Erie in pursuit of elusive title
They have posted three straight 50-win, 100-point seasons, yet the Erie Otters may be the best example ever of a team that has been so good without winning an Ontario Hockey League championship. …[read more]
40 saves for Garrett Forrest
Former Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League goalie Garrett Forrest had an Ontario Hockey League career game of sorts to help the Flint Firebirds halt a three-game losing streak on Saturday night. …[read more]
Spirit hot on trail of Firebirds
There is a frantic race going on for the eighth-and-final playoff space within the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
14-round shootout marathon
There are quick-end shootouts to decide games and then there was a 14-round, 28-shooter marathon that finally determined Wednesday’s Ontario Hockey League match between the Ottawa 67’s and the visiting Kingston Frontenacs. …[read more]
Good OHL coaches, atmosphere
It’s not just about being a good coach in this age of junior hockey. It’s about being a coach who relates to his players by creating a positive environment. …[read more]
67’s seek home remedy
If the Ottawa 67’s are going to shake off their current skid and make a run at an Ontario Hockey League playoff spot they will need to take advantage of the home ice of TD Place. …[read more]
Wolves, Battalion in a battle
There’s a frantic race for playoff spots in the Eastern Conference of the Ontario Hockey League and Sudbury Wolves and North Bay Battalion are part of the chase. …[read more]
OHL GMs on 2 scouting trails
Five current Ontario Hockey League players who performed at various midget levels in Sault Ste. Marie are examples that it does not necessarily matter where — or if — you are drafted. …[read more]
1st-place Kitchener Rangers…?
Kitchener Rangers are just one example of the vast disparity between the Western Conference and Eastern Conference of the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
Owen in an Erie outfit
After a season-and-a-half with the Lake Superior State Lakers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, 1997 birth-year defenseman Owen Headrick is now a member of the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
A first for Nolan Makkonen
1999 birth-year defenseman Nolan Makkonen, who signed with the Guelph Storm via the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League on January 9, has his first Ontario Hockey League goal. …[read more]
Soo midgets get 2nd OHL crack
Some develop later than others. And some players from the Soo Greyhounds of the Great North Midget Hockey League are among a stream of undrafted prospects from around the province who are eligible for the first-ever, under-18, Ontario Hockey League draft. …[read more]
A first for Owen Headrick
As far as a debut goes it was good on a team and personal level for Garden River First Nation product Owen Headrick. …[read more]
Headrick has that Erie feeling
A mere eight days after rejecting another overture from the Erie Otters, 1997 birth-year defenseman Owen Headrick has decided to join the Ontario Hockey League team from the Lake Superior State Lakers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. …[read more]
OHL introduces under-18 draft
There is good news for the many AAA midget players who have been bypassed at the annual under-16, Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft. …[read more]
Fired-up Firebirds steal win
Refusing to give up, they continued to press relentlessly even when trailing by three goals with less than nine minutes to play in the third period. And just like that, hard work and second effort paid off for the Flint Firebirds in a stunning 5-4 shootout victory over the Soo Greyhounds on Wednesday night. …[read more]
NHL scouts like four 67’s
Ottawa 67’s are one of the youngest teams in the Ontario Hockey League and four of their draft-eligible players have caught the eyes of the National Hockey League’s Central Scouting department. …[read more]
Mid-week match: Flint v. Soo
It will be no ordinary eighth-place team that the top-seeded Soo Greyhounds will be facing when they play host to the Flint Firebirds tonight in a 7:07 match at the Essar Centre. …[read more]
1,000-game coach club
Coaching a thousand games in any high-level league is obviously an accomplishment. And among Ontario Hockey League coaches, Dale Hunter of the London Knights is now in select company. …[read more]
A first for the Flint Firebirds
Kole Sherwood has become the first member of the second-year Flint Firebirds to be named Canadian Hockey League player-of-the-week. …[read more]
67’s show up on Sportsnet
After losing their first two games of what will be six road tilts in succession the Ottawa 67’s rebounded with a big victory under the bright television lights of Rogers Sportsnet. …[read more]
OHL trade aftermath
Trading was brisk, furious and reactive as contenders and prospectors were part of the flurry of activity up to and including deadline day in the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
Erie chased Lake State d-man
As the Erie Otters added world-class forward Anthony Cirelli in an Ontario Hockey League trade with the Oshawa Generals earlier this week, they once again tried to talk 1997 birth-year defenseman Owen Headrick into leaving the Lake Superior State Lakers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. …[read more]
Milestone win for Firebirds
Flint Firebirds have matched their win total from the entire 2015-2016 season and they did so in convincing fashion on Tuesday night. …[read more]
Wolves add net insurance
Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League have signed former Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League goalie Mackenzie Savard to a standard player agreement. …[read more]
Zack Dorval to Ottawa 67’s
1998 birth-year forward Zack Dorval, who starred at the minor midget hockey level in Sault Ste. Marie, has been traded by the Kingston Frontenacs to the Ottawa 67’s for a fourth-round draft pick in 2017. …[read more]
Scouting sets London success
Okay, so maybe the London Knights do have a cash war chest that exceeds what most Ontario Hockey League teams have. But it’s also the ability of the Knights to scout and sign free agents and later trade them for value that sets the perennial OHL contenders and defending Memorial Cup champions apart from the rest. …[read more]
Soo Eagles to Guelph Storm
1999 birth-year defenseman Nolan Makkonen is moving on from the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to sign with the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Flint deals from draft depth
Dealing from depth via excess draft picks from earlier trades, Flint Firebirds have given up previously-acquired, second-and-third-round selections for the 2018 Ontario Hockey League draft to obtain highly-touted, 1999 birth-year forward C.J. Clarke from the Peterborough Petes. …[read more]
North Bay trades Templeton
Three days after obtaining Stephen Templeton in an Ontario Hockey League trade with the Oshawa Generals, the North Bay Battalion has dealt the veteran defenseman to the Hamilton Bulldogs. …[read more]
Eyes of Soo-based OHL scouts
Sault Ste. Marie-based scouts Jimmy Mancuso of the Guelph Storm and Mike Oliverio of the Flint Firebirds are no doubt doing their homework — and then some — on the top two prospects from the Great North Midget Hockey League for the 2017 Ontario Hockey League draft. …[read more]
Hounds deal with Storm
Seeking a veteran defenseman prior to next week’s Ontario Hockey League trade deadline, Soo Greyhounds have done just that by obtaining 19-year old Noah Carroll from the Guelph Storm. …[read more]
Templeton to North Bay
The grandson of legendary Ontario Hockey League coach Bert Templeton is headed to the town where the late bench boss enhanced his storied reputation. …[read more]
Battalion to Firebirds
Flint Firebirds have obtained seasoned skater Maurizio Colella in an Ontario Hockey League exchange with the North Bay Battalion. …[read more]
Flint has missed star scorer
Flint Firebirds have managed to retain their hold on the eighth-and-final playoff spot in the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League minus injured scoring star Luke Kirwan. …[read more]
Steal of a deal
Soo Greyhounds left winger Bobby MacIntyre represents the return on one of the more one-sided trades made in the Ontario Hockey League in quite some time. …[read more]
Hounds of the road
They are building on a good road record from 2015-2016 into an even-better showing away from home thus far this 2016-2017 Ontario Hockey League season. …[read more]
Wolves have overage strength
Dipping into a stock of reserve draft picks, general manager Barclay Branch has again increased the volume strength of the Sudbury Wolves. …[read more]
Top prospect from Great North
Hard-shooting, hard-skating, hard-nosed forward Camaryn Baber of the Soo Greyhounds is believed to be the top prospect from the Great North Midget Hockey League for the 2017 Ontario Hockey League draft. …[read more]
Flashback: Dukes of Hamilton
An oddly-named Ontario Hockey League team, the Dukes of Hamilton would prove to be an ill-fated successor to the storied Toronto Marlies franchise over a two-year operating period from 1989 to 1991. …[read more]
Team Canada’s six OHLers
No goalies and no defensemen. But six forwards from the Ontario Hockey League are among the 22 players who will represent Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championships that are slated to begin on Boxing Day with games in Toronto and Montreal. …[read more]
Scouting the NB Trappers
A consensus is that as many as seven players from the first-place North Bay Trappers of the Great North Midget Hockey League could become selections at the 2017 Ontario Hockey League draft. …[read more]
Fine first half for Flint Firebirds
They routinely out-shoot the opposition. Ergo, it might be argued that the Flint Firebirds could have a few more wins on a respectable record that stands at 16-15-2 heading into the second half of the 2016-2017 Ontario Hockey League season. …[read more]
Showdown in mid Michigan
Holders of the eighth-and-final playoff spot in the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League, Flint Firebirds will try to hold off the ninth-seeded Saginaw Spirit when the mid Michigan rivals meet tonight. …[read more]
Five OHL hot spots
As only three points stand between the top four teams in the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League, the surging Saginaw Spirit has moved to within three points of the eighth-and-final playoff spot. …[read more]
Bannister being Bannister
He is neither colourful or excitable. He is neither fiery or emotional. But he is who he is and he is getting the job done. …[read more]
67’s give Chase to Attack
Ottawa 67’s have dealt 1998 birth-year winger Chase Campbell to the Owen Sound Attack in an Ontario Hockey League trade. …[read more]
A book about the Greyhounds
If you are a passionate fan or follower of the Soo Greyhounds then there is a recently-published book that you just might want to read. …[read more]
Express route to North Bay
As we were first to report via Twitter, North Bay Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League has gone to the Espanola Express of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to obtain 1997 birth-year goaltender Logan Sawka. …[read more]