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]
Crunch the numbers
Cochrane Crunch of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League already has commitments from 19 players for the 2015-2016 season ahead of its main camp, which is slated for August 20-21. …[read more]
Soo Eagles sign Jake Palmerio
Soo Eagles have reached across the St. Mary’s River to sign 1997 birth-year forward Jake Palmerio, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Eskis have signed eight players
Contrary to a recent report in the Timmins Daily Press that said the Iroquois Falls Eskis have signed three players, the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League team has in fact inked eight players, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Rayside-Balfour tryout camp
Rayside-Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will hold their main tryout camp on August 20-22 at Cambrian Arena in Sudbury. …[read more]
Multiple commitments to Soo Eagles
Homegrown forward Landon Hubbard heads an early list of players who have committed to the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for the 2015-2016 season, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Plum NOJHL prospects
As the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has become flush with 12 teams, the number of plum prospects being harvested should also increase. …[read more]
MVP re-commits to Powassan
Scoring sensation Steven Harland is returning to the Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for a second season. …[read more]
Here’s to the underdog
As a basketball coach and as a hockey writer, my favourite players have always been those who worked hard just to make the team. …[read more]
T-Birds add rugged defender
Reigning Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Soo Thunderbirds have added free-agent defenceman Joe Newhouse via the Thunder Bay North Stars of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
NOJHL notes, votes, anecdotes
Here and there and in and around the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League: …[read more]
Hot, hazy, humid…hockey
This is July and it is hot, hazy and humid away from the rink. But are we ever really away from the rink? …[read more]
Rayside rookie has a Ton of potential
He stood tall — even if he is rather small — among the top skaters in the Great North Midget Hockey League during the 2014-2015 season. …[read more]
French River tryouts this weekend
The new French River Rapids of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will hold their first-ever open tryout camp this Friday through Sunday. …[read more]
New chapter in Iroquois Falls
The team is taking on a new identity — the Iroquois Falls Eskis of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League are putting the pieces in place. …[read more]
Big news for Iroquois Falls Eskis
Iroquois Falls Eskis have slated a press conference for 2 p.m. today at which time the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League team will introduce its new head coach, its director of northern scouting, its director of education and player promotion — and others. …[read more]
A better NOJHL? We hope so
It is bigger — the biggest it has been in its modern era. …[read more]
Eskis poised to hire new coach
Iroquois Falls Eskis of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League are getting close to naming a new head coach. …[read more]