Caruso a high-flying T-Bird
In rapid-fire fashion, second-year forward Matt Caruso has taken over the scoring lead for the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Good deed in Powassan
While attending a recent home game of the Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, young Keaton Lefebvre, who is a goalie for the Atom House League’s Powassan Hawks, had an unfortunate accident which resulted in a broken nose. …[read more]
Glory days at Lake Superior State
They are three-time, Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association champions and the plan is for the Lake Superior State Lakers to return to the glory days that have eluded them since the mid-1990s. …[read more]
Coach leads Hounds with steady hand
He has a calm, relaxed approach and with his steady, stay-the-course leadership, Drew Bannister just might be the most-effective coach the Soo Greyhounds have had since Craig Hartsburg moved on after the 2007-2008 season. …[read more]
Voodoos to Battalion, with success
Pint-sized forward Steve Harland is beginning to make an impact with the North Bay Battalion as a 19-year old rookie in the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
Hernandez vows to be better
His first season in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has not gone as planned for Jake Hernandez of the Soo Eagles. …[read more]
Mid season in the NOJHL
Thoughts to peruse as the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League approaches the Christmas holiday break: …[read more]
Soo Eagles spread Christmas cheer
Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have a good history of being actively involved in the community. …[read more]
A new program via NOHA, OHF
The Northern Ontario Hockey Association and Ontario Hockey Federation are teaming up to implement the Respect in Sport Parent Program effective the 2016-2017 season. …[read more]
Raymond Brice to Michigan Tech
Houghton native Raymond Brice will realize a dream of playing for his hometown Michigan Tech Huskies of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. …[read more]
A scribe’s OHL scribbles
Coaches come and coaches go and one coach who I would like to see return to the Ontario Hockey League is 1993 Memorial Cup champion Ted Nolan. …[read more]
More T-Birds with NCAA potential
They are a top team that continues to serve as a solid base for players moving on to the Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association ranks. …[read more]
Jana Headrick has the Varsity Blues
Jana Headrick, a 1998 birth-year defenseman who hails from Garden River First Nation, will be furthering her hockey and academic career next fall at prestigious University of Toronto. …[read more]
Laker math: 4-4-4 = 12
Lake Superior State Lakers head into the holiday break tied for sixth place in the 10-team Western Collegiate Hockey Association with 12 points from a record of 4-4-4. …[read more]
Twin Soo teams take OT tilts
Soo Thunderbirds and Soo Eagles both worked overtime to post Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League wins on Saturday night. …[read more]
Voodoos invade Bird nest
Two of the top teams in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will face off tonight when the Soo Thunderbirds play host to the Powassan Voodoos in a 7:30 match at the Essar Centre. …[read more]
Point well made for Lakers
Lake Superior State Lakers have moved into a tie for fifth place in the air-tight, 10-team Western Collegiate Hockey Association. …[read more]
OHL Wolves make another trade
Sudbury Wolves have acquired 6-foot-9, 240-pound defenceman Jarett Meyer from the Owen Sound Attack in exchange for fellow defender Trenton Bourque in an Ontario Hockey League trade finalized early this afternoon. …[read more]
Lakers look to extend winning ways
Riding the waves of a three-game winning streak, the Lake Superior State Lakers are home to the Michigan Tech Huskies in a Western Collegiate Hockey Association series slated for tonight and Saturday evening at Taffy Abel Arena. …[read more]
Around the NOJHL
More than one Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association coach has been inquiring about more than one player from the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League…More from around the NOJHL. …[read more]
Kudos to the NOJHL commish
Commissioner Robert Mazzuca and the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League are to be commended for taking an initiative to team up with the Canadian Mental Health Association. …[read more]
Nice donation via Silver Creek Cup
The third annual Silver Creek Cup — held on the weekend at Rankin Arena, just outside Sault Ste. Marie — helped raise money for a local family in need as well furnishing equipment for several young hockey players. …[read more]
Keeping up with Bobby Jones
He may not be a high-profile guy but Bobby Jones is building up quite the record for longevity as an Ontario Hockey League coach. …[read more]
Inside the OHL rumour mill
A blockbuster trade in which the Niagara IceDogs acquired goalie Alex Nedeljkovic and defenseman Josh Wesley from the Flint Firebirds in exchange for goalie Brent Moran, three second-round draft picks and two third-round draft picks has fueled the Ontario Hockey League rumour mill. …[read more]
Lakers pass the .500 water-line
They have won their last three outings — including a two-game, weekend road sweep of the Alaska Nanooks — and the Lake Superior State Lakers are showing serious signs of being a very-solid squad under the steady hand of second-year head coach Damon Whitten. …[read more]
Blind River 1, Soo T-Birds 0
Goalie Matt Blattenberger made 64 saves to post the shutout and the Blind River Beavers — in what ranks as the upset of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season — blanked the visiting Soo Thunderbirds 1-0 on Saturday night. …[read more]
Rayside rolls to another victory
Make that six straight wins and 10 triumphs in their last 11 outings for the rampaging Rayside-Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
2 more points for Owen Headrick
Lake Superior State Lakers blueliner Owen Headrick now leads all Western Collegiate Hockey Association freshmen defensemen in scoring. …[read more]
Mississagi First Nation to Alpena
Well-traveled goalie Danial Lofstrom, whose roots are in Mississagi First Nation, just outside Blind River, Ont., has signed with the Alpena Flyers of the U.S. Premier Hockey League. …[read more]
Lakers Notebook
Tied for seventh in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association — but only one point behind sixth-place Bemidji State and two points back of fifth-place Northern Michigan with two games in hand on both — the Lake Superior State Lakers are in Alaska tonight and Saturday for road games against the Nanooks. …[read more]
Soo Eagles to Soo Indians
Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have assigned 1998 birth-year forward Sasha Miniouchine to the Soo Indians major midgets. …[read more]
Rugged road trip awaits Eagles
Fresh from a 9-5 road decision over the Blind River Beavers on Wednesday, the Soo Eagles continue a highway excursion with three more away games this weekend. …[read more]
Wolves good for what ails Hounds
Sudbury Wolves provided a healing remedy for the Soo Greyhounds on Wednesday night. …[read more]
Greyhound goalies are C-minus
Drew Bannister, the first-year head coach of the Soo Greyhounds, is known as a positive person — albeit one who does not mince words. …[read more]
Cochrane Crunch via Soo Indians
Forward Michael Miller is now the property of the Cochrane Crunch of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League after starting the season with the Pembroke Lumber Kings of the Central Canada Hockey League. …[read more]
Soo T-Birds trade a goaltender
Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have shipped 1995 birth year goalie Nathan Warren to the Winker Flyers of the Manitoba Jr. Hockey League in a cash exchange. …[read more]
Eagle flies from Soo to Manitoba
Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have dealt forward Kendall Huckins to the Dauphin Kings of the Manitoba Jr. Hockey League in a cash exchange. …[read more]
Around the NOJHL
Soo Thunderbirds are moving yet-another defenceman to the Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association ranks…Having missed time with health issues, a big winger is returning to form with the Soo Eagles…More from around the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Lakers add to victory log
An improbable third-period comeback has lifted the surging Lake Superior State Lakers into good position within the Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings. …[read more]
Mooney to Moncton
Skilled, smooth-skating defenceman Ryan Mooney is making the jump from the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League to the Quebec Major Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Races are on in the OHL
They are about a third of the way into the 2015-2016 Ontario Hockey League season and there is a certain amount of parity within the 20-member loop. …[read more]
Lakers home to Ferris State
Sailing a bit-more smoothly following a successful excursion to Bemidji State, the good ship Laker returns home this weekend to face off against long-time rival Ferris State. …[read more]
T-Birds trade Andrew Barbeau
Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have dealt 1997 birth-year defenceman Andrew Barbeau to the Niagara Falls Canucks of the Greater Ontario Jr. Hockey League in a cash exchange. …[read more]
7 wins in last 8 games for RBC
Not only did the Powassan Voodoos lose for only the third time in 22 starts on Monday but the defeat was their second at the hands of the surging Rayside-Balfour Canadians. …[read more]
Big three of the NOJHL
Two teams have already hit the 20-win mark in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and a third is close behind with 19. …[read more]
Laker goalie saves the weekend
Sophomore goalie Gordon Defiel played a big hand as the Lake Superior State University Lakers took three of a possible four points on the road at Bemidji State this weekend. …[read more]
T-Bird defender requests a trade
Second-year defenceman Andrew Barbeau has asked the Soo Thunderbirds to trade him, HockeyNewsNorth.com has learned. …[read more]
Hounds can move over .500
Soo Greyhounds have returned to the .500 mark following a 2-1 Ontario Hockey League win over the visiting Kingston Frontenacs on Friday night. …[read more]
Headrick has NHL scouts watching
The youngest player on the Lake Superior State University Lakers is attracting the attention of at least a few National Hockey League scouts. …[read more]