Hounds, Wolves do battle
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.
…[read more]Giroux and Giroux
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.
…[read more]NOJHL on holiday break
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.
…[read more]Soo Reps take two more
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.
…[read more]The Brkin Wall
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.
…[read more]Back from the abyss
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.
…[read more]Puck stops with Leila
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.
…[read more]Top dogs of the Great North
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.
…[read more]Rayside food drive game
Rayside Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will be playing host to its first-ever Christmas food drive game on Thursday.
…[read more]Soo Reps in command
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.
…[read more]Hockey North Show …
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.
…[read more]Puck stopper to pharmacist
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.
…[read more]Soo Reps maintain top spot
Chalk up two more victories for the first-place pee wee major AA Sault Reps of the Nickel District Minor Hockey League.
…[read more]New goalie in North Bay
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.
…[read more]Croatian sensation
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.
…[read more]Cougars roar through ACHA
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.
…[read more]Dunbar to Muskegon
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.
…[read more]First star, Noah Zeppa
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.
…[read more]Big changes for Battalion
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.
…[read more]Hockey North Show tonite
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.
…[read more]Beavers making a splash
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.
…[read more]Hounds plow the road
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.
…[read more]Of Burnett, Hunter & Nolan
Hockey certainly has undergone considerable change over the years, particularly in recent times. And that especially applies to coaches.
…[read more]Hounds of the road
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.
…[read more]Porco sidelined with mono
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.
…[read more]Flint calls on Zach Giroux
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.
…[read more]A first for David Bowen
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.
…[read more]Northern boy in OHL trade
Iroquois Falls product Chad Denault is headed back up north. The 19-year old right winger has been traded by the Peterborough Petes to the North Bay Battalion for a conditional Ontario Hockey League draft pick.
…[read more]Tale of three Soo coaches
What better way to usher November into December by spending a good chunk of the weekend at three different rinks?
…[read more]Majors at an 11-year best
It has been quite a spell since the Timmins Majors of the Great North Midget Hockey League have been at the .500 level at this stage of a season. In fact, not since the 2008-2009 season — when the Majors finished with a record of 16-12-6 — has a Timmins team been at the .500 mark on the first of December.
…[read more]Hockey North Show tonight!
It’s Tuesday! Which means the latest edition of the Hockey North Show with Randy Russon is slated for tonight from 5-6 p.m. on Sault Ste. Marie radio station ESPN 1400.
…[read more]Too close for comfort in NO
Who will be the best in the West? Who will be the beast from the East? It is too close to call in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Soo Reps in first place
Through eight games of the 2019-2020 regular season, Soo Reps are the clear cut class of the pee wee major AA division within the Nickel District Minor Hockey Association.
…[read more]Noah Zeppa to Hearst
The reigning champions of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have added a new goalie. Hockey News North has confirmed that the Hearst Lumberjacks have signed Sault Ste. Marie product Noah Zeppa.
…[read more]Soo midgets sweep NL
There was no quit in the visiting New Liskeard Cubs. But New Liskeard nonetheless dropped a 4-2 decision to the Soo Jr. Greyhounds today as the home team completed a three-game, Great North Midget Hockey League weekend sweep.
…[read more]Mangone sparks Jr. Hounds
Upon being sidelined since early October with a broken finger, Calem Mangone is making the most of his return to the Soo Jr. Greyhounds of the Great North Midget Hockey League.
…[read more]Jr. Greyhounds cuff Cubs
They forced the play from the outset and kept the pressure on with a relentless fore check. And the end result was a 6-2 win for the Soo Jr. Greyhounds over the visiting New Liskeard Cubs in Great North Midget Hockey League action from Friday.
…[read more]Team Great North is chosen
Twenty players, including two goalies, six defensemen and 12 forwards will make up Team Great North at the upcoming CCM Midget AAA Hockey Challenge. The event will be hosted by the Quebec Midget AAA Hockey League and staged in Saguenay from December 11 to 15.
…[read more]Cubs headed to the Soo
It is one of those weekend triple-headers that are a fact of life in the Great North Midget Hockey League. In this instance, the New Liskeard Cubs are headed to the Soo this weekend for a trio of tilts versus the Jr. Greyhounds.
…[read more]I-75 rivals meet tonight
Thanksgiving holiday celebrations in Michigan will be preceded by an Ontario Hockey League contest tonight as the Saginaw Spirit and Flint Firebirds face off.
…[read more]Hockey North Show tonight
Soo Jr. Greyhounds of the Great North Midget Hockey League 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.
…[read more]Brkin, Propp net exchange
A trade between the Soo Greyhounds and Kingston Frontenacs that was an exchange of overage goalies Bailey Brkin and Christian Propp has worked out well so far for both Ontario Hockey League teams.
…[read more]Eagles on eight straight skate
Hard-working and well-prepared, the Soo Eagles have become one of the hottest teams in the 12-member Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Dylan, Dylan, Jr. Hounds
Soo Jr. Greyhounds returned home today from a tougher than tough road trip to Sudbury and North Bay which had them play four Great North Midget Hockey League games in a three-day span.
…[read more]Eagles end Voodoo magic
Shane Brancato made 28 saves and the Soo Eagles won for the eighth straight time on Saturday while halting the 21-game winning streak of the Powassan Voodoos.
…[read more]Sunday at the rink
Today was just another Sunday at a rink in Sault Ste. Marie. In this case, it was a match between Martineau Masonry and DK Design.
…[read more]Crunch time for goalie
Tomi Gagnon is back in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League without having ever really left. The 2000 birth-year goalie has signed with the Cochrane Crunch.
…[read more]Seven straight for Soo Eagles
Shane Brancato made 29 saves and the surging Soo Eagles continued their winning ways tonight with a 5-3 verdict over the visiting Hearst Lumberjacks.
…[read more]Major gains in Timmins
There are encouraging signs of progress being made relative to the Timmins Majors of the Great North Midget Hockey League.
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