockey operations Kevin Cain has also resigned. …[read more]
Soo Thunderbirds GM steps down
Jamie Henderson has officially ended a five-year association with the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Soo Thunderbirds. …[read more]
Express route to school
Espanola Express forward Ian Thompson has committed to attend Davenport University in Grand Rapids, Michigan effective the 2016-2017 season. …[read more]
Blind River should pursue old scout
As the new-look Blind River Beavers seek a return to better days, there’s a veteran Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League scout who could assist in the rebuild project. …[read more]
T-Birds down two assistants
As the back-to-back Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Soo Thunderbirds transition to new operators during the off-season, a second assistant coach has moved on to become a head coach elsewhere. …[read more]
Blind River Beavers mini camp
Under the watch of new head coach Kyle Brick, the Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have scheduled a one-day mini camp. …[read more]
Cochrane to St. Scholastica
Dustin Cordeiro is taking his scoring touch from the Cochrane Crunch of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to the St. Scholastica College Saints, a Division 3, National Collegiate Athletic Association program that is based in Duluth, Minnesota. …[read more]
Eagles boss impressed with camp
Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League held a spring camp on the weekend that attracted 36 players, including 11 veterans. …[read more]
Change of the guard awaits T-Birds
They repeated as champions of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League with relative ease. They made it to the final game and just missed out in their bid to repeat as Dudley-Hewitt Cup, Central Canada Tournament champions. …[read more]
Trenton trims T-Birds in title tilt
Trenton Golden Hawks of the Ontario Jr. Hockey League have dethroned the defending Dudley-Hewitt Cup, Central Canada Tournament champion Soo Thunderbirds. …[read more]
T-Birds v. Trenton for DHC title
Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will seek a second successive Dudley-Hewitt Cup, Central Canada Tournament title tonight when they face off against the Trenton Golden Hawks of the Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Dudley-Hewitt Cup winding up
It’s down to two games to decide the winner of the Dudley-Hewitt Cup, Central Canada Tournament with three of four teams still in the running for the junior A hockey championship. …[read more]
Senecal sparks Soo Thunderbirds
Rookie forward Zach Senecal dented twine three times to lead the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Soo Thunderbirds to a 6-5 victory over the Fort Frances Lakers of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League in action this afternoon at the Dudley-Hewitt Cup Central Canada Tournament. …[read more]
Soo T-Birds lose DHC opener
The defending Dudley-Hewitt Cup champion Soo Thunderbirds dropped their opening game today at this year’s Central Canada Tournament. …[read more]
Building a team brick by Brick
It has been five years since the Blind River Beavers have had a winning season and the small-town Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League franchise has changed direction as it seeks a return to better days and competitive ways. …[read more]