Atom A champs from the Soo


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January 20, 2020


A team from Sault Ste. Marie claimed the Atom A Division championship at a weekend hockey tournament that was held in London, Ont.

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Chaffay churns out the goals


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January 16, 2020


He is one of six players on the Soo Jr. Greyhounds who have passed the 20-point plateau through 25 games of Great North Midget Hockey League play.

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Happy new year in Liskeard


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January 15, 2020


New Liskeard Cubs have taken to 2020 in style. The Cubs have a record of 3-1-0 thus far in the new year to move closer to their arch-rival Timmins Majors in the Great North Midget Hockey League standings.

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Close quarters of the N.O.


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January 14, 2020


It is like the playoffs before the playoffs have even started. Regular-season play in the 12-team Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League carries through until March 1. But the close quarters of the NOJHL make it seem as though the playoffs have already arrived.

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OHL trade recap


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January 11, 2020


More than a dozen deals — several of an impact nature — were made over a frantic span of a few recent days as the annual Ontario Hockey League trade deadline came and went.

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Hounds add, subtract


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January 10, 2020


Here they go. Soo Greyhounds have set their roster for the stretch section of the 2019-2020 Ontario Hockey League season.

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Spirit rising to the top?


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January 10, 2020


Of the many contending teams in the Ontario Hockey League’s powerful Western Conference, the Saginaw Spirit just may have become the favourite.

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Daylon Groulx to Ottawa


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January 9, 2020


The first-place team in the Ontario Hockey League has added to its skill, spunk and seasoning. In what sets up as a shrewd, calculated move, the Ottawa 67’s have obtained 2000 birth-year forward Daylon Groulx from the Owen Sound Attack.

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Akil Thomas traded


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January 9, 2020


The trade winds continue to blow through the Ontario Hockey League ahead of the fast-approaching deadline. In one of several moves made today, the Niagara IceDogs dealt Team Canada forward Akil Thomas to the Peterborough Petes.

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Here come the OHL trades


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January 8, 2020


As the Ontario Hockey League trade deadline approaches — Thursday for overage (1999 birth year) players and Friday for all others — the deals are happening in a fast and furious manner.

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How to pick a rep team


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January 8, 2020


It can be a toxic topic. And it seems as though it is a constant cause for consternation. As in, coaches of certain AAA rep hockey clubs who not only pick their own son for the team, but kids of their friends as well.

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Hounds on Hockey North Show


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January 7, 2020


Following a two-week holiday break, the Hockey North Show with Randy Russon returns to the airwaves tonight from 5-6 p.m. on Sault Ste. Marie radio station ESPN 1400.

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Ten for the Timmins Majors


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January 6, 2020


It is progress. Not great progress, perhaps. But positive progress, nonetheless. That is, the Timmins Majors of the Great North Midget Hockey League have now matched their victory total of last season.

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Western Conference dog fight


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January 5, 2020


In what is an embarrassingly unbalanced Ontario Hockey League — the Western Conference is supremely superior to the Eastern Conference — Soo Greyhounds are above the .500 level.

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New Liskeard snaps skid


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January 4, 2020


An eight-game losing streak that produced but a single point from an overtime setback ended for the New Liskeard Cubs on Friday night at Don Shepherdson Memorial Arena.

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Miller time for Sault Reps


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January 3, 2020


Preston Miller potted a pair of goals to help support the nifty net-minding of Cash Rowswell as the Sault Reps began the Glenn Bellerby Pee Wee Major AA Hockey Tournament in Barrie this morning with a win.

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Nick Smith to Leamington


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January 3, 2020


One of the longest-serving members in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League history of the Soo Thunderbirds has been traded, Hockey News North has confirmed.

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RBC cashes in on net return


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January 3, 2020


In a furious race for first place in the West Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, Rayside Balfour Canadians have re-acquired star goalie David Bowen from the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Jr. Hockey League.

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Back in the Great North


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January 2, 2020


There is a full slate of competition on the calendar as the Great North Midget Hockey League begins play in the 2020 portion of the schedule.

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NOJHL in 2020


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January 1, 2020


The holiday season in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League is just about over. And this veteran scribe is among those looking forward to the resumption of play this week.

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Home for the Hounds


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December 31, 2019


Soo Greyhounds will ring in the New Year with five straight games on home ice. The Greyhounds, who are 8-2-0 in their last 10 outings, ended the 2019 portion of the Ontario Hockey League schedule with a road setback in Saginaw.

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Taylor saves the Hounds


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December 29, 2019


It was an improbable win for the Soo Greyhounds. Down 3-0 to the visiting Sudbury Wolves in the first period of Saturday’s Ontario Hockey League match, the Greyhounds rode the relief goal-tending of forgotten backup Ethan Taylor to a 4-3 triumph.

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Hounds, Wolves do battle


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December 28, 2019


Soo Greyhounds and Sudbury Wolves will both be looking to show their teeth when Ontario Hockey League play resumes tonight following the Christmas holiday hiatus.

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Giroux and Giroux


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December 26, 2019


They were both taken in the third round of the Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft from the Sudbury Minor Wolves of the Great North Midget Hockey League, one in 2016, the other in 2019. They are brothers — 19-year old Damien Giroux of the OHL’s Saginaw Spirit and 16-year old Zacharie Giroux of the Flint Firebirds of the OHL and the Rayside Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.

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NOJHL on holiday break


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December 23, 2019


Play in the 12-team, two-division Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League does not resume until after January 1. And there are races and chases in both the East and West divisions.

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Soo Reps take two more


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December 22, 2019


A pair of road triumphs this weekend has raised the Soo Reps record to a rousing 11-0-1 within the pee wee major AA division of the Nickel District Minor Hockey League.

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The Brkin Wall


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December 22, 2019


He has been piling up the wins and accumulating nicknames since joining the Soo Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League via Western Hockey League waivers.

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Back from the abyss


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December 22, 2019


Yes, the Soo Greyhounds have managed to claw their way back into an Ontario Hockey League, Western Conference playoff spot with a dramatic, and almost miraculous come-from-behind victory on Friday over the Kitchener Rangers.

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Puck stops with Leila


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December 19, 2019


Leila Barsanti-May shows her text-book goalie form for the visiting pee wee minor AAA Sudbury Wolves in recent action against the Soo Greyhounds.

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Top dogs of the Great North


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December 18, 2019


Soo Jr. Greyhounds are the sole occupants of first place in the Great North Midget Hockey League. On Christmas break and with a record of 17-4-2, the Jr. Greyhounds are on pace to post the Soo major midget program’s best mark since the 2016-2017 season.

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Rayside food drive game


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December 18, 2019


Rayside Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will be playing host to its first-ever Christmas food drive game on Thursday.

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Soo Reps in command


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December 17, 2019


Four straight games on home ice have resulted in four wins in succession for the first-place, pee wee major AA Soo Reps of the Nickel District Minor Hockey League.

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Hockey North Show …


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December 17, 2019


The latest edition of the Hockey North Show with Randy Russon airs tonight from 5-5:30 p.m. (shortened version) on Sault Ste. Marie radio station ESPN 1400.

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Puck stopper to pharmacist


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December 16, 2019


I have been asked many times to write some articles on former Soo Greyhounds who have entertained the local Ontario Hockey League fan base over the years.

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Soo Reps maintain top spot


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December 15, 2019


Chalk up two more victories for the first-place pee wee major AA Sault Reps of the Nickel District Minor Hockey League.

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New goalie in North Bay


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December 15, 2019


Cameron Lamour is getting another shot at playing in the Ontario Hockey League. The 19-year old goalie, who had been tending twine in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for the Rayside Balfour Canadians, has had his OHL rights transferred to the North Bay Battalion from the Sarnia Sting.

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Croatian sensation


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December 13, 2019


The puck continues to stop with Bailey Brkin. Making his 13th straight start tonight, the overage goalie made 35 saves as the Soo Greyhounds won their fifth game in a row.

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Cougars roar through ACHA


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December 12, 2019


On hiatus from game activity within the American Collegiate Hockey Association until the middle of January, the lone Canadian men’s team in the USA-based program is again a force to be reckoned with.

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Dunbar to Muskegon


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December 11, 2019


Standout defenseman Tyler Dunbar has joined the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the United States Hockey League from the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, Hockey News North has confirmed.

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First star, Noah Zeppa


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December 10, 2019


It was a shutout show for Sault Ste. Marie native Noah Zeppa in his first Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League outing with the Hearst Lumberjacks.

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Big changes for Battalion


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December 10, 2019


The last place team in the Ontario Hockey League is undergoing change as veteran coach-general manager Stan Butler has been reassigned by the North Bay Battalion.

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Hockey North Show tonite


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December 10, 2019


Sault College Cougars will be a featured segment when the latest edition of the Hockey North Show with Randy Russon airs tonight from 5-6 p.m. on Sault Ste. Marie radio station ESPN 1400.

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Beavers making a splash


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December 9, 2019


Blind River Beavers have moved into first place in the West Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, a mere point ahead of the Rayside Balfour Canadians.

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Hounds plow the road


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December 8, 2019


The hungry Hounds are sniffing the .500 mark. Soo Greyhounds finished a three-game Ontario Hockey League road run today with a 6-3 romp over the Mississauga Steelheads.

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Of Burnett, Hunter & Nolan


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December 8, 2019


Hockey certainly has undergone considerable change over the years, particularly in recent times. And that especially applies to coaches.

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Hounds of the road


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December 7, 2019


Maybe the Soo Greyhounds just needed to get out of town for a few days. After losing a pair of home games last weekend, the Greyhounds are two for two to begin on Ontario Hockey League road trip this week.

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Porco sidelined with mono


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December 6, 2019


Sault Ste. Marie product Nick Porco is not expected to play again for the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League until after Christmas. The 18-year old left winger has been diagnosed with mononucleosis, Hockey News North has confirmed.

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Flint calls on Zach Giroux


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December 5, 2019


Flint Firebirds of the Ontario Hockey League have promoted a pair of prospects — including forward Zacharie Giroux from the Rayside Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League — for an upcoming three-game road trip to Barrie, Sudbury and North Bay.

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A first for David Bowen


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December 5, 2019


Making just his third appearance with the Drummondville Voltigeurs since signing with them about six weeks ago, David Bowen has his first win in the Quebec Major Jr. Hockey League.

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