150 and counting for Kyle Brick
Every time the Blind River Beavers win a game it just adds to the success totals of Kyle Brick as the coach with the most victories in the history of the small market Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League team.
…[read more]Recommence and rehash
Return to play from a six week hiatus that spanned the holiday season and subsequent pause via Ontario government shutdown has managed to produce some good cheer throughout the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Earning his Wings in EL debut
Defenseman Calum McGill achieved a goal in his debut with the Elliot Lake Red Wings as the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League returned to regular season action following an Ontario government mandated pause relative to the Omicron variant.
…[read more]Two on tap in the NOJHL
Cochrane Crunch is at the Hearst Lumberjacks and the Sudbury Cubs are home to the Espanola Express as the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League recommences regular season play tonight.
…[read more]Blind River inks Nate Headrick
Garden River First Nation product Nate Headrick is poised to make his Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League debut as a free agent signing of the Blind River Beavers, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]New to the Espanola net
Espanola Express of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has signed free agent goalie Dylan Kosik, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]NOJHL teams to play 48 games
As the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has confirmed a return from pause in play next week, it has announced a reduction in regular season games for all 12 teams.
…[read more]’62-63 was NOJHL debut season
I was in Grade 5 at Holy Angels elementary school, having just turned 10 years of age on October 25, 1962. And two days after turning 10 — October 27, 1962 — as a birthday present, my dad took me to the first ever game in Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League history as the Soo Greyhounds played host to the Espanola Eagles.
…[read more]NOJHL return to play outlook
Poised to recommence from a pause in play relative to the Omicron variant and rules of the provincial government, the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will soon begin the 2022 section of the season.
…[read more]NOJHL restarting on February 3
Regular season play in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will resume on Thursday, February 3, according to the NOJHL website. And there is a full slate of activity for that week.
…[read more]NOJHL poised to recommence
Given that arenas in Ontario have been cleared by the provincial government to reopen on Monday, Jan. 31, the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will return to play at some point that week.
…[read more]Set in net in Blind River
It is a 12-team Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League that features a compound of 1-2 goalie duets of high grade standard. And in the case of the Blind River Beavers, they have no less than three goalies who have appreciable net worth.
…[read more]NOJHL, SIJHL top contestants
It is a pause relative to Omicron, not a postponement. As such, there is good reason to believe that junior A hockey activity in Ontario will resume from provincial government exile either later this month or by early February. Which — for those of us from the north — seems to suggest that play in both the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Superior International Jr. Hockey League will recommence for the 2022 segment of the season sooner than later.
…[read more]Hearst, Timmins trade intrigue
It was a shocking trade if only because of the fact that it involved arch-rival teams who are just two points apart atop the standings of the East Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Soo Eagles on steady pace
They have overachieved with a record of 17-6-1 and their 35 points has them in second place in the West Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. And as the other 11 members of the NOJHL are on pause relative to COVID-19 and Ontario government shutdown, the Michigan-based Eagles were able to play a pair of recent exhibition games against the Wisconsin Lumberjacks of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Patrick Boivin to Blind River
He is heading home to Blind River. Stalwart rookie goalie Patrick Boivin has been traded by the Espanola Express to the Blind River Beavers in a noteworthy Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League cash transaction, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Creo Solomon to Wellington
A top defenseman with the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has been traded to the Wellington Dukes of the Ontario Jr. Hockey League in a cash transaction.
…[read more]T-Birds deal Ty Doucette
Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have moved on from their third leading scorer in a trade deadline transaction.
…[read more]Espanola, Dryden make a deal
Espanola Express of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has added a 20-year goalie from the Dryden Ice Dogs of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Big d-man heads to Dryden
Already the biggest team in the Superior International Jr. Hockey League, the Dryden Ice Dogs have added a 6-foot-4, 230 pound defenseman in a trade with the French River Rapids of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Eagles edge Wisconsin again
A buzzer beater goal by Jack Mortson with 10 seconds left in the third period — and overtime looming — lifted the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to a stunning 4-3 triumph over the Wisconsin Lumberjacks of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League in an inter-league exhibition match today.
…[read more]NOJHL, SIJHL at a glance
Storylines figure to be flush and flowing in both the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Superior International Jr. Hockey League when the 2021-2022 season recommences.
…[read more]Birds down to two goalies
Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have whittled their goalie group to a pair of local puck-stoppers.
…[read more]Soo Eagles nip Wisconsin
A back-and-forth contest eventually favoured the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League in an exhibition match with the visiting Wisconsin Lumberjacks of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League on Friday night in the Michigan Soo.
…[read more]Beavers are dam good
They are the epitome of sustained success as a small market franchise in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. And as they have been ever since hiring Kyle Brick as their head hockey honcho in 2016, the Blind River Beavers are once again an NOJHL contender.
…[read more]Wisconsin v. Soo Eagles
Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will play host to the Wisconsin Lumberjacks of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League in a pair of exhibition games this weekend.
…[read more]Three week pause for NOJHL
Commissioner Rob Mazzuca and the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have confirmed a three-week pause to its 2021-2022 regular season schedule effective today.
…[read more]Good trades for all parties
In a perfect junior hockey world the best trades are the ones that benefit all who are involved. Case in point being recent swaps between teams from the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, Superior International Jr. Hockey League and Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Big NOJHL-SIJHL trade
Elliot Lake Red Wings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League have completed a multi-player trade, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Beavers land Jake Kovacs
Skilled, medium size forward Jake Kovacs is back in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Resch on a rush to Red Lake
Red Lake Miners of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League have added an offensive minded, puck moving defenseman via cash transaction with the Espanola Express of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]NOJHL power play production
There are three teams among the 12 members of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League that have a power play success ratio of better than 25 per cent.
…[read more]Up and down in Elliot Lake
There have been bumps and bruises on what has been a winding road of new adventure for the Elliot Lake Red Wings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Solid as a Rock in net
Timmins Rock is atop the overall standings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League with 48 points in 30 games and an .800 winning percentage from a record of 23-5-2. And as the Rock can light it up offensively, its goals against average of 2.36 is the best in the 12-team NOJHL.
…[read more]Soo teams lead the wild West
Soo Thunderbirds and Soo Eagles are one-two in the standings of the West Division with the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League on a holiday hiatus. But the Blind River Beavers and Sudbury Cubs are in close pursuit of the best of the West and the Espanola Express and Elliot Lake Red Wings cannot be taken lightly.
…[read more]Hearst to Sudbury
Seasoned skater Liam Doyle is on the move in a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League future considerations transaction, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]The iconic Manitoulin Islanders
They won a mere fraction of the regular season games they played from 2005 to 2011. Yet, 10 years after their departure from the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, the Manitoulin Islanders are still an iconic franchise, at least to me.
…[read more]Barnard boards the Express
Hard hit by several long-term injuries, the Espanola Express recently added a young forward via Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League trade with the top-ranked Timmins Rock.
…[read more]Express gets back on track
A trio of newcomers and a saving relief effort have managed to help the Espanola Express to get back on the right track in the West Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Four-player NOJHL trade
Espanola Express and Sudbury Cubs have pulled the string on a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League trade that involves four skaters.
…[read more]Good, old NOJHL coaches
It is a junior league that has been a hockey focus of mine for more than 20 years, from around the time that the Soo Thunderbirds became members in 1999. And among the folks who I have encountered and got to know while writing and commentating about the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League is a list of former head coaches.
…[read more]Hearst to Espanola
Alexander Christopoulos is getting a fresh start to his junior hockey career as a 2002 birth year forward.
…[read more]On the take in Elliot Lake
Elliot Lake Red Wings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League are getting oh so very close to a potential takeover.
…[read more]Junior A leagues of parity
There have been times, over the years, when both the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and the Superior International Jr. Hockey League were ruled by one dominant team. Such imbalance often meant that the crowning of a champion in either league was a forgone conclusion by early in the season. But the times have clearly changed in both the NOJHL and SIJHL.
…[read more]Elliot Lake chasing Espanola
It is not quite yet the midway point of the 2021-2022 regular season but there is a potential chase in the making for the fifth and final playoff spot in the West Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Busy Beavers by trade
Kyle Brick has been wearing his general manager’s hat over the past few days. As Hockey News North was first to report, the coach and GM of the Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League made three separate transactions.
…[read more]High tide of the East side
Just call them the Big Three. Timmins Rock, Powassan Voodoos and Hearst Lumberjacks are in a frantic race for first place in the East Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Blind River to Dryden
Dryden Ice Dogs of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League have netted a new goalie via the Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]CCHL to the NOJHL
He is headed north. James Ingram, a 2003 birth year forward and Ontario Hockey League under 18 draft pick of the Sarnia Sting in 2020, is moving on from the Central Canada Hockey League to the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Notre Dame to Blind River
Already in good shape with a record of 13-7-2 — which has them in second place in the West Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League — Blind River Beavers have added a forward from the Notre Dame Hounds of the Saskatchewan Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Rock on in Timmins
They are Rock solid up front and on the back end. Just past the one third mark of the 2021-2022 regular season, the Timmins Rock has the best winning percentage of any of the 12 teams of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Eagles finally make it home
At last, the Soo Eagles have landed on home ice. The lone American team in the 12 member Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, the Eagles started the 2021-2022 regular season with 15 straight road games while the International Bridge was closed to non-essential travel from Canada.
…[read more]Spotlight on 10 north teams
There is a tidy total of teams from the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and the Superior International Jr. Hockey League that have stood tall through the first few months of the 2021-2022 season.
…[read more]DHC host officially confirmed
We have known about this for several months. And now it has finally been made official as to who will be the host entry for next spring’s Dudley-Hewitt Cup, Central Canada junior A hockey championship tournament.
…[read more]East side contention
Powassan Voodoos, Timmins Rock and Hearst Lumberjacks are the forces to be reckoned with in the East Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League while the fourth seed French River Rapids have remained within range of the big three.
…[read more]T-Birds acquire Chitaroni
Defenseman Mason Chitaroni is back in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League via the Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]No rest in the NOJHL West
Four of the six teams that comprise the West Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League are above the .500 mark and a fifth is not far behind with the schedule at about the one third point of the 2021-2022 regular season.
…[read more]Beavers, Express make a deal
Nearby Highway 17 rivals Blind River Beavers and Espanola Express have exchanged forwards in a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League trade, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]CJHL rankings are a nice boost
There are those who do not think that being mentioned in the weekly rankings of the coast to coast Canadian Jr. Hockey League is worth all that much. But I beg to differ.
…[read more]T-Birds add third goalie
Free agent goalie Nolan Chartrand has signed with the Soo Thunderbirds after being surprisingly released by the Elliot Lake Red Wings. Chartrand, who was one of four goalies in Elliot Lake, joins veteran Noah Zeppa and rookie Noah Metivier on the Soo net roster.
…[read more]Disano regaining net form
It has been a recent return to the fine form that he showed as a rookie for Blind River Beavers goalie Gavin Disano.
…[read more]French River on a playoff flow
They have never made the playoffs since entering the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League in 2015. Their best full season was the 2018-2019 campaign when they won a mere 14 of 56 games. But the French River Rapids appear to be on a playoff mission for this 2021-2022 season.
…[read more]Elliot Lake adds big Banks
A cash exchange with the Renfrew Wolves of the Central Canada Hockey League has yielded a big defenseman for the Elliot Lake Red Wings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]On the Express via the Rock
Yan Bessette is on his way to Espanola from Timmins in a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League trade that has been confirmed by Hockey News North.
…[read more]T-Birds love the local lads
It has carried on as a commitment to a local players tradition that was initially established when the Soo Thunderbirds joined the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League as a new team in 1999 under franchise founder Sam Biasucci.
…[read more]Hoover a mover to the Cubs
Sudbury Cubs of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have made a blue chip addition to their blue line by virtue of the development assignment of 2004 birth year defenseman Joshua Hoover via the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League.
…[read more]Bright lights of the North
Teams of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League are able to recruit players from across Canada and into the United States. Still, there are in the neighbourhood of 85 homegrown players from northern Ontario and northern Michigan who are a part of the 12 teams of the NOJHL.
…[read more]Elliot Lake to Thunder Bay
Hayden Cattani is back home in Thunder Bay. The 2002 birth year forward has returned to his home town by virtue of a league to league trade.
…[read more]Cubs are bearing down
Sudbury Cubs of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have climbed back on even ground following a cold snap.
…[read more]Coaches corner of the NOJHL
Leagues that are well run at the top tend to attract good coaches and managers as an extension of quality programs. And the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League certainly fits into that type of group categorization.
…[read more]Showdown at the Mac
It has the makings of a stare down, a match between arch-rival teams who have first place aspirations on the East side of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Hearst in a burst for first
Hometown coach Marc-Alain Begin and the Hearst Lumberjacks are among the beasts of the East side of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
Winners of nine of its past 10 games, Hearst has burst to within two points of first place in the NOJHL East with a record of 9-2-1.
…[read more]All even on the Express lane
A record of 4-0-1 over its past five outings has brought the Espanola Express to the .500 level with a 7-7-1 mark after 15 games of the 2021-2022 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season.
…[read more]Home sweet home, at last
Finally, the Elliot Lake Red Wings have their first home ice victory at Centennial Arena. Matthew Shulist notched his first three Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League goals on Friday to propel the Red Wings to a 5-2 triumph over the Blind River Beavers.
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