Tech no. 3 in WCHA rankings
Coached by Sault Ste. Marie native Joe Shawhan, Michigan Tech Huskies are ranked third among 10 teams in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s pre-season poll preparatory to the 2017-2018 campaign. …[read more]
Sault College takes two
Sault College Cougars served early notice that they will be a force to be reckoned with as a first-year team in the American Collegiate Hockey Association. …[read more]
Feeling it in French River
French River Rapids of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have already surpassed their win total from 2016-2017 just six games into the 2017-2018 campaign. …[read more]
Hockey nights in Timmins
Timmins Rock of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Timmins Majors of the Great North Midget Hockey League are both in action at home this weekend. …[read more]
Santa sends the Wolves
I hardly slept last night. I was worse than a young child on Christmas morning, with the anticipation of Santa Claus coming and bringing presents. Why? It’s the start of another Ontario Hockey League season for the Sudbury Wolves. …[read more]
Mem Cup champs open with W
Reigning Memorial Cup champion Windsor Spitfires opened the 2017-2018 Ontario Hockey League season the same way they ended the 2016-2017 campaign — with a victory. …[read more]
4-0 Beavers hit the road
The only undefeated team in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League takes to the rugged roads this weekend for a trio of contests. …[read more]
Sault College in session
The first Canadian men’s team to become official members of the American Collegiate Hockey Association hits the ice this weekend with a pair of games at Saginaw Valley State University. …[read more]
Talking about Nick Porco
He is skilled and smart and is set up nicely for his rookie season in the Ontario Hockey League as a first-round pick from the 2017 draft. And pardon the pun but Nick Porco is also full of Spirit. Saginaw Spirit, that is. …[read more]
Hockey North Show feedback
The 2017-2018 version of the weekly Hockey North Show that I host on Tuesdays from 5-6 p.m. on Sault Ste. Marie radio station ESPN 1400 is underway. …[read more]
Wolves add veteran defender
Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League have added experience to their defense corps with the acquisition of 19-year old Cole Candella from the Hamilton Bulldogs. …[read more]
Flint deals for Leafs prospect
Flint Firebirds have shipped a troika of draft picks to the London Knights for 1998 birth-year defenseman Nicolas Mattinen in an Ontario Hockey League trade completed today. …[read more]
Phil Caron a free-agent find
From the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to the Ontario Hockey League. And as an un-drafted, under-sized defenseman no less. …[read more]
OA goalie back in Saginaw
Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League received a net gain today with the return of overage goalie Evan Cormier from the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League. …[read more]
Hockey + weather = bonus
Does it get any better than this? If you are into various levels of hockey, warm weather and happen to live in Sault Ste. Marie, this is a good time of the year. …[read more]
Timmins trims T-Bird midgets
A goal by captain Frederic Leclair-Pouw in the first minute of overtime lifted the visiting Timmins Majors to a 3-2 overtime triumph over the Soo Thunderbirds in Great North Midget Hockey League action tonight. …[read more]
Blind River remains unbeaten
Steven Khull put the puck in the net two minutes and 22 seconds into overtime as the visiting Blind River Beavers edged the Soo Thunderbirds 4-3 in a fast-paced, well-played Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League match on Friday night. …[read more]
Midget triple-header in Soo
Great North Midget Hockey League will be a featured attraction in Sault Ste. Marie this weekend with the Timmins Majors in town for a troika of tests. …[read more]
Soo Eagles to NHL ref prospect
Former Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League defenseman Alec Austin is on the cusp of becoming a National Hockey League referee. …[read more]
Back in Rayside-Balfour
1997 birth year forward Tristan Simm is back with the Rayside-Balfour Canadians for a third season in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Timmins Majors are here
eTimmins Majors begin their 2017-2018 Great North Midget Hockey League regular season slate with three games in Sault Ste. Marie this weekend. …[read more]
Great North beginnings
One of the youngest players in the Great North Midget Hockey League will debut with the Soo Thunderbirds this weekend when the first-year minor midget entry plays the visiting Timmins Majors. …[read more]
NOJHL season underway
There were some good opening night crowds. There were some good starts for players, coaches and teams alike. The 2017-2018 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season is underway. …[read more]
Wolves drive the United Way
Not only did Sudbury Wolves Sports and Entertainment — parent company of the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League — take a giant step into the modern day and age today, they did so by supporting the United Way, with a focus on youth and youth mental health initiatives. …[read more]
Western Conference watchtower
To be sure, it is the toughest conference in Canadian major junior hockey. And while there are those who have already anointed the Soo Greyhounds as the team to be reckoned with in the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League, others should not be taken lightly. …[read more]
Choosing the Flint Firebirds
Highly-touted center Kyle Harris has opted to commit to the Flint Firebirds of the Ontario Hockey League rather than choose from multiple National Collegiate Athletic Association overtures, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Opening week in Great North
Opening whistles will sound in the Great North Midget Hockey League this weekend as the Soo Greyhounds, North Bay Major Trappers, New Liskeard Cubs and Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves all have home games. …[read more]
Opening week in the NOJHL
First pucks drop on a number of Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League rinks this week as regular-season play begins in the 12-member loop. …[read more]
Rayside set for start of season
As Rayside-Balfour Canadians will take to the ice for the start of the 2017-2018 regular season on Thursday night, the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League team has a late commitment from a rookie forward. …[read more]
Timmins takes Polar Bear title
Timmins Majors trimmed Soo Thunderbirds 6-3 in the title tilt of the AAA midget division of the second annual Cochrane Polar Bear Classic. …[read more]
Spirit sends Baber to T-Birds
Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League has assigned recently-signed 2001 birth-year forward Camaryn Baber to the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Camping out with Wolves
Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League have signed four players while reducing their training camp roster to 27. …[read more]
Saginaw Spirit signs Soo boy
Sault Ste. Marie product Camaryn Baber has signed with the Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
A goal for Camaryn Baber
Hard-nosed rookie Camaryn Baber did not hurt his chances of making the Saginaw Spirit as a 2001 birth year forward when he scored a goal in the Ontario Hockey League team’s annual Blue-White game that was played on Wednesday. …[read more]
Sault College women’s coach
Sault College Cougars women’s hockey team has stayed local in hiring Sault Ste Marie native Chad Mousseau as its head coach effective the 2017-2018 season. …[read more]
Rayside to Charlottetown
1999 birth-year forward Cayse Ton is moving on from the Rayside-Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to the Charlottetown Islanders of the Quebec Major Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
No Soo minor bantam team
Sault Ste. Marie will not be represented by a AAA minor bantam team for the 2017-2018 season, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Time to show some Spirit
As August gets set to give way to September, roster spots are on the line throughout the Ontario Hockey League. In fact, the Saginaw Spirit will make player determinations tonight with its annual Blue-White match. …[read more]
Sicoly available for trade
Sault Ste. Marie native Nic Sicoly is moving on from the Guelph Storm after two full seasons with the Ontario Hockey League team, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Trecroce to Sault College
Nick Trecroce has had a change of plans. Instead of moving on from the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to the Division 3, National Collegiate Athletic Association Morrisville State College Mustangs, Trecroce has opted for the Sault College Cougars of the American Collegiate Hockey Association. …[read more]
RBC deals Saginaw goalie
Rayside-Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have traded the rights of 2000 birth-year goalie Cameron Lamour to the Chatham Maroons of the Greater Ontario Jr. Hockey League. Lamour was a third-round pick of the Saginaw Spirit at the 2016 Ontario Hockey League draft. …[read more]
OHL teams like OHL grads
It can be said that the Ontario Hockey League does a pretty good job of taking care of its own when it comes to teams hiring coaches. …[read more]
JDM Sports links with RSG
David Maciuk, family advisor and president of JDM Sports, has confirmed a relationship for his clients with the pro-oriented Roy Sports Group. …[read more]
Soo minor midget roster
HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed the roster for the new Soo Thunderbirds minor midget team that will debut as part of the nine-member Great North Midget Hockey League this 2017-2018 season. …[read more]
Espanola via Sudbury minors
Mark these down as a pair of high-end commitments. Espanola Express of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has signed a dandy duo of 2001 birth-skaters who played for the Sudbury Wolves of the Great North Midget Hockey League last season. …[read more]
Soo connection to Sudbury
Sault Ste. Marie’s link to the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League has doubled over the course of the summer. …[read more]
Michigan rivalry in the OHL
They represent two gritty industrial towns while surrounded by the scenic splendor of mid and lower Michigan. Separated by about 35 exits along Interstate 75, Flint Firebirds and Saginaw Spirit are an emerging Ontario Hockey League rivalry. …[read more]
Two Wolves join the Attack
Sudbury Wolves have shipped veteran forward Alan Lyszczarczyk, overage goalie Zack Bowman and a conditional fourth round draft pick to the Owen Sound Attack. …[read more]
Soo T-Birds sign Cicchello
Tristano Cicchello, a 2001 birth year defenseman who starred for the Soo Greyhounds of the Great North Midget Hockey League last season, has signed with the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]