Soo minor hockey accord?


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December 18, 2017


I am told that there is some good, positive news coming as it pertains to minor hockey in Sault Ste. Marie. As in a new level of co-operation between the Sault Major Hockey Association and the Soo Pee Wee Hockey League. …[read more]

Hound midgets fall to 9-16-4


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December 17, 2017


There is no sugar coating this. Facts are facts. The major midget Soo Greyhounds now have a record of 9-16-4 following an embarrassing 7-3 loss to the minor midget Sudbury Wolves. …[read more]

Ritchie makes NOJHL debut


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December 17, 2017


Short on players for a weekend road trip, French River Rapids of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League called on defenseman Jordan Ritchie from the Soo Greyhounds of the Great North Midget Hockey League. …[read more]

Neault makes NOJHL history


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December 16, 2017


Rayside-Balfour Canadians forward Matt Neault has established a new Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League record for most career games played. …[read more]

Best of the NOJHL West


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December 14, 2017


Call them the Four Tops. As in the top four teams from the West Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]

Can Flint end Soo streak?


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December 13, 2017


Sooner or later the Soo Greyhounds are going to lose an Ontario Hockey League game. It could be as soon as tonight when the first-place Greyhounds take on the last-place Flint Firebirds. …[read more]

Soo’s ’02 birth year class


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December 11, 2017


Much has been said and written — in both factual and opinionated form — about the overall state of the AAA midget program in Sault Ste. Marie. …[read more]

A win for Michael Doan


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December 10, 2017


On a night that honoured their fallen former goalie, the Soo Thunderbirds came through in heavenly fashion for the late Michael Doan. …[read more]

Saginaw Spirit bandwagon


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December 9, 2017


There has been major media attention directed towards the Saginaw Spirit over the past few weeks. But this is an Ontario Hockey League team that we have been touting as one on the rise for several months now. …[read more]

Ex-OHLer to NOJHL in Hearst


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December 8, 2017


Hard-working, character-kid forward Zack Dorval, who played three full seasons in the Ontario Hockey League before leaving on his own terms following the 2016-2017 season, has signed with the Hearst Lumberjacks of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]

Michael Doan to be honoured


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December 7, 2017


As his former teams face off in a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League match on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at John Rhodes Community Centre, the late Michael Doan will be honoured in a pre-game tribute. …[read more]

Culina leads way for Wolves


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December 6, 2017


Mario Culina’s return to the Ontario Hockey League has given the Sudbury Wolves a much-needed lift. The overage goalie, who recently joined the Wolves after beginning the 2017-2018 season with the Ryerson Rams of Ontario University Athletics, has been impressive over three straight starts in the Sudbury net. …[read more]

Trappers of the Great North


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December 6, 2017


Once a lowly presence — over a period of several years — within the Great North Midget Hockey League, the North Bay Trappers now serve as a model program for success and development. …[read more]

Face of a Silver Stick champ


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December 5, 2017


Left winger Sam Caruso of the Soo Pee Wee Hockey League’s Atom Major Selects shows off his championship medal and holds the title trophy from the recent Sudbury Regional Silver Stick Hockey Tournament …[read more]

Say it ain’t so, coach


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December 4, 2017


Apparently, there are minor hockey coaches out there who still don’t get it. Apparently, there are minor hockey coaches out there who are not in tune with the Canadian Mental Health Association and its Talk Today program. …[read more]

Silver Stick champions


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December 3, 2017


Hail the regional tournament champions from Sault Ste. Marie. As in the Soo Pee Wee Hockey League’s Atom Major Selects. …[read more]

Soaring Soo Eagles sweep


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December 3, 2017


Michigan Soo Eagles pulled off a road trip rarity on the weekend with three successive wins up in rugged northeastern Ontario. …[read more]

Silver Stick star, game 3


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December 2, 2017


Maeson Goulet of the Soo Pee Wee Hockey League’s Atom Major Selects wears the game star toque following a 7-0 win over the West Nipissing Sting this afternoon. …[read more]

Overtime in the Great North


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December 2, 2017


It was a relentless road effort by the Timmins Majors that paid off with a come-from-behind overtime triumph over the Soo Greyhounds in Great North Midget Hockey League action from Friday. …[read more]

Spirit adds national team star


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December 2, 2017


Highly regarded centre Jake Goldowski has left the United States National Team Development Program to sign with the Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]

Silver Stick star, game 2


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December 1, 2017


Logan Dearing of the Soo Pee Wee Hockey League’s Atom Major Selects wears the game star toque following a 6-1 win over the Nickel City Knights tonight. …[read more]

Silver Stick game star


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December 1, 2017


Koen Kurylo of the Soo Pee Wee Hockey League’s Atom Major Selects wears the game star toque following a 6-1 win over the Copper Cliff Redmen this afternoon. …[read more]

In and out of Rayside


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December 1, 2017


Player movement has been plentiful of late as the Rayside-Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League are tweaking their roster. …[read more]

OHL trade scenarios


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November 30, 2017


It can be a roller coaster ride of truths and rumours. This is the time of year that leads to the annual Ontario Hockey League trade deadline. …[read more]

Disano showing net worth


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November 29, 2017


He is only 14 years of age and he is living about 400 miles from his Sault Ste. Marie home as he pursues his passion with the Vaughan Kings major bantams of the Greater Toronto Hockey League. …[read more]

Rayside aims at Powassan


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November 28, 2017


Rayside-Balfour Canadians have added a seasoned skater to their roster as they take aim at a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League championship. …[read more]

Great North gravy


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November 28, 2017


As November prepares to make way for December there continues to be good story lines from within the major and minor divisions of the Great North Midget Hockey League. …[read more]

Culina gets W for Wolves


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November 27, 2017


Sault Ste. Marie product Mario Culina has his first win in just his second start as a member of the Sudbury Wolves. …[read more]

Smile of a champion


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November 27, 2017


Left winger Sam Caruso of the Soo Pee Wee Hockey League’s Atom Major Selects holds the championship trophy from the annual Steel Blades Hockey Tournament. …[read more]

Steel Blades champs!


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November 26, 2017


Atom Major Selects of the Soo Pee Wee Hockey League upended the Soo Lakers in the title tilt of their division final at the annual Steel Blades Hockey Tournament. …[read more]

Firebirds, Bulldogs make deal


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November 25, 2017


Languishing at the bottom of the Western Conference standings, Flint Firebirds have finalized a major Ontario Hockey League trade with Eastern Conference top contender Hamilton Bulldogs. …[read more]

Culina boosts Wolves depth


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November 22, 2017


The recent acquisition of Mario Culina off waivers from the Windsor Spitfires means the Sudbury Wolves now have four overage players, not to mention three goalies. …[read more]

Muck of the Irish


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November 22, 2017


After winning only three of 40 games in what was a disaster of a 2016-2017 season, Detroit Fighting Irish has mucked its way to a 10-9-1 record through 20 outings of the 2017-2018 campaign. …[read more]

Crunch time for Soo boy


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November 21, 2017


Kurtis Rogers of the Soo Greyhounds of the Great North Midget Hockey League got to experience the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League recently as a Cochrane Crunch affiliate player. …[read more]

T-Birds tap local market


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November 21, 2017


To be sure, Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League are becoming even more of a local team. …[read more]

Steady stream in Saginaw


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November 21, 2017


It is an intriguing team to follow. And while its best may be yet to come, the Saginaw Spirit is a current stream of Ontario Hockey League progress. …[read more]

Culina to Sudbury Wolves


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November 20, 2017


Sudbury Wolves have obtained overage goalie Mario Culina off Ontario Hockey League waivers, multiple sources have confirmed to HockeyNewsNorth.com. …[read more]

KL strikes gold


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November 18, 2017


Newly-acquired forward Gregory Trudeau-Paquet is already paying dividends for the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]

Hound midget hypothesis


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November 17, 2017


There is a lot of individual talent that dots the roster of the major midget Soo Greyhounds. But as the 2017-2018 Great North Midget Hockey League season plays on, the Greyhounds as a team do not show well. …[read more]

Crunch, Beavers are hot


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November 15, 2017


One from the East, one from the West. They represent two Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League teams that are on a roll. …[read more]

T-Bird midgets developing


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November 14, 2017


One of three minor midget teams in a loop that also includes six major midget entries, Soo Thunderbirds sit at the bottom of the Great North Midget Hockey League standings. …[read more]

Birds bring pair to the nest


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November 14, 2017


Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have officially confirmed the acquisition of a pair of homegrown forwards. …[read more]

Kap gains for Hearst


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November 13, 2017


There is a tidy development path along the rugged highway from Kapuskasing to Hearst that serves as player advancement between the two northeastern Ontario towns. …[read more]

Hot and cold in the OHL


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November 13, 2017


As the Ontario Hockey League inches towards the one-third mark of the 2017-2018 regular season we check in on some of who are hot and some of who are not. …[read more]

Tough times for Wolves


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November 13, 2017


Writing a weekend roundup when the Sudbury Wolves managed only one point from a three-game weekend requires a minimum three cups of coffee before sitting down, more to calm myself than anything. …[read more]

Team NOHA has 7 from Soo


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November 10, 2017


Seven Sault Ste. Marie area players have been named to the two Northern Ontario Hockey Association teams that will compete at the Ontario Minor Hockey Association, Eastern AAA Showcase Tournament, to be held next month. …[read more]

T-Birds v. Eagles tonight


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November 10, 2017


It looms as a game that is a promotion in itself, the fabled border battle rivalry featuring the Soo Thunderbirds and Soo Eagles. …[read more]

Carson returning to Wolves


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November 10, 2017


It has been an injury plagued Ontario Hockey League season to date for the Sudbury Wolves but they should get an offensive boost this weekend with the return of fibrous forward Macauley Carson. …[read more]

Nickel Caps chasing Traps


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November 9, 2017


Three home games this weekend will provide ample opportunity for the Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves to close in on the idle North Bay Trappers. …[read more]