T-Birds sign local trio
Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have signed three players, team officials have confirmed. …[read more]
Rayside to St. George
Taking advantage of the extra year of eligibility that is allowed by the Greater Metro Hockey League, Matt Neault has signed with the St. George Ravens, Hockey News North has confirmed. …[read more]
Eagles score hat trick
Soo Eagles have already scored three times on their arch-rival Soo Thunderbirds and the 2018-2019 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season has yet to begin. …[read more]
Eagles sign Soo trio
Michigan Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have inked three forwards from the Canadian side of the International Bridge at Sault Ste. Marie. …[read more]
Bannister exit is timely
Season by season by season, three of them in total, Soo Greyhounds climbed the Ontario Hockey League ladder under head coach Drew Bannister. …[read more]
Majors to Rock
Timmins to Timmins. Riley Brousseau is moving up from the Timmins Majors of the Great North Midget Hockey League to the Timmins Rock of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
RBC banks new asset
Rayside-Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have signed right winger Eric Eschweiler away from the Greater Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Best of the OHL’s best
The best of the best were honoured by the Ontario Hockey League as part of its awards ceremony in Toronto today. …[read more]
Who will coach Hounds?
Drew Bannister has moved up to the minor pro level after three successful seasons as head coach of the Soo Greyhounds. With the bench boss position with the Ontario Hockey League Greyhounds vacant, Soo general manager Kyle Raftis is in position to choose from what should be a choice crop of potential replacements. …[read more]
Express makes right turn
Espanola Express has made the right move with the hiring of Dave Clancy as head coach, the president and general manager of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League team told Hockey News North. …[read more]
Clancy hops the Express
Veteran coach, general manager and scout Dave Clancy is returning to the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League as the new bench boss of the Espanola Express, Hockey News North has confirmed. …[read more]
Hunter hits the Rapids
French River Rapids of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have signed 2002 birth year forward Hunter Brazier from the Sudbury Wolves of the Great North Midget Hockey League, Hockey News North has confirmed. …[read more]
A future hint in Flint
A hint of future promise has signed on with the Flint Firebirds of the Ontario Hockey League. First-rounder Evan Vierling, who was the second overall pick at this year’s OHL priority selections draft, has officially committed to Flint. …[read more]
Refs didn’t decide series
Those who don’t wear blinders seem to have accepted the fact that, over what was a six-game series, the Hamilton Bulldogs were better than the Soo Greyhounds and were deserving winners of the 2018 Ontario Hockey League championship. …[read more]
Several Rayside signings
Rayside-Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have ushered in the month of June by securing a number of new player signings ahead of the 2018-2019 season. …[read more]
Holmes staying home
Austin Holmes, who led the Timmins Majors of the Great North Midget Hockey League in scoring for the 2017-2018 season, has opted to remain at home and play for the Timmins Rock of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League in 2018-2019. …[read more]
More Bulldogs, Hounds
A repeat performance of sorts? Maybe yes, maybe no. But at the very least, the two teams that met in this spring’s Ontario Hockey League championship series are positioned to be contenders again next season. …[read more]
Wolves have historian
Sudbury Wolves have a lengthy Ontario Hockey League history that dates back to 1972. And now, the Wolves have their very own historian. …[read more]
Fulcher is top goalie
Hamilton Bulldogs puck-stopper Kaden Fulcher has won the Hap Emms Memorial Trophy as the top goalie at the 2018 Memorial Cup tournament. …[read more]
Summer breeze up north
Winds of summer are shifting through the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. As in winds of change from one season to another. …[read more]
Miller time in Vegas
There is a strong Sault Ste. Marie presence in the Stanley Cup final between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Washington Capitals. …[read more]
Bulldogs had a good run
They out-played and out-chanced the host Regina Pats in the semi-final match of the 2018 Memorial Cup championship tournament. And while the 2017-2018 season ended for the Hamilton Bulldogs with a 4-2 loss, it was a very good run for the Ontario Hockey League champions. …[read more]
Here’s to the Bulldogs
Being clearly provincial and partisan towards the Ontario Hockey League, I am rooting for the Hamilton Bulldogs to win the 100th rendition of the prestigious Memorial Cup championship tournament. …[read more]
Memorial Cup matchups
Three teams, including the Ontario Hockey League champion Hamilton Bulldogs, remain in the quest for the 2018 Memorial Cup title. …[read more]
Timmins Majors discover…
Score two for the Timmins Majors of the Great North Midget Hockey League. The Timmins midgets have confirmed a pair of skills and fitness related partnerships ahead of the 2018-2019 season. …[read more]
Palmerio defines character
Heart. Soul. Character. Passion. They are just four of the many positive words than can be used relative to graduated Soo Eagles captain Jake Palmerio. …[read more]
Soo Eagles to Johnstown
Assistant coach Nick Perri is moving on from the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for a similar position with the Johnstown Tomahawks of the North American Hockey League, Hockey News North has confirmed. …[read more]
Up and down Hounds
A first-place finish during the 2017-2018 regular season that included 116 points from a record of 55-7-6 did not lead to an Ontario Hockey League playoff championship for the Soo Greyhounds. …[read more]
Irish hockey in Detroit
Detroit Fighting Irish has expanded the duties of Steve Glover, general manager Dan Vasquez has confirmed to Hockey News North. …[read more]
Some of what was said
Plenty of words were spoken, flattering ones at that, after the Hamilton Bulldogs upended the regular-season champion Soo Greyhounds to win the Ontario Hockey League title series four games to two. …[read more]
Hail to the OHL champs
The team that deserved to win the Ontario Hockey League championship did just that. As good as the Soo Greyhounds were, the Hamilton Bulldogs were better. …[read more]
Let’s celebrate in the Soo
We have been treated to some fantastic play this past season by coach Drew Bannister, his staff and every one of the players that put on the Ontario Hockey League jersey of the Soo Greyhounds. …[read more]
A hockey story a day …
For players, the hockey season can vary in length from about six to nine months, depending on the age group and level. …[read more]
Eyes on Hounds, Bulldogs
The best team in the Ontario Hockey League over the course of the 2017-2018 regular season faces elimination today. …[read more]
Hamilton has the hammer
The underdogs from Hamilton are a win away from taking the Ontario Hockey League championship from the top dogs of Sault Ste. Marie. …[read more]
Razzle dazzle playoff days
It began in the third week of March and has played on until the middle of May. Thrills, spills and chills of the 2018 Ontario Hockey League playoff race towards championship glory have been plentiful. …[read more]
Jumbo hot dog a la Cherry
I am on record as saying that I agreed with Don Cherry when the outspoken Hockey Night In Canada commentator referred to the Soo Greyhounds as “hot dogs” because of the way they seem to over-celebrate goals. …[read more]
First shift for Sault girls
Here’s to you, girls. Sault Female Hockey Association is poised to offer a cost-effective introduction to the sport for girls 6-10-years old, local president Elissa Plastino has confirmed. …[read more]
Hound Power via Hamilton
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following guest column by Steve Buist reflects on his days as a fledgling sportswriter whose first media job was covering the Soo Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League. The award-winning Buist is a former Sault Star writer who is now an investigative reporter and feature writer at the Hamilton Spectator. …[read more]
OHL history in Hamilton
The Ontario Hockey League officially returned to Hamilton in 2015 when the Bulldogs took the place of the relocated Belleville Bulls. That was then, this is now. …[read more]
Pee wee minor Selects…
Head coach Jerry Lortie has confirmed the roster for the Soo pee wee minor AA Selects hockey team for the 2018-2019 season. …[read more]
No bad dogs here
Opportunistically speaking, if only Hamilton was the host city for this year’s Memorial Cup tournament, which will be held later this month in Regina, Saskatchewan. …[read more]
Soo Eagles hire new coach
Doug Laprade, who was part of National Collegiate Athletic Association championship teams as both a player and assistant coach with the Lake Superior State Lakers, is the new head coach of the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Spring minor hockey scene
Spring has sprung and the minor hockey season in Sault Ste. Marie is on session break until the fall. Or maybe it isn’t. …[read more]
Bulldogs bite back
Hamilton Bulldogs have drawn first blood in their Ontario Hockey League championship series with the top ranked Soo Greyhounds. …[read more]
Dog days of May
This has the makings of a real dog fight. Soo Greyhounds and Hamilton Bulldogs are unleashed with their collars off and eager to mark their territory as champions of the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
New coach in French River
French River Rapids of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have hired former Ontario Hockey League defenseman Shawn Frappier as their new head coach, Hockey News North has confirmed. …[read more]
Cicchello has OHL invites
Defenseman Tristan Cicchello, fresh from an eye-catching rookie season with Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, will have ample opportunity to showcase himself at upcoming Ontario Hockey League tryout camps. …[read more]
Soo v. Hamilton schedule
The playoff dates for the best-of-seven, Ontario Hockey League championship series between the Soo Greyhounds and Hamilton Bulldogs have been confirmed. …[read more]