Elliot Lake v. Blind River
They represent two gritty towns separated by less than 40 miles of highway. And at the rink, Blind River and Elliot Lake have had an on-and-off junior hockey rivalry that is one for the ages. …[read more]
Two with Crunch to NCAA
Forwards Konnar Dechaine and Brandon McReynolds of the Cochrane Crunch of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have landed Division 3, National Collegiate Athletic Association commitments effective the 2016-2017 season. …[read more]
1st-place Trappers get bye
Finishing first in the Great North Midget Hockey League carries the reward of a first-round playoff bye for the North Bay Trappers. …[read more]
Mental health and the OHL
It’s considered to be the top development program for the National Hockey League but the Ontario Hockey League also has a good history of trying to do good for its players away from the rink. …[read more]
Trecroce assists Soo Eagles
Small in size but big on skills and smarts, Nick Trecroce has proven to be a valuable set-up man for the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Denny Lambert to Gatineau
Gatineau Olympiques of the Quebec Major Jr. Hockey League have confirmed the appointment of Denny Lambert as associate coach to Éric Landry for the remainder of the 2016-2017 season. …[read more]
Birds, Beavers hit the Rhodes
Soo Thunderbirds will vacate the cavernous Essar Centre to return to their old home tonight — the cozy confines of John Rhodes Community Centre — to play host to the Blind River Beavers. …[read more]
Team defense tilts Trappers
North Bay Trappers are poised to head into next week’s Great North Midget Hockey League playoffs as the no. 1 seed in the seven-team loop. …[read more]
Up to date in the Great North
Positions are at stake as the Great North Midget Hockey League heads into the stretch run of the 2016-2017 regular-season schedule. …[read more]
7 straight for Crunch bunch
Riding the crest of a seven-game winning streak, Cochrane Crunch is now the hottest team in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Erie in pursuit of elusive title
They have posted three straight 50-win, 100-point seasons, yet the Erie Otters may be the best example ever of a team that has been so good without winning an Ontario Hockey League championship. …[read more]
40 saves for Garrett Forrest
Former Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League goalie Garrett Forrest had an Ontario Hockey League career game of sorts to help the Flint Firebirds halt a three-game losing streak on Saturday night. …[read more]
Spirit hot on trail of Firebirds
There is a frantic race going on for the eighth-and-final playoff space within the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
AP issues with Sudbury midgets
Representatives from three Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League teams have taken issue with the Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves of the Great North Midget Hockey League over the use and availability of affiliate players. …[read more]
14-round shootout marathon
There are quick-end shootouts to decide games and then there was a 14-round, 28-shooter marathon that finally determined Wednesday’s Ontario Hockey League match between the Ottawa 67’s and the visiting Kingston Frontenacs. …[read more]
Good OHL coaches, atmosphere
It’s not just about being a good coach in this age of junior hockey. It’s about being a coach who relates to his players by creating a positive environment. …[read more]
Beware the EL Wildcats
Which is the hottest team in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League? Soo Thunderbirds? Powassan Voodoos? How about the Elliot Lake Wildcats? …[read more]
Express route to Kings College
Espanola Express captain Cameron Anklewich has committed to play at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 3 level for the Kings College Monarchs effective the 2017-2018 season, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
67’s seek home remedy
If the Ottawa 67’s are going to shake off their current skid and make a run at an Ontario Hockey League playoff spot they will need to take advantage of the home ice of TD Place. …[read more]
Rattler rattles off the goals
Veteran Bradford Rattlers forward Rasmus Brunnberg now holds the Greater Metro Jr. Hockey League team’s franchise record for most career goals scored. …[read more]
Wolves, Battalion in a battle
There’s a frantic race for playoff spots in the Eastern Conference of the Ontario Hockey League and Sudbury Wolves and North Bay Battalion are part of the chase. …[read more]
OHL GMs on 2 scouting trails
Five current Ontario Hockey League players who performed at various midget levels in Sault Ste. Marie are examples that it does not necessarily matter where — or if — you are drafted. …[read more]
1st-place Kitchener Rangers…?
Kitchener Rangers are just one example of the vast disparity between the Western Conference and Eastern Conference of the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
Better, bolder in Blind River
They have already won more games in 2016-2017 than they managed in the three previous seasons combined. Suffice to say that the Blind River Beavers are the definition of a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League team that has turned it around. …[read more]
Owen in an Erie outfit
After a season-and-a-half with the Lake Superior State Lakers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, 1997 birth-year defenseman Owen Headrick is now a member of the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
A first for Nolan Makkonen
1999 birth-year defenseman Nolan Makkonen, who signed with the Guelph Storm via the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League on January 9, has his first Ontario Hockey League goal. …[read more]
Lakers rebound to take two
It was a much-needed weekend sweep on home ice for the Laker Superior State Lakers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. …[read more]
Soo midgets get 2nd OHL crack
Some develop later than others. And some players from the Soo Greyhounds of the Great North Midget Hockey League are among a stream of undrafted prospects from around the province who are eligible for the first-ever, under-18, Ontario Hockey League draft. …[read more]
A first for Owen Headrick
As far as a debut goes it was good on a team and personal level for Garden River First Nation product Owen Headrick. …[read more]
State of CCHL, junior hockey
It is a 12-team junior loop located in the Ottawa region and the Central Canada Hockey League has forged a good reputation for developing and advancing its players. In all, CCHL teams combine to advance more than 100 players annually. Kevin Abrams is the 56-year old commissioner of the CCHL and via this transcript, he and HockeyNewsNorth.com discuss the state of the league — and junior hockey in general. …[read more]
Headrick has that Erie feeling
A mere eight days after rejecting another overture from the Erie Otters, 1997 birth-year defenseman Owen Headrick has decided to join the Ontario Hockey League team from the Lake Superior State Lakers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. …[read more]
OHL introduces under-18 draft
There is good news for the many AAA midget players who have been bypassed at the annual under-16, Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft. …[read more]
Fired-up Firebirds steal win
Refusing to give up, they continued to press relentlessly even when trailing by three goals with less than nine minutes to play in the third period. And just like that, hard work and second effort paid off for the Flint Firebirds in a stunning 5-4 shootout victory over the Soo Greyhounds on Wednesday night. …[read more]
NHL scouts like four 67’s
Ottawa 67’s are one of the youngest teams in the Ontario Hockey League and four of their draft-eligible players have caught the eyes of the National Hockey League’s Central Scouting department. …[read more]
Stencill’s departure from EL
It can be stated without hesitation — or exaggeration — that the Elliot Lake Wildcats of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League lost the face of the franchise when the affable Todd Stencill recently resigned as general manager. …[read more]
Mid-week match: Flint v. Soo
It will be no ordinary eighth-place team that the top-seeded Soo Greyhounds will be facing when they play host to the Flint Firebirds tonight in a 7:07 match at the Essar Centre. …[read more]
Great North tight at the top
As the clock ticks on the waning weekends of the Great North Midget Hockey League regular-season schedule the top four places are still up for grabs. …[read more]
1,000-game coach club
Coaching a thousand games in any high-level league is obviously an accomplishment. And among Ontario Hockey League coaches, Dale Hunter of the London Knights is now in select company. …[read more]
A first for the Flint Firebirds
Kole Sherwood has become the first member of the second-year Flint Firebirds to be named Canadian Hockey League player-of-the-week. …[read more]
Muddle in middle of NO West
Soo Thunderbirds have first place to themselves in the West Division of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League while three teams are jockeying for second, third and fourth spots. …[read more]
Hound midgets sweep Wolves
Second-seeded Soo Greyhounds solidified their standing in the Great North Midget Hockey League with a weekend-series sweep of the Sudbury Wolves. …[read more]
67’s show up on Sportsnet
After losing their first two games of what will be six road tilts in succession the Ottawa 67’s rebounded with a big victory under the bright television lights of Rogers Sportsnet. …[read more]
Eagles end Voodoos spell
Soo Eagles used the home ice of Pullar Stadium on Friday to halt the remarkable 26-game unbeaten streak of the Powassan Voodoos. …[read more]
OHL trade aftermath
Trading was brisk, furious and reactive as contenders and prospectors were part of the flurry of activity up to and including deadline day in the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
Erie chased Lake State d-man
As the Erie Otters added world-class forward Anthony Cirelli in an Ontario Hockey League trade with the Oshawa Generals earlier this week, they once again tried to talk 1997 birth-year defenseman Owen Headrick into leaving the Lake Superior State Lakers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. …[read more]
Lambert leaves Tech for Texas
Eight months after taking a job with The Tech 1921 Ltd. — first-year owners of the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League — Denny Lambert has resigned his position as director of hockey operations. …[read more]
Hound midgets home for three
Soo Greyhounds of the Great North Midget Hockey League will close the 2016-2017 regular season with six games on home ice beginning with three this weekend. …[read more]
Milestone win for Firebirds
Flint Firebirds have matched their win total from the entire 2015-2016 season and they did so in convincing fashion on Tuesday night. …[read more]
Wolves add net insurance
Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League have signed former Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League goalie Mackenzie Savard to a standard player agreement. …[read more]