Maguire to Flint
Goalie Nathan Maguire of the Soo Jr. Greyhounds of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League has become an Ontario Hockey League draft pick.
…[read more]Valade to Mississauga
Sudbury Under 16 Nickel Capitals defenseman Alexandre Valade has become an Ontario Hockey League draft pick.
…[read more]Chitaroni to Wolves
Like father, like son. Forward Hudson Chitaroni of the Soo Jr. Greyhounds of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League has been picked by the Sudbury Wolves in the third round of the 2023 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft.
…[read more]Game 7 thriller goes to TB
Keenan Marks made 56 saves and Nikolas Campbell scored a power play goal just past the 14 minute mark of the second overtime period and the Thunder Bay North Stars are headed to the Superior International Jr. Hockey League championship series.
…[read more]Pool propels the Rock
Speedster forward Ethan Pool continued his playoff prowess for the Timmins Rock in tonight’s opening game of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League championship series. Pool potted a pair of goals as the Rock blanked the reigning champion Soo Thunderbirds 4-0 before close to 1,400 fans at McIntyre Arena in Timmins.
…[read more]U16 AAA approved for Sault
Sault Ste. Marie is now in position to have an Under 16 AAA program along with a U18 AAA team for the 2023-2024 season.
…[read more]Game 7 in Dryden tonight
It will all come down to one game for a spot in the Superior International Jr. Hockey League championship series. Dryden Ice Dogs will play host to the Thunder Bay North Stars tonight in Game 7 of their SIJHL semi-final set.
…[read more]Sudbury Cubs award winners
Sudbury Cubs of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have closed out a noteworthy season by acknowledging their individual player awards for the 2022-2023 campaign.
…[read more]Our best of the North
This is our final list. There are 15 players with 2007 birth dates from the Great North Under 18 Hockey League who Hockey News North feels have the best chance to be selected at this weekend’s 2023 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft.
…[read more]OHL thoughts and dots
A plethora of points to ponder relative to personnel and performance in the Ontario Hockey League:
…[read more]Silver for U15 AAA Hounds
Soo Jr. Greyhounds were upended by the Vaughan Kings by a 4-0 margin in the gold medal game of the AAA Under 15 Ontario Hockey Federation championship tournament on Sunday.
…[read more]SIJHL playoff roundup
Kam River Fighting Walleye is off to the Superior International Jr. Hockey League championship series. And the Dryden Ice Dogs are within one win of doing so.
…[read more]NOJHL title series slate
The Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has finalized the best of seven schedule for the championship series between the Timmins Rock and Soo Thunderbirds.
…[read more]Nickel Cap coaches returning
Sudbury U18 Nickel Capital Wolves of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League will maintain a proverbial and well respected coaching staff for the 2023-2024 season, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Thunderbirds and Rock
Reigning champion Soo Thunderbirds will be out to try to defend their Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League title when they face the Timmins Rock in a best-of-seven final to decide this season’s prime time victor.
…[read more]Signing up at Sault College
Five tried and tested junior hockey skaters — defensemen Chase Muswagon, Jackson Jacques and Ethan Mercer and forwards Ethan Novello and Mason Wesley — are among the notables who have signed up for the Sault College Cougars ‘Spring Skate’ that is slated for June 3-4.
…[read more]U15 AAA Sons tap ex-OHLer
Trevor Blanchard, who skated in 246 games in the Ontario Hockey League as a hard-working left winger, has a new coaching gig in his hometown of Sudbury.
…[read more]Wins for Rock, Birds, Dogs
Timmins Rock, Soo Thunderbirds and Dryden Ice Dogs all came through on the winning end on Tuesday as playoffs continued in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Under 10 A level champs
An overachieving crew of both boys and girls, the Northside Volkswagen Hurricanes recently skated away with the Soo Pee Wee Hockey League’s under 10 A level championship.
…[read more]Cubs and Walleye win
Sudbury Cubs and Kam River Fighting Walleye both skated to victory as semi-final playoff sets in both the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Superior International Jr. Hockey League continued on Monday.
…[read more]U15 AAA All Ontario in Soo
Northern Community Centre is the host venue and Soo Jr. Greyhounds are the host team for the Under 15 AAA All Ontario hockey tournament that begins on Wednesday with the championship game slated for Sunday.
…[read more]Rock on dock of series walk
Timmins Rock has rolled to within one win of upending the Powassan Voodoos and moving on to the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League championship series.
…[read more]Happy Easter in Dryden
Dryden Ice Dogs have evened their Superior International Jr. Hockey League semi-final series with the Thunder Bay North Stars at a game apiece. Playing at home, the Ice Dogs shrugged off a 2-0 deficit and scored a 4-2 Easter Sunday matinee victory over the North Stars.
…[read more]Power of Kam River
Four local products came up big and the Kam River Fighting Walleye returned from a three-week break to vanquish the visiting Wisconsin Lumberjacks by a 10-2 score in Game 1 of their Superior International Jr. Hockey League semi-final playoff series.
…[read more]Rock and Birds go up 2-0
Timmins Rock and Soo Thunderbirds have both taken 2-0 series leads in their respective Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League division finals.
…[read more]Korah girls are number 1
The first-ever championship tournament for girls high school hockey in Sault Ste. Marie was recently held in front of a huge crowd at the new Northern Community Centre.
…[read more]EL Wings & Barrie Colts
Elliot Lake Red Wings recently completed their second season as members of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. And as an aim of the franchise is to try to develop and advance players for the Major Junior, American Collegiate Hockey Association and National Collegiate Athletic Association ranks, Elliot Lake owner Paul Noad has established a new non-exclusive arrangement to collaborate with the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League.
…[read more]NOJHL Final Four
Timmins Rock and Soo Thunderbirds both scored victories as the division finals in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League got underway on Thursday.
…[read more]Wisconsin wins Game 7
Sal Poggiali potted the overtime winner and the visiting Wisconsin Lumberjacks capped a frantic series comeback with a 3-2 win over the Sioux Lookout Bombers in Game 7 of their Superior International Jr. Hockey League playoff thriller.
…[read more]Noad in development mode
Elliot Lake Red Wings forward Sam Noad represents a good example of progress made by a young player from his first season in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to the next.
…[read more]Sudbury Cubs growl towels
Sudbury Cubs will play host to the reigning Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Soo Thunderbirds on Thursday and Friday of this week for Games 1 and 2 of the West Division final.
…[read more]NOJHL semi-final pairings
Final four. Best-of-seven semi-final playoff series are set to start this week in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Tanner Burton takes the helm
This comes as no surprise. This is the right hire. The varsity men’s hockey team at Sault College has a new head coach. He is Tanner Burton, who moves up from assistant coach to the bench boss of the hockey Cougars.
…[read more]Wisconsin v. Sioux Lookout
We have a Game 7! Wednesday will decide the Superior International Jr. Hockey League opening round playoff series between the visiting Wisconsin Lumberjacks and the Sioux Lookout Bombers.
…[read more]The book on Nick Marson
He looms as a long shot to be picked at this month’s Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft. But in doing due diligence on Nick Marson, it shows that the 15-year old goalie had more than a high-end season for the lowly Sudbury Under 16 Nickel Capitals of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League.
…[read more]Ice Dogs of the Superior
Beware the hard charging Ice Dogs. Dryden Ice Dogs are going full tilt into the second round of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League playoffs.
…[read more]Jr. A playoff tracker
Soo Thunderbirds and Dryden Ice Dogs have advanced to the next round as best-of-seven playoff action continued in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Superior International Jr. Hockey League. Meanwhile, Hearst Lumberjacks and Sioux Lookout Bombers also posted Friday victories.
…[read more]Three teams advance
Sudbury Cubs and Timmins Rock of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Thunder Bay North Stars of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League have all advanced to the second round of the playoffs via Game 5 victories on Thursday.
…[read more]Memorial Cup Spirit
As a Sault Ste. Marie resident, I was hoping that the Soo would be chosen as host city for the 2024 Memorial Cup tournament over fellow Ontario Hockey League bids from Kingston and Saginaw. But I can see clearly as to why Saginaw was chosen over both the Soo and Kingston.
…[read more]Jr. A playoff notes
Blind River Beavers, Powassan Voodoos and Wisconsin Lumberjacks all won games on Wednesday as best of seven playoffs continued in both the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Recruiting for Sault College
The ageless, relentless Charly Murray is on an ongoing recruiting mission as the head scout for the varsity men’s hockey team at Sault College.
…[read more]Jr. A playoff trail
Hearst Lumberjacks, Timmins Rock, Fort Frances Lakers, Wisconsin Lumberjacks and Thunder Bay North Stars all skated to victory on Tuesday as the playoff season carried on in both the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Birds, Cubs, Rapids win
Opening round, best of seven playoff action continued in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League on Monday with three games.
…[read more]Frattinger fires up Dryden
Heart and soul captain Brady Frattinger netted the hat trick and the Dryden Ice Dogs pushed the Fort Frances Lakers to the edge of elimination in their opening round, Superior International Jr. Hockey League playoff series.
…[read more]Marois to the rescue
A splendid 65-save show by Jake Marois backstopped the Espanola Paper Kings to a 3-1 win over the Sudbury Cubs in Game 3 of their Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff series.
…[read more]NOHA U15 AA champs!
Under 15 AA Soo Jr. Greyhounds are Northern Ontario Hockey Association champs. Coached by Frank Porco, the U15 AA Hounds skated to NOHA championship glory in North Bay today.
…[read more]SIJHL expanding to Kenora?
Junior hockey is poised to potentially return to the northwestern Ontario town of Kenora, which is located on the Lake Of The Woods near the Manitoba border.
…[read more]Jr. A playoffs continue
Soo Thunderbirds, Timmins Rock, Powassan Voodoos, Dryden Ice Dogs and Sioux Lookout Bombers all registered wins on Saturday as best-of-seven playoff activity continued in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]U18 Hounds are renowned
They did not close out the season with the victory that was highly expected and extremely probable. But while the Soo Jr. Greyhounds did not win the Great North Under 18 Hockey League championship, they did showcase a slew of skilled skaters who stood tall throughout the 2022-2023 season.
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