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.
…[read more]Flyers v. Majors postponed
Weather conditions have resulted in the postponement of a Great North Midget Hockey League match between the Kapuskasing Flyers and Timmins Majors, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Major task for Timmins
Timmins Majors will return to the friendly frame of McIntyre Arena on Thursday, albeit to face a formidable foe in the Kapuskasing Flyers.
…[read more]NOJHL a mental health leader
The Canadian Mental Health Association and the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have shown themselves to be good teammates with a similar goal.
…[read more]Hot to trot in the NOJHL
Powassan Voodoos — and their 20 successive victories — are far from the only hot team in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. Timmins Rock, Soo Eagles, Blind River Beavers and Rayside Balfour Canadians are also on a smooth path.
…[read more]Hockey North Show tonight
The play of newly-acquired goalie Bailey Brkin, which is coincident with a three-game winning streak by the Soo Greyhounds, 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]Above .500 in New Liskeard
It has been five years since the New Liskeard Cubs have had a winning record. And while 10 games do not make a season, the Cubs have climbed over the .500 mark with a record of 5-4-1.
…[read more]Brkin is workin’ for Hounds
Soo Greyhounds are working at trying to dig out of the Western Conference cellar with a new goalie. And it has been so far so good through three games.
…[read more]Timmins takes two from trip
Three road games in a three day span yielded two victories for the Timmins Majors in Great North Midget Hockey League play from this weekend.
…[read more]Kap moms on the road
Heading out on the snowy roads, mothers of players on the Kapuskasing Flyers accompanied their sons on a Great North Midget Hockey League road trip this weekend.
…[read more]Majors and mommas
Timmins Majors of the Great North Midget Hockey League are on a three-game, weekend road trip to Sudbury. And it is mother’s weekend as “mommas of the Majors” are on the road trip in support of their sons.
…[read more]The power of Powassan
Voodoo magic continues to consume the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. As in 20 victories in a row for the Powassan Voodoos.
…[read more]Hound midgets on hiatus
They have played the most regular season games of any team in the Great North Midget Hockey League. Add in multiple tournaments that they have also participated in to date and suffice to say that the Soo Jr. Greyhounds are on a well-deserved break from the action.
…[read more]Soo Eagles soar above .500
Three straight wins — two over the Espanola Express and another via the Elliot Lake Wildcats — have lifted the surging Soo Eagles to within two points of the third-place Soo Thunderbirds in the West Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Hockey North Show tonight
Soo Jr. Greyhounds of the Great North Midget Hockey League and Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will be featured segments 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]Hayton and more on Hounds
19-year old forward Barrett Hayton, who is still in the National Hockey League with the Arizona Coyotes, can return to the Soo Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League.
…[read more]Soo Reps win in Chicago
Head coach Frank Porco and his pee wee major AA Soo Reps are headed home from the Windy City as champions.
…[read more]Firebirds in the passing lane
Flint Firebirds have put last season in the rear view mirror. After winning just 16 of 68 games in 2018-2019, Flint has a 12-5-0 record through 17 outings thus far in 2019-2020.
…[read more]Challenge for Great North
An all-star team representing the Great North Midget Hockey League will take part in the prestigious CCM Midget AAA Challenge that is slated for next month in Saguenay, Quebec.
…[read more]Hiking up the Great North
New Liskeard Cubs and Timmins Majors are both making fresh tracks on the rigorous Great North Midget Hockey League path.
…[read more]Another D1 commit for JDM
Luke Weildant has become the 69th player in less than five years to commit to a Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association school via family advisor David Maciuk and JDM Sports.
…[read more]In pursuit of Powassan
Winners of seventeen successive skates, the Powassan Voodoos are on top of the overall standings in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League with a record of 19-1-0.
…[read more]Sarnia is hot, Soo is not
As the Sarnia Sting is hot, the Soo Greyhounds are not. And in a touch of irony, it is a former Greyhound who has been lighting the lamp for the Sting.
…[read more]Hockey North Show tonight
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]OHL goalie back in NOJHL
Rayside Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have signed goalie Cameron Lamour. The 19-year old Lamour played parts of the previous three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League.
…[read more]Close race in the Great North
There is no easy terrain within the Great North Midget Hockey League. As the Soo Jr. Greyhounds are setting the pace, Kapuskasing Flyers, North Bay Major Trappers, Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves, Timmins Majors and New Liskeard Cubs are all in close pursuit.
…[read more]Sault Reps season starts
A pair of home games on the weekend signaled the start of the regular season slate within the Nickel District Minor Hockey League for the pee wee major AA Sault Reps.
…[read more]Porco a Barrie happy kid
If you know Nick Porco, you know that he is a happy, friendly, positive kid who would be hard-pressed to share a negative thought about anyone.
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