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.
…[read more]Jr. A playoff roundup
Sudbury Cubs, Timmins Rock, Thunder Bay North Stars and Sioux Lookout Bombers all posted wins on Friday as best-of-seven playoffs continued in both the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Great North notables
A runaway regular season race to first place for the Soo Jr. Greyhounds. An improbable upset by the North Bay U18 Trappers to take the playoff championship from the Soo in stunning fashion. That and more from an eye-opening season in the Great North Under 18 Hockey League.
…[read more]Jr. A playoffs underway
First pucks have dropped on the playoff season in both the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]SIJHL playoff picture
Six of the seven teams from the Superior International Jr. Hockey League will face off to begin the playoffs this week. All seven teams in the SIJHL qualify for the playoffs with the first place Kam River Fighting Walleye getting an opening round bye.
…[read more]NOJHL playoff preview
The spring playoff runoff in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League gets underway this week. Four teams in each of the East and West divisions are in the chase for championship glory.
…[read more]Lady Cougars are champs!
Sault College Cougars put the exclamation point on an undefeated women’s hockey season today with a 6-1 triumph over Northeastern University.
…[read more]Trappers take down Hounds
How did this happen? Soo U18 Greyhounds had won 16 straight games heading into today’s Great North Under 18 Hockey League championship outing against the North Bay U18 Trappers. But the visitors from North Bay upended the powerhouse Hounds by an 8-5 score to steal the Great North title in stunning fashion.
…[read more]Beavers and Thunderbirds
Second place Blind River Beavers and third seed Soo Thunderbirds have confirmed the dates for the opening round, Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff series between the West Division foes.
…[read more]Rock and Rapids
First place Timmins Rock and fourth seed French River Rapids have confirmed the dates for the opening round, Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff series between the East Division foes.
…[read more]Soo, NB for Great North glory
It will be the no. 1 seed Soo U18 Greyhounds going up against the second ranked North Bay U18 Trappers for the Great North Under 18 Hockey League championship.
…[read more]On to the Great North semis
Four teams remain in the quest for the Great North Under 18 Hockey League playoff championship. The league’s championship tournament is being held in Sault Ste. Marie and semi-final matchups are set for Saturday.
…[read more]AJ shows shutout form
Sudbury U18 Nickel Capitals will take a record of 1-1 into today’s round-robin finale at the Great North Under 18 Hockey League’s playoff championship tournament.
…[read more]First up in the Great North
Highlights of Day 1 of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League championship tournament included three teams winning both of their games and four goalies posting shutouts.
…[read more]Great North title tournament
Sault Ste. Marie is hosting the Great North Under 18 Hockey League playoff championship tournament this week. And the Soo U18 Greyhounds, as the host team — and first place finisher during the regular season — are certainly in a desirable position to repeat as league champs.
…[read more]Two in the Walleye net
For the second successive season the Kam River Fighting Walleye has one of the best 1-2 goalie duos in the Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]This is one tough Ice Dog
Ben Hackl represents resilience. Over the past two years the 20-year old forward has suffered two facial injuries, a broken hand and a bad ankle sprain. The ankle injury was serious enough that Hackl missed the first 12 games of this 2022-2023 season for his hometown Dryden Ice Dogs of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Cubs and Paper Kings
First place Sudbury Cubs and fourth seed Espanola Paper Kings have confirmed the dates for the opening round, Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff series between the West Division foes.
…[read more]Lumberjacks and Voodoos
Second place Hearst Lumberjacks and third seed Powassan Voodoos have confirmed the dates for the opening round, best of seven, Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff dates between the East Division foes.
…[read more]Rock star is a Flint mint
Standout goalie Jacob Brown is developing in a big way with the Timmins Rock of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League as a signed plum prospect of the Flint Firebirds of the Ontario Hockey League.
…[read more]Soo Indians hire Jerry Lortie
Simply stated, this is a really good addition. Soo Indians of the Michigan based, Under 18 Tier 1 Hockey Federation League have brought aboard Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario product Jerry Lortie as an assistant coach.
…[read more]Timmins adds U15 AAA team
This is really positive news for minor hockey in the Timmins area. Hockey News North has confirmed that the Timmins Majors of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League are expanding their program with the formation of a U15 AAA team effective the 2023-2024 season.
…[read more]Top 15 from Great North
We have 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 next month’s 2023 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft.
…[read more]Paper Kings are in
Coming through with multiple clutch victories over higher seeded teams has culminated in a well earned Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff spot for the upstart Espanola Paper Kings.
…[read more]Under 16 AA champs
Soo Under 16 AA Jr. Greyhounds capped a dual championship season today. The U16 AA Hounds added the playoff championship to the regular season title with a 3-2 win over the Nickel City Sons. See below for team photo.
…[read more]100 games for Novello
Quietly and with little fan fare, hardworking forward Ethan Novello recently suited up for his 100th regular season game as a member of the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Up and down the NOJHL
As the regular season in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League skates towards a conclusion there is still a lot to play for and plenty to write about ahead of the looming playoffs.
…[read more]All in at Sault College
There are two good sides to varsity hockey at Sault College. As there is men’s hockey, so too are there women who play the game they love.
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