Voodoos invade Bird nest
Two of the top teams in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will face off tonight when the Soo Thunderbirds play host to the Powassan Voodoos in a 7:30 match at the Essar Centre. …[read more]
Around the NOJHL
More than one Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association coach has been inquiring about more than one player from the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League…More from around the NOJHL. …[read more]
Kudos to the NOJHL commish
Commissioner Robert Mazzuca and the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League are to be commended for taking an initiative to team up with the Canadian Mental Health Association. …[read more]
Blind River 1, Soo T-Birds 0
Goalie Matt Blattenberger made 64 saves to post the shutout and the Blind River Beavers — in what ranks as the upset of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season — blanked the visiting Soo Thunderbirds 1-0 on Saturday night. …[read more]
Rayside rolls to another victory
Make that six straight wins and 10 triumphs in their last 11 outings for the rampaging Rayside-Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Soo Eagles to Soo Indians
Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have assigned 1998 birth-year forward Sasha Miniouchine to the Soo Indians major midgets. …[read more]
Rugged road trip awaits Eagles
Fresh from a 9-5 road decision over the Blind River Beavers on Wednesday, the Soo Eagles continue a highway excursion with three more away games this weekend. …[read more]
Cochrane Crunch via Soo Indians
Forward Michael Miller is now the property of the Cochrane Crunch of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League after starting the season with the Pembroke Lumber Kings of the Central Canada Hockey League. …[read more]
Soo T-Birds trade a goaltender
Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have shipped 1995 birth year goalie Nathan Warren to the Winker Flyers of the Manitoba Jr. Hockey League in a cash exchange. …[read more]
Eagle flies from Soo to Manitoba
Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have dealt forward Kendall Huckins to the Dauphin Kings of the Manitoba Jr. Hockey League in a cash exchange. …[read more]
Around the NOJHL
Soo Thunderbirds are moving yet-another defenceman to the Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association ranks…Having missed time with health issues, a big winger is returning to form with the Soo Eagles…More from around the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Mooney to Moncton
Skilled, smooth-skating defenceman Ryan Mooney is making the jump from the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to the Quebec Major Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
T-Birds trade Andrew Barbeau
Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have dealt 1997 birth-year defenceman Andrew Barbeau to the Niagara Falls Canucks of the Greater Ontario Jr. Hockey League in a cash exchange. …[read more]
7 wins in last 8 games for RBC
Not only did the Powassan Voodoos lose for only the third time in 22 starts on Monday but the defeat was their second at the hands of the surging Rayside-Balfour Canadians. …[read more]
Big three of the NOJHL
Two teams have already hit the 20-win mark in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and a third is close behind with 19. …[read more]
T-Bird defender requests a trade
Second-year defenceman Andrew Barbeau has asked the Soo Thunderbirds to trade him, HockeyNewsNorth.com has learned. …[read more]
Can Soo Eagles beat Soo T-Birds?
Let’s begin by noting that the Soo Eagles are an expansion team in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and the Soo Thunderbirds are the reigning champions. …[read more]
Here ‘n there
Around the rinks of the Ontario Hockey League, Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Western Collegiate Hockey Association: …[read more]
Around the NOJHL
The best team in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League is even better now…The race is on for the fifth-and-final playoff spot in the West Division…And more. …[read more]
Beavers working to try to halt skid
They have a roster full of players born in 1997, 1998 and 1999 — which makes the task ahead a tad more difficult for one of the youngest teams in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Soo T-Birds add Michael Caruso
The top team in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has brought in yet-another impact player. …[read more]
NOJHL is open for business
As a growing association with a current all-time high of 12 teams, the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League could add another two to four more members over the next couple of years. …[read more]
Net gain for Soo T-Birds
Goalie Mario Culina, who backstopped the Soo Thunderbirds to the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League title in 2014-2015, has been reassigned to the reigning champions from the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
Around the NOJHL
Here ‘n there in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League on a sunny November day: …[read more]
Eagles continue to Pullar together
Soo Eagles used the home ice of Pullar Stadium to continue their winning ways of late. …[read more]
Grandinetti has skill, smarts
Combine hockey skill and book smarts and it adds up to a rather-intelligent player. …[read more]
Rich kid in French River
French River Rapids have won only one of 16 games thus far this season but a rookie forward has been a bright spot for the first-year Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League team. …[read more]
Net exchange in Blind River
Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have made a change between the pipes, adding a new goalie while releasing another. …[read more]
Blind River captain requests trade
Veteran forward Nathan Hans has asked the Blind River Beavers to trade him, HockeyNewsNorth.com has learned. …[read more]
Cochrane coach livid over Cordeiro snub
Cochrane Crunch coach-general manager-owner Ryan Leonard has come to the defense of his high-scoring forward Dustin Cordeiro, who was left off the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League squad that will compete at this month’s Eastern Canada All-Star Challenge with teams from four other Jr. A leagues. …[read more]
News…views…around the rinks
News and views pertaining to the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, Soo Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League and Lake Superior State University Lakers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. …[read more]
Two more board the Express
The expansion Espanola Express has added a pair of veterans to its Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League roster, general manager Chad Clarke has confirmed. …[read more]
Scouting Ryan Mooney
He’s young, a 1998 birth-year defenceman who leads his Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League team in scoring — and the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 1 scouts are taking note. …[read more]
Surging Eagles flap their wings
They have won four of their last six games and have the best record of any of the three expansion teams in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
New additions to Rayside-Balfour
Rayside-Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have added dependable depth and experience to their roster with the acquisition of two 1995 birth-year skaters. …[read more]
And the NOJHL’s best team is…?
As the schedule turns towards November a case might be made for any of the six teams that are among the best in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
EL Wildcats, community recognition
In their second season of existence, the Elliot Lake Wildcats of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League continue to be a success on the ice and within the community. …[read more]
Around the rinks
Good day hockey fans, I am back from a three-day, mini-vacation to Detroit, home of my favourite (though I am not sure why) National Football League team. Time now to head out on a trip of a different sort and pay a visit to the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, the Ontario Hockey League, the Greater Metro Hockey League, the Great North Midget Hockey League, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, the North American Hockey League, the North American 3 Hockey League and the U.S. Premier Hockey League. …[read more]
A first for the French River Rapids
It took an overtime goal over a fellow expansion team — and on the road no less — for the French River Rapids to post their first regular-season victory in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Current state of the NOJHL
To be sure, the 12-team Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has a lot going for it as it moves into the second quarter of the 2015-2016 season. …[read more]
Eagles ink former Greyhound pick
Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have signed free-agent left winger Gordie Helmuth, who was a 10th-round pick of the Soo Greyhounds at the 2012 Ontario Hockey League draft. …[read more]
Crunch adds seasoned skaters
Cochrane Crunch, already a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League contender with a record of 12-3, has added a pair of veteran forwards from elsewhere in the Canadian Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Charly Murray is back scouting
An old bird dog has returned to the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League scouting scene. …[read more]
Espanola v. French River tonight
Two Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League expansion teams will face off tonight. …[read more]
Rayside looking to make right turn
Rayside-Balfour Canadians are a much-better team than the .500 record they currently sport. …[read more]
Which is the NOJHL’s best team?
More than five weeks into the 2015-2016 season, six of the 12 teams in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have records well above the .500 mark. …[read more]
Express moves ahead with additions
Espanola Express has added a pair of forwards as the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League expansion team moves forward. …[read more]
NOJHL attendance chart
Five weeks into the 2015-2016 season and the expansion Soo Eagles lead the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League in average per-game attendance. …[read more]
Voodoo magic is no. 1
A franchise in only its second year of existence, the small-town Powassan Voodoos are a national sensation early this 2015-2016 season. …[read more]