Want to play in Blind River?
There is still time to register for the upcoming mini tryout camp that is being hosted by the Blind River Beavers. …[read more]
Caron keen on overage option
He is a late bloomer who was drafted into the Ontario Hockey League a year after his 1996 birth-date class — and he has aspirations of playing as an overage forward for the 2016-2017 season. …[read more]
New bench gig for Darryl Moxam
Darryl Moxam’s planned return to the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League coaching ranks came to an abrupt halt earlier today when the soon-to-be-40-year-old was hired by the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League as an assistant. …[read more]
Firebirds 1st-rounder in like Flint
Forward Ty Dellandrea, who was a first-round pick, fifth overall at the 2016 Ontario Hockey League draft, has committed to the Flint Firebirds for the ’16-17 campaign, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Soo T-Birds spring tryout camp
The reigning Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Soo Thunderbirds will be holding a spring tryout camp across the International Bridge. …[read more]
Tech T-Birds will take right turn
The change of the guard is taking place within the ranks of the two-time Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Soo Thunderbirds. …[read more]
French River Rapids tryout camp
Under the direction of coaches Moe Mantha and Dan Tremblay, French River Rapids of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will hold a two-day tryout camp this weekend. …[read more]
Mantha returning to French River
French River Rapids of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will again have the services of veteran coach Moe Mantha for the 2016-2017 season, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Iroquois Falls to Elmira, N.Y.
1995 birth-year forward Tanner Bowditch, who produced 16 goals and 43 points for the Iroquois Falls Eskis of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League in 2015-2016, has a Division 3, National Collegiate Athletic Association commitment. …[read more]
A look ahead at ’16-17 Laker log
Along with the other nine teams in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, Lake Superior State Lakers know the whens and wheres for the 2016-2017, 28-game schedule against conference opponents. …[read more]
Laker Hall to welcome Hoffort
More than 25 years after backstopping the Lake Superior State Lakers to an improbable Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association hockey championship, goalie Bruce Hoffort is headed to the school’s Hall of Fame. …[read more]
One-day Beaver camp coming up
It’s a start of new beginnings in small-town Blind River, an upcoming, one-day mini camp. …[read more]
Hays day in May for Fighting Irish
Detroit Fighting Irish of the U.S. Premier Hockey League’s Midwest Division has signed rookie defenseman Chris Hays for the 2016-2017 campaign. …[read more]
Denny Lambert talks T-Birds, Tech
He is settling into his new job at The Tech 1921 Ltd. as the director of hockey operations for the company that has taken over the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and has plans to start a school-based athletic academy by the fall of 2017. …[read more]
Player advance from Powassan
Graduated Powassan Voodoos defenceman Nicky Grose is headed to the New York-based Utica College Pioneers to continue his hockey career at the Division 3, National Collegiate Athletic Association level. …[read more]
Now Cain resigns from T-Birds
Shortly after Jamie Henderson stepped down as general manager of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Soo Thunderbirds earlier today, president of hockey operations Kevin Cain has also resigned. …[read more]
Soo Thunderbirds GM steps down
Jamie Henderson has officially ended a five-year association with the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Soo Thunderbirds. …[read more]
Flint Firebirds hire OHL vet as GM
George Burnett has been hired as general manager of the Flint Firebirds and Joe Stefan has been given the job as assistant GM of the Ontario Hockey League team. …[read more]
Is UNH recruit headed to Hounds?
Corson Green is a big defenseman with a future Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association commitment — but the youngster seemingly still has some interest in playing for the Soo Greyhounds, who selected him in the fifth round of the 2015 Ontario Hockey League draft. …[read more]
Matt Murray rises to the occasion
Through four up-and-down Ontario Hockey League seasons with the Soo Greyhounds, Matt Murray provided a few scattered snapshots that he had the makings of being a professional goalie. …[read more]
Express route to school
Espanola Express forward Ian Thompson has committed to attend Davenport University in Grand Rapids, Michigan effective the 2016-2017 season. …[read more]
Blind River should pursue old scout
As the new-look Blind River Beavers seek a return to better days, there’s a veteran Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League scout who could assist in the rebuild project. …[read more]
Headrick would be an NHL steal
His name does not appear on any official rankings chart but I am of the notion that Lake Superior State University Lakers freshman Owen Headrick would be an absolute steal for any National Hockey League team willing to take a flyer on the 1997 birth-year defenseman at next month’s draft. …[read more]
Hound development camp details
Three Sault Ste. Marie products will be among the 31 prospects who will take part in a development camp that is being hosted by the Soo Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League this weekend. …[read more]
T-Birds down two assistants
As the back-to-back Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Soo Thunderbirds transition to new operators during the off-season, a second assistant coach has moved on to become a head coach elsewhere. …[read more]
Blind River Beavers mini camp
Under the watch of new head coach Kyle Brick, the Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have scheduled a one-day mini camp. …[read more]
Zack Dorval deserves a real shot
I am of the notion that even though Zack Dorval has struggled his first two seasons in the Ontario Hockey League, the rugged forward is going to develop into an impact player. …[read more]
Pressure on Spitfires to contend
Windsor Spitfires are proof positive that it is difficult to sustain status as a consistent contender in the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
Cochrane to St. Scholastica
Dustin Cordeiro is taking his scoring touch from the Cochrane Crunch of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to the St. Scholastica College Saints, a Division 3, National Collegiate Athletic Association program that is based in Duluth, Minnesota. …[read more]
Eagles boss impressed with camp
Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League held a spring camp on the weekend that attracted 36 players, including 11 veterans. …[read more]
Change of the guard awaits T-Birds
They repeated as champions of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League with relative ease. They made it to the final game and just missed out in their bid to repeat as Dudley-Hewitt Cup, Central Canada Tournament champions. …[read more]
Trenton trims T-Birds in title tilt
Trenton Golden Hawks of the Ontario Jr. Hockey League have dethroned the defending Dudley-Hewitt Cup, Central Canada Tournament champion Soo Thunderbirds. …[read more]
Moving up from the Fighting Irish
After a lengthy association with the Detroit Fighting Irish through levels and leagues, 1995 birth-year forward Christian Ramage is moving on to the college ranks, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
T-Birds v. Trenton for DHC title
Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will seek a second successive Dudley-Hewitt Cup, Central Canada Tournament title tonight when they face off against the Trenton Golden Hawks of the Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Dudley-Hewitt Cup winding up
It’s down to two games to decide the winner of the Dudley-Hewitt Cup, Central Canada Tournament with three of four teams still in the running for the junior A hockey championship. …[read more]
45 years in OHL for Soo, Sudbury
Neighbours from the north, Soo Greyhounds and Sudbury Wolves will both celebrate their 45th anniversary as members of the Ontario Hockey League effective the 2016-2017 season. …[read more]
Those howling Wolves of ’06-07
As the Niagara IceDogs have made it to this year’s Ontario Hockey League championship series despite being the no. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference, we think back to the 2006-2007 season when the Sudbury Wolves wrote a Cinderella playoff story of their own. …[read more]
Senecal sparks Soo Thunderbirds
Rookie forward Zach Senecal dented twine three times to lead the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Soo Thunderbirds to a 6-5 victory over the Fort Frances Lakers of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League in action this afternoon at the Dudley-Hewitt Cup Central Canada Tournament. …[read more]
IceDogs run no surprise to Perlini
Niagara IceDogs are on a spectacular playoff run that includes a 12-1 record and a 10-game winning streak — and one of their top scorers is taking it all in stride. …[read more]
Soo T-Birds lose DHC opener
The defending Dudley-Hewitt Cup champion Soo Thunderbirds dropped their opening game today at this year’s Central Canada Tournament. …[read more]
Building a team brick by Brick
It has been five years since the Blind River Beavers have had a winning season and the small-town Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League franchise has changed direction as it seeks a return to better days and competitive ways. …[read more]
Tassone gets OHL tryout invite
Niagara IceDogs of the Ontario Hockey League have extended a tryout invite to Mark Tassone of the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Windsor wins 2017 Mem Cup bid
Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League will play host to the 2017 Memorial Cup tournament. …[read more]
Cochrane to Jamestown
Jeremy McNeil, who scored 18 goals in 62 games for the Cochrane Crunch of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League in 2015-2016, is headed to the University of Jamestown to play at the American Collegiate Hockey Association, Division 1 level. …[read more]
Good scouts trust their intuition
The good scouts are the ones who look beyond the obvious. The good scouts are the ones who do their homework and rely on their own intuition rather than just going with the flow. …[read more]
Motor City Hawks mini camp
Mark Gilman, general manager of the Motor City Hawks of the U.S. Premier Hockey League’s Midwest Division, has confirmed dates for his team’s pre-season mini camp. …[read more]
Elliot Lake to Elmira College
Hulking forward Spencer MacLean has committed to Elmira College, a New York-based, Division 3, National Collegiate Athletic Association program of good repute. …[read more]
On board in Blind River
Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have elected their board of directors for the 2016-2017 season. …[read more]
What’s with all the OHL sweeps?
The Ontario Hockey League playoffs have turned into a breeze. …[read more]