Want to play in Smooth Rock Falls?
Under the direction of coach Richard Solomon, general manager Cory Hofferd et al, the Smooth Rock Falls Thunder of the Thunder Bay Jr. B. Hockey League has set the dates for its first-ever tryout camp. …[read more]
Prelude to an NOJHL season
Exhibition season is underway and less than three weeks remain until the start of what is a highly-anticipated, Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League campaign. …[read more]
Main man in Elliot Lake net
1997 birth-year goalie Allan Menary will return to the Elliot Lake Wildcats of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for a second season, general manager Todd Stencill has informed HockeyNewsNorth.com. …[read more]
Coach Capy joins Soo Eagles staff
Esteemed bench boss Jim Capy is returning to the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League as co-coach of the Soo Eagles, HockeyNewsNorth.com has learned. …[read more]
All-star defender back in Elliot Lake
Standout defenceman Nathan Campbell will be returning to the Elliot Lake Wildcats of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for his final season of eligibility, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
New GM builds on to Bird house
Having been elevated from assistant general manager to general manager over the course of the off-season, Jamie Henderson has sights set on keeping the reigning champion Soo Thunderbirds at the top of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League perch. …[read more]
Calling all RB Canadians
A reminder that the Rayside-Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will be staging their main tryout camp Thursday through Saturday of this week at Cambrian Arena in Sudbury. …[read more]
Powassan plucks three from NA3EHL
Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have signed three players who skated in the North American 3 Eastern Hockey League last season. …[read more]
T-Birds trade for defenceman
Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have obtained defenceman Jake Behse from the New York Bobcats of the Eastern Hockey League in a cash exchange. …[read more]
Labour Day series in the NOJHL
Soo Thunderbirds, Soo Eagles and Elliot Lake Wildcats of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will face off in a three-game, pre-season series. …[read more]
Mark Tassone is a Soo T-Bird
Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have signed 1999 birth-year forward Mark Tassone, general manager Jamie Henderson has confirmed. …[read more]
Sons hop on the Express
The expansion Espanola Express of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has signed two top players who skated for the Nickel City Sons of the Great North Midget Hockey League last season. …[read more]
NOJHL coach also an OHL scout
Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League has hired veteran junior coach Moe Mantha as its northern Ontario scout. …[read more]
Elliot Lake Wildcats return top guns
There is a full load of offensive production headed back to Elliot Lake for the 2015-2016 season. …[read more]
Powassan Voodoos get assistance
A pair of new assistants will provide assistance for the Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for the 2015-2016 season. …[read more]
Big Jake joins the Soo Eagles
Hulking right winger Jake Hernandez has committed to the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for the 2015-2016 season, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
American Express to Espanola
The expansion Espanola Express of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has signed four American-born players, general manager Chad Clarke has confirmed. …[read more]
Mazzuca has changed with the game
During his Ontario Hockey League playing days as a high-scoring, menacing defenceman, Rob Mazzuca was known as a tough customer who put up points and carried his stick high. …[read more]
Elliot Lake v. Espanola
A pair of nearby rivals will meet in a pair of Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League exhibition matches later this month. …[read more]
Want to try out for Soo Eagles?
Michigan-based Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will be holding their main tryout camp next week. …[read more]
Blind River has to wait on Pollard
It will be 15 games into the 2015-2016 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League regular season before recently-acquired defenceman Matt Pollard can make his debut for the Blind River Beavers. …[read more]
Birds sign Michigan Soo goalie
Brandon Gordon, a 1997 birth-year goalie from the Michigan Soo, is crossing the St. Mary’s River to play for the reigning Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Soo Thunderbirds. …[read more]
Through the looking glass
Some of what I see in the north country as I look ahead to the 2015-2016 season in the U.S. Premier Hockey League and the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League: …[read more]
Birds welcome back Matt
The reigning Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Dudley-Hewitt Cup champion Soo Thunderbirds have confirmed the return of a veteran forward for the 2015-2016 season. …[read more]
A reminder from Rayside
Tryout time is getting closer for the Rayside-Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Barton bolsters Beavers blueline
During his Ontario Hockey League playing days with the Kitchener Rangers, new Blind River Beavers coach-general manager Brad Barton was a rugged defenceman who gamely guarded the front of the net. …[read more]
Homegrown Powassan plum
Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have acquired the rights to their first-ever hometown player. …[read more]
Thunder in Smooth Rock Falls
Cochrane Crunch head honcho Ryan Leonard has added to his junior hockey property with a new team in Smooth Rock Falls. …[read more]
T-Birds sign bluechip blueliner
The reigning Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Dudley-Hewitt Cup champion Soo Thunderbirds have signed 1998 birth-year defenceman Matt Murray. …[read more]
Peace, harmony and the NOJHL
It is late July, all teams are undefeated and tied for first place and no one has a single gripe with the commissioner. …[read more]
Soo Eagles add to player nest
Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have added a fourth player who skated for the Batchewana Attack of the now-dormant Canadian International Hockey League in 2014-2015. …[read more]
Eskis on ice in heat of summer
There was ice in New Liskeard on a hot, humid weekend as Iroquois Falls Eskis of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League held an evaluation camp. …[read more]
Blind River Beavers tryout camp
New Blind River Beavers coach-general manager Brad Barton has set the dates for the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League team’s main tryout evaluation camp. …[read more]
Want to play for Rayside?
Rayside-Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will be staging their main tryout camp on August 20-22 at Cambrian Arena in Sudbury. …[read more]
Anticipation of NOJHL season
“We can never know about the days to come but we think about them anyway.” — from the song Anticipation by Carly Simon. …[read more]
T-Birds evaluation camp
The reigning Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Dudley-Hewitt Cup champion Soo Thunderbirds have set the dates for their August evaluation camp. …[read more]
Soo Eagles main camp
Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have set their main camp tryout dates. …[read more]
Blind River v. Elliot Lake rivalry
It is a rivalry first experienced when the kid here was broadcasting games in the old International Jr. B Hockey League for Blind River-Elliot Lake radio stations CJNR and CKNR in the mid-1970s. …[read more]
Mazzuca’s return made official
What HockeyNewsNorth.com posted on Monday became official today — Robert Mazzuca is returning as commissioner of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League without ever having really left the position. …[read more]
New to the French River Rapids
Make that 11 players who have now signed with the French River Rapids of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Champagne expected to sparkle
Powassan Voodoos have acquired North Bay native Eric Champagne in a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League exchange with the Rayside-Balfour Canadians. …[read more]
Soo Eagles sign local forward
Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have signed homegrown forward Chris Skinner, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Bronson Kovacs signs pro contract
Sault Ste. Marie native Bronson Kovacs has inked his first professional hockey contract. …[read more]
Forrest of the Voodoos
Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have signed an erstwhile Ontario Hockey League draft pick of the North Bay Battalion. …[read more]
NOJHL conference call
Led by chairman of the board Scott Marshall, Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League governors are slated to hold a conference call tonight to vote on re-hiring Robert Mazzuca as commissioner. …[read more]
Mazzuca to return as commish
In what would be a dramatic turn of events, Robert Mazzuca is poised to return as commissioner of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Soo Eagles add a speedster
Speed demon forward Brad Hofelich has committed to the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Nadeau’s next stop is Iroquois Falls
Well-traveled junior Zack Nadeau is packing his bags for Iroquois Falls. …[read more]
Gagne development camp
There is still time to register for coach Paul Gagne’s annual northeastern Ontario hockey development camp. …[read more]