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]Dogs days week for Dryden
Kurt Walsten is looking forward to the showdown of playing three games in as many nights against two of the top teams in the Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
Walsten, the no nonsense, 53-year old head coach of the Dryden Ice Dogs, is back with the SIJHL team after missing several games due to health issues.
…[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]Vendramin recognition night
Scoring machine Ryan Vendramin will be honoured by the Sault College Cougars on Friday night when the men begin the 2021-2022 season with a home game against Trine University. Game time is 7:30 at Rankin Arena with opening ceremonies slated to begin at 7:00.
…[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]SIJHL skates into November
A medley of marquee match-ups are on the mark for this week in the closely contested Superior International Jr. 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]Race for third place on pace
It is a fresh rivalry that figures to become more furious as the 2021-2022 season progresses. Kam River Fighting Walleye is in its first full season as members of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League while the Dryden Ice Dogs are a flagship franchise dating back to the SIJHL’s inception in 2001.
…[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]Big game for Nick Porco
Maybe this is what the big kid needed to get going. Sault Ste. Marie product Nick Porco had a breakout game for the Barrie Colts on Thursday.
…[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]Surging Walleye hits the road
Fresh from the home waters of a recent two game sweep of the Wisconsin Lumberjacks, coach Matt Valley and the Kam River Fighting Walleye will board the bus for a pair of Superior International Jr. Hockey League road tests this weekend.
…[read more]Putting up points in Dryden
Tristan Takats got a late start to the 2021-2022 season for the Dryden Ice Dogs of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[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]Great Scot! What a Walleye!
From the Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League to the world stage. Hailing from Ayr, Scotland, Kam River defenceman Calum McGill has been named to the Great Britain under 20 world junior hockey team.
…[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]Up and down the Superior
Here and there in the Superior International Jr. Hockey League as the regular season schedule heads toward the end of October.
…[read more]Jr. Hounds split with Trappers
Coach Guy Blanchard and his under 16 North Bay Trappers managed a weekend split of two games against the visiting under 18 Soo Jr. Greyhounds in Great North Under 18 Hockey League action.
…[read more]Kam River flows into third
A weekend clean-up of the visiting Wisconsin Lumberjacks has lifted the Kam River Fighting Walleye into third place in the Superior International Jr. Hockey League standings.
…[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.
…[read more]Red Lake in pursuit of first
A race for first place in the Superior International Jr. Hockey League is shaping up between the Thunder Bay North Stars and the surging Red Lake Miners.
…[read more]Rock on an East side roll
Rookie coach Brandon Perry and the Timmins Rock are on a roll through 10 games of the 2021-2022 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season.
…[read more]JDM, Maciuk, make it happen
David Maciuk has been involved in hockey since he was a youngster growing up in Sault Ste. Marie in the mid 1950s and later playing for the Soo Greyhounds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and then the Ontario Hockey League.
Now living in Chicago and the president and founder of JDM Sports Management, Maciuk has grown his firm into one of North America’s top advisory agencies with over 100 Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association commitments during the past four years alone.
…[read more]First for Fort Frances
They lost their first six games of the season and were outscored 35-9 in the process. But the Fort Frances Lakers, with career coach and native son Dave Allison at the helm, scored their first win of the 2021-2022 Superior International Jr. Hockey League season on Wednesday.
…[read more]Cochrane, Red Lake transfer
A three player trade between the Cochrane Crunch of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and the Red Lake Miners of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League has been finalized.
…[read more]Eagle to air Blue Devils
Local radio station Eagle 95.1 will broadcast all games of the Sault High Blue Devils hockey team for the 2021-2022 season, Hockey News North has confirmed. The games can also be heard live on line via http://www.eagleradio951.com
…[read more]Wild West and the Express
A mere four points is all that separates the top five teams of the six members who comprise the West Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. Indeed, the upstart, fifth place Espanola Express collected five of a possible six points last week to move within four points of the lead in the NOJHL’s version of the Wild West.
…[read more]Mangone makes his mark
It didn’t take Sault Ste. Marie product Calem Mangone very long to begin a statistical history with the Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League.
A rookie forward with a 2004 birth date, Mangone earned an assist in his first regular season game in the OHL and then tallied his initial goal in a Saginaw uniform in his second career match as the Spirit split a two game opening weekend set with the visiting Erie Otters.
…[read more]Eagles set to Pullar together
To be sure, the Michigan Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League are looking forward to the early part of November when the United States will once again allow non essential travel from Canada.
…[read more]All even on the Kam River
A record of 2-2-1 through five outings for the Kam River Fighting Walleye is more notable considering the Superior International Jr. Hockey League team has played its last four games far away from home.
…[read more]David Campbell is a Duke
Local product David Campbell is on his way to the Wellington Dukes of the Ontario Jr. Hockey League via the Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and the North Bay Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League.
…[read more]Life of Riley in T-Bay
Sault College Cougars recruit Trennis Riley was impressive in stopping 28 of 30 shots for a .933 save percentage in his Superior International Jr. Hockey League debut.
But despite allowing just two goals, the Thunder Bay North Stars rookie goalie was tagged with the loss in his first SIJHL start as opposing net minder Kyler Lowden of the visiting Wisconsin Lumberjacks stopped all 38 shots he faced in posting a shutout victory on Friday.
…[read more]Walleye playing catch up
Having played just three regular season games to date — fewest among the seven teams of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League — the Kam River Fighting Walleye is in Dryden this weekend for a pair of road tilts versus the Ice Dogs.
…[read more]Hounds deal overage skater
Soo Greyhounds have settled their overage situation and are now down to the maximum three 20-year old players.
…[read more]Clarke clicking for Wings
Dayton Clarke is on a goal scoring spin for the Elliot Lake Red Wings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Cubs, SmartCell, food, support
When the the Sudbury Cubs of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League take to the ice for a home game at Countryside Arena tonight it will signal the start of a partnership between SmartCell Communications and the Elgin Street Mission that will help bring good food and support to those living with hunger in the community.
…[read more]Baby Birds flap their wings
A flock of young skaters are leading the way for the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Young Tallaire is on a tear
Medium size forward Chase Tallaire has been a huge presence for the Michigan Soo Eagles through seven games of the 2021-2022 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season.
…[read more]NOJHL to Fort Frances
Looking to overcome a win-less start through four games of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League season, the Fort Frances Lakers have added another forward from the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League via trade.
…[read more]Carleton Place to Kam River
From the Central Canada Hockey League to the Superior International Jr. Hockey League goes a seasoned defenseman.
Kam River Fighting Walleye of the SIJHL has obtained 2002 birth year defender Kyle Lamoureux from the Carleton Place Canadians of the CCHL in a cash exchange.
…[read more]Thunder Bay leads the way
Riding the crest of a splashy seven game winning wave, the Thunder Bay North Stars have a shiny record of 7-1-0 atop the standings of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
Trailing Thunder Bay as the slate of the 2021-2022 regular season schedule approaches mid October are the Red Lake Miners (4-2-1), Dryden Ice Dogs (3-2-1), Wisconsin Lumberjacks (2-3-1), Thief River Falls Norskies (2-2-0), Kam River Fighting Walleye (1-1-1) and Fort Frances Lakers (0-4-0).
…[read more]High flight of the NOJHL
It is without peer in terms of being an exceptionally well run junior hockey league from longstanding commissioner Robert Mazzuca through to outstanding website content and management that could well be a model for others to follow.
And on the ice, the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League is off to a fluid start to the 2021-2022 season with several serious contenders inching towards potential gain and glory.
…[read more]Porco can be Barrie good
As the Barrie Colts are being pegged as top contenders in the Eastern Conference of the Ontario Hockey League for the 2021-2022 season, their new general manager and coach is hoping for a breakout campaign from 20-year old left winger Nick Porco.
…[read more]Marc Lafleur is a winner
Junior A hockey coaches just don’t come any better than the peerless Marc Lafleur. To be sure, there is one thing that the 46-year old Lafleur has displayed throughout his Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League coaching career — how to win.
…[read more]Hockey North Show ’21-22
Tonight from 5-6 p.m. marks the debut of the Hockey North Show on Eagle Radio 95.1 http://eagleradio951.com for the 2021-2022 season.
…[read more]Cubs best in close NOJHL West
A mere six points are all that separate the six teams of the West Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League heading into play this week.
And it is the Sudbury Cubs who lead the pack in a hotly-contested west side where all six teams have won at least two games thus far.
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