Rayside signs Peterborough pick
Chad Denault, a third-round selection of the Peterborough Petes at the 2016 Ontario Hockey League draft, has signed with the Rayside-Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Express stays local
Three local/area products will be returning to the Espanola Express of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for the 2016-2017 season, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
North Bay to Powassan pipeline
Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have added an Ontario Hockey League draft pick of the North Bay Battalion to their roster. …[read more]
Win-win for Espanola Express
Let us call this a win-win situation for Tom McCarthy, Jason Rapcewicz and all those associated with the Espanola Express of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Soo Eagles moving players on
No less than 10 players who finished the 2015-2016 season with the Soo Eagles will be moving on from the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League team to start the 2016-2017 campaign at a higher level. …[read more]
Soo T-Birds looking for billets
The two-time, reigning Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Soo Thunderbirds are seeking families who may be interested in billeting out-of-town players for the 2016-2017 season. …[read more]
Soo T-Birds tryout camp set
Jordan Smith, coach-general manager of the two-time, reigning Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Soo Thunderbirds, has released details for the team’s upcoming tryout camp. …[read more]
Crunch adds Cross
Cochrane Crunch of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has added well-traveled, 1996 birth-year forward Braeden Cross, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Beavers sign pair of Americans
Two American-born skaters from Illinois have signed with the Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Coaching shift in NOJHL West
Three of the six teams in the West Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will have new head coaches in place when the 2016-2017 regular season begins in about five weeks. …[read more]
Jamie Henderson has a new job
Jamie Henderson, who helped the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to three championships in a five-year span — first as assistant coach, then as assistant general manager and then as general manager — has secured another high-level position in the sport. …[read more]
New coach in Elliot Lake
Years of junior hockey coaching experience is what gave Corey Bricknell the edge in being hired as the new bench boss of the Elliot Lake Wildcats. …[read more]
Soo Eagles forward to RPI
Sam Rappaport is moving on from the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for prestigious Rensselaer Polytenchic Institute, a Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association school. …[read more]
American Express
A pair of American-born skaters will be returning to the Espanola Express of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for a second season. …[read more]
NOJHL showcase in October
Sudbury will serve as the host site for a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League showcase event that will be held October 11-12 at the Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex. …[read more]
Back in the Eagles nest
A returning player who the Soo Eagles will be counting on in a big way for the 2016-2017 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season is 1997 birth-year forward Jake Palmerio. …[read more]
Soo Eagles snag hometown kid
Brendan Elliott, a 6-foot-4, 210-pound, 1997 birth-year defenseman, will be returning home to play for the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League this coming season. …[read more]
Express written consent
Two more players have signed on with the Espanola Express of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
NOJHL openers
We are in the middle of summer but hockey season is not that far off — less than two months from start up, as a matter of fact. …[read more]
Huntsville to Powassan
Forward Andy Baker is moving forward from the Jr. C Huntsville Otters to the Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Return ticket on the Express
Two key players will be returning to the Espanola Express of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for a second season, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Lortie is new Blind River scout
Charly Murray, senior advisor and scouting director for the Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, has added another scout to his staff. …[read more]
More Blind River additions
Make that two more players who have formally committed to the Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Soo Eagles to St. Mary’s U
Alex DiBacco, a 1996 birth-year defenseman who played the 2015-2016 season with the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, has a college commitment, HockeyNewsNorth.com has learned. …[read more]
Blind River via Waterloo
Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have added seasoned depth to the forward lines with the signing of 1996 birth-year left winger Anthony Pullicino. …[read more]
New Liskeard to Powassan
Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have inked high-scoring forward Cade Herd from the New Liskeard Cubs of the Great North Midget Hockey League. …[read more]
Soo Eagles captain off to school
Evan Ketner will pass on his final season of junior hockey to play at the Division 3, National Collegiate Athletic Association level this fall, HockeyNewsNorth.com has learned. …[read more]
Bay kid signs with Powassan
Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have stayed close to home with the signing of North Bay Trappers AAA midget graduate Dylan D’Agostino. …[read more]
Blind River signs local lad
Blind River Beavers have stayed in their own back yard to sign a local product to a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League card. …[read more]
Young blood hops the Express
Espanola Express of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has gone for size and youth in signing two plum prospects who hail from the Greater Sudbury Area. …[read more]
Express route to Calvin College
Graduating forward Keenan Kennedy is moving on from the Espanola Express of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Experience beyond his years
Jordan Smith doesn’t turn 31 for a few months yet but he already has three full years of experience as a head coach. …[read more]
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]