Best defense in the Great North
If defense ultimately wins championships then the North Bay Trappers of the Great North Midget Hockey League are on the right course. …[read more]
There’s more to the Voodoos
Powassan Voodoos — already in first place in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League — have added on to a team that has won 17 straight games. …[read more]
Western omelette
There’s a scramble for position within the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League where eight of the 10 teams have records well above the .500 mark. …[read more]
Great North scouring, scouting
As they take a break from Great North Midget Hockey League play until December 16, just two points stand between the Soo Greyhounds and North Bay Trappers atop the standings of the seven-team loop. …[read more]
Good news from the NOJHL
Following are just a few samplings from the many good news stories that are out there in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Ex-OHL star now practises law
It was a chance meeting in a Detroit hotel bar where I happened to be sitting at a table adjacent to where a former Peterborough Petes scoring star from more than 30 years ago was seated. …[read more]
T-Birds could use some love
Soo Thunderbirds have won back-to-back championships in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and are contenders again this season. …[read more]
Three good NOJHL stories
This tour of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League takes us from Powassan to Blind River across the International Bridge to the Michigan Soo. …[read more]
Brown takes coaching break
Jeff Brown has confirmed that he is “taking a break” from his coaching duties with the Ottawa 67’s but will continue to work as general manager of the Ontario Hockey League team. …[read more]
CCHL a nice fit in Cornwall
Gone are the days of the erstwhile Cornwall Royals of the Quebec Major Jr. Hockey League and the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
T-Birds in very good company
The reigning, two-time defending champion Soo Thunderbirds have company atop the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Wolves boast 3 NHL captains
Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League not only help to produce their share of players for the National Hockey League but they are developing captain material as well. …[read more]
Surging 67’s step up to .500
The patience that Ottawa 67’s coach-general manager Jeff Brown has been preaching is starting to pay off for the surging Ontario Hockey League team. …[read more]
Flashback: Centennial years
It was North Bay’s first Ontario Hockey League team, arriving from Niagara Falls in 1982 only to leave for Saginaw 20 years later. …[read more]
Flint Firebirds a fearless foe
They won only 20 of 68 games in 2015-2016 but through 20 outings thus far in 2016-2017 the Flint Firebirds already have 11 victories on the board. …[read more]
Russian Rattler puts up points
He is just 17-years old and Russian-born forward Khassan Al-Dzhilaui of the Bradford Rattlers is leading the Greater Metro Jr. Hockey League in scoring with 18 goals, 44 assists, 62 points in 20 games thus far this season. …[read more]
EL coach “not on hot seat”
Elliot Lake Wildcats general manager Todd Stencill says first-year head coach Corey Bricknell “is not on the hot seat.” …[read more]
Wolves have coach vacancy
Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League are on the look for a new associate coach following the departure of Drake Berehowsky to the Orlando Solar Bears of the East Coast Hockey League. …[read more]
Hot to trot in the NOJHL
Here ‘n there in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League as we approach mid November. …[read more]
Spirit rising
Given up for ghosts through the first 15 games of the 2016-2017 season, Saginaw Spirit has risen from the depths of the Ontario Hockey League to reel off three successive victories. …[read more]
Eagles take it to the limit
Fourth-place Soo Eagles continue to save their best for the first-place Soo Thunderbirds. …[read more]
Adding on to the Express
Espanola Express of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League is not a reflection of its 5-15-1 record through 21 games of the 2016-2017 season, according to team president Chad Clarke. …[read more]
Fortier loves hockey, enjoys life
Jason Fortier loves his gig as an associate coach with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League — but he enjoys his time away from the rink as well. …[read more]
One point down, 578 to go
Daylon Groulx has not only ascended to making his debut with the Owen Sound Attack after being a fourth-round draft pick this year but the 2000 birth-date forward has his first Ontario Hockey League goal and point. …[read more]
67’s add scorer from Spirit
Ottawa 67’s have acquired former Saginaw Spirit first-rounder Tye Felhaber in an Ontario Hockey League trade involving the 1998 birth-year forward and a total of seven draft picks. …[read more]
Who are the best 16-year olds?
The recent World Under-17 Hockey Challenge offered a glimpse at the best 2000 birth-year players on the planet including 24 who are rookies in the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
Top 10 of the CCHL
Only nine points separate the top 10 scorers — who are all forwards — in the 12-team Central Canada Hockey League. …[read more]
T-Birds fan appreciation
Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have designated November as Fan Appreciation Month, sponsored by their parent company, The Tech 1921 Ltd. …[read more]
Around the NOJHL
Here ‘n there in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League as we head into the second week of November. …[read more]
Hail to the NB atom champs
North Bay major atom AA Trappers returned from the nation’s capital with the gold-medal crown after edging the host Ottawa Silver Seven 2-1 in the title tilt of the weekend’s 12th annual Capital Fall Hockey Classic. …[read more]
WU17 Notebook
On the competition and overall skill level, the 2016 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge more than met the lofty expectations that were set for it. …[read more]
Hanging out with Bob McKenzie
He is known as the definitive authority on breaking news and analysis from every corner of the hockey world. And to me, he’s still the same modest, down-to-earth, fun-loving guy who I first met more than 35 years ago when we hung out together while working in the Sault Ste. Marie sports media. …[read more]
Goalies who need to be better
They are in their third full year in the Ontario Hockey League and as no. 1 goalies they need to be better than they have been thus far this season. …[read more]
World under-17 playoffs set
Quarter-final games are set to go today at the World under-17 Hockey Challenge that is being held in Sault Ste. Marie. …[read more]
Crunch time in Moose Factory
Moose Factory and the adjacent community of Moosonee will benefit from the presence of the Cochrane Crunch of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for three days next week. …[read more]
Big points for Flint defender
Overage defenseman Mathieu Henderson has played a main role in the early-season showing of the Flint Firebirds. …[read more]
Kingston via Canisius College
Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League have obtained the rights to 1997 birth-year forward Josh Supryka from the Hamilton Bulldogs. …[read more]
Appreciation night in Alpena
Alpena Flyers of the U.S. Premier Hockey League will play host to an Emergency Personnel Appreciation Night this Saturday at Northern Lights Arena. …[read more]
My old friend Joe Drago
Besides getting to watch the best under-17 hockey players in the world at the challenge series that is going on in Sault Ste. Marie, the tournament serves as an opportunity to meet up with friends and acquaintances in the game. …[read more]
Bronson Kovacs is world class
HockeyNewsNorth.com has learned that Sault Ste. Marie native Bronson Kovacs will be part of the Hungarian national team that will face off against opponents from Italy, Denmark, Poland, Austria and Korea in a Euro Ice Hockey Challenge tournament to will be held over a five-day span beginning later this week. …[read more]
Saginaw has net worth
Saginaw Spirit may be languishing in the cellar of the Western Conference but mid Michigan’s Ontario Hockey League team has a valuable trade chip in its possession in the person of goalie Evan Cormier. …[read more]
Eagles getting it together
Soo Eagles have reeled off three wins in succession and are starting to look more like the team that was originally cast as a contender for the 2016-2017 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season. …[read more]
67’s seek home remedy
Having shown they can win on the road, the Ottawa 67’s will be out to utilize home-ice advantage for the first time this season with games tonight and Sunday afternoon at TD Place. …[read more]
Battalion calls on a Voodoo
Forward Andy Baker, who leads the Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League in goals, has signed an Ontario Hockey League contract with the North Bay Battalion. …[read more]
Unbeaten Lakers home for pair
Riding the crest of four successive triumphs to begin the 2016-2017 season, the high-scoring Lake Superior State Lakers are home to the Alaska Nanooks tonight and Saturday evening at Taffy Abel Arena. …[read more]
More ticks if Flint PP clicks
As the well-coached Flint Firebirds continue to be a feel-good story in the early going of the 2016-2017 season one wonders how much better they could be if their power play starts to click. …[read more]
Bradford to Lakehead
Bradford Rattlers of the Greater Metro Jr. Hockey League have a 10-year history of championship success, not to mention player advancement to various higher levels of play. …[read more]
Hot and not in the O
Some are hot. Some are not. Here are some of both as we ramble around the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
Hounds in pursuit of Trappers
Soo Greyhounds have an impressive 9-2-0 record thus far this Great North Midget Hockey League season but they still trail the pace-setting North Bay Trappers. …[read more]